UF cut the ribbon on a new $41M Whitney Marine Research Center in Marineland, expanding lab space, imaging capacity and a Sea Turtle Hospital for rehab and outreach.

A planned compliance sweep in Bradford County ended with two arrests and a large drug seizure, officials say. Investigators report hundreds of grams of MDMA and marijuana were taken into evidence.

Council committees will review a $3.2M loan to back a developer’s roughly 110‑unit affordable housing project across three Jacksonville sites. The plan pairs city bonds and gap financing to close the project's budget.

A wrong‑way head‑on crash on State Road 24 near NE 53rd Terrace killed a 30‑year‑old Jacksonville man Saturday night; troopers say the pickup’s occupants suffered only minor injuries.

State agencies have frozen tax‑increment payments to High Springs' CRA and warned of enforcement unless the missing FY 2023–24 audit is filed by May 4.

A Panda Express–linked group paid for 42.8 acres off International Golf Parkway, adding a large parcel to the World Golf Village development corridor. The purchase ties to the Cherng family’s investment vehicles.

A former Colorado neurosurgeon was wounded and arrested after a Vero Beach shootout with a U.S. Marshals task force. Court records cited by local reporting say he was denied a public defender.

A stolen-vehicle chase on I‑95 ended with a PIT stop and the arrest of 38‑year‑old Joseph Grillo, authorities say.

JSO warns callers impersonate deputies and demand cash for 'missed' jury duty, sometimes using fake federal citation numbers. Verify via official lines before you act.

A 19-year-old man died after his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer on State Road 13 in Fruit Cove Wednesday night. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.

High surf and life‑threatening rip currents make Jacksonville beaches unsafe Thursday morning. Minor tidal flooding is possible near the Buckman Bridge.

Strong northeast winds and dangerous surf hit Jacksonville on Wednesday, April 8. Expect gusts up to 45 mph and life‑threatening rip currents through Thursday evening.

A man in his early 20s died after his Nissan Rogue crashed through a Pine Acres Road barricade and struck a concrete barrier beside I‑295 in Loretto, JSO says.