After nearby Walgreens shut, the Lem Turner Road pharmacy is swamped — customers report long lines and missed prescription pickups. Local leaders and pharmacists are pressing for fixes.

Companion bills in Tallahassee would broaden Marsy’s Law to hide victims’ identifying details and temporarily withhold officers' names after certain incidents.

A Jacksonville community land trust is selling homes while keeping the land, cutting prices and monthly payments for income-qualified buyers. The model pairs long leases with city support to preserve affordability.

A Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Jacksonville matched 6-9-10-16-27 for roughly $125,212, making a local store the lone jackpot seller in Wednesday's statewide draws.

All three suspects in a Jan. 22 Northwest Jacksonville shootout have been arrested. Police say the house was operating as an illegal cannabis dispensary.

Deputies responded to a reported shooting in Silverleaf near Crimson Leaf Drive; the investigation is active and officials are working the scene.

Jacksonville University plans a 21,000‑square‑foot simulation center on the third floor of its Health Sciences building, centralizing training as the new medical school opens. The city is reviewing the permit for the $3.7M build‑out.

House passes CS/HB 725 to require campuses to publish political-activity rules; critics say the law could deter voter outreach and student speech.

Deputies say a traffic stop in Bradford County yielded about 56 grams of suspected meth; Keith Brackston Griffis was arrested on trafficking and evidence-destruction charges.

A Georgia woman was arrested after Volusia detectives say she helped a prison-run ring pose as deputies and bilk a Florida resident out of roughly $79,000 in bitcoin.

A Jacksonville mother says a neighbor doused her with hot grease and left her with third‑degree burns covering about 38% of her body. Now her property manager says unpaid rent has put her at risk of losing the home as she recovers.

A federal complaint alleges a woman was raped and forced into commercial sex at a Blanding Boulevard hotel; the operator has been named in a federal lawsuit.

Southeast Orthopedic finished a $30M multiyear expansion in St. Augustine, adding operating rooms and imaging and positioning the group for more growth across Northeast Florida.