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Jacksonville Beach Police officer who won Hyundai Hometown Hero contest drives away in new SUV.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry on Wednesday night moved to close all three beaches in Duval — Atlantic, Jacksonville and Neptune — until further notice due to Hurricane Ian.

Win two tickets to the Jaguars' home game against the Houston Texans.

Win two tickets to the Jaguars' home game against the Houston Texans.

Some San Marco businesses and homeowners are not taking any chances with Hurricane Ian.

Jacksonville is just on the edge of Ian’s wrath.

Manifest Distilling recently launched its new line of ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails, making the Jacksonville-based distillery one of the first in Florida to introduce a canned cocktail product made with real spirits.

Hurricane Ian slammed Southwest Florida on Wednesday, making landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm just after 3 p.m.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority said it is suspending all bus services Wednesday starting at 8 p.m. with closures continuing through Thursday.

After declaring a state of emergency for Duval County ahead of Hurricane Ian, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced Wednesday morning that based on the Category 4 storm’s current trajectory, he would NOT be issuing mandatory evacuation orders for the county.

It’s been a cloudy and breezy day, and conditions will worsen as Ian lifts northward into Florida. Periods of rain will be possible this evening, especially south of Jacksonville, with temps in the 70s.

City Council on Tuesday night gave its approval to Mayor Lenny Curry’s record-setting $1.5 billion operating budget for the city of Jacksonville.

Hurricane Ian is not expected to impact gas prices which have gone back up about 8 cents over the last week.

The latest shift from the NHC has been to the right; this dramatically enhances rainfall impacts but reduces severe wind potential and downtown flooding.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry declared a state of emergency for Duval County and the activation of the Emergency Operations Center, effective at noon Wednesday, as Category 3 Hurricane Ian tracks toward Florida.

Mayport is in the process of relocating all ships and aircraft as Hurricane Ian approaches.

While cases of the virus are dropping in the U.S., health officials say communities should stay on the offensive.

JAX River City Pride invites everyone to come out to Be Loud, Be Proud this October for PRIDE!

A woman is in serious but stable condition after a shooting in the Lackawanna neighborhood Monday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A woman was in critical condition after being pulled from rough surf on Sunday in Jacksonville Beach, officials said.

I'm A Star Foundation leads water drive to help Mississippi residents.

As families across the state prepare for the impacts of Hurricane Ian, area Ace Hardware stores are making sure their shelves remain fully stocked for customers.

A 32-year-old Jacksonville man turned $50 into a $1 million prize when he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket, the Florida Lottery announced Monday.

After plenty of warmth on Monday, cooler begins to push in overnight. A stray shower is possible as a cold front moves in, but many will be dry. Morning lows will be in the low 70s.

The Jaguars crossed the country and beat a team considered a potential Super Bowl contender, topping the Chargers in Los Angeles 38-10. Here are my four biggest takeaways from the game:

A disabled semi-truck closed all northbound lanes Sunday evening on the I-295 near the Dames Point Bridge.

A Jacksonville mother is speaking out after waiting years for arrests to be made in the murder of her son.

Three men are in custody after a string of car burglaries led to a shooting early Sunday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Lake City, police said.

The group MAD DADS teamed up with local bikers and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for its 14th annual motorcycle ride through the city.

A woman is in the hospital after a shooting off Brookwood Bluff Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A woman is dead after being hit by a train Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Four people are in the hospital after a house fire broke out on the Northside, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department.

The Jaguars are looking to ditch a couple streaks on Sunday.

Some homeowners in the Southshore neighborhood are gearing up to prepare for the possible impact of tropical depression 9, which is projected to strengthen and hit Florida as early as Tuesday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Friday asked for the public’s help to locate a missing 72-year-old man in town.

With one eye on the approach of a tropical system, the Florida Department of Transportation plans to close the Main Street Bridge nightly for work from Monday, Sept. 26, through Friday, Sept. 30.

Despite several successful adoption events, and initiating an appointment-based intake system last month, the number of animals at Animal Care and Protective Services continues to exceed a volume that can be adequately cared for with current staffing and resources, the shelter said.

The centerpiece of Jacksonville's Naval Museum opens to the public next week. The USS Orleck will officially welcome guests on board starting Wednesday.

The Jacksonville Zoological Gardens is one of the River City’s best attractions.

The Jacksonville Zoological Gardens is one of the River City’s best attractions.

Your Projects. Our Experts.

Your Projects. Our Experts.

Naval Station Mayport on Thursday demonstrated how it’s giving back to those who have spent their lives serving our nation.

A woman died Wednesday after she was found shot multiple times in an area of Jacksonville near the Clay County border that has seen gun violence, drugs issues, homelessness and panhandling over the years.

An instructor at a Jacksonville driving school accused of molesting a 16-year-old student appeared back in court Thursday morning for his arraignment.

A man accused of killing an 18-year-old woman in Jacksonville is in jail after he was denied bond on Wednesday.

The man was involved in a nearby hit and run before crashing into a protective barrier at the military base, authorities said Thursday.

It was the fourth day of class at Northside High School.

Companies are making another push to bring workers back to offices after Labor Day. But employees are ready to fight for flexible work.

The competitive grants will help communities across the nation prepare for and respond to climate-related disasters.

NASA has refuted a report alleging a potentially dangerous complication during SpaceX's Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station last month.

Black members of the Florida state House protested the map's passage in the chamber.

Black members of the Florida state House protested the map's passage in the chamber.

An acclaimed mid-century home in Florida, and the man who loved it.

Take a look at the notable stock moves for Tuesday, April 5.

DeSantis cited issues with Florida's 5th Congressional district, a predominantly Black district in north Florida.

For a second day, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson fielded more questions from senators during her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.

Arkansas authorities on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old man in a shooting at a car show that killed one person and left 26 wounded. Arkansas State Police said it arrested Brandon Deandra Knight, of Jacksonville, who has been charged with first-degree battery and aggravated assault. Knight was taken into custody as he was being released from a Dumas hospital Wednesday morning, police said.

It doesn’t hurt to look!

A Jacksonville inventor is attempting to limit interactions between real estate agents and police by creating a sign that could eliminate confusion.

Two bodies were incorrectly identified at several points, leading to their being switched and even the wrong one being cremated, CBS Dallas reports.

Bob Saget was on a comedy tour and had done a show near Jacksonville before he died.

When Savannah Combs gave birth to her twin daughters, she, like every new mom, knew they were special. What she didn’t realize was how rare they were.

Some cities are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclables or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.

Some cities are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclables or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.

In 2001, the founder of Mitticool ceramics learned many of his customers in India don't have regular access to electricity. So he invented a fridge made out of clay. It keeps food 8 degrees cooler than the outside air, but it doesn't need any electricity to run. And while other ceramics companies in the region shut down, Mitticool is thriving thanks to the success of the powerless, eco-friendly fridge.

If a 40-point drubbing at New England didn’t get Jacksonville owner Shad Khan’s full attention, then what’s being planned for the team's season finale just might. Frustrated fans are revolting against the Jaguars and have Khan in their crosshairs. Hundreds, if not thousands, have changed their social media profile pics to a clown donning Khan’s signature mustache.

Trevor Lawrence broke Gardner Minshew's rookie passing yards record with a 40-yard bomb to Laquon Treadwell vs. the New England Patriots.

James and Jennifer Crumbley once lived in Atlantic Beach, and James attended Fletcher High School in the 1990s.

Carla Lowe had last been seen waiting for a train at an Amtrak station in Delray Beach but she never made it on board.

Banned from the Florida hospital room where her mother lay dying of COVID-19, Jayden Arbelaez pitched an idea to construction employees working nearby. “Is there any way that I could get there?” Arbelaez asked them, pointing to a small third-story window of the hospital in Jacksonville. The workers gave the 17-year-old a yellow vest, boots, a helmet and a ladder to climb onto a section of roof so she could look through the window and see her mother, Michelle Arbelaez, alive one last time.

President Biden has portrayed the Afghan airlift as a mission to save heroes who aided America. But it’s more complicated than that.

Prosecutors said all it took was a motorized boat.

Hope Ervin, 21, from Galesburg, Illinois, told FOX News that when she recently adopted a dog, she also received a meaningful poem with her new pet’s records.

The Texas Supreme Court rejected Gov. Greg Abbott's intervention to suspend a mask mandate, thus allowing schools to require students to wear masks as per the mandates by local authorities, according to a CNN report.

Senior pastor George Davis said four out of the six who died were under the age of 35.

Senior pastor George Davis said four out of the six who died were under the age of 35.

"Four of them were under the age of 35. All of them were healthy and the only thing they had in common was they were not vaccinated," the pastor said.

A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 420 months, or 35 years, in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for enticing and sexually abusing a minor. Emilio Moran, 39, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty on Aug. 17, 2020, to sexual abuse of a minor and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Moran, a former U.S. Marine, used text messages and gifts to entice the minor into the illicit sexual relationship, and he took cellphone videos of some of the sexual abuse. The sexual relationship ended when it was reported to investigators with the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Tropical Storm Elsa tore through Jacksonville, Fla., and southeast Georgia on Wednesday, leaving one person dead in its wake.

A 14-year-old boy becomes the youngest athlete with Down Syndrome to complete a mini-triathlon after finding inspiration from his role model.

Chafie Fields of Wasserman Sports will now represent the NFL star as he looks to sign a lucrative deal next offseason.

When the city of St. Petersburg asked the state to light up the Sunshine Skyway bridge in rainbow colors for LGBTQ Pride month last year, the request was denied. The decision was mildly controversial — Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist wrote a letter to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis about it. Crist’s office didn’t get a response. The St. Pete Pride parade was canceled because of the pandemic, Pride month came and went, and other institutions glowed with rainbows. But not the Skyway.

The lights were changed to blue one day after the Pride Month display began.

The decision on the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville, Fla., which came after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a much-debated transgender girls sports ban on the first day of Pride Month, appears to have been reversed Wednesday amid mounting blowback.

A Jacksonville police officer with a rifle on his back was attacked by multiple people on Thursday night as he tried to disperse a crowd of people.

The NFL's expanded regular-season schedule is now a reality, with the league on Wednesday announcing a slate that includes 17 games for all 32 teams.

After all, it restricts the ability of Floridians to cast ballots in key ways.

In her first 100 days, Kamala Harris has put a heavy emphasis on issues of race and inequity. “The truth is inequity has become the norm,” she says.

In her first 100 days, Kamala Harris has put a heavy emphasis on issues of race and inequity. “The truth is inequity has become the norm,” she says.

It was already considered a done deal, but now Trevor Lawrence is officially headed to Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ top brass took some time out of their busy schedule leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft and visited the USS Delbert D. Black station in the city’s naval base.

Before anyone tackles investing, there are a few steps to take to be ready, said CFP Carolyn McClanahan, an M.D. The best way to start saving is to make sure deposits are made automatically. You can start small, saving $25 or $50 a month, and then increase it over time as you can. "You should start investing young and doing as much as you comfortably can." When you have a little bit of money, it's important to be in a broad-based, diversified portfolio, McClanahan said.

The former subcontractor, William Thompson, 56, of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, previously pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice. Public Official 1 was a civilian employee of the U.S. Marine Corps who directed the procurement of information technology services and equipment to be used by the Marine Corps at MCBCL and elsewhere. In March 2018, agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), FBI, and IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) interviewed Thompson. At the time of the interview, the investigation was covert and not known to all subjects, including Public Official 1. This case was investigated by the FBI, Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, NCIS, Naval Audit Service, and IRS-CI.

Jacksonville, Florida — A group of activists and lawyers is calling for Florida authorities to drop charges against a Black woman who said she was acting in self-defense when she shot and wounded an officer during a raid on her home last year. The report said Ford shot one of the officers with a handgun before running to the bathroom and calling 911. "You don't allow Black women to protect themselves. So we are here to ask you to protect Black women," said Tray Johns, executive director of Dignity Power, which helps formerly incarcerated women. Johns said prosecutors need to protect Black women and drop the charges against Ford.