THE JAXSON | Sugar Hill: Images of a lost Jacksonville neighborhood
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Historicphotographs from the General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church offer a rare glimpse into Sugar Hill, once one of Jacksonville’s most prominent African American neighborhoods. During the early decades of the 20th...
$20K homeownership boost awarded to 8 Jacksonville residents through JWB Cares program
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eight Jacksonville residents are getting a $20,000 boost toward buying a home, thanks to a local down payment assistance program aimed at helping renters overcome one of the biggest barriers to homeownership. More than 250 people applied for the second annual Welcome Home Fund through JWB...
Jacksonville hits top 100 global cities ranking in Oxford index
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index has placed the “River City” in the top 100 ranking of global cities under 4 million people.
Police search for suspect after man found shot on Normandy Boulevard near Lane Avenue:...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was shot early Tuesday morning on Normandy Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers were first called to Normandy Boulevard, less than half a mile east of Lane Avenue South, around 2 a.m. Tuesday because of a report that someone was shot.
‘I tried to prevent this’: Jacksonville woman says apartment ceiling collapsed while family slept
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman says part of her apartment ceiling collapsed while she and her family were sleeping — about 12 hours after she warned management that there could be a problem. Jessica Dozier said the collapse happened at about 1:28 a.m. at the Calloway Cove...
First Alert Weather: A few showers with breezy onshore winds picking up this afternoon
Today will be hot inland with highs in the low 90s. Temperatures should remain in the 80s closer to the coast.
Two crashes causing major delays on I-295 near Dames Point Bridge | FIRST ALERT...
KaJéza Hawkins is in the Action News Jax First Alert Traffic Center with updates and detour information.
Traffic Alert: All lanes blocked at I-295 East near Alta Drive after multiple crashes...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Multiple crashes on I-295 East just before Alta Drive have all lanes of eastbound traffic blocked as a significant first responder presence works to clear the scene Tuesday morning. Both crashes involve injuries, and it's unknown at this time how many people were injured between the...
Judge denies defense motion to toss evidence in DUI manslaughter case tied to deaths...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 24-year-old Jacksonville man charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed a local teacher and his 1-year-old son wanted to have key evidence thrown out of court — arguing detectives illegally obtained his blood test results and misled a judge to secure a sear
Tropics Latest: Atlantic staying mostly quiet, but one area worth watching
The Atlantic remains unusually quiet for mid-September, but the National Hurricane Center is watching one disturbance over the central subtropical Atlantic. Right now, it is a trough of low pressure producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, located well out over the open water east-southeast of Bermuda. Develop
