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A. Philip Randolph High School in Jacksonville was placed under lockout Thursday afternoon after a school official believed they heard gunshots near the campus, prompting a law enforcement response and warnings for parents to stay away while officers checked the area. No one was injured, and officials say the sounds co

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A successful local restaurant doesn’t expand by accident — and Ember and Iron’s owners say their next moves are about more than just adding seats. On the latest episode of “This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition,” host Kent Justice spoke with Chef Michael Cooney and Brittany Cooney about their

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A proposed change from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could give local housing authorities the option to require some residents receiving federal housing assistance to work or face limits on how long they can receive assistance. The proposal would allow public housing...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man who worked as an athletic director at a Jacksonville school was arrested Tuesday on a second-degree felony charge after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation revealed he allegedly engaged in inappropriate communication with a student, according to an arrest report. Deantre Deyoung, 29

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officials said no one was injured after an A. Philip Randolph High School official said that they thought they heard gunfire near the school. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said that it cleared the area and there were no transports. JFRD said it was in the surrounding area staging for

The Old Farmhouse is turning the page to a new chapter — and inviting the whole community along for the ride. The beloved local shop is relocating to Thompson’s Mall in Callahan, and owners are throwing open the doors with a Grand Reopening celebration this weekend. “We are...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- A 23-year-old Jacksonville man has been charged with murder after investigators identified him as the masked gunman who allegedly shot his 61-year-old uncle in the back of the head inside a laundromat, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police identified the suspect as La’Darius Purdy,

It does not happen every day that vehicles directly in front of a police car block multiple lanes, only to start a race. That is what happened on Buckman Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida, when a Chevrolet Corvette and a Dodge…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued an investigative subpoena to KIS Consulting, LLC, targeting the company’s property inspection services, consumer referral practices and door-to-door sales tactics. The investigation centers on how KIS Consulting advertises inspection services, refe

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A train loaded with new cars trundled into JAXPORT’s fenced-in Blount Island Marine Terminal on Wednesday as city leaders officially openeda new fire station. The new station, Station 48, replaces one opened 46 years ago inside the...