New fast-casual Korean restaurant taking over former Bojangles location
A fast-casual South Carolina restaurant known for its crispy Korean-style fried chicken and other fare is preparing to open its first Florida location in Jacksonville, where it will take over the shuttered Bojangles near Tinseltown. Bibimbox Korean Kitchen & Wings plans to open at 4463 Deerwood Lake Parkway off...
One of the first Firehouse Subs will reopen 2 years after fatal crash
One of Jacksonville’s first Firehouse Subs will reopen Wednesday in its original site on University Boulevard South, almost two years after a speeding car smashed into it and killed two people inside.
Third person arrested for 2024 murder of security guard during Jacksonville game room robbery
Quraan Goodman, 25, was arrested nine months after the murder of security guard Ronald Matthews at the Dragon Arcade. Two others have already been arrested and are pleading not guilty.
‘Pray for me’: 14-year-old kills parents, then walks to a church to confess and...
A Florida teenager is behind bars for allegedly gunning down his parents and then walking over a mile to a church — where he called 911 and said, "Pray for me" — in the middle of the night, cops say. The post 'Pray for me': 14-year-old kills parents, then walks to a church to confess and wait for cops, police say...
Activists Stand Tall on Courthouse Steps Calling for Justice for William McNeil Jr and...
Police lined the streets to ensure that the Jacksonville Community Action Committee along with other community partners and community leaders rally was secured for action. On August 2nd, at 12:30 p.m. protestors stood on the steps to demand State Attorney Melissa Nelson reopen the criminal investigation into the...
Nearly a dozen arrested after brutal bar fight footage hits social media
It was an explosive night at the TNT Lounge. Clay County police began investigating a wild fracas at the Middleburg tavern on July 26 after footage of the incident was posted to social media, the department said in a press release. The footage taken in the parking lot outside the bar shows people being kicked […] ...
GA mother searching for answers after son disappears, remains found in FL
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A mother wants answers after her 24-year-old son traveled from Atlanta to visit Jacksonville for vacation, but never returned home. Action News Jax, Channel 2’s sister station, first reported Friday when Clay County investigators confirmed that human remains found in May belonged to Nicholas...
Mayor Deegan speaks to press after Florida DOGE auditors arrive in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan spoke to the media after the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived in Jacksonville to audit the city for what the agency calls “excessive government spending.”. The auditors are expected to be in the city for two days. Florida Chief Financial...
Florida CFO alleges some local governments scrubbed records before DOGE audits
While officials with the state DOGE began a two-day, in-person review Thursday of Jacksonville’s financial systems, Florida’s chief financial officer accused some local governments targeted for audits of tampering with public records.
Florida Man Faces Bigamy Charges After Marrying Three Women in Separate Counties
*A Florida man is charged with felony bigamy for marrying three women in separate counties. According to ABC Action News, the women, Michele, Brandi, and Tonya Betsey, discovered they were all wed to Henry Betsey, Jr., exposing flaws in Florida’s marriage licensing system. “There are no safeguards, and I feel like...