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Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler has died at age 87, according to current council member Rahman Johnson. Chandler was the At-Large Group 5 member from 1995 through 2003 and died Friday. During her time on council,...

CALLAHAN, Fla. – The Northeast Florida Fair will open Friday instead of Thursday because persistent rain has slowed setup and left the grounds too wet, fair officials said. The fair in Callahan is now scheduled to run Oct. 9-18. The gates will open at 5 p.m. Friday at the fairgrounds on U.S. 1.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 388 firearms have been reported stolen from vehicles so far this year. That’s 58 more guns reported stolen during the same period last year.

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – The Vice Chair of the Duval County Public School Board explained the district’s employee discipline process, after the board voted to suspend Jacksonville City Councilwoman Tyrona Clark-Murray from her teaching position for 10 days without pay. Board Vice Chair April Carney addressed the public...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Henry Tenon, the man accused of gunning down father of four Jared Bridegan in a February 2022 ambush shooting, appeared in court for the first time Wednesday under his newly filed indictment. The cases of Tenon and Shanna Gardner, Bridegan’s ex-wife, have now been combined, after...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 49-year-old man was arrested in connection with a shooting that happened during a fight over a gun at the Red Roof Inn on Youngerman Circle, according to his arrest report. The report said Kortez Ridgeway was arrested Oct. 1 after Darnell Evans was shot in...

Like many other school district leaders across the state, Duval County Superintendent Christopher Bernier has toured Jacksonville to inform residents about a property-tax renewal levied by the school district that is on the ballot this November, which would help boost teacher pay. But Bernier is instead often pushed by

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Duval County Public Schools is moving forward with the sale of its Southbank headquarters after the School Board voted Tuesday night unanimously to approve a $15 million agreement with Ashco Inc. The vote clears the way for a third attempt to transfer the district’s nearly...

Much of the activity is taking place in southern Duval County and along Interstate 95 and 295.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville city council committee has approved the release of $30 million in local gas tax funds to rescue the Jacksonville Transportation Authority from a deepening financial crisis. The money would go toward stabilizing the agency’s finances after officials discovered a $39 million budget sho