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.

A St. Johns County jury convicted Matthew Gilchrist of an armed robbery tied to a 2020 store holdup near the St. Augustine Premium Outlets. He faces enhanced sentencing as a repeat offender.

Duval County approved multiple precinct and polling-place moves ahead of the Aug. 18 primary; affected voters will be mailed new voter cards and should verify locations online.

A dead alligator was found hanging from a limb at Langdale Park in Valdosta. Georgia DNR game wardens are investigating and seeking tips from the public.

A 17‑count federal indictment alleges drones were used to drop drugs, phones and saw blades into 10 federal prisons; a Jacksonville man is among 12 charged.