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.

Sheriff T.K. Waters will hold a 12:05 p.m. news conference to announce an arrest in a nearly 40‑year‑old Jacksonville cold case; family and local partners will be present.

A 64-year-old scooter rider died Wednesday on SR‑16 after a speeding Tesla struck her and overturned in a hotel parking lot. Troopers are investigating.

A suspect was hospitalized after a deputy-involved shooting near Blanding Boulevard in Clay County. Authorities say injuries are non-life-threatening and there is no danger to the public.

A Jacksonville roofing firm is under a Florida fraud probe after customers, workers and a supplier say they're owed nearly $1 million. Court filings and local reporting show lawsuits and bounced checks.

Two women were critically injured when shots were fired at their car in Jacksonville's Springfield neighborhood; investigators are asking for tips.

A three-day FDLE sweep in Alachua County led to 25 arrests for alleged sex-offender registry violations, officials say. The operation targeted about 80 registrants and flagged unreported or incorrect information.

Three men were arrested after a May 27 Mixon Town raid; police seized marijuana, MDMA, cocaine, oxycodone, firearms and $3,717. Local reporting named one suspect as "Fat Travis."

A 34‑year‑old Miami man died early Sunday after his vehicle struck the trailer of a semi parked on I‑10 near mile markers 467–468 in Hamilton County, the FHP says.

A man found stabbed on Rose Street in Atlantic Beach Tuesday night died at the hospital. Police say a suspect is in custody and homicide detectives are investigating.

A Jacksonville babysitter admitted to multiple assaults that left an infant with a fractured skull and brain bleed; three people were arrested and jailed.

A Flagler Beach resident is jailed after his girlfriend says he beat, strangled and raped her in a half‑day ordeal; prosecutors have asked that he be held without bond.

An 18‑year‑old is jailed after deputies found his puppy, Sunset, locked in a urine‑soaked Palm Coast garage; the dog later died from organ failure caused by starvation. Authorities say the owner admitted he rarely fed the animal.