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A house located on James Street in Orange Park went up in flames.

Opening statements are expected Tuesday morning, as the trial of George Prince, a man accused of killing a pregnant Arlington woman and her newborn, begins.

The Riverside Avondale Preservation and the San Marco Preservation Society came together Saturday morning to host a grand opening celebration for the highly-anticipated Fuller Warren Bridge Shared Use Path (SUP), which residents have been waiting years for its completion after construction was delayed last fall.

The link between San Marco and Riverside is complete. Finally.

The family of Thony Roy, who Jacksonville police in January said got into a fight with a co-worker of the Southside Dave and Buster’s, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages.

The new JEA building is up and running, but the question of if the electric company is going to be sold still looms.

The murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey on Mother’s Day 2021 has impacted the entire community of Durbin Crossing in St. Johns County.

Tristyn Bailey's family spoke at a news conference Friday with the state attorney and St. Johns County sheriff after Tristyn's killer was sentenced to life in prison.

An arrest was made in a Tuesday afternoon shooting that caused a man to die from his life-threatening injuries, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.

The Duval County School Police Department on Wednesday arrested a longtime music teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts accused of lewd conduct involving a student, district officials said.

Firefighters were called Wednesday morning to a fire in a tank at an asphalt plant on Talleyrand Avenue, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.

The second day of the Aiden Fucci's sentencing hearing Wednesday began with victim impact statements, including from Tristyn Bailey’s best friend and six members of her family: three of her four siblings, her parents and one of her grandmothers.

A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot Tuesday afternoon in San Jose, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The two candidates who received the greatest number of votes — Republican Daniel Davis and Democrat Donna Deegan — will now face off during the May 16 general election.

The polls have closed in Duval County’s election.

The leader of a deadly fentanyl trafficking operation in Southeast Georgia will spend the next 22 years in federal prison.

The Lake City Police Department said Tuesday that a warrant was issued for the arrest of a man accused of stabbing a 49-year-old with a pitchfork.

More than 22 months after 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found stabbed to death on May 9, 2021, in Durbin Crossing, her killer’s sentencing hearing begins Tuesday.

Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook on Monday announced the rollout of the agency’s newest tool: drones.

Ahead of Aiden Fucci’s sentencing, the defense filed several late motions Friday on his behalf, and there was a hearing Monday afternoon on those motions.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced the arrested of 2 men in connection to an October deadly shooting on Commonwealth Avenue.

The family of a Putnam County mail carrier fatally attacked by dogs in August is now demanding accountability.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office this weekend will welcome its first female homicide sergeant.

After his son was injured in a violent attack at Switzerland Point Middle School, Mark Alvelo spoke out to the St. Johns County School Board during its meeting Monday, calling for action.

A man was found shot to death Wednesday morning in an Arlington parking lot, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Two house fires in a remote, rural area of Clay County are being investigated as arson after county officials say they found evidence of a targeted attack.

It appears a group of husky puppies was enjoying the cold temperatures so much on Tuesday that they just had to escape their home and explore the outdoors.

Michael Renard Jackson was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole for the rape and murder of 25-year-old Andrea Boyer in 2007.

Police say they’re noticing a pattern of guns, drugs and gang members at Jacksonville-area vacation rentals.

Early voting is underway in the first election for Jacksonville’s mayor and other local offices.

The head of Duval County Public Schools’ instructional materials and media services submitted her letter of resignation from the leadership role, according to documents obtained by News4JAX.

A Senate panel on Thursday moved Florida one step closer to allowing people to carry concealed firearms without licenses, as critics on opposite sides took aim at the proposal.

A new database to register people at risk for going missing is now live in Jacksonville.

A man wanted on a warrant after a 20-month-old girl died in December was arrested over the weekend, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.

Emerson Street at Interstate 95 was closed Monday afternoon due to structural damage, police said.

A man who was convicted of shooting a former Jacksonville Jaguars player could’ve been released from prison too soon after his sentence was modified from life to 27 years.

Two organizations worked together to provide books to children that are banned at schools in Florida and Duval County.

A 67-year-old woman was robbed Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Fresh Market on A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said.

A police service dog got out of a fenced area and bit three people, and during the incident Saturday, the K-9 was stabbed, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The father of Kamiyah Mobley, a baby whose kidnapping from a Jacksonville hospital right after birth in 1998 made national headlines, said his family is facing another tragedy.

The Savannah Bananas are in Jacksonville this weekend, playing two rounds of their viral brand of Banana Ball.

The father of Kamiyah Mobley, a baby whose kidnapping from a Jacksonville hospital right after birth in 1998 made national headlines, said his family is facing another tragedy.

The Savannah Bananas are in Jacksonville, this weekend, playing two rounds of its viral brand of Banana Ball.

A 17-year-old Ribault High School student is facing multiple charges in connection with a deadly double shooting Wednesday morning in Arlington, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was quietly resentenced last year to 27 years in prison in the 2008 shooting that left a Jacksonville Jaguars player paralyzed and could be released in less than 15 years.

The Duval County Public Schools committee, tasked with reviewing and reconsidering teaching materials, instructional media and library books, is taking shape, according to an email from the district’s Supervisor of Instructional Materials and Media Services, Michelle Dibias.

It was a scary scenario for travelers on board a Spirit Airlines flight on Wednesday as crew members and passengers used fire extinguishers to put out a small fire in an overhead bin.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Northeast Florida on Thursday, promoting his new book, “The Courage to be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival.”

New details about a potential University of Florida satellite campus coming to Jacksonville are slowly emerging weeks after it was first announced.

Small towns and big cities alike are struggling to recruit and retain law enforcement officers amid national controversy over the police profession. Many veteran officers are retiring, leaving agencies in a bidding war for qualified candidates — as they try to hire the next generation to protect and serve.

A Jacksonville woman says her home was listed for rent on several websites without her consent in February.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is digging deeper into damages caused by moving companies, and what we learned may surprise you.

During a meeting Tuesday of the JEA board, News4JAX learned some new details about a potential University of Florida satellite campus coming to Jacksonville.

The News4JAX I-TEAM took a look back at crashes that sent vehicles off the Buckman Bridge.

A 61-year-old man died early Tuesday morning after his pickup truck went off the Buckman Bridge and into the St. Johns River, authorities said.

Local contractor and owner of North Florida Leisure, James Couturier, owes tens of thousands of dollars to several Jacksonville homeowners who said they either paid him for screened patios that were not finished, or he didn’t start the work.

One of Jacksonville’s most beloved BBQ joints, Cotten’s Bar-B-Que, is shutting its doors Tuesday after 37 years in business.

A 61-year-old Jacksonville man is dead after his pickup truck was hit by a Road Ranger early Tuesday morning and then went off the Buckman Bridge, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Early voting begins in less than a week, and according to a new University of North Florida poll, 22% of registered voters still do not know who they will vote for in Jacksonville’s mayoral election.

A 10-year-old boy who disappeared on the city’s Westside was found safe Tuesday around 11:30 a.m., the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Railway safety is a major concern following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

The St. Johns County School District on Monday announced that school start and dismissal times will change next school year for some K-8 academies.

News4JAX has obtained police-worn body camera video of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s desperate search after a car fleeing officers crashed into a retention pond nearly a year ago.

The Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office on Friday tested voting equipment ahead of the city election next month to make sure the machines are working and counting votes correctly.

Kristina Rupay and her 5-year-old son, Jayce Johnson, were attached at the hip.

Charges against a man beaten at the Camden County jail have been dropped.

Council members held a meeting Thursday.

Residents of two Jacksonville neighborhoods are pushing back against development projects that they say would create far more danger for vehicle and foot traffic.

Jaguars season ticket holders are sounding off about what some describe as steep price increases.

According to an arrest report for a man accused in a deadly Christmas Day shooting on the Westside last year, the fatal encounter was sparked by a dispute over a car purchase.

Anti-death penalty advocates spoke out Wednesday, the eve of Florida’s first execution in nearly four years.

It’s all about breaking the cycle and keeping people out of jail and cutting down on homelessness in Jacksonville — and saving taxpayers money at the same time. And a team of mental health and legal professionals believe they’re on the right track with a program that identifies and treats repeat offenders with severe mental illness and substance abuse problems.

Alligator safety is the focus of a statewide meeting being held this week in Jacksonville.

A man was shot Tuesday morning during an attempted robbery at the Cimarron Apartments on Arlington River Drive, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter Sunday to the CEO of Norfolk Southern, warning that the freight rail company must “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” of East Palestine, Ohio, and surrounding areas after a fiery train derailment led to the release of chemicals and residents expressing concerns about their health.

The parents of a Jacksonville University student who died by suicide are suing the school and its former track and cross country coach, alleging the school did not support their daughter academically and ignored complaints about how the coach treated runners.

Three people were found dead Monday in a Palatka home after a fire, according to the Palatka Police Department.

The sister of a 25-year-old veterinary tech who was brutally raped and murdered in Orange Park in 2007 choked back tears Saturday outside the Clay County courthouse as she spoke on behalf of her family.

Michael Renard Jackson showed no emotion in court Saturday as he heard for the second time that he had been convicted by a jury of the rape and murder of a 25-year-old veterinary tech in Orange Park.

A police operation led to the arrests of seven men accused of looking to exchange money for sex on Valentine’s Day.

Lawyers for Kimberly Kessler are asking a higher court to throw out her conviction in the murder of her hair salon coworker, Joleen Cummings.

A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty in the 2016 killing of a witness that was ordered from jail, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Friday.

Having pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his 13-year-old St. Johns County schoolmate, Tristyn Bailey, Aiden Fucci is awaiting a sentencing hearing.

The jury was excused to deliberate Friday in the retrial of a man accused of raping and murdering a veterinary technician in Orange Park in 2007.

Georgia Power Co. is again delaying the projected startup for two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta.

The News4JAX I-TEAM found that short-term vacation rentals are helping to drive up traditional rents in Northeast Florida, and it's not just in tourist hot spots.

A co-founder of the popular Salt Life brand pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter with a firearm in connection with the 2020 death of a Lake City teenager, according to Palm Beach County court records.

A Jacksonville woman turned $50 into a $1 million prize when she bought a scratch-off lottery ticket, the Florida Lottery announced Thursday.

A mother is in disbelief that her eldest son is gone.

Keeping students safe during a mass shooting and helping parents worry less are the main reasons one St. Augustine man with a law enforcement background created Student Survival Training.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the November crash of a small plane into the surf at Anastasia Island.

A 31-year-old Jacksonville man turned $50 into a $1 million prize when he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket, the Florida Lottery announced Monday.

The man arrested in connection with the death of Jared Bridegan appeared in Duval County court Monday morning for his arraignment.

Community leaders are coming together this weekend to say “enough is enough.”

The state attorney’s office filed the formal charges against the man arrested in connection with the shooting death last year of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County court records show.

Some agencies in Northeast Florida have mental health experts who go out with law enforcement to help de-escalate situations.

The city of Jacksonville is offering residents opportunities to properly dispose of household hazardous waste and electronic waste.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is helping you better understand renters' rights. The most common complaints we receive into the I-TEAM are about mold and maintenance problems.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is helping you better understand renters' rights. The most common complaints we receive into the I-TEAM are about mold and maintenance problems.

In a harsh email sent this past May, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office found the staff at the Northeast Florida State Hospital, or NEFSH, reported crimes late and destroyed or altered evidence in criminal investigations.