A Jacksonville family says a 70‑year‑old with dementia wandered from a Baymeadows assisted‑living community and was later found dead; texts and an earlier state inspection have raised questions.

Jacksonville's city attorney says a decades-old political sign ordinance likely violates the First Amendment, putting the city's sign code under review.

A former Marine and ex-prosecutor in Jacksonville was arrested after social-media videos urging violent overthrow and threats against President Trump, authorities say.

Florida’s jobless rate slipped to 4.7% in June — the first monthly decline since late 2024 — as payrolls added about 11,100 jobs amid uneven sector gains. The year‑over‑year jump in unemployed keeps policy makers on alert.

An oceanfront Ponte Vedra Beach home sold July 10 for $10.25M to David and Regina LaMonte, closing a rapid flip and a big gain for the seller.

An adult male motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a pickup on Coastal Highway near County Road 209 in Vilano Beach, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A man was found shot Thursday night in the courtyard at Breakwater Studio Apartments in Jacksonville's Highlands and later died at UF Health. Detectives remain on scene and no arrests have been announced.

Sandalwood neighbors say a Jefferson Road house near Brookview Elementary has become a hub for suspected drug deals and repeated police responses.

NWS Jacksonville lowered minor and major flood-stage thresholds for the North Fork Black Creek near Middleburg and added clearer impact descriptions ahead of an Aug. 27, 2026 effective date.

The Attorney General and JSO traced a product‑review crypto scam to a consolidation wallet and returned $710,000 to a Jacksonville victim.

A Duval County Public Schools paraprofessional was arrested on felony child‑abuse charges after an alleged incident at Alden Road Exceptional Student Center. The district says criminal and HR investigations are underway.

A motorcyclist was killed in St. Johns County after a car attempting to pass another vehicle struck the rider, local outlets report. Authorities are investigating.

Chief Gene Paul Smith set Jan. 29, 2027 as his retirement date, giving city leaders more than a year to plan a successor and an orderly transition.