Jennifer Susan Cruz, 40, of Jacksonville, has been charged federally with assaulting law enforcement officers during an immigration enforcement operation. The case is under investigation by HSI, ICE ERO, and the Florida Highway Patrol, with prosecution handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Atlantic Beach city offices will be closed on Jan. 19 to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Essential services will remain operational, and normal business hours will resume the following day.

Freeze Warning and Cold Weather Advisory issued for Jacksonville, FL, with temperatures as low as 26 degrees and wind chills to 22 degrees. Public advised to take precautions against cold.

St. Johns County officials approved a $1.976 million upgrade for DeLeon Shores Park, which will include a skate park overhaul, dog park upgrade, new pickleball courts, walking path, restroom facility, and pavilions.

The Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine will close overnight for project preparations. Marble lions will be removed and safeguarded ahead of seawall improvements.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was honored with the Department of Defense Seven Seals Award for its support of employees serving in the Reserve or National Guard.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office intensifies the fight against human trafficking, linking efforts to curb prostitution and exploitation, making arrests, and urging public vigilance.

A Jacksonville woman, Jennifer Cruz, was arrested for punching a trooper during an ICE operation; the incident has sparked debate over immigration enforcement in Florida.

North Carolina sex offender Geoffrey Lee Dudding was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for attempting to lure an 11-year-old into sexual activity online.

A suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot in a police car in Nassau County; an FDLE investigation and NCSO review are ongoing to determine how the incident occurred.

Gyasi Wallace, 33, from California, was given a 20-year prison sentence for producing child sexual abuse material, after being caught with a missing 12-year-old girl.

Two Jacksonville elementary schools received nearly 300 coats from THE PLAYERS Championship and JAX Chamber, benefiting students during the winter season.

Jacksonville's ACPS partners with First Coast Crime Stoppers to fight animal cruelty, offering rewards for tips leading to arrests, as demonstrated in the case where a tip led to an arrest for a malnourished dog named Miracle.