Surveillance video shows what happened as the chaos unfolded from a shooting at the Paxon Shopping Center Plaza on Wednesday night that left one man dead and another injured.
A Jacksonville councilmember is proposing to establish a business improvement district on the Westside, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside a car early Wednesday morning on the city’s Westside. Officers said they believe foul play was involved in the man’s death.
A man died early Tuesday after an argument ended in a shooting inside a home on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
An 18-year-old working at a Burger King on the Westside was fatally shot Saturday night when he tried to break up a fight between two men inside the restaurant, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
A young man on a path to serve our country was gunned down Saturday night while working at a Burger King on Jacksonville’s Westside, his mother tells News4JAX.
Weeks after News4JAX exposed a late-night noise problem during car meetups at the Westside shopping plaza parking lot, a manager of one of the businesses is speaking out. Josie Sakoo, manager of the Paxon Liquor Store and Lounge, said the situation is hard to control, adding, “I personally cannot control anything beyond my door.”
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who shot a man multiple times at a bus stop on Jacksonville’s Westside, leaving him in life-threatening condition on Saturday morning.
The Jacksonville Fair will be back in downtown one last time on Thursday — with food, fun, and thrilling rides.
A man is in serious but stable condition after he was shot and stabbed during an argument with a man and woman late Sunday night behind a Westside gas station, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
In a written statement, police acknowledged that the Paxon Shopping Center is a frequent source of noise complaints and calls for service. The parking lot often fills with people playing loud music and performing car stunts late at night.
The Jacksonville Fair, a beloved downtown tradition for decades, is preparing for a major change. After 70 years at its current location, the fair will move to the Westside in 2026, and while the move promises new opportunities, some neighbors are raising concerns about traffic and safety on Normandy Boulevard near the new site.
The News4JAX I-TEAM has been investigating ongoing problems at Arbor Oaks Apartments on the west side since September, after a resident reported going days without running water.
Days after News4JAX posted a story about late-night noise complaints involving loud music during large gatherings inside the Paxon Shopping Center parking lot on Edgewood Avenue, News4JAX returned to the area to record what nearby residents had been complaining about.
Frustration is growing among Westside residents who say late-night car meet-ups at the Paxson Shopping Plaza parking lot are disrupting their peace with loud music and racing. Neighbors report that on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, the parking lot on Edgewood Avenue between Beaver Street and Commonwealth Avenue fills with cars blasting music so loudly it feels like the sound is coming from inside their homes.
The new property manager for at least two troubled apartment complexes on Jacksonville’s Westside told News4JAX it is committed to addressing resident issues and pledged to be more transparent and accountable.
A motorcyclist died Monday night after their bike crashed with a semi-truck on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man was fatally shot inside a business on Lane Avenue South on Saturday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The deadly shooting, which took place inside a barber shop on the roadway, unfolded just minutes after two men entered the store, an employee who witnessed the event told News4JAX.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man died Tuesday night after he was hit by two cars on Jacksonville’s Westside.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said an 18-year-old is facing a murder charge that stems from a shooting that took place in May, which left a 39-year-old man dead.
A man was critically injured Thursday night when he was shot in the head while driving on Edgewood Avenue in the Lackawanna area of the Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
More complaints are flooding the News4JAX I-TEAM about one of Jacksonville’s largest landlords, People’s Choice Apartments, run by real estate investor and podcast host Jarek Tadla.
Toll collection starts today on the newest portion of the First Coast Expressway between Blanding Boulevard and U.S. 17, with variable rates favoring SunPass users who save about 25% compared to Toll-By-Plate.
A 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old at an apartment complex on the Westside turned himself in on Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Residents of the Arbor Oaks apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside continue to face challenges despite water service being restored last week following News4JAX’s reporting.
The News4Jax I-Team continued to try and find answers for residents of a Westside apartment complex on Friday, after people living at Arbor Oaks told us they can’t get a hold of anyone to address ongoing issues.
Two days after residents of a Westside apartment complex had their water restored following days without service, the News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into the owner of the property, who, JEA confirmed, has now paid the thousands of dollars that were owed.
The fourth and final suspect, who was connected to a deadly shooting that occurred at a Westside game room last year, has been arrested, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A person was found dead in a home Friday morning on the Westside after an “altercation,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man died Thursday evening after he was shot at an apartment complex on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tactical and narcotics units on Thursday afternoon executed simultaneous raids on two suspected houses on the city’s Westside that were the focus of an ongoing drug investigation.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it recently arrested four people after detectives linked them to illegal activity involving the sale of drugs and a warehouse on the city’s Westside.
Gun safety is once again making headlines in Jacksonville after another child was accidentally shot with an unsecured firearm. The latest incident occurred Thursday at a home on Lem Turner Road, renewing concerns about how guns are stored in homes with children. This is not an isolated event. Just two weeks ago, a similar accidental shooting injured a child in the Mayport area. And in April, tragedy struck when a 2-year-old boy on the Westside died after finding his father’s gun and accidentally shooting himself.
More than nine months after a security guard was shot and killed on Oct. 3, 2024, at the Dragon Arcade on Jacksonville’s Westside, the U.S. Marshals captured a 25-year-old wanted in the murder.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in the chest on Monday after he attempted to break into someone’s home on the city’s Westside
A firefighter with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department was transported to a hospital Monday morning after being injured while responding to a house fire on Jacksonville’s Westside, officials said.
Tuesday night’s town hall, held in District 4 on Jacksonville’s Westside, marked Sheriff T.K. Waters’ first public appearance since Monday’s news conference, where he announced that officers involved in the viral arrest of William McNeil Jr. did not violate agency policies.
The high school football season is right around the corner and the schedules are here. Below are schedules for teams in the News4JAX coverage region, which includes north Florida and southeast Georgia.
A man was found shot late Sunday night inside his apartment in the Jacksonville Heights area of the city’s Westside, police said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning on the Westside. JSO said the incident was on the 5000 block of West Chase Court.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting early Saturday morning in the 5800 block of Rover Drive. According to JSO, officers responded around 1 a.m. and found an adult woman with a gunshot wound to the upper chest.
A woman was arrested and charged with murder after a man was found dead at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside on Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man was killed and a woman suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday night in a crash near the intersection of Blanding Boulevard and Park Street on Jacksonville’s Westside, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Over 30 residents displaced from an apartment fire on Jacksonville’s Westside are frustrated because they have nowhere to go.
A 22-year-old man was charged with the murder of a man who was shot at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside last week, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man was critically injured in a shooting early Monday at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Revlon, the beauty products company, announced it will be closing its manufacturing facility on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice letter.
Three people were shot, including a teen, following a confrontation Sunday night at an apartment complex in the Hillcrest neighborhood on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
After a massive fire ravaged a Westside gymnastics facility over two years ago, Gymnastics Unlimited still found ways to train and conquer new milestones.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is giving a briefing on an officer-involved shooting that took place near 8900 Normandy Boulevard.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said one of its officers shot and killed a man Sunday morning after he attacked his girlfriend and a police officer’s vehicle before charging at a police officer.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is giving a briefing on an officer-involved shooting that took place near 8900 Normandy Boulevard.
The father of a 2-year-old child who was accidentally shot on the Westside on Easter was arrested in connection with his son’s death. Now, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has put out a message to raise awareness about gun safety.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking to identify a vehicle involved in a Westside hit-and-run that left a 24-year-old man critically injured.
A man was charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman found dead in a lot on Jacksonville’s Westside in 2024, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office."
A quiet neighborhood on Calvary Drive on the Westside was shaken by tragedy Sunday evening and into Monday afternoon when a 2-year-old boy died in what the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) believes is an accidental shooting.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Sunday that it is monitoring an “out-of-control” fire that is burning about 15 acreson Jacksonville’s Westside.
Following years of crime issues along Youngerman Circle new hotels in the area are taking action
Continental Championship Wrestling is hosting a local wrestling show at The Potter's House on Normandy Blvd Saturday March 22nd. Two of their wrestlers are interviewed on this week's episode of Going Ringside.
Jacksonville Fire Rescue said a pedestrian died Wednesday evening after being hit by an Amtrak train on Jacksonville’s Westside.
West Jacksonville Elementary, a school that has been vacant for at least five years, is set to be transformed into a community center through a $2 million project.
Storms across the area on Sunday brought heavy winds, which damaged part of the construction for the new Jacksonville Fairgrounds Exposition Center on the Westside.
Two experienced hikers were rescued after an hourslong ordeal in which they became stranded in waist-deep snow and whiteout conditions on New Hampshire's challenging Mount Washington.
Nearly a week after a 7-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking down the street, his family is inviting the community to celebrate his much too short life on Thursday with a candlelight vigil.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office {JSO} is investigating a Westside shooting that left a 15-year-old dead. It happened near Nathaniel Gorham Way - south of I-10 and north of Normandy Boulevard.
Nearly a week after a 7-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking down the street, his family is inviting the community to celebrate his much too short life on Thursday with a candlelight vigil.
The community is showing an outpouring of support to a family who lost their son Friday night. Seven-year-old Breon Allen was tragically killed in a shooting while simply going about his daily routine to the store with his cousin, 21-year-old Lafayette Mango Jr.
A Jacksonville daycare owner and a teen who was hit by a car are calling for changes on what they say is a dangerous Westside road.
Residents of a neighborhood on Jacksonville’s Westside are experiencing mail delivery disruptions after their community mailbox was vandalized last month.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon it is searching for a missing and endangered 11-year-old boy and is asking for the community’s assistance.
A sanitation worker was killed Friday afternoon when a garbage truck struck him while backing up on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Statistics from North Florida Safety Training reveal that between 48,000 and 52,000 people die on U.S. roads each year. In Jacksonville alone, there have been 145 crash-related deaths, 27 of which involved motorcyclists.
The State Attorney’s Office closed an investigation into a Westside mobile home park after it found no criminal evidence in the case of a tenant who was hit with outrageously high water bills last year.
The 2024 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair will begin Nov. 7 at the current Jacksonville Fairgrounds next to Everbank Stadium. Meanwhile, construction for the fair’s new location on the Westside is underway, according to officials.
A man responsible for breaking into multiple residences in Jacksonville‘s Westside and “intentionally engaging female victims” has been arrested, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man died and another had non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at a park on Jacksonville‘s Westside on Saturday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The family and friends of Erma Lee Cole gathered around a newly installed sign ordained by city council on Jacksonville’s Westside on Saturday.
A missing man last seen by his family on Jacksonville’s Westside was found safe on Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man was shot and killed early Thursday inside a business on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A teen was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash early Monday on Blanding Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for two men who are wanted in connection with an armed robbery on Jacksonville’s Westside that occurred early Sunday morning.
The private group will pay 17 million to build the site, and the city will pay for infrastructure.
A man was killed early Thursday morning in a crash on Pinebrook Drive South on Jacksonville’s Westside.
Week 4 of the high school football season is in the books and we've got all the scores and TV highlights in one place to catch you up on all the Friday night action.
