An analysis finds 40 people were killed in Florida police pursuits over four years, renewing scrutiny of pursuit rules after a deadly Ybor City crash.

Ascension promoted Scott Kashman to CEO of its Northeast Florida system, effective July 1. He’ll oversee four hospitals and an extensive outpatient network across the region.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon into the evening with heavy downpours possible. Temperatures climb into the 90s early next week.

Palm Coast’s planning board advanced plans for a 185,000‑sq‑ft Walmart and a large retail campus on SR 100, while traffic and utility concerns loom over the project.

A juvenile girl was shot in the chest in northwest Jacksonville; a juvenile suspect was arrested at the scene and police recovered a firearm near Benedict and Moncrief.

Afternoon thunderstorms are likely in Jacksonville on Saturday, June 20, with heavy downpours, gusty winds and heat-index values near 100°F. Expect slick roads and spotty flooding.

Parents in Clay County say they were blindsided after a volunteer wrestling coach was arrested and are pressing the district for clearer vetting and faster notifications.

Alachua County deputies arrested a 29-year-old Gainesville woman after her 2-year-old was found unresponsive with severe bruises; the child remains hospitalized as investigators pursue charges.

Authorities arrested Brandon Calloway and charged him with first‑degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of Lavert Durden in West St. Augustine.

Federal indictments allege two cruise passengers carried or produced child sexual‑abuse material after cruises that returned through Jacksonville.

Two Jacksonville residents died after their car plunged through a bridge railing and submerged beneath a Macclenny bridge on the morning of June 19, 2026. Troopers say neither was wearing a seat belt.

A man in his 20s was shot multiple times on Norfolk Boulevard after a confrontation; JSO says the suspect left, called police and investigators believe the incident was isolated.

Nearly $6.8 million in EPA funding will pay to replace septic tanks in Christobel, connecting roughly 500 properties to city sewer and beginning construction this spring.