Victor Rodriguez

The Together Eastside Coalition, Inc. is requesting that Councilman Raul Arias step down as the Chair of the Eastside Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) Committee after allegations of financial irregularities.

Over the last week, three arguments in Jacksonville escalated into shootings, leaving two men dead and others injured. Local community organizations are concerned about the trend.

While the US Federal Marshals Service is known for tracking down and arresting dangerous wanted fugitives, little is known about their efforts to track down and safely return missing juveniles. News4JAX was recently granted permission to be embedded with a federal marshal task force during “Operation Home for the Holidays.”

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to five “fully involved” house fires across the city overnight, including a mobile home fire near Maxville that left one person dead.

A Jacksonville councilman will hold a meeting Friday morning at City Hall to address the disruption of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the federal government shutdown.

Volunteers at Kingsland North Center served over 600 meals to families affected by the government shutdown. A local restaurant donated additional food when supplies ran out, and future events are planned with community support.

A Jacksonville family is heartbroken and searching for answers after 38-year-old Kenance “Tiger” Bronson was shot and killed over the weekend in the city’s Brentwood neighborhood.

Another shooting along Harts Road on Jacksonville’s Northside is raising new concerns about crime in the area and prompting renewed calls for safety improvements.

The exchange of food into the hands of those in need is more frequent these days at Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida’s food pantry. But they’re running into a huge problem: Supplies are running low.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Tuesday at the intersection of Gold Star Family Parkway on Pecan Park Road.

About six weeks after being rescued from the Ortega River after he was struck by a vessel and injured, manatee Koa was returned to the wild on Thursday.

The nation’s oldest masonry fort stands silent on day 17 of the government shutdown, its gates locked to disappointed visitors who traveled from near and far to explore the historic landmark. The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine’s crown jewel and a major tourist attraction, has joined the growing list of federal facilities affected by the ongoing government shutdown.