Seven Central Florida restaurants were temporarily closed after state inspectors found roaches, rodent droppings and other hazards; most cleared follow-up inspections.

As hurricane season opens, Jacksonville homeowners face stricter insurer demands about roof condition and documentation — state rules, a revised inspection form and grant programs could tip the balance.

A Jacksonville teen was sentenced to 20 years after the October 2024 shooting that killed 17-year-old Ken'yade Lamar Jones, local reports show.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office launched Wanted and Missing Persons pages after its Unsolved Crimes hub generated hundreds of tips and helped locate people.

Cogent Bank has grown from roughly $130M to more than $2.4B in under a decade and is expanding its Jacksonville footprint as it eyes bigger commercial lending. That shift could change how local developers and businesses finance projects.

A Fort Pierce lawsuit alleges a can of SpaghettiOs contained live worms and left the plaintiff ill; the suit names Campbell's and Walmart and seeks damages.

Nine months after Robert Velleca was found in the Ortega River, his family says the homicide probe has produced no arrests and detectives say the case remains active. His mother is urging anyone with information to contact JSO.

A county vacate notice at North Coast Apartments — a former motel on U.S. 1 — cites fire‑safety and occupancy violations, leaving dozens of renters racing to relocate. Officials will hold a hearing Thursday to decide the complex’s fate.

A St. Augustine mother is warning others after her young son suffered serious head injuries during an e‑bike crash; the family has begun a fundraiser as doctors and safety experts weigh in.

Heavy rain undermined a storm pipe and collapsed a road at a Palm Bay senior community on Wednesday, temporarily isolating about 120 residents while crews secured the scene.

Teachers at YMCA Tiger Academy say they were blindsided when a last‑day restructure cut about 20 jobs and left many educators off next year’s roster.

A warehouse fire behind Furniture Plus closed North Marine Boulevard Wednesday afternoon and drew multiple fire crews to the northside commercial strip.

Microsoft and Mayo Clinic announced a partnership to build a Mayo‑owned AI model for healthcare that will be piloted inside Mayo Clinic’s clinical systems. The model will be trained on de‑identified clinical data and Mayo clinicians' expertise.