High school athletes from across Northeast Florida packed into Planet Fitness Lakewood for the chance to meet Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter. The event helped kick off Planet Fitness’ sixth annual Summer Pass Program, which allows teens ages 14 to 19 to workout for free from June 1 through August 31.

Sales of Tesla vehicles rose in the last three months after a brutal year of boycotts over Elon Musk’s politics but still fell short of expectations.

Public outrage and concern continued to mount as investigators continued to search for the person or people who tied a dog to a tree and shot it to death.

Jacksonville police continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a teenage boy that occurred Tuesday night in a neighborhood near South Riverside and Lakewood.

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program violated federal law governing federal agencies and constitutional doctrine on separation of powers.

Lakewood residents living next to the New Rose Creek are taking it upon themselves to ensure marine wildlife is unharmed. New Rose Creek runs through the northern section of Lakewood and continues under San Jose Blvd before connecting with the St. Johns River. The creek is known to be home to alligators, turtles, manatees, and other marine life.

President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China means hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time getting systems installed in the U.S. in coming months.

A woman was found dead in a house fire early Wednesday morning in the Lakewood area. It was one of three house fires reported overnight across Jacksonville.

It looks like the Raines High School band is getting help from one of Jacksonville’s biggest celebrities.

Target says it will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15.

Target is cutting prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, goods ranging from diapers to milk, with more Americans paying closer attention to their spending as inflation cuts into household budgets.

Owners at a Jacksonville condo complex are stressed because they were recently told they need to pay up to $13,000 for improvements by this summer.

American consumers are feeling increasingly less confident these days as fears of an oncoming recession remain elevated.

JSO said the unidentified man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part of ambitious plans for battery electric vehicles, amid mounting criticism Japan’s top automaker needs to do more to fight climate change.

The argument that sparked gunfire at a Jacksonville McDonald’s early Saturday morning started between Akeem Black, 30, and a woman who was working in the drive-thru at the University Boulevard restaurant, according to an arrest report.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s office reported one person was shot on University Boulevard on the Southside.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is working to make an arrest after a deadly shooting Monday night in the Lakewood neighborhood.

New U.S. recommendations call for three home tests for people exposed to COVID-19 to improve accuracy.

Toyota customers soon won’t be able to get U.S. federal tax credits for buying electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Residents of a Lakewood neighborhood say it’s happening again — and they’re outraged.

Toyota says it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of one of its employees.

Two Colorado prosecutors say Gov. Jared Polis’ reduction of a 110-year prison sentence to 10 years for a trucker convicted of killing four people in a fiery 2019 crash is hurting efforts to negotiate sentences in other cases.

A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks.

A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks.

Holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

A “cardboard city” was setup Friday night behind the Lakewood United Methodist Church as a way of kicking off National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week.

Nippon Steel Corp. is suing Toyota Motor Corp. over a patent for a technology used in electric motors in a rare case of legal wrangling between Japan’s top steelmaker and automaker over intellectual property.

Electrify America, an electric vehicle charging network funded with money paid by Volkswagen as punishment for its emissions cheating scandal, says it plans to more than double its number of charging stations throughout the United States and Canada.

Families in Jacksonville’s Lakewood neighborhood were out Saturday working in their yards to clean up debris from a tornado spawned during Tropical Storm Elsa.

Toyota has reversed itself and says its political action committee will no longer contribute to the Republican legislators who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election win.

A Denver judge says a baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple violated Colorado's anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a birthday cake for a transgender woman.

Multiple people living along Community Oaks Court in the Lakewood area said their vehicles have been illegally entered.

Toyota says its profit more than doubled to 777 billion yen, or $7 billion, in the last quarter as the Japanese automaker’s sales recovered from the pandemic.

Energy company BP says it will be returning around half a billion dollars to shareholders after “significantly” higher oil prices contributed to a big rise in profits and a reduction in debt levels.

A study by American Society for Civil Engineers, an independent contracting group, gives Florida’s infrastructure an overall grade of C- in its 2021 report card.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A young woman was shot Monday in the Lakewood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers said they responded around 5 p.m. to Stetson Road, off St. Augustine Road, and found the young woman with a gunshot wound to the torso. Police said she was taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators said they are looking for three men in an older model tan or off-white van. Detectives said the shooter was wearing a black face covering, white shirt, black pants and white shoes.

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Published: May 12, 2020, 8:38 am Updated: May 12, 2020, 1:31 pmJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Millions of events have been canceled because of COVID-19, including several local concerts. But some members from the First Coast Pops are keeping the music alive. A quartet decided to bring its talent to the Lakewood neighborhood. He tweeted out the video with the caption, “Getting a little culture as a quartet from the Jacksonville Symphony plays in front of my neighbor’s house.” But he later corrected himself and Tweeted that the quartet was with the First Coast Pops. Now that’s a treat!

Get to know this Jacksonville neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a bakery to a Tex-Mex spot. Ya Ya Sweets BakeryPhoto: Ya Ya Sweets Bakery/YelpTopping the list is bakery Ya Ya Sweets Bakery, which offers desserts, cupcakes and more. Mojo Bar-B-Quephoto: carlos c./yelpNext up is Southern spot Mojo Bar-B-Que, which offers barbecue and more, situated at 1607 University Blvd. Tijuana FlatsPhoto: Tijuana Flats/YelpMexican and Tex-Mex spot Tijuana Flats is another top choice. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A woman who police said was struck by a car in the Lakewood neighborhood died Wednesday afternoon, her family said. Family and friends said she was struck while crossing the street to get to a bus stop. Police said the woman was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Robinson suffered a brain injury that put her in the intensive care unit, her brother told News4Jax. Robinson died about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the hospital, her daughter said.

But people who live in the area and who know Robinson (pictured) said pedestrians are always at risk of being hit by speeding cars. Robinson's family and friends said she was trying to get to the bus stop. There are no lined crosswalks in the area and several people said speeding traffic has always been a problem. "All the time.The speed limit near the bus stop is 35 mph. Kierc said people who are speeding along that area of the road should seriously consider the people who are simply trying to get to this bus stop.

Police say a group of men stole a man's car at gunpoint in the Lakewood area after a man arranged to meet someone to sell something.

Pink Salt RestaurantPhoto: pink salt restaurant/YelpTopping the list is breakfast and brunch spot Pink Salt Restaurant. Located at 6028 St. Augustine Road, it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 33 reviews on Yelp. An island-inspired breakfast and lunch spot, Pink Salt Restaurant offers dishes such as jerk chicken, curry goat, oxtail, escovitch, eggs any style, sandwiches and cold-pressed juices. Ya Ya Sweets Greek BakeryPhoto: rob c./YelpYa Ya Sweets Greek Bakery is another much-loved neighborhood go-to, with five stars out of 23 Yelp reviews. In addition to the expected baklava, Ya Ya Sweets Greek Bakery offers treats like Greek tsoureki bread, kouabiedes and amygdalota (almond) cookies and custom-made cakes, plus special items for Christmas and Easter.