A New Jersey revolving‑sushi operator has leased the former Hooters at 4521 Southside Blvd., bringing conveyor‑belt all‑you‑can‑eat sushi to Jacksonville's Tinseltown.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp opened the 2026 season at a newly renovated VyStar Ballpark, unveiling Project NEXT upgrades like a street-level shop, new gates and a larger scoreboard.

A Jacksonville woman who says she was groomed as a child is due to be sentenced March 27, 2026 after pleading guilty in a July 2025 hammer killing that left a chilling note at the scene.

Tous les Jours will open a larger Baymeadows Village bakery in mid‑April, expanding beyond its Lotte Plaza Market kiosk with cloud cakes and ube drinks.

A 33‑year‑old Jacksonville man was arrested after police say he fired a shot at his brother in the Oakleaf Town Center McDonald’s. The suspect faces attempted murder and felon‑in‑possession charges.

Madison Capital and Madison Communities broke ground on Madison Seagrass in St. Augustine; developers say roughly 40% of units will be designated under Florida’s Live Local Act. The project marks another push for attainable units in northeast Florida.

Volunteers patrolling Jacksonville’s Ortega River found multiple dead birds they say were killed by rodenticides. State and national groups warn those poisons threaten raptors.

An arrest warrant was issued after the medical examiner linked a Sept. 25 Moncrief Road crash to the victim’s Jan. 4 death. The new charge accuses the driver of leaving the scene.

Jacksonville is asking for $12.59M to buy 17 parcels along Hogans Creek to push the Emerald Trail through downtown and to the riverfront.

Multiple cars burned at a Westside junkyard Monday, producing a towering plume of black smoke visible across Jacksonville and along major highways.

A Jacksonville man was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to filming a teenage girl in the shower, prosecutors say.

A road‑rage dispute on the I‑95 ramp in Northwest Jacksonville turned deadly Sunday night. JSO is searching for a small silver SUV and asks for video and tips.

A Disability Rights Florida report ties at least six preventable deaths to missed safety checks, falsified logs and oversight gaps at state psychiatric hospitals.