Dashcam shows a 15‑year‑old on a stand‑up e‑scooter run a stop sign and crash into a Flagler County deputy’s cruiser in Bunnell; the teen was not seriously hurt. Officials released the clip to urge safer riding.

A Jacksonville teen was sentenced to 20 years after the October 2024 shooting that killed 17-year-old Ken'yade Lamar Jones, local reports show.

Cogent Bank has grown from roughly $130M to more than $2.4B in under a decade and is expanding its Jacksonville footprint as it eyes bigger commercial lending. That shift could change how local developers and businesses finance projects.

A City Council committee advanced a rezoning that would allow 478 single‑family homes on about 112.5 acres along Yellow Water Road, sending the plan to a full council vote next Tuesday.

Two men were struck by the same bullet during a fight at the Regency Inn on Arlington Expressway Tuesday; investigators are canvassing for video and witnesses.

Firefighters battled an active house fire Monday night on SW 92nd Street in Hampton. The homeowner was unaccounted for and oxygen was reported inside the home.

DB Insurance closed a $1.65 billion purchase of Jacksonville-based Fortegra; the insurer says its leadership and operations will remain in Jacksonville.

Nightly demolition of the I-95 bridge over Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway will trigger overnight closures and detours through early June.

An Alachua County deputy was fired after his arrest in Cross City; authorities say he assaulted multiple women and threatened to shoot bystanders.

New industry reports put Florida among the nation’s cargo‑theft hotspots while Jacksonville carriers say fake pickups and stolen loads are disrupting operations.

Merrell Bros. has offered a $34.6M plan to build a biosolids‑to‑fertilizer plant in St. Johns County, reviving debate over odors, permits and a public‑private deal.

Chipotle will open a West Jacksonville location at 7952 Normandy Blvd. on June 2, featuring a Chipotlane drive‑thru and roughly 30 jobs for the neighborhood.

Free concerts, contests and a record-setting fireworks show will light up downtown Jacksonville on July 3–4 for America’s 250th.