JEA emails reveal secret deal, lobbyist ties, insider influence by former leaders
Internal emails reveal potential conflict of interest at JEA involving former leaders and a lobbying firm linked to ex-Mayor Lenny Curry.
Tous Les Jours Doubles Down In Jax With Baymeadows Bakery Takeover
Baymeadows Village is about to get a serious sugar upgrade. Tous les Jours is set to open its second Jacksonville bakery in mid-April, bringing the French-Asian chain's cloud cakes, fresh breads and cafe drinks to a full-size storefront instead of a food-court counter. The Baymeadows location will give Southside...
Suspect identified in high-speed hit-and-run fatal in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert for a suspect in a high-speed, fiery hit-and-run that killed a 27-year-old woman on University Boulevard just two days into the new year. Three months later, traffic homicide detectives identified 23-year-old Alexander Rivera-Russo as the man wanted in their...
Treating AFib with a single procedure proves to be safer, more effective
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – AFib, an irregular and often very fast heart rhythm, can lead to blood clots in the heart and significantly increase the chance of someone having a stroke. Now, more doctors are using a transformative way to treat patients with AFib called a concomitant procedure. Think of...
Jacksonville woman faces sentencing in hammer killing of man she says groomed her as...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman who pleaded guilty in the gruesome murder of a 41-year-old man she claimed groomed her from childhood, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday. The man’s blood-soaked body was discovered by police in the breezeway of an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside in July...
Northern influx: As North Jacksonville grows, residents say area not prepared for development
Two-hundred and twenty town homes on Starratt Road. Ninety single-family homes off Scarwin Lane. Forty-eight single-family homes on Yellow Bluff Road. Forty-seven homes on Cedar Bay Road. That adds up to 405 single-family residences approved in North Jacksonville since January 2025, a period of contentious growth....
‘We just want you home safe’: Families say goodbye to sailors as they set...
A crew of roughly 300 Navy sailors set sail from NS Mayport Wednesday afternoon on what the commanding officer called a “routine deployment”.
One Florida Bookstore Has Spent Nearly Five Decades Collecting Books and It Still Grows...
Tucked along Roosevelt Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida, Chamblin Bookmine has been a beloved destination for book lovers since the 1970s. With towering shelves, hidden rooms, and hundreds of thousands of titles spanning every genre imaginable, it is far more than just a bookstore. Visitors regularly describe it as...
One Riverside Turns Old Times‑Union Yard Into Brooklyn’s New Riverfront Hot Spot
Jacksonville’s Brooklyn riverfront has a new center of gravity. One Riverside has reshaped the 18-acre former Florida Times-Union campus into a $250 million, mixed-use waterfront hub that stitches together 271 luxury apartments, roughly 39,000 square feet of riverfront retail anchored by Whole Foods, a 600-car garage...
Mom was holding 2-year-old son when her boyfriend fatally shot him during argument ‘about...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 2-year-old boy killed during a domestic dispute late Sunday night was in his mother’s arms when her boyfriend fired a shot that struck the toddler in the head, according to an arrest report and information obtained by News4JAX. Steven Dodson Jr., 21, was taken...
