Mayor Donna Deegan announced Thursday she will seek a second term, pitching town halls and neighborhood investment as central to her campaign.

JSO is investigating after a person was shot Wednesday night on Southside Boulevard near a Home Depot and Circle K. JFRD responded and crews remain on scene.

Merritt Properties paid about $7 million for the 46,000‑sq‑ft Beach Commerce Center at 11840 Beach Blvd, adding another small‑bay industrial asset to its Jacksonville portfolio.

A city building permit issued April 14 cleared construction for Gateway Jax’s $145.21M Block N8 at 440 W. Beaver St., a 537‑unit mixed‑use project with retail and amenities.

St. Johns County officials say a "red flag" can mean wildfire danger inland or a dangerous surf warning at the beach. Check flags and local alerts.

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.