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A man who had been spotted in a stolen vehicle before running from police was fatally shot Tuesday night during a foot chase with officers when he pulled out a handgun, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Right now, we’re dealing with a tough situation across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. Severe to extreme drought just keeps hanging around—and it’s making fire danger a real concern this week.

A Jacksonville mother claims in a lawsuit against multiple parties that background check failures led to her 12-year-old daughter being groomed and repeatedly sexually assaulted by a landscaping employee at the apartment complex where they lived.

A Jacksonville woman said she’s facing threats and harassment after being wrongly identified as the person in a viral video showing a woman shouting racial slurs in Fort Myers.

The leadership team at Impact Church has released a statement on social media in the wake of its lawsuit against Jacksonville’s Regency Square Mall that alleges Blackwater Regency LLC and its principal, Rurmell McGee, diverted a property purchase deal away from the church to acquire the mall themselves.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the southbound on-ramp to I-95 from Dunn Avenue will be shut down for an unspecified amount of time due to a crash with injuries.

Two former leaders of Duval Teachers United will spend time in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing millions of dollars from the teachers union over more than a decade.

Republicans on a Florida House committee advanced a measure Tuesday to honor murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, over objections that such a tribute would come as an insult to Black people, women and others.

Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman has become the first person executed in Florida this year.

A 36-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were recently arrested after they brought a 14-year-old to a strip club and gave them “multiple alcoholic drinks,” according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

There’s more fallout following a weekend quadruple shooting inside the Paxon Shopping Center parking lot off Edgewood Avenue.

Spencer Calvert, who owned Pineapple Corporation, was arrested in 2024 and accused of misappropriating over $15 million.

In this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, host Kent Justice sits down with Bryan Moll, CEO of GatewayJax, to discuss one of Northeast Florida’s most ambitious redevelopment projects. Moll shares insights from his experience overseeing $6 billion in real estate projects and explains how Pearl Square is poised to transform downtown Jacksonville with new housing, retail, parks, and a full-service Publix grocery store. Tune in to hear about the challenges, community engagement, and exciting progress shaping the future of Jacksonville’s urban core.

News4JAX celebrates Black History Month by honoring past trailblazers and recognizing current leaders in the community.

The women’s wrestling icon returns to Going Ringside in a lengthy Q&A

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