Lake Shore Middle School staff spotted the armed stranger before dismissal Wednesday — and stopped him before he ever reached students.

Crissy Duncan says her daughter Asia Bennett, 110 pounds, needed help — not bullets — during a Westdale Drive domestic call.

Daniel Conahan, 72, faces execution next month for one 1996 killing — but detectives still link him to a dozen unsolved Southwest Florida cases.

The Australian fashion brand is subdividing a former Express store into a 7,940-square-foot storefront and its second Florida location.

Jacksonville faces a hot, humid Sunday with afternoon storms, dangerous rip currents and heat index values up to 105. The heat intensifies next week.

Mark Henry Meiser drove from Orlando to a Gainesville Circle K, allegedly planning a truck-stop rendezvous. He now faces up to 100 years in prison.

Jacksonville faces a stormy Saturday with heavy downpours, lightning and dangerous rip currents before extreme heat returns next week.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says Chace Brown was last seen in blue Crocs and Super Mario shorts near I-95 on the Northside.

A Jacksonville man with autism is missing after his release from Duval County jail. His family says he requires 24-hour care and cannot use a phone.

A Gainesville mother faces three child-neglect counts after her children sought help from a neighbor who found her unresponsive in a bathtub.

Jacksonville 13-year-old Yan Ning Chen won an international pageant crown with a platform rooted in mental-health advocacy and trichotillomania awareness.

Jacksonville Beach is considering a rule that could deny, suspend or revoke Paws Park access for people investigated for or convicted of animal cruelty.

A larger Duval County tax collector branch opens Monday, replacing Kernan and eventually Hogan with expanded services at St. Johns Square.