‘They just move the goal line’: DTU faces possible decertification due to new membership...
A local teachers union has a warning this Labor Day weekend: It’s at risk of losing its certification. This is the first year Duval Teachers United has had to hit 60% membership or else face a recertification vote - and it’s currently about 900 members short two days ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
Jacksonville educator seeks community support after nonprofit Hart House declared total loss
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville educator and nonprofit founder is asking for community support after a housing program she created for young adults was declared a total loss following what she described as a failed roofing job. Stephanie J. Hart said Hart House opened in December 2025 to provide...
JSO officers capture lightning near Huguenot Park as storm approaches
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers were working to get people off the sand as a thunderstorm rolled in near Huguenot Park when they captured the lightning nearby. Officer Billy Crocker and Officer Adam Houlding captured the moment. The sheriff’s office is reminding beachgoers to find shelter...
Jacksonville Braces for Labor Day Washout as Slow-Moving Storms Threaten Flooding
Jacksonville is starting Labor Day under a muggy, mostly cloudy sky, with temperatures in the mid-70s and a much better chance of rain building through the day. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become likely from late morning into the afternoon, bringing a cooler high near 86 degrees but a serious risk of slow
Sears department store gone for good as massive demolition project begins at mall
DEMOLITION has begun at a former Sears, marking a major change in the surrounding area. Only a handful of locations for the once-popular department store remain across the country. This week, ELEV8 Demolition crews began dismantling the iconic store in Orange Park, Florida, located about 16 miles south of Jacksonville.
Labor Day: What’s open, what’s closed in the City of Jacksonville
Dozens of Jacksonville city government offices and facilities will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
Man accused of assaulting UNF student with autism in bathroom on campus
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was arrested after police said he followed a University of North Florida student with autism into a campus bathroom, entered a locked stall and prevented the student from leaving. Jack Laroche, 22, of Kingsland, Ga., was arrested Aug. 21 and booked into the Duval...
JAX woman who is corrections officer allegedly worked with inmate boyfriend to sell drugs...
A Jacksonville woman who was a corrections sergeant at Florida State Prison at Raiford is charged with working with an inmate she was romantically involved with to sell drugs inside the prison.
85-year-old man with dementia dies after slipping into retention pond that was in ‘dangerous...
An 85-year-old Florida man drowned after walking out of his apartment at a senior living community and slipping into an unfenced retention pond that was in "dangerous disrepair," a lawsuit alleges. The post 85-year-old man with dementia dies after slipping into retention pond that was in 'dangerous disrepair:' Lawsuit
Florida’s African American Gun Violence Is Out of Control — Even the State Capital...
A surge of shootings in Black neighborhoods from Jacksonville to Miami to Tallahassee is spilling into wider communities, overwhelming hospitals, shaking families, and forcing Florida leaders to confront a problem that can no longer be brushed aside.
