A man in Rhode Island accused of soliciting sexual abuse images from a Green Cove Springs girl has been booked into Clay County jail to be prosecuted, jail records show.
A panel of Florida state senators advanced legislation Wednesday that would make it harder for fraudulent telemarketers to mask their true identities, a move aimed at reducing scams targeting senior citizens.
Two Florida civil rights organizations have secured a $90,000 settlement in their federal lawsuit challenging St. Johns County’s controversial panhandling ordinance, with attorneys telling News4JAX that county officials agreed to cease enforcement of the ordinance.
A tragic incident that began with the murder of a 34-year-old Ocala woman and her 4-year-old daughter ended Tuesday night when the woman’s estranged husband took his own life during a traffic stop in Kingsland, Georgia, according to multiple law enforcement agencies.
Uterine fibroids are typically benign tumors that grow in a woman’s uterus. They are rarely cancerous but can significantly alter someone’s quality of life. There can be some warning signs that something is wrong, but there are a lot of cases where the fibroids can go undetected because there aren’t any symptoms.
Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman has become the first person executed in Florida this year.
Republicans on a Florida House committee advanced a measure Tuesday to honor murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, over objections that such a tribute would come as an insult to Black people, women and others.
Publix Pharmacy is now providing savings on select GLP-1 therapies through a new discount card program.
The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events.
PFLAG and Equality Florida are urging parents, families and allies to travel to the state Capitol next week to oppose several measures they say would harm LGBTQ+ youth and families.
A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a 1989 robbery has become the first person executed in Florida this year.
Six people were arrested for defrauding Florida taxpayers in a scheme involving property damage claims processed through the Florida Division of Risk Management, which was announced on Monday by state CFO Blaise Ingoglia.
A new study from the University of Florida has revealed that two invasive species of termites in Florida have begun to spread farther than experts previously predicted.
Marion County detectives investigating four “suspicious” deaths outside of Ocala believe they may have been caused by carbon-monoxide poisoning, according to a report from our sister station WKMG in Orlando.
A man in Rhode Island who solicited sexual abuse images from a Green Cove Springs girl is facing charges in the sextortion case and will be extradited to Florida to be prosecuted, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday.
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan addressed recent controversies during her appearance on This Week In Jacksonville, including criticism over a hologram display at Jacksonville International Airport and tensions with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier regarding a gun registry probe at City Hall.
After two decades as a band, NEEDTOBREATHE says the feeling of walking into a studio or stepping onto a stage hasn’t faded — it has deepened.
Florida State Senator Tom Leek, representing St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam counties and parts of Volusia, shared insights from the ongoing legislative session in Tallahassee. Leek highlighted progress on Senate Bill 482, known as the AI Bill of Rights, which aims to protect vulnerable populations.
As the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues to analyze the state’s first permitted bear hunt in a decade, the agency has started to release more data. A fact sheet posted Friday showed that all but six of the 172 permits purchased were by Florida residents, and nearly half of the 52 bears killed during the 23-day hunt that started Dec. 6 were female.
A Florida immigration attorney is raising concerns about what she describes as widespread overcrowding, delays and civil rights violations inside the state’s immigration detention system.
Starting Friday, all driver’s license knowledge and skills examinations will be administered exclusively in English across the state of Florida.
A lawsuit claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lacks the authority to call a special session to redraw congressional maps mid-decade.
The University of Florida and the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County are investigating potential measles exposure in two UF classes following two confirmed cases in the county.
Florida lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with a proposal to get cyclists on e-bikes to slow down around pedestrians and make other safety improvements, although many suggested the effort should cover people using electric scooters as well.
Macario Pablo-Reyes, 49, has been held for weeks at the Baker County Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, sometimes referred to as the “Deportation Depot.”
Dozens of high schoolers at Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville walked out of their lunch periods Thursday to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), gathering on the school’s football field with signs and chanting “ICE out.”
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is expanding in 2026 to include Jacksonville, the city announced Thursday, creating a local trail of place-based markers, educational programming and storytelling that will highlight streets, neighborhoods and institutions where civil rights organizing took root.
Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall candidly discusses NIL budget constraints, defensive line depth, and his trench-first philosophy.
The Florida Department of Education sent out a memo Tuesday to statewide school districts, warning staff members against encouraging student protests.
Families of detainees in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can track their location online, but for those housed at “Deportation Depot” or “Alligator Alcatraz,” it may take longer to appear in the system. However, a new Florida bill aims to change that.
Heavy smoke in Putnam County Wednesday morning prompted the closure of multiple roads, which then led to two schools canceling classes to keep bus drivers and parents off the dangerous roads.
A controversial hologram that stood at the Jacksonville International Airport for months has been removed after the agreement between the city and the airport expired on Sunday, according to Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.
Both directions of State Road 20 in Putnam County were closed early Wednesday due to “extremely heavy smoke in the area,” prompting Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary and Interlachen Jr.–Sr. High School to close for the day, according to the sheriff’s office.
An effort to expand the armed “school guardian” program to colleges and universities, following a deadly on-campus shooting near the Capitol last year, took another step forward in the House Tuesday.
Fans of Bahama Breeze restaurants are being met with unwanted news this week, as the company behind the chain announced that all locations will soon be shut down, News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando reported.
While cold has been the big story over the past few weeks, another big story continues to unfold. Drought conditions continue to increase and worsen across Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida.
The Florida Forest Service said the extreme drought, high wind and lack of hurricanes this tropical season created a climate for the fast-moving Putnam County fires over the last week.
The "Schools of Hope" law permits charter schools to “co-locate” within public school buildings, but parents and public school advocates are voicing strong opposition to recent proposed rule changes by the state Department of Education.
Secretary of State Cory Bryd’s Department of State had posted that “All twenty-two active proposed constitutional amendments by initiative petitions failed to meet the requirements of Florida law for placement on the 2026 General Election ballot.”
People in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.
According to state health data, four cases of measles have now been reported in Duval County in 2026. A pediatric infectious disease doctor in Jacksonville explained that just three cases, “by definition, is an outbreak.”
A 250-year-old live oak, a landmark in an Atlantic Beach neighborhood, was recently cut down, leaving neighbors saddened and concerned about preserving the city’s historic trees.
NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
The Atlanta DEA's Operation Fentanyl Free America has led to a decrease in fentanyl overdoses but has also uncovered new smuggling tactics and drug trends in Southeast Georgia, highlighting ongoing challenges in the fight against illegal drugs.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis nominated on Friday three people for appointment and one for reappointment to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority board of directors, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Nikita Kucherov scored the tying goal in the third period, Jake Guentzel scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in front of 64,617 fans at an NHL Stadium Series game.
Get the inside scoop on Florida's new coaching era and what fans can expect from the Gators' revamped offense and defense.
Nelly Korda is a winner again after the Tournament of Champions was reduced to 54 holes because of cold and wind.
The Florida Department of Health and Duval County Department of Health launched a pop-up vaccination clinic Sunday morning in response to recent measles cases in Northeast Florida.
NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years.
First-time homebuyers can save thousands over the life of a loan by “buying down” their interest rate before closing, and consumers who want their cash to work harder are increasingly turning to high-yield savings accounts, local financial advisers say.
Florida coach Todd Golden insists he wasn’t being disrespectful when he said “we’re gonna beat ’em anyways” while responding to Alabama center Charles Bediako’s return to college basketball.
Extreme cold, freeze warnings, and dangerous wind gusts are expected for Jacksonville, as detailed by News4JAX meteorologist Katie Garner. Prepare for lows in the teens and 20s, wind chills in the single digits, and a multi-day freeze event.
Counties across northeast Florida are stepping up preparations as the National Weather Service forecasts overnight temperatures at or below freezing Sunday through Tuesday, officials said.
Just weeks after the News4JAX I-TEAM exposed dangerous living conditions at a Westside apartment complex — including a massive sinkhole and residents going days without running water — the property has changed hands through a foreclosure.
Two Florida public school employees have been arrested following a child abuse investigation involving a 10-year-old student, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that beginning Friday, Feb. 6, all driver license knowledge and skills examinations will be administered exclusively in English.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday morning to talk about the state’s “America 250″ celebrations that are planned for this year.
The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission began their routine two-week quarantine on Wednesday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston ahead of their upcoming launch to the International Space Station.
JEA shared important advice on Friday for customers to prepare their homes for the extreme cold this weekend.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis will hold a roundtable discussion in Tallahasse on Friday morning.
U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino dismisses criticism of World Cup ticket prices by American winger Tim Weah.
According to a report for our sister station WKMG in Orlando, a Florida family suing a Central Florida IVF clinic after giving birth to a baby who does not share their genetics said Thursday “there is hope that we will be able to introduce our daughter to her genetic parents and to find our own genetic child soon.”
A Florida House panel Thursday backed a wide-ranging plan that seeks to trim health-care regulations and carry out federal changes in programs such as food stamps and Medicaid.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the reported deaths of dozens of vultures at Blue Spring State Park, according to an FWC spokesperson.
After a Florida nurse lost her job over a viral TikTok video, state records show she’s now had her license taken away, as well, according to reporting from News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando.
Despite the cold temperatures, dozens of volunteers were out Thursday morning across Jacksonville to help count people experiencing homelessness. This effort, spearheaded by the nonprofit Changing Homelessness, is part of the annual Point-in-Time Count.
A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital.
Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East will continue in the coming days, with subfreezing temperatures reaching into Florida and a potential blizzard threatening the Atlantic coast.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning in Valrico.
Wednesday marked 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger accident that killed seven crew members. The mission was not just to launch satellites but to launch the first teacher in space.
Breaking down the early momentum from Florida's 2027 recruiting class under new head coach Jon Sumrall and his staff.
The House Budget Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal aimed at lowering prescription drug prices in Florida amid arguments by critics that it would be unworkable and could lead to drug shortages.
A Clay County teacher who was suspended in September over comments they made about Charlie Kirk following his assassination has filed a lawsuit against Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas, according to federal court dockets.
A fan-favorite grocery chain has just surpassed Florida’s very own Publix brand of stores, according to the latest report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Four Jacksonville firefighters have been reassigned to administrative duties following their arrest on misdemeanor charges after paintballs struck a police patrol car, traffic signs, and a civilian vehicle near a downtown fire station late last month.
Byron Donalds, Florida Representative and GOP candidate for governor endorsed by President Donald Trump, recently discussed key issues shaping the state’s future, including immigration enforcement, property taxes, and vaccination policies.
State Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, wants to expand Florida’s vaccine exemptions to allow parents to request “conscience-based” exemptions to school vaccine mandates.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will give remarks on Tuesday morning at the Florida Sheriffs’ Association 2026 Winter Conference in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Four Jacksonville firefighters have been reassigned to administrative duties following their arrest on misdemeanor charges after paintballs struck a police patrol car, traffic signs, and a civilian vehicle near a downtown fire station late last month.
Four Jacksonville firefighters have been reassigned to administrative duties following their arrest on misdemeanor charges after paintballs struck a police patrol car, traffic signs, and a civilian vehicle near a downtown fire station late last month.
A 71-year-old man was nearly mauled to death on Saturday before an Alachua County deputy could step in and shoot the dog to stop the vicious attack.
2026 Florida Run for the Fallen — A core group of runners will cover approximately 170 miles over a three-day period. The run begins in Tallahassee, Florida, across from the State Capitol at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, at 6 a.m. Runners will stop every mile to read a list of Florida’s fallen military heroes, with one stop dedicated to fallen first responders. In total, participants will honor 1,248 fallen heroes. The event concludes at the Veterans Memorial Wall at TIAA Bank Field at approximately 1:45 p.m.on February 8th.
Florida’s attorney general returned to St. Johns County on Monday, alongside a representative from Walmart, to announce a major expansion of the Bexley Box initiative started by Jared Bridegan’s widow through the Bridegan Foundation.
Dr. Mari Richardson, a biology teacher at Jean Ribault High School, was named the 2026 VyStar Teacher of the Year.
