Predator Group Eyes Southside Office Park For Billiards, Bar and Dining Hub
Three flex-office buildings tucked inside a Southside business park could soon house a billiards lounge, full-service restaurants and a bar if Jacksonville officials sign off on a rezoning request from local pool cue manufacturer the Predator Group. The company has filed Ordinance 2026-0557, asking the city to convert
Behind the numbers: Jacksonville mothers remember sons lost to gun violence
An Action News Jax investigation is examining a disturbing pattern in Jacksonville’s gun violence, and how it is affecting children.
JFRD ‘falls short’: Personnel counseled after ladder truck travels to Pilates class while on...
Firefighter fitness is a critical, ongoing job requirement. But the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says some firefighters broke department rules by using a ladder truck to travel more than 20 miles out of the area to a Pilates class while on duty.
Pedestrian hit and killed while crossing Park Street in Riverside
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man crossing a street in the Riverside neighborhood has died after he was hit on Monday night. JSO said a man in his 30s was walking across Park Street around 7 p.m. when the driver of an SUV didn’t notice him. The man was...
UNF hosts free public viewing of near-total lunar eclipse Thursday
The University of North Florida physics and astronomy program is hosting a free public viewing of a nearly total lunar eclipse this Thursday, Aug. 27.
Fatal crash blocked all northbound lanes of I-95 at SR-9B
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A fatal crash previously blocked all northbound lanes of Interstate 95 at State Road 9B in Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 5:41 a.m. Tuesday near mile marker 333. FHP is investigating a fatality. All lanes were blocked and at...
Florida Homeowner Shoots Alleged Car Thief After Police Pursuit
A homeowner shot an alleged car thief shortly after 3 p.m. Monday afternoon after the suspect exited the vehicle and ran into a house in Orange Park, Florida. News4Jax reported the Clay County Sheriff’s Office was pursuing a white Volkswagen reported stolen and the driver, 34-year-old William White, would not stop.
State-licensed scams: Florida regulators allow contractors accused of deception to keep licenses
Mary Bennett-Harvey thought she was being clever. The Jacksonville resident found home-repair contractor Lickety Split through a flyer in the mail that included a coupon for an A/C system inspection. Why wait, she thought, until the systems aren’t working to get them checked out. “[They had] fancy trucks all...
Where Florida’s gun violence exacts its biggest toll on Black and Latino children
Just west of the St. Johns River, which divides this sprawling city racially and economically, 2-year-old A’mahri Robinson was murdered in his mother’s arms.
Homeowner shoots man after he breaks into garage while running from Clay County police
Two people are behind bars after the Clay County Sheriff’s Office says they tried to steal a car and run away.
