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In Jacksonville and across Florida, state troopers are stepping up enforcement as the new “Super Speeder” law enters its second month. The Florida Highway Patrol is cracking down on speeding — a persistent and deadly issue on the state’s roads — as part of a broader push to reduce traffic fatalities and serious...

A man was found dead after traveling to meet someone he had just met on a dating app, according to relatives. The 24-year-old Atlanta resident had gone missing earlier this year after never boarding his bus back home. His aunt, Monica Tucker, told WXIA that the family had gone looking for the mystery man after […]

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A new Jacksonville market offering products from all over Asia has a grand opening date. Lotte Plaza Market near Southside is set to open Sept. 12, three years after the Asian grocery chain purchaseda building in 2022. More...

Deputies discovered drugs during a vehicle stop last Sunday, according to a social media post published on Friday by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies stopped a vehicle leaving a house historically involved with drug trafficking and stolen cars. A K-9 alerted deputies to the presence of drugs in...

A Jacksonville barber is passing on his love of hair cutting to young people who may want to pick it up as a career. Imsety Aten-Re and some other volunteers are conducting a Barber Boot Camp from Sunday through Tuesday at the Neighborhood Heroes Barbershop on Edgewood Avenue S. in Murray Hill. Aten-Re cut hair...

Winn-Dixie in Cedar Hills Shopping Center is becoming an Aldi discount grocer now that the city issued a permit Aug. 4 for the $1.45 million renovation. W.H. Bass Inc. of Duluth, Georgia, is the contractor for the project to retrofit the store at 3538 Blanding Blvd. in West Jacksonville. The...

A homeowner told police that he had confronted someone who was trying to break into his home on Cahoon Road South.

JACKSONVILLE, FL — State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found Hakeem Robinson (a.k.a. Ksoo) and Leroy Whitaker (a.k.a. ATK Scotty) guilty of First-Degree Murder in connection with the January 2020 killing of Charles McCormick. Whitaker was also convicted of Burglary with Assault or...

Deshawn Lamar Russ, 35, was arrested yesterday and charged with firing a gun inside a car and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The post Jacksonville man arrested for firing gun inside car appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

In an effort to address recidivism among veteran prisoners, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) has implemented a program known as Restored Valor. The initiative, a partnership with Operation Barnabas, has recently celebrated the graduation of a group of inmates who served in the U.S. military, according to a...