Viral live-streamer Chad Caruso skates across America
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – One man is crossing the United States on a skateboard. Chad Caruso started skating from California on May 1. 35 days later, he is skating through Panama City Beach, on the home stretch of his journey to Jacksonville. Caruso is doing it all to raise money for a cause important […]
Staff Walkout Leaves Tequila’s Town Dark On Atlantic Boulevard
Tequila’s Town has gone quiet on Atlantic Boulevard. After seven years in Jacksonville, the Mexican restaurant abruptly closed its doors last Sunday, leaving a handwritten thank-you note taped to the window and a short message to customers. Owner Pepe Ortiz said the Harbour Village spot was forced to stop serving when
UPDATE: 11-year-old boy located safe after hours-long search
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has located 11-year-old Savion Simpson as of 8:10 am Friday.
Ortega River Mystery: Grieving Mom Still Hunting Answers 9 Months After Son’s Homicide
Nine months after 36-year-old Robert Velleca was pulled from the Ortega River, his family says they are still waiting for answers. His mother, Margaret Mallory, calls the loss "an empty hole" and says every holiday since his death has felt like something vital is missing. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's...
JSO finds human remains in backyard of Northside home after bone discovered on road
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office uncovered human remains found in the backyard of a home on Jacksonville’s northside. According to JSO, a resident spotted what appeared to be a human bone lying on Lincrest Drive in the Harborview neighborhood Wednesday, around 10 p.m. The medical examiner’s office
DCPS approves $2 million weapons-detection contract for elementary schools starting in 2026-27 school year
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Duval County School Board approved a $2 million contract with Communication Technologies Inc. this week to begin installing weapons detection systems in elementary schools starting in the 2026-27 school year. The district plans to equip about 30 elementary schools each year with CEIA OPENGATE w
3 arrests made, 30 guns and drugs seized from Eastside homes after JSO investigation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thirty firearms and illegal drugs are off Jacksonville’s Eastside streets following a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation. Detectives had been investigating two homes in the Longbranch area after the department received drug complaints. Detectives obtained search warrants for both locations
Jacksonville woman pleads not guilty to intentionally running over family of ducks
Beverly Sasberry, 64, pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 counts of felony animal cruelty on Jacksonville’s Westside.
Confessed Jacksonville serial rapist now charged with package theft, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man who confessed to sexually assaulting women at a Southside apartment complex is facing an additional theft charge after investigators linked him to a stolen package captured on a resident’s Ring camera. Brett Pincomb, 31, was charged with...
Jacksonville is harder on your deodorant than almost any other city!
With summer now here, it feels like walking into a hot wet blanket every time I step outside my front door...but as if we needed it, now we have scientific evidence! Sunshine State home to America's sweatiest cities: study https://t.co/ANwiiaqQx3 pic.twitter.com/pD2xcxx8z2 — New York Post (@nypost) May 30, 2026 The dat
