The 125th Fighter Wing has finished its move from F-15s to stealth F-35s, bringing roughly 20 jets and new training and maintenance work to Jacksonville.

St. Johns County detectives have opened an investigation into a cabinet contractor and are asking customers who hired or paid M&M Cabinets owner Michael Trail to come forward.

Redfin finds Americans 70+ now hold about a quarter of U.S. housing wealth, leaving younger buyers squeezed in Jacksonville. Local agents say relief will be gradual.

A high‑speed, single‑vehicle crash early Sunday left a sedan on fire and the driver dead at Sadler Road and S. 8th St.; FHP is asking for help identifying the victim.

Putnam trustees say the county tax collector’s commissions on a $300M school bond are eating into construction funds; the board has ordered a legal review.

Frosti Ice Cream is opening at 606 N State Street in Bunnell with milkshakes, Italian ice and dairy‑free scoops. The co‑owner confirmed the menu to local press.

A Westside industrial campus at 924 N Lane Ave traded for $8.25 million; NAI Hallmark will continue to manage the property. The deal follows a prior 2022 sale.

Baltimore-based Atlas Restaurant Group has pitched a roughly $12M waterfront restaurant for Riverfront Plaza, proposing a raw bar, full dining room and rooftop terrace. The DIA selection committee recommended negotiations to move the plan forward.

Three days of rain improved conditions in patches, but the St. Johns River Water Management District moved parts of northeast Florida into Phase III water shortage.

An investor paid $14 million for a newly completed shopping plaza at World Golf Village, underscoring renewed retail investment along the I‑95/International Golf Parkway corridor.

Aldi-anchored Bolton Plaza at 661 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park has sold; brokers say the deal underscores investor interest in grocery-anchored retail.

Orange Park High School was placed on lockdown Monday as deputies responded; Sheriff Michelle Cook says no injuries were reported.

A city-approved Palatka block party turned violent Saturday when a pickup plowed into a crowd; officers fired and the suspect is in custody as investigators probe the scene.