Jacksonville FL

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A 250-year-old live oak, a landmark in an Atlantic Beach neighborhood, was recently cut down, leaving neighbors saddened and concerned about preserving the city’s historic trees. The tree stood at 445 West First St., a property that backs up to the Tide Views Preserve....

As utility companies across Northeast Florida ask customers to conserve energy, local hardware stores say people are cleaning out shelves to prepare for the cold.

Bob’s Discount Furniture Inc., which is marketing its stores in the “Oh My Bob!” TV advertising and mailed flyers, is apparently entering the Jacksonville market. It could be a result of the company’s launch of an initial public offering this week that is expected to support a nationwide expansion.

Ross Vickers is elevated to principal in the Jackson Lewis law firm’s Jacksonville office. Vickers focuses his practice on advice and counseling to employers in workplace law matters and defends them in government actions and in litigation. He defends employers from claims of interference, discrimination, harassment...

Jacksonville residents are bracing for a chill as the National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning in effect from yesterday evening through this morning. The alert covers a wide area, including parts of northeast and northern Florida, as well as southeast Georgia. Forecasts call for sub-freezing temperatures...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is in jail after he strangled his mother on Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Avery Garrison, 31, is charged with second-degree murder and is being held in the Duval County Jail, JSO said. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<. Officers responded...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Lyft driver accused of assaulting and threatening a passenger during a ride in October. According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation began after a victim reported that she was attacked after being picked up by her Lyft driver on Oct. 8, 2025. The post...

Groundbreaking on former Edgewood Bakery puts Community First on the Avenue. Cold, blustery weather couldn’t dampen the high spirits at the Jan. 26 ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Community First Credit Union in Murray Hill. The incoming credit union branch will reactivate the former Edgewood Bakery building at...

PALM COAST, Fla. (CBS12) — A Jacksonville man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in meat from two Publix stores in Palm Coast told detectives he threw most of it away after going to his girlfriend’s home and finding her cooking with another man, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

A fire broke out Tuesday morning at a house on Red Oak Court, sending two people to the hospital, according to the Clay County Fire Rescue.