A committee voted unanimously to endorse a plan to change and expand Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center and Charles Albert Field. If approved, the park would become a three-field softball complex.

Springfield is one of the oldest and most historic parts of Jacksonville, and as a result, it’s been at the center of one of the most divisive debates in the city’s history: Confederate monuments.

A 45-year-old woman who was crossing U.S. 1 at Fairfax Street was hit by a car and killed Sunday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace.

The Camden County chapter of the NAACP hosted a youth pep rally to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day to teach children the importance of advocating for themselves.

City leaders and local groups, including the NAACP and Urban League sat down Friday morning for a joint breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The United Way of Northeast Florida is hosting a Weekend of Service to honor King’s legacy and keep his spirit of unity alive.

The City of Jacksonville and its partners are hosting the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Jan. 17 at 7 a.m. at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center.

Drivers are encouraged to find alternate routes.

A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had to call for backup Monday night after an alligator ended up on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The help they got was shorter (and younger) than they expected.

January 15th highlights the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If you missed the live on-air special, "Bridges of Hope", River City Live invites you to stream this unique look at the relationship that Dr. Kind had with our Jacksonville and St. Augustine communities throughout his works.

The theme for the 2024 parade is "Jacksonville: A City United Against Hate and Gun Violence."

The Jazz Jam Photography Exhibit: Jacksonville Performing Artists –A Reflection Of Joy During The Pandemic Will Be On Display In The Historic Ritz Theatre And Museu

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s big push to engage with the world’s second-largest continent.

Sheriff's officials say a 30-year-old woman has died following a shooting that broke out between rival gang members during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Florida.

Two people were shot — one of whom died from their injuries Monday afternoon in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Here are some ideas on how you can serve on Martin Luther King Jr. Day if you can’t make it to a live event.

Sam Gooden, one of the founding members of the Chicago soul group The Impressions and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died.

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol were called to a deadly car crash just before 2 a.m. Monday.

The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution.

A person was hit and killed while crossing the roadway Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee of St. Johns County Inc. hosted its 37th annual commemorative breakfast at Flagler College on Monday.

Hundreds of people gathered Monday in downtown Jacksonville for the 41st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

News4JAX has compiled a county-by-county list of events happening on Monday.

A small, quaint cottage located a short distance from the ocean in St. Johns County is now in the hands of David Manaute and his wife, Patti Barry, who recently purchased the home knowing it has a direct connection to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Locally, people within the community are celebrating the 12th federal holiday.

President Joe Biden will host George Floyd’s family at the White House Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of his death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.

(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City says it will redo a Black Lives Matter tribute on a street because the original painting of those words across the entire road confused motorists who didn't know where to drive on it. Instead, the words “Black Lives Matter” will be painted onto the repaved road in a manner that does not obscure lane divider markings, Mayor Marty Small said Thursday. “The words ”Black Lives Matter" will still be on the street." The road painting was a compromise that averted a potential confrontation between activists who wanted to paint the words “Black Lives Matter” on the famous Boardwalk, and city officials who would not allow it. City Council member LaToya Dunston accused the city of wasting taxpayer dollars by painting the road without knowing the rules governing it.

The New York Times first reported that a grand jury was hearing testimony against Chauvin. Floyd’s death sparked protests in Minneapolis and beyond and led to a nationwide reckoning on race. Like Chauvin, all three were fired soon after Floyd’s death. It’s unclear what specifically prompted the increased grand jury activity in the last few weeks, though most federal grand juries are discharged after about 18 months. Barr rejected the deal in part because he felt it was too soon as the investigation into Floyd’s death was still in its relative infancy, the officials said.

We want to know: What does Black History Month mean to you? Did you talk about it, growing up? Did you attend events? We want to hear, in your words, about your experience with the month.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said a child has critical injuries after a crash Friday afternoon on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The crash happened sometime just after 3 p.m. near the intersection of Fairfax Street. According to JFRD, the child was said to have critical injuries. It’s unclear if anyone else was injured in the crash, and the age of the child was unknown. News4Jax is working to gather additional information.

Through your donations during Monday’s food drive, we collected more than 21,000 pounds of food and $65. Besides that, you helped us raise an additional $5,340 by donating to Feeding Northeast Florida’s virtual food drive. As we’ve said before, we’re taking Positively Jax to the next level this year in hopes of making a difference in our community. For those who couldn’t make it to the food drive, there are still ways to help. Perhaps the easiest way is to donate to Feeding Northeast Florida’s virtual food drive.

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew." Did you catch the 2 @HamiltonMusical references in the inaugural poem? “That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem,” Gorman told the AP. Two other books come out in September — the illustrated “Change Sings” and a volume of her inaugural poem and other works.

The Players Championship and First Tee of North Florida held an open house Monday for a new leadership program for local students called Rising Leaders of Jax. The goal is to teach students leadership skills that will help them succeed. “Not only do they teach us golf skills here, but they also teach us life skills,” McNair said. Ultimately, 30 middle schools students will be selected from schools near Brentwood Golf Course off Golfair Boulevard. First Tee of North Florida aims to change students’ lives through initiatives that help them build character, leadership skills and other tools that will help them get the most out of life.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A group of volunteers is uncovering a dark part of Jacksonville’s history: the horrific lynchings that took place in Duval County. The project is working to document and add detail to the seven known lynchings in Duval County, investigate additional cases and identify living descendants of the victims. “Eventually one of them even became a police officer.”A soil collection ceremony honors the victims who were brutally and publicly murdered. “It is a way to honor those victims with dignity that they were denied with their unjust killings,” Allen said. Jacksonville’s lynchings were part of an epidemic that took place across 20 states between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and 1950.

We celebrate Martin Luther King Day around the activist’s January birthday, which is Jan. 15.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Jacksonville on Monday for the 40th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. King and his ideas and his dream, we want that to live on,” said Russell Earl of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc., which organizes the parade to honor the Civil Rights leader’s life and message of equality, opportunity and service to others. The parade is an annual tradition for Markesha Fuller and her daughter, Ricki. A lot of times we visit the center there in Atlanta but this year we wanted to stay here to see the parade,” Markesha Fuller said. The parade is sponsored by The Law Offices of Ron Sholes.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by teaming up with Feeding Northeast Florida for a food drive on Monday. The food drive, part of our ongoing Positively JAX movement, was held at Channel 4, located at 4 Broadcast Place. POSITIVELY JAX: Join the movement & make a differenceSarah Hall, with Feeding Northeast Florida, said giving a little can make a world of difference. This food drive is one of the many ways we strive to be Positively JAX. And we’ll be sharing your stories all year long as part of our commitment to being Positively JAX.

Lumpkin, a Los Angeles native, died Dec. 26, according to a statement from Los Angeles City College, which he attended from 1938 to 1940. Theodore Lumpkin Jr. was just days short of his 101st birthday. Lumpkin, a Los Angeles native, died Dec. 26, according to a statement from Los Angeles City College, which he attended from 1938 to 1940. The Tuskegee Airmen escorted bombers in Europe. In 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One person was shot early Sunday morning outside a gas station in the Brentwood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooting was reported about 1:20 a.m. on North Main Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Police said that when the arrived to the gas station, they found a male, who had been shot in his left leg, inside the store. According to the Sheriff’s Office, he told police that he was shot in the parking lot outside of the store and then the gunman ran off. The victim was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 31-year-old man was killed early Monday morning when his car left Interstate 95 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, went into the east shoulder and struck a traffic sign and a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. That crash happened at 2:20 a.m., but traffic in the northbound lanes was congested overnight and there was a secondary accident at 5:45 a.m. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the second crash at about the same location that extended the northbound lane closures until about 7 a.m. JSO has not said if there were any injuries that crash or how many cars were involved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One person was brought to a hospital Friday night after being shot, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Police said the shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. on West 22nd Street, just north of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The person who was shot was then taken to a hospital, where the person was in stable condition at last check, police said. It's unclear exactly how the victim got to the hospital. The Sheriff's Office is investigating.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A young man died after a double shooting early Monday evening at a gas station in the Springfield area. According to the Sheriff's Office, the 18-year-old's death is being investigated as a murder. It was not the first time someone had been killed at the gas station. On June 10, 2015, Tony Johnson, 25, was shot and killed in a robbery at the same gas station. The Sheriff's Office did not alert the media Monday of the double shooting, but said it is looking into why that alert did not go out.