A child was found walking alone in Lake City; deputies arrested two adults after finding drug paraphernalia and a meth-positive needle in the home. DCF took custody of the child.

Oceanway Church's board asked Pastor Al Force to take July off after a former volunteer was arrested in a Marion County sting; former youth leaders say questions remain.

A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 30 years after a jury convicted him of attempting to kidnap a 7‑year‑old and exposing himself at an Ollie's in Daytona Beach.

A Jacksonville motorcyclist was arrested after a June 10 I‑75 attack near Wildwood; deputies used a photo of facial tattoos and license‑plate footage to identify him.

A Middleburg widower started a GoFundMe after his wife, Samantha Cicone, was killed in a Sept. 15, 2025 home invasion that ended when a teen shot the intruder.

A fatal crash and vehicle fire shut all northbound lanes of I‑295 in Oceanway, causing major backups and detours across north Jacksonville.

Officers say a drone helped corner a Pensacola man in an Atmore pasture; crack, marijuana and paraphernalia were seized and multiple charges were filed.

A Jacksonville woman was arrested after investigators say she ran a fake rental scheme that scammed multiple renters out of deposits and rent.

A body was recovered from the St. Johns River on Jacksonville’s Northbank Thursday; the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating and details remain limited.

Clay County deputies were on scene Thursday after officials reported an armed person barricaded inside a car near 800 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway. Oakleaf Plantation Parkway was closed between Ivory Crossing and Eagle Landing Parkway while deputies worked the scene.

A Jacksonville rider is critically injured after a pickup struck his motorcycle on an I‑295 flyover ramp; troopers are searching for the truck that fled the scene.

An 18-year-old was arrested July 9 in Palm Coast in connection with a November apartment shooting that wounded two people. He faces aggravated battery and weapons charges.

Columbia County detectives arrested 20-year-old Connor A. Gooding after an investigation that allegedly found child sexual material and images of animals; bond was set at $430,000. The sheriff's Facebook post lists multiple felony counts and says Gooding was released on bond the next day.