Near‑record heat Tuesday–Wednesday, then a frontal system brings showers and thunderstorms Thursday. Morning fog and a moderate rip current risk could affect commutes and beaches.

ALDI moves into Penman Plaza this week with a ribbon‑cutting and grand‑opening giveaways for the first 200 shoppers. The conversion ends Winn‑Dixie’s run at the site.

Saucy! By KFC is converting two former PDQ sites in the Jacksonville area, with openings scheduled for March 23 and April 13 and a sauce-forward tenders menu.

A 20-year-old was arrested after an alleged gun sale on Vermont Boulevard turned into an armed robbery; deputies recovered a firearm and charged him.

A school employee reported two men trading a shotgun near Bradford High in Starke; deputies arrested the pair, secured the campus and officials say no students were harmed.

A man in his 50s was found shot to death on Jacksonville’s Northside Friday; JSO says a person of interest is in custody as detectives investigate.

Permit filings would clear the former AT&T Transtech campus at 8000 Baymeadows Way for two speculative warehouses totaling roughly 404,000 square feet.

Clay County deputies say 60-year-old Kevin Ray Davis is wanted on weapons-related and false-purchase allegations. Tips to the sheriffs office are requested.

A federal jury found David Mayes guilty of raping a nine‑year‑old at Camp Lejeune; prosecutors say DNA and fingerprint evidence sealed the case.

After nearby Walgreens shut, the Lem Turner Road pharmacy is swamped — customers report long lines and missed prescription pickups. Local leaders and pharmacists are pressing for fixes.

All three suspects in a Jan. 22 Northwest Jacksonville shootout have been arrested. Police say the house was operating as an illegal cannabis dispensary.

A federal complaint alleges a woman was raped and forced into commercial sex at a Blanding Boulevard hotel; the operator has been named in a federal lawsuit.

Multiple people ran from a traffic stop in Palm Coast, sparking a large Flagler County Sheriff search near SR 100. Residents were asked to stay alert and share tips with detectives.