Two Donatos Pizza restaurants in Jacksonville abruptly closed this week; online listings and state records show mixed statuses. Locals are seeing conflicting information across apps and directories.

Mayor Donna Deegan plans to veto a City Council measure that shifts appointment power for the Kids Hope Alliance and Jacksonville Public Library to the council president.

Veteran-owned The Forge opened in Murray Hill with a soft opening and a gastropub menu aimed at steadying the strip with live music and late-night hours.

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Florida GOP’s debate thresholds that left Byron Donalds as the lone qualifier, warning the rules could alienate voters ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.

Ware County detectives arrested two people after a welfare check turned up explicit images of a child; both are being held and a magistrate denied bond.

DeSantis ordered state offices closed July 2 and July 6, stretching Independence Day into a five‑day holiday for nearly 100,000 state workers as part of America 250.

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

A Jacksonville family says a fake 911 call drew dozens of officers to their home at gunpoint after a son's livestream; authorities are investigating a possible swatting prank.

A 39‑year‑old woman died after suffering a medical emergency while in St. Johns County Sheriff’s custody following a traffic stop. The sheriff’s office says she showed signs consistent with an overdose and is investigating.

Thick mats of sargassum have returned to Jacksonville Beach, producing a foul smell and complicating cleanup as crews juggle turtle protections and a June 13 festival.

A 21-year-old Fernandina Beach man died after his motorcycle hit an SUV on State Road A1A late Thursday; troopers say the rider was wearing a helmet and the crash is under investigation.

District 2 officers say they arrested a convicted felon after seizing rifles, handguns, a Glock switch, ammunition and bags of cocaine and meth in East Arlington. The sheriff’s office shared photos of the haul.

Alachua County deputies say an infant died after toxicology found methamphetamine; the child's mother, Rebecca Morris, was arrested and booked on aggravated manslaughter.