Tequila’s Town closed its Atlantic Boulevard restaurant after seven years; owner Pepe Ortiz cited staffing shortages, rising food costs and Florida's wage hikes.

Palm Coast joins Flagler County in exploring a temporary pause on data‑center approvals as officials rewrite local land‑use rules. Councilmembers want clearer definitions and thresholds.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office launched Wanted and Missing Persons pages after its Unsolved Crimes hub generated hundreds of tips and helped locate people.

Teachers at YMCA Tiger Academy say they were blindsided when a last‑day restructure cut about 20 jobs and left many educators off next year’s roster.

An 11-year-old Jacksonville girl is recovering after her family said a pit bull mauled her at a friend's home; animal services says the dog is quarantined.

The Dorion Family Pediatric Center opens June 11 in Jacksonville, giving Community PēdsCare a dedicated, child-friendly home for pediatric hospice and family support.

Repeated burglaries at Kitty's Car Wash on Lem Turner Road have left damage and could force the business to close, owner Nakita Watley says.

A backing maneuver on Tiffany Pines Circle left an elderly man dead Saturday; police say the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.

Detectives say a Taiwanese man convinced an elderly St. Johns County woman to hand over cash and $226,000 in gold after contact through a messaging app. The suspect is jailed and the probe is ongoing.

A Charlotte father of 10 says a Jacksonville facial‑recognition match led to an arrest that cost him his job, home and freedom. The case renews calls for stricter AI guardrails.

RentCafe’s 2026 study put Ponte Vedra’s 32081 (which covers Nocatee) among America’s newest neighborhoods after housing units nearly quintupled in a decade.

A brief funnel cloud was filmed over Jacksonville's Northside Thursday afternoon; meteorologists say it showed rotation but did not touch down.

Benjamin Todd Daley, 46, died in a Jacksonville hospital while in JSO custody. The sheriff’s office says it is investigating and awaiting the Medical Examiner’s report.