First Coast luxury housing is holding steady, but buyers are getting pickier — favoring smart-home tech, wellness amenities and waterfront resilience.

A new ranking finds 17 builders completed over 5,000 homes in 2024 and started more than 4,400 units across the First Coast.

RNDC filed a notice affecting 169 Jacksonville workers as talks move forward to sell Florida operations to Reyes; company says the warning doesn't guarantee layoffs.

Wawa will open a new Jacksonville store next Thursday with free coffee, T‑shirts and dozens of local jobs.

CSX posted a stronger Q1 as cost cuts and new industrial deals in Northeast Florida helped lift profit and prompted the company to raise its 2026 revenue outlook.

A 51-year-old woman remains hospitalized nearly six weeks after a pickup truck ran over her while she was sunbathing near Andy Romano Beachfront Park. The driver was cited and investigators are reviewing the crash.

Morning smoke may reduce visibility and highs will near the mid-80s. Beaches face a moderate rip current risk through Saturday.

A Jacksonville man has been identified after a body was found inside a burning car in Clay County; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and deputies are seeking tips.

PARC Group opened model homes at EverRange, a 1,000‑acre master‑planned community in south Jacksonville. The project plans roughly 1,500 homes with parks, trails and a town center.

A commercial structure fire closed all eastbound lanes of Beach Boulevard early Friday; crews had the blaze under control by 5:50 a.m., officials said.

The PGA Tour cut 56 jobs — about 4% of its staff — as it restructures under a for‑profit model and freezes hiring for dozens of open roles.

Jacksonville-based Earthcore bought Firegear Outdoors, adding a 57,000-sq-ft Huntington factory and North American rights to Heatstrip patio heaters.

Early Thursday, a deadly crash on the I-295 off-ramp at Pritchard Road blocked a lane and prompted a Florida Highway Patrol investigation.