Researchers say about 1,200 people are buried beneath Emmett Reed Park in Durkeeville, prompting plans for radar scans and memorial work. City officials and local researchers will use GPR to map burials and guide commemoration.

Survivors who leave abusive partners say police reports still don’t free them from shared leases — a bill to change that stalled in Tallahassee.

The state is backing a plan to equip every county and municipal law‑enforcement office with Bexley Boxes — refillable comfort kits for children who witness violence. Walmart pledged $100,000 to jump‑start distribution.

Ortega parents pressed the school board after a proposal to declare Ortega Elementary surplus property raised fears the historic neighborhood school could be sold or repurposed.

Fruit Cove nonprofit Noah's Agape Café says it's moving and is asking for donations and volunteers to keep its job-training programs for people with special needs.

MCAS Cherry Point will run boat and explosive‑ordnance training June 13–18. Neighbors along the Neuse may hear intermittent loud detonations into the late evening.

Fuller Seminary will take on the Robert E. Webber Institute’s programs as the Jacksonville school winds down independent operations after 27 years.

Emory will expand a pilot biomonitoring study in Brunswick into an NIH‑funded investigation of PCBs, toxaphene and other contaminants. The multi‑year work aims to map exposures and inform cleanup and health outreach.

Westside neighbors say packs of loose dogs are chasing people and pets and pressing the city for faster action from animal-control officers.

After nearly four decades, Pecan Park Flea Market will close on September 27, forcing vendors to find new space while developers prepare to redevelop the site.

Clusters of Flock Safety license‑plate readers are appearing near UNF and St. Johns Town Center, prompting a campus debate about safety, privacy and city purchases. Officials point to confidentiality rules while students press for oversight.

Public records show Jacksonville's Bishop Rudolph McKissick Jr. and his wife face more than $3.1M in federal tax liens. The most recent filing lists more than $1.85M for 2010–2014.

Former Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy, 60, died April 12 and was honored at a June 4 memorial in Palatka. Colleagues remembered his reforms, school-safety work and the Ten-24 Foundation.