A Southern fox squirrel — larger, rarer and harder to spot than the common gray squirrel — has been caught on camera at a wildlife crossing beneath Wekiva Parkway (S.R. 429) in Central Florida.

A Leon Circuit Court judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether the property tax cut proposal to be placed on the November ballot is misleading to voters.

Florida’s 2026 spiny lobster mini season is here. The two-day sport season runs July 29-30, with the regular season beginning Aug. 6 and running through March 31, 2027.

A single ticket sold in Florida just changed someone’s life — to the tune of $800 million, according to a report from News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando.

Aging leaves telltale marks on DNA, and for the first time, scientists have used those molecular signatures to create a model that predicts the age of sharks.

Florida’s newest guidelines warn against prescribing psychotropic medications for children, echoing the Make America Healthy Again movement’s push to impose changes on childhood health care.

A Tavares man has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $73,000 in government food assistance benefits and aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors announced.

U.S. Senator Ashley Moody introduced legislation this week that would make intentionally staging a collision with a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime.

Measles is spreading across the United States at a pace that has already outpaced all of 2025 — and Florida is seeing one of the sharpest surges in the country.

As a growing number of municipalities and private entities install automatic license plate readers to help solve crimes, locate missing people and identify trespassers, privacy advocates are creating online maps that reveal the devices’ locations.

Over 200 new laws were approved this year in Florida, though many other bills failed to pass the Legislature.

An Orlando woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme targeting financial institutions, federal prosecutors announced.

Hawaii is the best place to live if you’re retiring, and Oklahoma is the worst. That’s according to a new study by home care agency 24 Hour Caregivers, which compared the best overall retirement conditions in all 50 states.

According to an investigation conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, former Howey-in-the-Hills police chief Michael Giddens was being investigated for having sex, while on duty, with a woman who was the estranged wife of the suspect in a criminal investigation.

The work to plant 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides is part of an initiative led by the University of Illinois Chicago to transform the vacant rights-of-way alongside roads, powerlines and train tracks into environmental corridors for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

A parasite that causes extreme diarrhea, seen in recent outbreaks across the country, has been documented in over 25 counties in Florida -- and cases nearly doubled in one week, according to state data.

State Rep Angie Nixon, who is running in the Democratic primary for US Senate, had a preliminary court hearing in Leon County Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security shared a brief update Wednesday morning after an operation in St. Johns County turned deadly on Tuesday.

News4JAX will begin featuring Trade Up stories in the weeks ahead, introducing viewers and readers to local students starting their journeys, employers investing in talent, and community leaders creating new pathways to economic opportunity.

Trade Up aims to highlight those opportunities by showcasing local success stories, providing information about training programs and apprenticeships, and connecting job seekers with employers who are actively hiring.

A pedestrian was hit by a semi and killed Tuesday morning on State Road 16 near I-95, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

Buying a home has always required patience and planning, but a new study suggests the finish line keeps moving further away for many would-be homeowners in Florida and Georgia.

Palm Beach International Airport is getting a new name — and soon, new flight codes — following action by Florida’s governor and state legislature earlier this year.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Palatka is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the city announced Wednesday.