Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announces the city's down payment assistance program for home ownership. Joining her March 7, 2026, are, from left, Joshua Hicks, the city's director of affordable housing; City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman; Adam Rigel, chief financial officer of JWB Real Estate Cos.; and city Housing and Community Development Chief Travis Jeffrey. They gathered in front of a house for sale in the 1400 block of 25th Street East. | David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union

Arble Baking Co. co-founder Alonza Anderson talks about the business' part in the new credit union in the former Edgewood Bakery. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026, in Beijing. | Mark Schiefelbein, AP file

The Murray Hill music venue Hard Love first opened its doors last year. Now, after a monthslong closure due to permitting problems, the venue is set to reopen with a bang. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville, says connections between his office, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's office and the federal Environmental Protection Agency helped secure $6.7 million in funding to remove septic tanks from the Christobel community in Northwest Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Two inmates planned to escape the St. Johns County jail with the help of a drone, but one of the pair ratted out the other. | Courtesy, Google

Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem grills JEA Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey during a City Council Special Investigatory Committee meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A pirate statue stands outside Manly Toys and Hobbies in St. Augustine. | News4Jax

Shepard Scalf, an 23-year-old intersex man born with Swyer syndrome, says he was forced to resign from his teacher's job in St. Johns County without receiving a clear reason. | Shepard Scalf, courtesy

The Baptist SilverLeaf Medical Campus sits on St. Johns Parkway, about 3 miles north of International Golf Parkway. | Baptist Health

The Sugar Factory has closed at The Markets at Town Center. | News4Jax

The Village of New Augustine, a 92-unit affordable housing development, is preparing to welcome its first residents. | News4Jax

More backups like this are possible on the Buckman Bridge. | FDOT via News4Jax

A sign at the former First Baptist Church auditorium at 119 W. Beaver St. lists a Publix as coming soon. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record

Police bodycam video shows ICE and Florida Highway Patrol officers arresting Jennifer Cruz on Jan. 13, 2026. | News4Jax

Aldi Regional Vice President JR Perry at the new stor in Downtown Jacksonville, at 777 N. Market St. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at a town hall meeting. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today

Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades on Aug. 28, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP file

Former Trout Creek Academy Principal Katherine O'Connell smiles with flowers she received from rapper Fetty Wap | News4Jax

An illustration of The Village at Seven Pines. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Melanin Market's Juneteenth Celebration, along A. Philip Randolph Blvd. on the Eastside, is one of its largest festivals of the year. | Submitted, Melanin Collaborative Group