Four students at Palatka Junior-Senior High School were arrested for having a gun on campus after a peer reported them. They face felony and misdemeanor charges, with an ongoing investigation.

A Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center brief finds about one-third of trafficked youth in Florida are placed in secure detention within a year. Advocates gather in Jacksonville tonight to push for change.

A Westside argument escalated into gunfire on Cinnamon Lakes Drive early Tuesday; a man was hospitalized and JSO is investigating whether it was self‑defense.

JFRD responded to a fire at a recycling facility in Jacksonville. The fire was controlled by 6 p.m., with no injuries reported and the cause believed to be lithium-ion batteries.

A fire at a West Beaver Street recycling plant sent a thick plume of smoke over Jacksonville; crews reported no injuries and remained on scene to monitor hotspots.

A 30-year-old woman died Monday after her car struck an excavator parked for construction on I‑10 West near Lane Avenue, closing all westbound lanes and snarling traffic.

Investigators say former Assistant Chief Anthony Cuthbert diverted $40,354 from the St. Augustine Police Benevolent Organization; he now faces felony charges.

Two 7-year-old children died after falling through a frozen pond near Richlands; officials say investigators have ruled the deaths accidental. Authorities described the scene as heartbreaking.

Florida plans to carry out its first execution of 2026 Tuesday when Ronald Palmer Heath is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison. The Florida Supreme Court denied his latest challenges, but legal filings raised questions about last year’s execution records.

Two former Duval Teachers United leaders were sentenced after a federal probe found roughly $2.6 million drained from the union over years. The verdict follows guilty pleas and a 2023 raid.

Florida officials say a Rhode Island man used Fortnite, Snapchat and Roblox to coerce a Green Cove Springs child into sending explicit images. He was arrested in West Warwick and is being extradited to Florida to face multiple felony counts.

A Palm Coast woman died in a crash on I-95 in Flagler County when her vehicle collided head-on with an SUV facing the wrong way after hitting a guardrail.

A 64-year-old man died after his Jeep Cherokee struck a semi-truck on I-95 in St. Johns County. The collision was attributed to an unsafe following distance.