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A former Jacksonville smoothie shop owner says she was blindsided by a hidden noncompete at The Avenues Mall — one she claims was never disclosed in her lease.

Logan Fletcher Park, 24, was charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter in the deaths of Mitchell Patch and his 1-year-old son, Everett

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A barge owned by Jacksonville freight company Trailer Bridge was raided near the Bahamas on Thursday, the company shared Friday. Approximately 50 people looted the barge named Brooklyn Bridge, according to Trailer Bridge. The barge is located about three miles off of the Bahamas, the company said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For years, neighbors in Jacksonville’s Murray Hill community have described the same stinging, chemical, almost pine-like smell drifting through their streets, and many say it’s coming from the International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) plant off Lane Avenue. Now, after years of complaints,...

Noel Daniel Simonca, a 48-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the attempted enticement of a minor child to engage in sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe Thursday. Simonca, who utilized his cellphone and the internet to target a child, now faces a...

Neighbors in one Southside community said their battle against a proposed slaughterhouse finally paid off.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Surveillance footage recently captured a man breaking into a Thai restaurant in Jacksonville’s Riverside neighborhood, part of a series of break-ins that have alarmed local business owners. Law enforcement has connected 68-year-old Arthur Virgil III to 10 burglary charges, along with two charges...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people are facing criminal charges following a police raid on a home in Jacksonville’s Murray Hill neighborhood on Wednesday morning. The raid took place at a residence on Wycoff Avenue near Kingsbury Street. The heavy police presence, including heavily armed officers, alarmed neighbors who...

A new bill is in the works after an Action News Jax investigation into the cost of a lavish Jacksonville City Council leadership ceremony.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two local businesses will host a free food distribution to help seniors in need Saturday morning in Jacksonville. Millennium Physicians Group and June 12th Agency will be giving away packed bags of food to seniors and Medicare-eligible people in need of some extra help with groceries.