In a March 24 vote, the Jacksonville City Council approved a $5 million loan for an affordable housing development that drew support from Republican Council members and from Mayor Donna Deegan, a Democrat.
Just months after Joe’s Crab Shack on Beach Boulevard closed its doors for the final time, a newly converted Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is open for business in Jacksonville Beach.
Florida motorists faced a sharp jump in pump prices after escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gasoline futures higher.
A weekend “teen takeover” event in Jacksonville Beach erupted in violence as gunfire injured five teenagers, prompting a swift police response and forcing local businesses to lock down, disrupting a nearby music festival and leaving the community shaken.
Jacksonville Beach police are asking residents and businesses to submit any surveillance or cell phone video from the area on Saturday night to help the investigation.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said it is working multiple investigations in the area of Beach Boulevard and 2nd Street.
Dogtopia of Jacksonville on Beach Boulevard held its first-ever Passion 4 Pets adoption event, matching about 30 dogs with new families as local rescues and humane societies teamed up to find animals new homes.
A halal grocery store on Beach Boulevard that drew backlash over two plans to operate a slaughterhouse received Jacksonville City Council approval for a revised proposal to expand its property without an animal processing facility, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Roadways are closed on Beach Boulevard near Carmichael down to University due to police presence, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Joe’s Crab Shack on Beach Boulevard will close its doors for the final time Saturday at 10 p.m., and the location will be converted into a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
The Jacksonville Planning Commission voted Jan. 22 to endorse a compromise plan for expansion of Apna Bazar, a grocery store and market that drew opposition in 2025 over a plan to add a slaughterhouse to its property, our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record reported.
Dozens of community members helped make the holidays brighter for animals across Jacksonville during Channel 4’s Santa Paws donation drive.
News4JAX is inviting the community to help make the holidays a little brighter for local pets through its annual Santa Paws donation drive, happening Dec. 15–19.
The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday night to send a request to expand a Southside halal grocery store back through its hearing process before the Jacksonville Planning Commission and the Land Use and Zoning Committee.
A request to expand a halal grocery store on Beach Boulevard advanced through the Jacksonville City Council Land Use and Zoning Committee after the applicant withdrew a request to build an animal processing facility, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
A proposed slaughterhouse expansion to a Jacksonville halal grocery store was shut down after months of public pushback and negotiations with the owners, City Council President Kevin Carrico said.
For years, David Morales and his wife, María, have been committed not only to serving Mexican food but also to participating in events meant to uplift the local Hispanic community. However, Morales said one of those events had to be canceled this year due to concerns about immigration enforcement.
The Florida Department of Transportation announced that Interstate 295 will be closed overnight next week between Beach Boulevard and Town Center Parkway.
Duval County Schools is preparing to vote on a significant proposal that could move its district headquarters away from the Southbank riverfront location it has occupied for decades. However, District 3 Board Member Cindy Pearson expressed concerns about the deal on Facebook hours before the vote takes place on Tuesday afternoon, calling it “bad deals for DCPS and taxpayers.”
Community members continued their push Wednesday evening to prevent a local grocery store from adding a meat processing facility at its Beach Boulevard location.
A 69-year-old man died early Friday morning after crashing his SUV into the side of a business building on Beach Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
All lanes of Interstate 295 southbound at Beach Boulevard have reopened after a semi-truck that caught fire shut down all lanes for hours early Monday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released body cam footage of an officer-involved fatal shooting of a 71-year-old man on July 19.
A 69-year-old man was shot and killed by police officers at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Interstate 295 on Saturday.
A man died Sunday morning after his e-bike crashed into a motorcycle near Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Cook Out bought a closed Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers on Beach Boulevard, which could be the site for the fast-food chain that sells burgers, barbecue and shakes, according to Jacksonville Daily Record.
Grab your sunscreen and beach chairs because Jacksonville Beach is set to host the Opening of the Beaches Parade on Sunday.
A man was killed Sunday night in a shooting on Beach Boulevard just west of Southside Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Hamburger Mary’s Jacksonville is preparing to welcome back guests to its well-known restaurant and entertainment venue under new management and location in February.
A 27-year-old man wanted on an armed robbery charge was arrested Wednesday after a clerk recognized him at a Southside Estates business and immediately called the police.
A shootout that erupted during the morning rush on Monday left numerous vehicles, a business and a home along Beach Boulevard with bullet holes and caused several car crashes on Jacksonville’s southside.
If you are looking for a way to make a pawsitive impact during the storm, there’s still time to serve as a temporary foster with the Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS).
Q: Jacksonville Today reader Stephen M. has a question about a neighborhood off Beach Boulevard that has no paved roads and experienced flooding during recent rains — again.
After days of rain, people who live on some dirt roads in Jacksonville, said their streets are impassable for cars too low to the ground.
Now that the strip mall is gone perhaps it could become the new home for many.
Republican Jessica Baker is seeking re-election in Florida House District 17, which covers the portion of Mandarin that is east of Old St. Augustine Road and Hood Landing Road, as well as a large portion of the Southside south of Beach Boulevard. She’ll face Democrat Bryson Morgan in November.
Democratic incumbent Kimberly Daniels defeated two primary challengers in Florida House District 14, which covers from Brooklyn and downtown north to include a sliver of Northwest Jacksonville and much of the Northside east of Lem Turner Road and south of Interstate 295 as well as Arlington and part of the Southside north of the Hart Expressway to Beach Boulevard and west of Southside Boulevard.
A mother whose son was injured last year in a bicycle crash said deaths like the bicyclist from Saturday morning are preventable.
Construction to improve drainage on Beach Boulevard from Cedar Swamp Creek to Brougham Avenue begins in June, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
A 73-year-old was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter in a multi-vehicle crash on Southside Boulevard near Beach Boulevard that left a husband and wife dead in 2022.
At least one person was transported to a hospital following a multi-vehicle crash at St. Johns Bluff Road and Beach Boulevard Friday morning, Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department said.
A 56-year-old man died in a crash Saturday morning on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man is dead after being shot inside an apartment on Sunday around 1:20 a.m. in the St. Nicholas neighborhood a few blocks away from Beach Boulevard, according to a release from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting on Beach Boulevard in September 2023, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials are working on two separate Friday afternoon crashes with injuries impacting traffic along Interstate 295 on Jacksonville’s Westside and Southside.
This comes as religious-based hates crimes are on the rise and law enforcement agencies are warning members of the Jewish community to be alert for possible threats.
Two southbound lanes of I-295 at Beach Boulevard are closed due to a crash Sunday morning.
A man was shot during a road rage incident while traveling south on Interstate 295 near Beach Boulevard and the Town Center exit at around 4 p.m. Saturday, according the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
One person was transported to a local hospital after getting shot Thursday morning in Central Parkway near the UNF campus, according to an emergency notification from UNF.
A man was arrested Wednesday after he was seen walking with a long gun in the San Pablo Road area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man walking down Ridgecrest Avenue, just off Beach Boulevard in the Spring Glen neighborhood, was shot in the neck early Sunday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is responding to at least three Jacksonville Target stores on Thursday night, according to multiple calls and emails received by News4JAX.
A 30-year-old man has been in rehab recovering in the hospital for over a month after being hit while riding his bike along Beach Boulevard.
A driver who had struck three pedestrians and then left the scene in the New Town area was later spotted and pursued by police on the Southside before crashing into a light pole at Beach Boulevard and I-295, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help after a dead body was found along Beach Boulevard Sunday night.
A pedestrian was struck Tuesday night by a truck while crossing Beach Boulevard and later died at a hospital from his injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
At least one person is dead Friday night after a traffic accident closed down the northbound lanes of Southside Boulevard and the eastbound lanes of Beach Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol’s website reports.
Eastbound and westbound Beach Boulevard was closed Friday near the I-295 overpass due to “police activity” in the area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Democrat Kimberly Daniels won the most votes in a four-way August primary in the redrawn Florida House District 14, which covers from Brooklyn and downtown north to include a sliver of Northwest Jacksonville and much of the Northside east of Lem Turner Road and south of Interstate 295 as well as Arlington and part of the Southside north of the Hart Expressway to Beach Boulevard and west of Southside Boulevard.
Kiyan Michael got the most votes in a three-way Republican primary for Florida House District 16, which covers Jacksonville’s beaches, everything east of Southside Boulevard north of Beach Boulevard, and most of the area east of Hodges Boulevard south of Beach Boulevard.
One person was hospitalized after a car crashed into a store in the Englewood neighborhood early Monday morning, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.
A shooter in a vehicle opened fire on a car filled with five men on Beach Boulevard just after 12 p.m. Saturday, striking one of the men in the back, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is still investigating a shooting that happened in the early morning hours of March 9 on I-295.
A man told police he was wounded in a shooting on I-295 north early Saturday morning after someone in a car behind him flashed headlights at him, then pulled beside him and opened fire.
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will break ground on a new project that will ease traffic jams on San Pablo Road.
Video obtained Wednesday night by News4JAX appears to show people driving erratically in a parking lot along Atlantic Boulevard near the intersection of Kernan Boulevard.
The News4JAX I-TEAM is receiving more complaints about speeding drivers in a specific section of town.
The News4JAX I-TEAM is investigating more complaints about car groups that are damaging large parking lots around the Jacksonville area.
For the past couple weeks, News4JAX has been chronicling complaints of street racing and car groups tearing up local parking lots throughout Jacksonville.
Fire rescue used the “jaws of life” to remove a Clay County deputy from their patrol vehicle early Thursday morning after a crash at Beach Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff Road.
