A few weeks after a deadly shooting at an extended-stay hotel near Beach Boulevard, a family is still coping with the loss of a father while urging the community to help prevent more violence.

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrested a 22-year-old woman Friday night after clocking her vehicle at 117 mph in a 65-mph zone on Interstate 295 southbound in Jacksonville.

A woman was walking through the Baldwin Love’s Travel Stop parking lot with her husband and young son on Sept. 15 when she was struck and killed by a semi-truck, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is assisting Duval County Public Schools Police at Wolfson High School, officials said.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Monday named Mark Romano undersheriff of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office after current Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey retired.

A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Jacksonville’s St. Nicholas neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Four people were arrested after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives served a search warrant Wednesday at the Price Rite Food Store on Moncrief Road, where investigators said they found drugs, a handgun and more than $3,000 in cash.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation into Joe Holmes started in July. An undercover detective posing as a drug user walked through a chain-link fence and made their way to the back door of a home on 61st Street East.

Police reports detail an alleged valet theft scheme in which a stolen Audi was used to take another vehicle from a Jacksonville hotel before the Audi was found at a Savannah hotel the next day.

A Jacksonville-area emergency room doctor was arrested last Wednesday after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office patrol officer clocked him driving 105 mph on Interstate 95 southbound, according to his arrest report.

An 18-year-old was sentenced to 30 years in state prison for a deadly shooting at an apartment complex across from Westside High School, according to court records.

Jacksonville is one step closer to setting new rules for e-bike riders, including a 15 mph speed limit on sidewalks and shared-use paths, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is raising concerns about whether riders would have enough notice of the new restriction.

A 24-year-old Jacksonville man charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed a local teacher and his 1-year-old son wanted to have key evidence thrown out of court — arguing detectives illegally obtained his blood test results and misled a judge to secure a search warrant.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a threat involving KIPP Bold City High School, a KIPP spokesperson said.

Jacksonville drivers should avoid the area of Edgewood Avenue West and Reed Street due to law enforcement activity, according to a JAX Ready alert.

Residents near First Coast High School are calling for drivers to slow down and for improved traffic controls after an 11th-grade student was hit by a car. Neighbors say the area’s pedestrian beacon helps, but they believe a traffic light is needed to better protect students.

Two Jacksonville schools alerted families after students reported strangers in vehicles offering rides. A JSO report details a blue van suspect detained then released. Attorney says cases hinge on proving intent and corroboration.

Eighteen men were arrested over a three-day period as part of Operation Back to School, an undercover sting targeting individuals attempting to purchase sexual acts.

Four people were arrested and four vehicles were taken off the road after a Labor Day car meetup in Jacksonville grew to roughly 30 vehicles, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 20-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Monday night after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives say he participated in a street takeover near the Acosta Bridge and then fled at speeds estimated at 120 mph on Interstate 95.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman suspected of causing more than $2,600 in damage to an ATM on Philips Highway.

Jacksonville’s Offender Tracking Unit teamed up with the U.S. Marshals Service this summer for a sweeping operation aimed at keeping registered offenders and predators in compliance — and they say the results were significant.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is moving its administrative headquarters from the East Bay Street location to the Florida Blue building on Riverside, temporarily closing its public counter and one substation while keeping other substations open to maintain services.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers were working to get people off the sand as a thunderstorm rolled in near Huguenot Park when they captured the lightning nearby.

Four people were injured in three separate shootings across Jacksonville within a span of about four hours during the start of Labor Day weekend, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shootings occurred Friday night and early Saturday morning in different parts of the city, leaving investigators with multiple active cases and no announced suspects.

A woman is suing the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer in federal court, claiming a 2024 traffic stop led to her being improperly touched without her consent.

A Jacksonville defense attorney is challenging a statement from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office about repairs made to Intoxilyzer 8000 breath-test machines.

A man was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in a hotel parking lot after an argument, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.

A 41-year-old man is facing charges after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it found over 400,000 potentially lethal doses of fentanyl and other drugs in his Westside home.

The family of Asia Bennett and attorneys representing them are calling for the release of unedited body-camera video and a copy of the full autopsy for the 22-year-old, who was fatally shot by a Jacksonville police officer in August.

Dozens gathered at Memorial Park for a candlelight vigil honoring 22-year-old Asia Bennett, killed in a JSO officer-involved shooting. Family and advocates demanded accountability as prosecutors investigate the domestic call.

A 66-year-old Georgia man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly impersonated another person to steal $60,000 from a Jacksonville bank — then returned weeks later to try to take even more.

Pedestrian deaths are rising in Duval County, and residents say they are increasingly worried about walking or biking near busy roads.

Weeks after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer shot and killed a 45-year-old man standing outside with a gun in his hand, the agency released body cam video Thursday.

A woman was arrested on July 8 after investigators linked her to the sale of 34 gold coins worth $240,000 stolen from a FedEx distribution center in March, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested and accused Wednesday of fatally shooting another man back in October 2025, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Two suspects were arrested in Jacksonville following a multi-jurisdictional investigation into allegations of child neglect involving four children who had been living in the cab of a semitruck since 2019, according to court documents.

Recent shootings in Jacksonville have left a teenager dead and another wounded in separate weekend shootings, prompting parents and local nonprofits to step up efforts to prevent more violence.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it is responding to a reported armed burglary at the Value Pawn and Jewelry on University Boulevard West.

After two children with autism drowned in Jacksonville retention ponds this month alone, a state lawmaker is drawing attention to legislation that aims to help monitor children who may have communication difficulties and be at risk of wandering.

Nearly 39 years after Melissa “Missy” Taylor Ellison was killed in her Jacksonville home, her daughter gathered Saturday with the people who knew her mother best for a private celebration of Missy’s life.

A young father who had a second child on the way was shot and killed Saturday evening while walking on Jacksonville’s Northside, his mother told News4JAX.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says it arrested a dozen suspects as part of this year’s National Organized Retail Crime Blitz.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump held a news conference Thursday and responded to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s release of body camera video showing the fatal officer-involved shooting of a 22-year-old woman in Arlington.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is responding to a person shot in the 800 block of Dunn Avenue near Harts Road.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released body camera footage showing the Aug. 11 fatal officer-involved shooting of a 22-year-old woman in Arlington.

A pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a truck Wednesday morning near McCormick Road and Kernan Boulevard North, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 19-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Sunday night after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies observed what they say was street racing on San Jose Boulevard — a stop officers say led to the discovery of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, a loaded handgun, and more than 100 rounds of ammunition.

A 72-year-old Jacksonville woman faces a felony charge after allegedly striking a teenager with her car and driving away without stopping to help, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that it is in the area of 110th Street and Wesconnett Boulevard for a barricaded man in a home. Traffic and pedestrian flow are being rerouted for safety.

A Jacksonville City Council member is pushing for possible new safety requirements around retention ponds after two children with autism were found dead in neighborhood ponds just weeks apart.

A man crossing the street in the Riverside neighborhood is dead after he was hit on Monday night.

An apartment complex in North Jacksonville is drawing online attention after residents noticed a Flock Safety camera positioned next to the community swimming pool, prompting concerns about privacy and surveillance.

Two people were shot near a high school football game at Lonnie C. Miller Park, and the incident is raising serious questions about safety at sporting events.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that it is investigating after a 3-year-old girl with autism drowned in a retention pond on the city’s Northside on Monday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed a police presence on the 3500 block of Townsend Blvd. in the Arlington Hills neighborhood.

The first week of high school football season ended in gunfire Friday night at Lonnie C. Miller Sr. Regional Park in Northwest Jacksonville — and for one father, the nightmare began not at the park, but with a knock at his front door. James Crews learned his 20-year-old son, Zakyri, had been shot when a parent came to the family’s home to deliver the news. “The parent had came to the house and notified us that there was an incident. It was a shooting that involved my son. We go to Shands, and this is where we’re at,” Crews told News4JAX reporter Ashley French on Saturday. Zakyri Crews was one of two people wounded when gunfire broke out near a game between Young Kids Academy and Joshua Christian Academy. A 19-year-old woman was also struck in the leg. Both were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened Friday night near a high school football game at Lonnie Miller Park.

Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash with injuries in the southbound lanes of the Hart Expressway at University Blvd. S on Friday afternoon.

Four years after a racially motivated attack claimed three lives at a Jacksonville Dollar General, the city will pause to remember, honor and unite.

A Jacksonville woman is warning others after falling victim to an elaborate scam involving the Duval County jail system.

Multiple police agencies are outside A. Phillip Randolph High School.

Two men were arrested late Saturday night after Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers witnessed what they described as a street racing incident on San Jose Boulevard, according to arrest reports.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic enforcement officer arrested a street racer clocked at 120 mph on the Buckman Bridge Friday night, one of eight arrests made during a targeted crackdown on dangerous driving, JSO announced Tuesday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating an incident in the 1700 block of West Beaver Street.

Jacksonville’s proposed e-bike ordinance is being revised after a stakeholder meeting. Councilman Boylan may drop age limits and adjust sidewalk speeds as Wolfson reports rising serious injuries and enforcement questions remain.

A Jacksonville woman who pleaded guilty in the gruesome murder of a 41-year-old man she claimed groomed her from childhood is expected to learn her fate on Friday.

A man is dead after being pulled from a swimming pool at a Jacksonville apartment complex Sunday evening, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

An elderly woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday night while crossing the street in Lackawanna.

A Jacksonville man was shot in the leg early Saturday morning in what investigators believe to be an isolated incident.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is being featured in new episodes of the television series “Cops” for the first time in 20 years, reigniting a debate over whether the program promotes transparency or reinforces negative stereotypes about policing.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been retained by the family of Asia Bennett, a 22-year-old Jacksonville woman who was shot and killed by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s officer Tuesday night.

A 21-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested early Wednesday morning after police say he was caught driving more than 100 mph on Atlantic Boulevard.

A 31-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Monday after a school safety officer found him on the grounds of Lake Shore Middle School with a knife and a baseball bat.

A 70-year-old Middleburg man pleaded not guilty Aug. 13 to murder in the second degree and armed burglary with assault or battery in connection with the 1987 beating death of Jacksonville mother Melissa Ellison.

One man is fighting for his life after a shooting on Thursday night on Kernan Boulevard South near Beach Boulevard.

Two suspects were arrested in Jacksonville following a multi-jurisdictional investigation into allegations of child neglect involving four children who had been living in the cab of a semitruck since 2019, according to court documents.

Garrett Gross, a former MMA fighter, runs what some call a video vigilante group called Operation 17:2 that confronts alleged child sexual predators. Despite his group's intentions, however, JSO warns that they can create real obstacles for investigators.

The mother of a 22-year-old woman who was shot and killed by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office late Tuesday night told News4JAX her daughter was a domestic violence victim and she believes police should have been helping her.

A 22-year-old woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 26-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Thursday afternoon after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says an officer clocked him driving more than double the posted speed limit on Arlington Expressway — and then refusing to cooperate during the traffic stop.

A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized on Monday after an hours-long standoff with officers in the parking lot of a movie theater on Philips Highway ended with the teen trying to take his own life, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen Friday evening.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen Friday afternoon.

JSO says the driver was caught going nearly triple the posted speed limit on the Mathews Bridge and continued to smoke even after he was pulled over by police.

A Jacksonville man was arrested more than two weeks after allegedly participating in a street takeover near a Wawa gas station on University Boulevard, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office records.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says it closed a case with no charges filed against a man accused of following a woman through a River City Marketplace HomeGoods who was sexually gratifying himself while watching her.

A man was arrested Friday and accused of taking part in an organized scheme that used counterfeit checks to defraud banks and businesses across Jacksonville, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

A 24-year-old man was arrested Sunday after deputies said he was driving 117 mph in a 65 mph zone on I‑295 and was also charged with child neglect, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A Jacksonville social justice group is rallying behind the family of a 14-year-old boy who was arrested and charged with armed burglary and possession of a firearm by a minor.

A Duval County judge is set to hear testimony next month in a public records lawsuit filed by the family of Charles Faggart, a man who died after an incident inside the Duval County Jail.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported dead person on Jacksonville’s Westside Saturday evening.

A Jacksonville couple is facing felony charges after authorities say they traveled from central Florida to sell a kilogram of cocaine in Jacksonville.

A Jacksonville woman who pleaded guilty in the gruesome murder of a 41-year-old man she claimed groomed her from childhood is expected to learn her fate on Friday.

The woman killed in a quadruple shooting on Jacksonville’s Westside has been identified as Christine Dixon, 57. Dixon was shot outside a home on Susie Street on Monday afternoon. Three other people were also hurt. Friends and family say she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A multi-vehicle crash involving two Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles left one person hospitalized early Thursday morning, according to a Florida Traffic Crash Report filed by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 41-year-old Orlando man is facing more than a dozen felony charges connected to an alleged counterfeit check fraud scheme that investigators say spanned multiple counties, targeted seven businesses, and defrauded approximately seven financial institutions across Northeast Florida.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying the person responsible for abandoning a dog in a crate outside a local church — leaving it without food or water for three days.

Jacksonville is seeing fewer crashes on the road this year, but more people are dying in those crashes. The trend is raising questions about what factors are making some crashes more severe and what drivers can do to help prevent deadly outcomes.

A Jacksonville man and Orange Park woman are each facing a manslaughter charge — among other charges — stemming from separate overdose investigations in Duval County, according to the Sheriff’s Office.