Alvin Brown, an ex‑NTSB vice chair and former Jacksonville mayor, sued the Trump administration, alleging racially motivated firings days after a White House report critiqued DEI. The filing turns a personnel fight into a national legal test over policy and presidential power.

Grounds of GRACE founder Ron Armstrong sold the coffee business and stepped away from nonprofit leadership to run for Jacksonville mayor, with a local pastor named as the buyer.

Sheriff Richard Del Toro has ordered extra patrols and warned of doubled fines at Pepper Park after a recent gathering earlier this month ended with shots fired.

Gateway Jax is inviting muralists and sculptors to apply for public‑art commissions in Pearl Square. Commissions start at $25K and applications are due next Friday.

A deputy chief medical examiner was returned to duty after a social post about President Trump prompted a formal city warning that said his conduct "undermined public confidence."

After days apart, Deltona's Archer is back — the family says callers used AI-manipulated images and demanded thousands in gift cards before the dog was returned.

Faith leaders asked Mayor Donna Deegan to seed a $10 million affordable housing trust as Jacksonville faces rising rents and heavy cost burdens.

Clay County deputies arrested a 39‑year‑old Middleburg resident after a search turned up child sexual abuse material, including computer‑generated images.

United Spinal and Florida residents have sued over the state's expectant-mother placards, arguing the program lets pregnant drivers use parking reserved for people with mobility disabilities. The amended federal complaint asks a judge to block the law or rescind permits already issued.

A Raleigh contractor says months inside a crowded Georgia ICE center left him terrified; his family scrambled for bond and medical money while he fights deportation.

A Jacksonville man was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at a neighbor's children in Dinsmore while shouting racial slurs; police booked him on aggravated assault.

Patchy fog this morning gives way to near‑90s inland. Dry conditions and low humidity raise wildfire concerns into early next week.

An American Airlines flight bound for Chicago diverted to Jacksonville International Airport on April 16 after a reported mechanical issue; no injuries were reported.