Jacksonville FL

Orange Park Mall is hosting a variety of free, family-friendly events designed to keep the community engaged and entertained throughout the summer.

Last Thursday, a Southside hotel just off JTB quietly traded to new ownership in an eight-figure deal. A Missouri-based buyer paid $11.3 million for the Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville JTB/Deerwood, a 119-room property near St. Johns Town Center. The June 11 closing moves the hotel out of Dallas-based Ashford Hospitalit

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville’s Septic Tank Phaseout program is getting a major boost from the Environmental Protection Agency, with city leaders announcing about $6.7 million in funding to help move more than 500 homes and businesses from septic tanks to city water and sewer service in the Christobel neighborhood

Jacksonville-based Tom Nehl Truck Co. announced June 18 it established a presence in the Northeast by acquiring a commercial truck dealership in Massachusetts. In a news release, Nehl said its acquisition of Boston Freightliner brought together two companies that “share a common cultural foundation as family-owned busi

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A man was taken into custody on Thursday night after the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a mental health crisis that led to the evacuation of surrounding areas near Lake Shore Drive and Stratford Lane in Fleming Island. A large police presence was...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday for shooting and killing his father at their Southside home. Garry Bartlett, Jr., 29, received his sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder with a weapon. According to the...

Jacksonville is waking up to a warm, soupy start, with mostly cloudy and muggy conditions and temperatures near 81°F as of 4:58 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Humidity is sitting close to 85 percent and the dewpoint is around 76°F, so it already feels sticky under the cloud cover. Some sunshine should break throu

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said today that a coordinated sweep dubbed Operation Checkmate has ended with 27 men in custody after what officials described as a tightly choreographed crackdown. The push pulled in 15 partner agencies from across Florida and the United States, part of a broader effort the agency say

An early-morning fire tore through a one-story house on Percy Creek Drive in Jacksonville’s Northside, leaving the homeowner reeling and two firefighters with minor burn injuries. Lashanna Gilbert, who was out of town when the flames ripped through her home, called the loss “heartbreaking” and said years of memories we

"One managed security at venues across the city, including the stadium and the arena. Another was a youth athletics coach. They are husbands, boyfriends, fathers, and brothers." - Jacksonville Sheriff's Office