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A day after Action News Jax went inside the Jacksonville Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in the Moncrief area and documented conditions inside, both the reporter and the woman who helped bring attention to those conditions have been told they are no longer allowed on the property.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026, started on a nippy note in Jacksonville, with a cool, partly cloudy sky overhead and coastal temperatures stuck in the upper 40s while some inland spots flirted with freezing. A Freeze Warning remains in effect through 9 a.m. for a few inland neighborhoods, so lawns and unprotected garden...

The defense attorney representing Demaurea Grant, the man charged with the 2024 murder of Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office corrections officer Bradley McNew, is asking for the victim’s occupation to be excluded during the trial.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officials cut the ribbon Thursday for the Community First Bark Park on Jacksonville’s Southside ahead of the grand opening weekend for The Block Jax. The venue off Gate Parkway in Deerwood will also include a food hall, live music pavilion and kids play park. It’s slated to open to the public on...

Spring is nearly here and Dairy Queen is celebrating the end of a long winter.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: The 11-year-old girl the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office reported missing Wednesday has been found safe, according to the agency. First Coast News has removed her name from this story due to her age. - An 11-year-old girl last seen in the New Town area of Jacksonville...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman was found on Dunn Avenue near Haverford Road earlier this afternoon and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is seeking the community's help to identify her. JSO says the woman is between 5’ and 5’ 5” and weighs between 280 and 300 pounds. She has brown...

After nearly two years, a Jacksonville fast-casual restaurant offering Indian-Mexican fusion cuisine abruptly shut its doors. Tikka Bowls and Tacos closed at 10131 San Jose Blvd., Suite 8, at Crown Point Plaza retail and restaurant center in Mandarin. The restaurant offered build-your-own bowls, tacos, and burritos....

In a press release on Wednesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it shut down a “teen takeover” at Blue Cypress Park after a crowd of more than 200 teenagers began fighting.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 17-year-old from Jacksonville is facing exploitation charges after he allegedly offered to clean the driveway of a 79-year-old Middleburg man before taking him to three separate banks to withdraw over $10,000. News4JAX is choosing not to identify the teen due to the nature of his...