The Florida Bar says a St. Augustine attorney borrowed $16,000 from an elderly client; a June 24 order recommends at least five years off the roll.

Christie's International Real Estate First Coast posted its biggest month ever in June, pulling in more than $110M and pushing first‑half totals to record highs.

A dog nicknamed “Manatee” was found stabbed and wrapped in a shower curtain near Blanding Boulevard on June 26; ACPS says he was later euthanized and is asking for tips. First Coast Crime Stoppers and MyJax are accepting anonymous leads.

Tampa‑based American Landmark bought Levi at River City, a 552‑unit Jacksonville complex, widening its Sun Belt footprint. The acquisition brings a large River City asset under the owner‑operator’s wing.

A Georgia inmate pleaded guilty in a multi‑kilogram fentanyl conspiracy tied to Jacksonville after agents seized roughly seven kilograms during a traffic stop.

Nearly a dozen people were arrested Monday in Jacksonville in a crackdown on illegal street racing as state laws and local sweeps ramp up enforcement.

Four Jacksonville residents received long federal sentences after pleading guilty in a 2024 string of armed Dollar General robberies that ended in a Brentwood chase.

A new bakery-coffee on Jacksonville’s Square blends Middle Eastern and Italian pastries, bakes ciabatta daily and aims to be a college‑town hangout.

A heavy JSO response, including a helicopter, briefly closed Pritchard Road near I‑295 Saturday after an incident at a RaceTrac in Picketville.

A Fruit Cove couple stopped a courier scam that nearly cost them $18,000; deputies arrested a Jacksonville man and recovered cash as detectives probe the ring.

A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 210 months after pleading guilty to driving the final leg of a cross-country shipment that hid kilos of fentanyl and meth in an SUV.

An inmate at Florida State Prison near Starke attacked two corrections officers with a contraband weapon; the FDOC's OIG is investigating and officers' conditions are unknown.

An Instagram flyer is advertising a late-night car meetup at 331 E. Bay Street in downtown Jacksonville this Saturday; JSO says it will monitor and could enforce traffic and criminal laws.