May 14, 2025
Abdiel Badillo-Martinez was charged with taking weapons onto the campus of Southside Estates Elementary School.…
May 14, 2025
Jacksonville council asks state DOGE to review city finances
Aside from the legislation, the mayor’s office said it has been in contact with the state task force since March.…
May 14, 2025
Jax Beach Lifeguard Station could get major restoration
The Community Redevelopment Agency is working to add the landmark to the Downtown Redevelopment Plan.…
May 14, 2025
Florida Humanities raises money after DOGE cuts
The nonprofit’s Save Florida’s Stories campaign hopes to raise $300,000 by September.…
May 14, 2025
SWAT call ends with police killing Westside man
Police said they shot Calixto Beabenutti to prevent him from taking a hostage at a neighboring home.…
May 14, 2025
UNF’s Osprey Racing hopes to fly in international race
The team designed and built a race car that will compete this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.…
May 14, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Youth scholarship winners
The MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation awarded $125,000 in scholarships to Jacksonville students.…
May 14, 2025
Appellate court blocks Florida’s drag show law
The court upheld an injunction against the law, which was sponsored by Sen. Clay Yarborough of Jacksonville.…
May 13, 2025
Airplane maker could create 1,200 jobs at Cecil Airport
City Council will consider incentives for a project identified only as Project Bluebird.…
May 13, 2025
Duval school police officer accused of domestic battery
Kevens Louis was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment.…
May 13, 2025
FIVE music venue replaces Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points
FIVE’s grand opening was originally planned for January, but issues with construction and permits delayed it.…
May 13, 2025
DeSantis rejects suggestion of budget ‘summit’
The governor called a summit a “dog-and-pony show” and said legislators should just “do their jobs.”…
May 13, 2025
Accused FSU shooter jailed after hospital release
Phoenix Ikner is charged with killing two people and wounding six others during a shooting on campus last month.…
May 13, 2025
THE JAXSON | The rise, fall, and rebirth of West Adams Street
Before-and-after photos of a street that was a vital artery in Jacksonville’s LaVilla for over a century.…
May 12, 2025
Mandarin residents fear loss of trees for sidewalk project
A $4.5 million project that would add 2.3 miles of sidewalk to an oak-shaded part of historic Mandarin is coming…
May 12, 2025
Meet the finalists for St. Johns County school superintendent
Of four finalists, one has encoutnered controversy. Another has been a superintendent in another county.…
May 12, 2025
Three die in mobile home fire in East Palatka
Firefighters rescued several people. The cause of the fire has not been determined.…
May 12, 2025
TJ Maxx will open Sunday in Jacksonville Beach
The store will open in the South Beach Regional shopping center. It will be the sixth TJ Maxx in the…
May 12, 2025
Heavy rain could bring flash flooding in North Florida
Some areas could receive 2 to 4 inches of rain on ground that is already saturated from recent days.…
May 11, 2025
OPINION | Smoking gun? Firearm registry presents reputational challenge for Donna Deegan
Critics are calling it an illegal gun registry maintained at the behest of the mayor’s office. Who’s to blame?…
May 9, 2025
DeSantis wants ‘accountability’ on City Hall gun registry
Florida’s governor says there needs to be accountability as the controversy deepens into Jacksonville gun registry issue.…
May 9, 2025
Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again
A reconstructed fort opened Friday at Fort Mose Historic State Park, site of the first settlement of freed Black slaves.…
May 9, 2025
Irish pub and restaurant planned for East Bay Street
Keane’s Irish Pub would open next to the Decca Live music and dance club, where Justice Pub closed in February.…
May 9, 2025
Search for president divides FAMU community
Candidate interviews are scheduled next week, and the board of trustees will choose the new president May 16.…