Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning in Tampa.

Wednesday marks the start of the three-day window for high school football players to sign national letters of intent with college programs. Here is a list of players who are signing with college programs.

Isaiah Evans hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 19.7 seconds left, and No. 4 Duke held on to beat No. 15 Florida 67-66 in the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Duval County parents are raising concerns about the expansion of Florida’s Schools of Hope program, which allows charter schools to co-locate with underutilized traditional public schools.

Heavy rain possible with the next cold front

As home prices continue to climb across Florida, a new analysis suggests it could take the typical household nearly a generation to save for a modest down payment.

The Florida House could be ready after the 2026 legislative session starts in January to take up a bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns.

Quigley House, Clay County’s only domestic violence and sexual assault center, said Tuesday it is seeing a record demand in services this year.

Florida lawmakers are moving forward with three bills aimed at enhancing swimming pool safety and reducing drowning risks across the state.

Catarina Macario scored in her third straight match and the United States defeated Italy 2-0 on Monday night in the final game for the national team this year.

Four Republican-led states have settled lawsuits with the federal government over access to voter citizenship data.

A family is seeking community support through a GoFundMe after a tragic crash in Lake City claimed the lives of a woman named Carolyn and her two adopted daughters, Sophia and Faithann.

This year, over 200 new Florida laws were approved as part of the latest Legislative session.

Florida has hired Jon Sumrall from Tulane as its new head coach, after Lane Kiffin chose LSU over the Gators.

Florida has hired Jon Sumrall from Tulane as football coach, after Lane Kiffin chose LSU over the Gators.

In the 2025 season finale, the Florida Gators defeat Florida State 40-21 while Jadan Baugh has a career day.

Jadan Baugh ran for a career-high 266 yards and two touchdowns — the second-most rushing yards in school history — and Florida denied rival Florida State a chance to become bowl eligible with a 40-21 victory in the Swamp.

The Lane Kiffin saga appears to have reached a conclusion for the Florida Gators. Reports surfaced that Kiffin is deciding between LSU or staying at Ole Miss.

Trade tariffs are driving up artificial Christmas tree costs by about 30%, affecting holiday traditions for millions of Americans. Industry leaders seek exemptions while retailers offer deeper Black Friday discounts.

A person familiar with the search says Florida is moving on from Lane Kiffin and targeting Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next head coach.

Jacksonville’s first-ever outdoor ice skating rink opened Friday morning in downtown Jacksonville, near the Riverside Arts Market.

Brock Harding made a go-ahead jumper in the key with 48 seconds left and then hit five free throws in the final 13 seconds for TCU, which rallied to stun No. 10 Florida 84-80 in the first game of the Rady Children’s Invitational.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott said his home was targeted in an attempted swatting incident.

Right now, girls flag football is spreading like wildfire into American high schools, helped along by millions of dollars from benefactors like Nike and the NFL.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said on Wednesday that the man involved in a Suwannee County crash that killed two children and a woman from Lake City was in the country illegally and had been deported before.

Months after public outcry stopped a controversial land swap involving Guana Preserve in St. Johns County, Rep. Kim Kendall has introduced HB 441 to prevent similar deals from happening without public knowledge.

Four Marion County Fire Rescue employees are facing charges in connection with what investigators described as a violent hazing incident involving a 19-year-old Marion County firefighter.

Florida State could have a giant Seminoles flag on standby in the Swamp on Saturday.

It’s Jacksonville vs. Tallahassee, and it all plays out when the Florida Legislature convenes in January. Jacksonville’s central 2026 challenge is defending fiscal autonomy and local governance against a state administration pushing top-down fiscal reforms and broader preemption.

A new Florida bill filed last week is pushing to add more responsibilities to mobile home park owners in the state, according to a report from News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando.

Jacksonville saw one of the sharpest home-price drops in the nation, with the region’s median home price falling more than $16,000 year over year in October, the steepest decline among the country’s 40 largest metro areas, according to new data from Homes.com.

As millions of Americans take to the roads for Thanksgiving, AAA said it will again offer its free Tow to Go program to help keep impaired drivers off the road.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday he is proposing new legislation to protect animals from inhumane breeding practices.

Anna Kepner’s stepmother is asking a judge to seal court records in a child custody case involving Kepner’s younger stepbrother, who is under investigation for her “suspected murder” on a Carnival cruise ship, court documents show.

A recent state audit revealed hundreds of millions of dollars meant for students have not always been going where they should. However, a new bill hopes to help fix that by tightening rules on Florida’s school voucher system.

Beginning on Friday, Nov. 28 and running through Jan. 19, downtown Jacksonville will be host to the city’s first-ever outdoor ice skating rink at the Artist Walk Skatepark near the Riverside Arts Market.

A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and Florida to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades are getting adequate access to attorneys.

A St. Johns County deputy has changed the way derelict vessels are found in local waters with the addition of a dashboard tracker, making the process more efficient as derelict vessels continue to be a problem in Florida.

It's the perfect time for homeowners to prepare for cooler weather, protect their equipment, and understand how winter conditions can impact the power grid.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has fired back at a lawsuit filed by Democratic lawmakers seeking access to a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, saying they don’t have a legal right to enter the facility “at their pleasure.”

Florida based non-profit aiming to give back to the community

City officials will meet Monday afternoon to review Mayor Donna Deegan’s budget.

A panel of federal judges Friday said a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of three Florida House districts and one congressional district can move forward

Drug-related deaths in Florida dropped 14% between 2023 and 2024, with fentanyl deaths plunging by 35%, according to new state data that officials say reflects the success of increased funding and stronger recovery programs.

The Jaguars have officially activated Brenton Strange from the Injured Reserve list and he is expected to play Sunday at the Cardinals.

Rueben Chinyelu had 14 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, Alex Condon recorded his third double-double of the season and No. 10 Florida overwhelmed Merrimack from the opening tip in an 80-45 victory.

A Florida sheriff's deputy has been killed while serving an eviction notice at a home on the state's Atlantic coast.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin will announce his next move — likely Florida or LSU — after the Egg Bowl against Mississippi State.

A growing number of Florida homeowners say their mortgage payments jumped by hundreds, even more than a thousand dollars, within their first year of owning a new construction home, and many believe they were never warned it could happen.

The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and subsidized loans to students who aren't legally in the United States.

A new Organized Retail Theft Task Force initiative, announced Friday by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, is designed to help coordinate prosecutions across multiple jurisdictions for those who participate in retail theft rings.

A Florida lawmaker is accusing the state of selling personal information to third parties and generating nearly half a billion dollars from the sale of driver’s licenses and ID card information.

A bill drafted by Republican Sen. Corey Simon lays out changes for both the Florida High School Athletic Association to get help with recruiting and also opens the door for a boost in coaching salaries.

A Jacksonville motorcyclist and his stepdaughter were hospitalized Sunday after a car pulled from a parking lot and struck their bike, throwing both riders onto a curb and underscoring growing safety concerns for motorcyclists in the region.

A proposed ordinance that would reduce the time Jacksonville animal shelters must hold stray pets before putting them up for adoption continues to draw mixed reactions from the community, as officials hosted another public discussion today. The ordinance would cut the current six-day hold period to three days for unidentified strays, while maintaining the longer hold time for pets with identification tags or registered microchips.

A series of proposals aimed at eliminating or reducing non-school homestead property taxes advanced out of a House committee on Thursday, as local-government officials warned about having to decrease services because of potentially billions of dollars in lost revenue.

A Jacksonville resident was forced to leave her rental home after Locklear Property Management deemed it unsafe due to compromised flooring.

The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production that is already leading the world.

The teenage stepbrother of an 18-year-old woman who died on a Carnival cruise ship is a suspect in the FBI investigation, according to court papers filed this week.

Over a four-year span, from 2021 until 2024, Jacksonville had a larger share of its homicides classified as justifiable killings by civilians than any other city or county with a population greater than 500,000, according to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal.

A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store has become executed.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

The House Ethics Committee has announced that a panel will conduct a wide-ranging investigation into Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla.

Clay County teachers and school district officials will make presentations to the School Board next week in hopes of resolving an impasse over pay raises.

Florida defensive tackle Caleb Banks is returning to the field in hopes of impressing NFL scouts.

The JEA Board of Directors approved on Tuesday millions of dollars in funding for a project that aims to recharge the Floridan Aquifer, restore springs and river flows, and ensure the region’s sustainable water supply.

A federal judge in Florida is pushing for a resolution in a lawsuit over detainees' access to attorneys at an immigration detention center in the Everglades.

Over a week after an 18-year-old Titusville student was found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship, new court documents show that one of her step-siblings may be investigated.

Florida lawmakers are once again considering a bill to lower the gun-buying age from 21 to 18. The proposal is moving through the state House and raising questions about gun rights and safety.

The Florida House on Tuesday began moving forward with a proposal that would allow parents to seek pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits involving the wrongful death of an “unborn child.”

A new drone-based school defense system developed by a team including former Navy SEALs and top drone pilots can respond to active shooter situations within seconds, featuring drones capable of breaking through windows and tracking targets, with plans to deploy across several Florida counties.

State elections officials on Monday sent a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment to Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office, effectively putting an end to a lawsuit that backers of the measure filed to try to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the proposal.

After a nine-year legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a Tampa Christian school that contended its speech rights were violated when it was prevented from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game.

Lane Kiffin says Mississippi hasn't given him an ultimatum to make up his mind about his coaching future.

SNAP benefits were paused during the government shutdown, causing concern for many families. Now that benefits are being distributed again, recipients may have to reapply entirely.

A Florida lawmaker has introduced legislation that seeks to end a statewide practice of selling residents’ driver’s licenses and ID card information to private companies, data brokers, insurance analytics firms, and foreign-owned entities.

Opponents of Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade rallied Monday at the Capitol amid efforts to prevent bears from being killed next month in four areas of the state.

Florida education officials announced Monday the three school districts that will be part of a pilot program to explore the use of drones for school safety and security.

Millions of Americans were expected to have their SNAP benefits fully reinstated on Monday after the federal government reopened last week. However, there are new concerns for people who rely on these benefits, as the head of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said all recipients will be forced to reapply.

President Donald Trump is brushing aside concerns about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with a far-right activist known for his antisemitic views.

President Donald Trump is indicating that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and says they’ll “work something out."

News4JAX sports reporter Jamal St. Cyr's Four Cents analysis from Jacksonville's 35-6 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

Florida traveled to Oxford and fell short once again, losing to Ole Miss 34–24. After the game, Lane Kiffin revealed little about his future.

The rumored demise of the Jaguars was a bit premature.

Florida’s once-struggling property insurance market has hit a new milestone: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is no longer the state’s largest insurer for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clay County teachers and school district officials will make presentations to the School Board next week in hopes of resolving an impasse over pay raises.

Two Florida lawmakers filed new legislation on Thursday that would require law enforcement and immigration officers to display visible identification and prohibit the use of face coverings during public enforcement actions.

The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court.

A state database could hold the key to a little extra cash for your wallet, during the holiday season.

Duval County is on track to see more motorcycle deaths than last year.

Food trucks in Jacksonville's Trout River Food Park provided free meals as SNAP benefits delay continues to affect local families.

Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.

The Florida Department of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a new set of guiding principles for the state’s education system, known as “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”

Florida schools are piloting a program using drones to rapidly respond to active shooter situations with nonlethal deterrents.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will speak at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) news conference in Miramar on Thursday morning.

A man convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl he abducted from her bedroom has been executed in Florida.

A new bill proposed by Jacksonville City Council member Raul Arias aimed to expand outdoor dining and drinking options throughout downtown Jacksonville was unanimously approved Wednesday night during a city council meeting.

Marineland will soon be in the hands of a group led by dolphin experts -- with financial backing from a Clay County couple -- that plans to keep the park, known as the world’s first oceanarium, operational.

The cost and availability of child care are a major concern for many Jacksonville residents, and the Mayor’s Office is launching a task force to address the issue.

Strong solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. have delayed the launch of Blue Origin's big new rocket.