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

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

Hundreds gather to grieve on June 12, 2018, outside of the Pulse Nightclub. Ten years after the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the community remains changed both in ways of pain and grief, but also in embracing communities from around the region, experts say.

Susan King, president and CEO of Feeding Northeast Florida, helps during the regional food bank's 2024 Thanksgiving food giveaway. | Feeding Northeast Florida

The Riverview Collective Community organization, as well as other groups, installed more than a dozen oyster reefs into the shore at Riverview Park on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The installation could allow for an additional 300 gallons of water filtration in the Trout River on a daily basis. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Human remains were found in the backyard of this home in North Jacksonville. | News4Jax

The St. Augustine Beach shoreline | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick is seeking pay raises for staff and deputies. | News4Jax

A cyclist rides at night in the bike lane of A1A Beach Boulevard. The local SUN Trail project will replace a sidewalk. | Courtesy Brayan Krepley

Amaya White talks about the death of her 2-year-old daughter Melani Ava Mixson, in 2024. She appeared with her attorney, Adam Finkel, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today,

One of Nassau County's new marine patrol boats skims through the water. | Nassau County Sheriff's Office

Sailboats are moored on the Amelia River in Fernandina Beach's historic waterfront district. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

St. Johns County's key public transit offering is the Sunshine Bus, operated in partnership with the area Council on Aging. | St. Johns County Council on Aging

The pillars on the St. Augustine Beach pier have seen better days. | St. Johns County

Data provided by Jacksonville Public Library | Chart by Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Skyway cars move into the LaVilla station of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Construction continues at Deerwood Park and Southside Boulevard. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

These new bungalows at Anastasia State Park are a part of what the park's concessionaire calls its new "glamping" offerings. | Cape Leisure Corp.

A billboard alerts people to Talkable Communities' suicide prevention training in a six-county area. | Talkable Communities

Family photos of Brian Tracey kept by his sister, Lillian Scharf, who has tried for three years to get answers about how her brother died at a jail in St. Johns County in 2023. | Greg Kahn for ProPublica

A photo provided by the Office of Gov. Brian Kemp shows smoke produced from a wildfire in Brantley County, Georgia, on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Office of Gov. Brian Kemp via AP

Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department firefighter James Crews. | Nassau County Sheriff's Office