Corner Lot is weighing a 122‑room hotel, restaurants and a 10,000‑sq‑ft retail strip at the former Beach Road Chicken Dinners site near Atlantic Boulevard. The company has filed a JEA request as it considers updating the PUD.

Council committees will review a $3.2M loan to back a developer’s roughly 110‑unit affordable housing project across three Jacksonville sites. The plan pairs city bonds and gap financing to close the project's budget.

A Mount Vernon officer was arrested after St. Johns County investigators linked hundreds of cryptic, harassing messages to accounts allegedly tied to him. The case lands amid recent scandals involving other Mount Vernon officers.

City records show civil plans were signed off Friday for Phase II of Boeing’s South Yard at Cecil Airport, moving the project into site‑work and infrastructure stages.

Patchy morning fog and a High Rip Current Risk at Jacksonville beaches today. Expect highs near 81°F and breezy afternoons.

An early‑morning wreck closed all southbound I‑295 near Wilson Boulevard; FHP says the ejected driver was struck by other vehicles and troopers are investigating.

Two months into JTA's six‑month fare pilot, fixed‑route ridership fell year over year, adding pressure to an agency already trimming costs and staff.

A man was killed in the Jerk Shack parking lot in Brunswick. Police say one suspect was taken into custody and the GBI assisted at the scene.

A wrong‑way head‑on crash on State Road 24 near NE 53rd Terrace killed a 30‑year‑old Jacksonville man Saturday night; troopers say the pickup’s occupants suffered only minor injuries.

JSO responded to reports of a shooting near the Family Dollar at 5306 Firestone Road on Jacksonville’s Westside. Investigators are canvassing the area and asking anyone with information to come forward.

Martin County deputies arrested a suspect after a daytime robbery at the Chase branch in Jensen Beach; cash and clothing tied to the hold-up were recovered. Charges are expected.

State agencies have frozen tax‑increment payments to High Springs' CRA and warned of enforcement unless the missing FY 2023–24 audit is filed by May 4.

Dense morning fog may slow Jacksonville's commute. High surf and a high rip‑current risk keep swimmers off the beaches through Monday.