Showers and thunderstorms are likely Saturday with heavy downpours and localized street flooding possible.

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon is retiring after about 30 years of state service, the agency said Friday.

RentCafe’s 2026 study put Ponte Vedra’s 32081 (which covers Nocatee) among America’s newest neighborhoods after housing units nearly quintupled in a decade.

Sen. Rick Scott met with Jacksonville rabbis at Etz Chaim to discuss security as antisemitic incidents surge nationally. He highlighted long‑term increases and is pushing a campus‑accountability bill.

The brother of A.J. Laguerre Jr. says he has reached a settlement tied to the 2023 Dollar General shooting and will dismiss his wrongful‑death suit once paperwork is final. The deal is the first announced resolution from families who sued after the racially motivated attack.

A wrong-way pickup struck an SUV on J. Turner Butler Boulevard Thursday night, killing two Ponte Vedra Beach residents and seriously injuring two others.

Deputies searched a Keystone Heights neighborhood Friday after a man fled a traffic stop; the local junior/senior high was briefly secured before the suspect was arrested.

Chipotle will open a West Jacksonville location at 7952 Normandy Blvd. on June 2, featuring a Chipotlane drive‑thru and roughly 30 jobs for the neighborhood.

Free concerts, contests and a record-setting fireworks show will light up downtown Jacksonville on July 3–4 for America’s 250th.

A Chesterfield man was arrested in Flagler County after investigators say his wife's December 2021 death was staged and has been reclassified as a homicide.

Afternoon storms likely with heavy downpours and gusty winds. Beaches are under a moderate rip-current risk.

A brief funnel cloud was filmed over Jacksonville's Northside Thursday afternoon; meteorologists say it showed rotation but did not touch down.

SmileHub's report places Florida 28th overall despite leading the nation in prevention planning; the gap shows weak on‑the‑ground capacity as hurricane season nears.