Jacksonville FL

Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Shrimp Boat Captain and Advocate Dee Dee Bartels. County leaders honor her legacy of service and maritime heritage. The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners and Sheriff Bill Leeper are among many across the community mourning the passing of Dee Dee Bartels, a beloved community...

Dr. Arun Gulani considers vision a gift that all should enjoy. The Jacksonville optometrist, who has served people from nearly 100 countries, is part of the growing medical tourism industry.

The City of Jacksonville will host its 39th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast in partnership with the Jacksonville Branch NAACP, Jacksonville Urban League, and JAX Chamber. According to the city's announcement, the event is scheduled for January 16, 2026, at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, with the...

The USS ORLECK, a museum warship moored in Jacksonville, Florida, will commemorate Pearl Harbor Day on Saturday, December 6, with a series of special events.

NOCATEE, Fla. — A tragic night in a Nocatee neighborhood has left one family heartbroken and an entire community in shock. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, a woman died after falling from a golf cart driven by her husband, who is now charged with DUI.

Jacksonville’s Office of Inspector General has uncovered tenants owe more than $70,000 in rent after underreporting their incomes at the troubled Jacksonville Housing Authority, according to a newly released report.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville mother and her children, ages 10 and 6, lost their home at the Desert Winds apartment complex off Atlantic Boulevard to a fire started from a plug in an electrical outlet. Their apartment was immediately condemned. Sequenya “Queen” Akins talked about how the situation...

Harbor Freight wants to add a seventh area store, which would be the fifth in Jacksonville, in Pablo Station at northwest Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road. The tool store company will lease about 17,000 square feet of space where Food Lion and then Big Lots operated at 14333 Beach Blvd.

Police were called to the scene at about 1 a.m. Friday in the 7800 block of Holiday Road S.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has updated its 911 Communications Dispatch policy after an officer-involved shooting on Nov. 1, 2025. During a press conference on Wednesday, State Attorney Melissa Nelson determined the shooting was justified, but she said there was a breakdown in communication...