Jacksonville Beach has approved a two-year pilot program allowing some bars to expand outdoor capacity on Jaguars game days.

A groundbreaking was held Wednesday to renovate and transform the historic former Ragtime Tavern building into a new upscale dining destination.

Law enforcement agencies across Florida are facing a critical deadline Wednesday to completely dismantle automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) currently installed along state roads.

Conner’s A-Maize-ing Acres is preparing to open its annual pumpkin patch on Oct. 3.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department has a new tool in its tool box -- a rip current simulator advancing water rescue technology for local first responders.

Drivers should prepare for brief afternoon delays near the Shands Bridge this week as construction crews begin receiving massive bridge beams for the next phase of the project.

A quiet Bradford County neighborhood was shattered early Monday morning after the sheriff’s office said a woman shot her boyfriend.

Steven Coleman, who lives in the neighborhood, said he was outside working on his car Saturday evening when he heard what sounded like two separate bursts of gunfire.

As people all over the world mourn the passing of Dolly Parton, one of the performer’s most lasting legacies, the Imagination Library is being kept alive through a local connection. 

A Jacksonville mother is expressing deep frustration over repeated ESE school bus delays; she says this has disrupted her third-grade son’s education.

The shooting occurred during a football game between Young Kids in Motion Academy and Joshua Christian Academy, two small private schools.

Parents at Westview K-8 are wanting answers from the school and Duval County Public Schools as air-conditioning units left students enduring stifling indoor temperatures this week.

A beloved local crossing guard remains in the intensive care unit fighting to recover after being hit by a car outside Grove Park Elementary School on Tuesday. Speaking from Louisiana, her son, Robert Hamilton, shared that his mother is currently in stable condition after undergoing two emergency surgeries to relieve pressure on her skull.

A community is in shock after a dedicated school crossing guard was hit by a car and seriously injured on Tuesday morning, just one week after the new school year resumed. 

Early voting ends Sunday at 6 p.m. in the final day of the early-voting period as polls close at 6 p.m., prompting many residents to head to the polls to avoid the anticipated rush on Election Day.