Rep. Angie Nixon filed bills to create a First‑Time Homebuyer Assistance trust funded by a documentary‑stamp levy to pay down closing and down‑payment costs for first‑time buyers. The proposals are being tracked as lawmakers consider how to expand help across Florida.

Erwin Phillips Burley faces a federal indictment on sex trafficking and other charges, potentially leading to life imprisonment, following earlier convictions and release to a halfway house in early 2024.

Duval County Public Schools is reassessing its relocation strategy after Chase Properties backed out of a $17.2 million deal to buy DCPS's Southbank headquarters, forcing the district to also terminate a related contract with Dream Finders Homes.

St. Johns County will host an open house on February 26 for updates and discussion on the SUN Trail River-to-Sea Loop project's design involving two trail segments.

A Jacksonville surgical assistant pleaded guilty to stealing more than $60,000 in robotic arms from St. Vincent’s Southside; sentencing is set for March 5, 2026.

Federal prosecutors say a Jacksonville man was indicted on forcible sex trafficking and interstate transportation counts. The indictment alleges travel to Georgia, Tennessee and Texas and follows a prior federal conviction.

Volunteers and sponsors spent Thursday rehabbing a Thomas Street house in Green Cove Springs as Habitat leaders push to keep working families in Clay County amid rising home prices. NEFAR data show the median jumped to $368,000 in January.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says deputies are on scene of an officer-involved shooting near Old Kings Road and asked the public to avoid the area.

Deputies used spike strips, a P.I.T. maneuver and a K‑9 to end a 100‑mph chase on County Road 131; a Wellborn man was booked on multiple charges.

A 22‑story medical tower at 841 Prudential Drive and nearly eight acres on Jacksonville’s Southbank are being listed for sale, including two buildable parcels and a 1,000‑space garage.

A federal judge gave Nathaniel Hatcher III 35 years for leading a Jacksonville marijuana ring and a daylight I‑95 drive‑by. Authorities also won a $2.2M forfeiture order.

A Jacksonville deputy pulled a woman from a burning car after a violent carjacking left a 1-year-old inside; the child was recovered unharmed.

A woman riding an electric scooter was killed on the 6300 block of Jammes Road; police say the driver fled and are asking the public to call 904-630-0500.