The Clay County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scammers posing as banks, courts or deputies who demand payment via gift cards, wires or crypto. Officials say local residents have lost large sums and urge anyone targeted to hang up and verify.

Wawa will open a new Jacksonville store next Thursday with free coffee, T‑shirts and dozens of local jobs.

PARC Group opened model homes at EverRange, a 1,000‑acre master‑planned community in south Jacksonville. The project plans roughly 1,500 homes with parks, trails and a town center.

A viral TikTok shows a massive alligator walking across the Naval Air Station Jacksonville golf course, halting play and drawing dinosaur comparisons.

A man in his 30s was shot at the Sunshine Inn on New Kings Road; detectives are reviewing surveillance and searching for a white sedan.

A $13.5M permit advances interior work at UF Health Durbin Park as the campus moves toward a late‑2026 opening.

Sheriff Craig Nobles says he never asked for furloughs as Long County faces a multimillion-dollar shortfall and a $50,000 inmate invoice that briefly raised layoff talk. County leaders have frozen spending while they hunt for cash.

The FBI Jacksonville office warns North Florida residents about a wave of convincing text-message scams that impersonate federal agents and demand payment or personal data.

A man and a dog were found inside a burned dumpster on Heckscher Drive early Monday; JSO detectives are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking tips.

A federal judge in Jacksonville dismissed CVS-Aetna’s lawsuit against Radiology Partners, blocking the insurer from undoing prior No Surprises Act arbitration awards.

Clear and warm Sunday gives way to gusty winds and a Fire Weather Watch Monday for inland areas.

Clear, warm morning; highs near 90°F inland with a Fire Weather Watch Monday. Patchy morning fog and moderate rip currents at area beaches.

Grounds of GRACE founder Ron Armstrong sold the coffee business and stepped away from nonprofit leadership to run for Jacksonville mayor, with a local pastor named as the buyer.