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A 27-year-old Jacksonville man who worked as a substitute teacher at First Coast High School was arrested Monday on charges involving a student, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Jacksonville city leaders are stepping in to help determine the future of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority as JTA faces a nearly $40 million budget shortfall.

JEA might owe ex-CEO Aaron Zahn damages and attorneys fees for what an arbitrator deemed a breach of his original employment agreement when the board of directors fired him nearly seven years ago amid public controversy, according to a report from our news partner the Florida Trib.

Two businesses have closed near the Beachwalk development on County Road 210 in St. Johns County, raising questions about the future of the area.

The Jaguars aren’t hiding from it. They’re not happy with how their last game went.  

A Jacksonville bar that was raided over alleged after-hours alcohol sales and has been linked to reports of crime is now under review by the city’s Public Nuisance Abatement Board.

The waves were blown out, the currents were dangerous, and forecasters were telling people to stay home. Some surfers showed up anyway.

A colony of cats that called a Lake City Home Depot home for six years has vanished and Ranch Rescue of Lake City, the group that spent years caring for them, isn’t letting it go without a fight.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis, announced the arrest and prosecution of 20 defendants as part of a statewide election-integrity operation targeting illegal voting in Florida elections, including the 2024 General Election.

A man in his late teens was beaten, pistol-whipped and shot during an armed robbery in Jacksonville’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Higher-than-normal tides could cause nuisance flooding in low-lying areas of St. Augustine from Sunday through Tuesday, according to the City of St. Augustine.

A 14-year-old Clay High School student was arrested Wednesday after investigators identified the juvenile as the person behind an alleged threat to carry out a mass shooting at the school, according to the Green Cove Springs Police Department.

After moving from Nashville to Jacksonville, Camila Ruiz wanted to recreate the sense of community she found through a language exchange group — so she built one of her own. In the Season 3 premiere of Voices of the 904, Camila shares how consistency, creativity and collaboration helped the group grow, and why creating spaces where people can build confidence, make connections and feel a sense of belonging matters in a changing Jacksonville.

From concerts and comedy shows to fall festivals, races and family activities, the Jacksonville area has a full slate of events planned for the weekend of Sept. 25-27, 2026.

In this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, Kent Justice talks with Jeff Bacon, CEO of Unisun Sports, about the new media-rights agreement bringing the Atlantic Sun Conference and United Athletic Conference together under one strategy with ESPN. The ASUN includes Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida.

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