A Flock camera is shown along a road in Putnam County. | Putnam County Sheriff's Office

Beachside Seafood Restaurant & Market, at 120 Third St. S. in Jacksonville Beach, will continue operating as a market even as its restaurant service winds down. | Jacksonville Daily Record

An adult Florida black bear and cub. | Jean Blom, Florida Wildlife Federation

Lele Grissett and the Charlotte Crown lift the Upshot League championship trophy after winning the inaugural league title on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. The Crown beat the Jacksonville Waves 81-76. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval GOP Chair Charles "Scooter" Barr speaks at a party meeting in July 2026. | Duval GOP via Facebook

The city of Jacksonville has approved the demolition of Regency Square Mall's east wing. | File photo

A rendering of a NAVI vehicle on the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's Downtown Skyway, covered for use as part of the U2C. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, as well as retired Air Force Lt. Col. Alton Yates and Dr. Rodney L. Hurst Sr., helped unveil a marker to commemorate Axe Handle Saturday on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Rodney L. Hurst Sr., one of the organizers of the civil rights demonstrations in 1960 says Deegan is the first sitting mayor to participate in the commemorations. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Dust flies into the air from a coal dust pile at Keystone Terminal in Talleyrand | St. Johns Riverkeeper

Tropical Storm Dolly forecast cone | FPREN

JTA Chief Administrative Officer Cleveland Ferguson III has been named interim CEO. | JTA

Pastry case at Tous Le Jours' Baymeadows location, one of two popular French-Korean bakery chains that have arrived in Jacksonville | Hanna Raskin

Gov. Ron DeSantis | AP Photo

The Laguerre family lights candles in memory of Anolt "A.J." Laguerre Jr. at the Kings Road Memorial Park on Aug. 26, 2026. Laguerre, 19, was shot and killed by a white supremacist inside a Dollar General in Grand Park three years ago. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Spectators sit for Theatre in the Park. | Atlantic Beach

Jacksonville City Council member Jimmy Peluso at a Duval County School Board meeting in December. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A new city law requires companies receiving incentives to try to hire military veterans or spouses. It also gives incentive preference for jobs at Cecil Airport. | Jax Daily Record

This retention pond at the Bennett Creek apartment complex off Salisbury Road is where 2-year-old Melani Ava Mixson drowned Sept. 18, 2024. A memorial to her remained earlier this year. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today 

University of North Georgia President Michael Shannon | UNF

Lincoln Villas was established as a place for Jacksonville's African American residents.

Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs, served as Senate Finance and Tax Chairman and led efforts to pass a tax package. | Colin Hackley

LaRosa Benn, left, chants as she packs apple sauce during the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation's Community Day on Aug. 20, 2026, on the Eastside. The Jaguars Foundation has partnered with Feeding Northeast Florida to provide food for the last seven years. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Paid parking spots are filled on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, four days after voters opted to kill that parking program during the primary election. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today