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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man whose violent November arrest in Middleburg, which was captured on a now-viral video from an officer's body-worn camera, has hired renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump to represent him. The video circulating online appears to show officers using a stun...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Friends and family gathered at a vigil Friday afternoon to remember a Jacksonville Navy veteran who was fatally shot during a road-rage incident on Edgewood Avenue West last Sunday. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found Ronald Lillard on the scene with a fatal gunshot wound to the...

A new food truck is preparing to get baking on the streets of Jacksonville. According to plan review paperwork submitted by Bread & Life Bakery LLC, Gege Bakery is preparing for a launch. For the moment, most of the details about Gege Bakery have yet to be revealed. A bakery...

Venezuelan street food is getting ready to roll into Jacksonville as a new truck, La Vinotinto Express, moves through the early stages of launch. Owner Yohara says work on the truck is already underway, with submitted plan-review documents listing 3813 University Blvd W - the University Boulevard strip between Powers...

Dave & Buster’s unveiled a $3 million remodeling of its Jacksonville amusement arcade, sports bar and restaurant March 27, including new games, menu items and interior designs. Additions to the establishment at 7025 Salisbury Road include:. • The Human Crane. Instead of using a joystick controlling a mechanical...

FLORIDA — Authorities are searching for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist early Saturday morning on Atlantic Boulevard. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 5:20 a.m. in the 6500 block of Atlantic Boulevard. Investigators say a man in his...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — A 33-year-old man has been arrested following a months-long investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Spencer Thomas Patton, of Jacksonville Beach, was taken into custody on March 25, 2026, after detectives...

You know the name. You know the laugh. But you’ve never heard this story. I sat down for an exclusive interview with the brilliant (and sometimes controversial) T.J. Miller. He’s a veteran of the comedy scene, but there’s one night that still makes him cringe. In this...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When your spouse dies, the last thing you expect is to be told you died too. That’s exactly what Jacksonville widow Lisa Mercer says happened after she notified the Social Security Administration about her husband’s death. Years later, she says she’s still fighting to prove she’s alive.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Transportation Authority told First Coast News Thursday that as part of a budget amendment passed during a February Board of Directors meeting, about 80 senior staff members will be furloughed. In a statement, JTA said in order to maintain a balanced budget for the...