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The News4JAX family is remembering longtime anchor Rob Sweeting, who passed away Friday at the age of 73.

Loved ones of Melissa Wood gathered at Mickler’s Landing on Friday to honor her memory, one week after she was killed in a double shooting at a Walgreens parking lot in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday that it is aware of a planned “takedown” event expected to take place at the Orange Park Mall this weekend and will be actively monitoring the situation.

Since Feb. 28, what officials describe as an escalation in hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran has had ripple effects across the United States, from the stock market to gasoline prices and residents’ mental health.

A man lovingly nicknamed “Uncle Dirt” has been identified as one of two victims in a deadly double shooting a week ago outside a Walgreens in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Henry Tenon, the accused gunman in the Jared Bridegan murder‑for‑hire case, has withdrawn a 2023 guilty plea and filed to suppress statements he made to prosecutors during plea negotiations.

More than 20-thousand fans packed UNF Arena over two-and-a-half weeks, as teams from across Florida competed for state titles. The event featured 48 high school games and was part of a busy stretch that saw the University of North Florida host 74 total basketball games in just 19 days.

lau’jae Johnson scored 20 points, Mikaylah Williams had 18 points and 10 assists, and No. 2 seed LSU easily surpassed it’s nation-leading scoring average with a 116-58 victory over 15th seed Jacksonville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Patchy fog greets early risers as warm afternoons heat up the weekend

Two right lanes are blocked on I-10 eastbound at Cassat Avenue due to a traffic accident, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East as Iran fires on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, sending oil and gas prices soaring.

A few weeks after News4JAX first reported concerns from St. Augustine Shores residents, frustration is continuing to grow over a median that blocks direct access to their neighborhood.

Jacksonville’s rapid growth is putting new pressure on an old bottleneck: permitting. On this episode of This Week in Jacksonville Business Edition, Kent Justice talks with Sabrina Dugan, managing partner of SwiftBuild.ai, about how artificial intelligence is being used to speed up plan review—without removing human oversight.

Hey, Jacksonville! Check out these awesome events happening around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

In the station’s ongoing “Justice 4 All” series, we’re looking at the question: What are your rights under Florida law if your landlord won’t address serious issues?

What began as a decapitation campaign is drifting toward a geopolitical and economic crisis, which Iran could survive. Without clear aims, a sustaining narrative, or allied cohesion, tactical victories risk translating into strategic defeat.