A Palm Coast man is behind bars after Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly says he personally pulled him over on Interstate 95 — while off duty — after clocking him at speeds up to 125 mph.
Complete Health Partners Holdings has agreed to pay $14.1 million to settle allegations that it caused false diagnosis codes to be submitted to boost payments from the Medicare Advantage program, the Department of Justice said.
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.
Family, friends and members of the music industry gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of Jacksonville music executive and mentor Billy ‘Bigga Rankin’ Plummer during a homegoing service that drew about a thousand attendees from across Florida and beyond.
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner oversees the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which supports and promotes Florida agriculture, protects the environment, safeguards consumers, and ensures the safety and wholesomeness of food. The incumbent, Republican Wilton Simpson, is seeking re-election. He faces one opponent, Matt Taylor, in the Republican primary. There are two candidates in the Democratic primary, Joey Atkins and Donald “Don” Prichard.
Two candidates are running in this non-partisan race, which will appear on the August ballot for all Columbia County voters. Sara Carter is seeking re-election, facing Mark Pionessa.
A Jacksonville couple is facing felony charges after authorities say they traveled from central Florida to sell a kilogram of cocaine in Jacksonville.
After serving two terms, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now term-limited, meaning the governor’s race is an open seat this year. Both the Republican and Democratic primary ballots will be crowded, with a Libertarian candidate and six no party affiliation candidates awaiting the primary winners in the general election.
Republican congresswoman Kat Cammack is seeking re-election in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District, which covers all of North Central Florida, including Alachua, Bradford, Columbia and Union counties and all or part of seven other counties stretching all the way to the Gulf Coast.
Cases of cyclosporiasis have now spread to 37 counties in Florida, with reported illnesses spiking by nearly 100 in just one week this month.
This judicial race will appear on the August ballot and will be open to all voters in the 7th Judicial Circuit, which includes St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and Volusia counties. Judicial races are nonpartisan, meaning the candidates run without any party affiliation. With only two candidates in the race, this election will be decided in August.
A Melbourne man is facing felony charges after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says he illegally voted in seven general elections over two decades — despite not being a U.S. citizen.
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.
An off-duty firefighter and several bystanders are being credited with saving the lives of a Florida family after their car plunged into a retention pond following a crash on Interstate 95.
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.
Two seats on the five-member elected board of the Anastasia Mosquito Control District are on the November ballot in non-partisan races, meaning candidates run without party affiliation and the elections are open to all county voters.
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer oversees the Department of Financial Services, which is made up of 12 divisions. The Republican incumbent, Blaise Ingoglia, faces one primary challenger, and there are also two Democrats in the race.
As parents prepare to send their kids back to school, there is likely a critical conversation many families are not having that could make all the difference if their teen ever encounters law enforcement.
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.
The St. Augustine City Commission has voted to block homeowners’ associations and community development districts from receiving city neighborhood grant funding, directing those dollars instead toward organizations with the greatest community need.
The complaint alleges negligence stemming from an incident at the theater located in St. Augustine.
A controversial new Florida law is giving agricultural landowners a faster path to residential development — and in St. Johns County, six properties are already on the table. Some commissioners say it’s taking away home rule, and they’re planning to fight back.
A neighbor urged greater vigilance in teaching gun safety around children after a 2-year-old boy died in what the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said was an accidental shooting inside a Northside home.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office released dashcam video showing deputies use a PIT maneuver to stop a man accused of abducting a 13-year-old girl; the video then shows the man pointing a gun at deputies.
Abandoned and damaged boats linger in Florida’s waterways, costing the state roughly $6 million-$7 million a year to remove — and frustrated boaters and those who fish say the cleanup process moves far too slowly.
A Tavares man has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $73,000 in government food assistance benefits and aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors announced.
With students returning to classrooms Aug. 10, Duval County Public Schools leaders say they’re entering the new school year focused on maintaining academic momentum, improving school safety and strengthening transportation while working to attract more families back to the district.
A boy died late Monday night after being shot in a residential area on the Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The teen's disappearance prompted a statewide Amber Alert after deputies believed she was abducted from her home Monday.
Florida lawmakers have approved another $564,500 for a school safety drone program that its backers say could change how active shooter incidents are handled, bringing the state’s investment to more than $1.1 million over two years.
Voters around Northeast Florida will soon have their chance to cast an early, in-person ballot ahead of the state’s primary election set for Tuesday, August 18, for congressional, state, and local races.
Florida landed ninth in the 2026 SEC preseason poll. Breaking down my ballot, the All-SEC snubs, and Jon Sumrall's brutal schedule.
Ascension St. Vincent’s Arlington Emergency Care held its annual back-to-school community giveaway Saturday morning, handing out backpacks, school supplies, free haircuts, helmets and offering activities for children.
A growing trend called “teen takeovers” where scores of young people converge on small areas have raised safety concerns in cities across the United States, and prompted officials to develop strategies to control the trend.
Trust in U.S. elections has become a flashpoint in recent years, fueled in part by Pres. Donald Trump’s repeated claims of election fraud.
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.
A Hollister woman was arrested after deputies removed three emaciated horses from a rural property and one of the animals was euthanized, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is preparing for the possibility of large car meetups expected this weekend, following a recent crackdown on illegal street racing across the city.
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.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says detectives are now actively investigating a case involving a woman who says she was followed through a River City Marketplace HomeGoods by a man who was sexually gratifying himself while watching her.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Corvette driver going 130 mph in a 45 mph zone on County Road 13 near Joe Ashton Road.
Mayor Donna Deegan is asking the Jacksonville City Council to approve $11 million for affordable housing and homelessness initiatives in the city’s proposed budget, marking a significant increase after affordable housing funding was largely scaled back during the past two budget cycles.
Deportation orders tied to immigration court cases in Florida rose sharply in June, with judges issuing 5,415 removal orders — an 18% increase from March, according to a report released Tuesday from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
Homeowners association dues are rising across the U.S., and homeowners in Northeast Florida are feeling the effect — but the size and prevalence of those fees vary widely county to county, according to national research and local market data.
Community Hospice & Palliative Care will host the special open house welcoming Community PēdsCare patients and families to the Dorion Family Pediatric Center for the very first time.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Thursday that 49 people were arrested after a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking networks operating in Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Marion and Orange counties.
News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.
This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media to call out legislation that’s being considered by federal lawmakers.
A former gymnastics coach and social media content creator from Navarre, Florida, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to multiple child pornography and money-laundering charges, the Justice Department said.
Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.
News4JAX toured Jones Technical Institute (J-Tech Institute), a nonprofit vocational school with programs ranging from HVAC to diesel, welding, marine/RV – even commercial truck driving.
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Tampa pharmacist and pharmacy owner of dispensing more than 335,000 high-strength oxycodone pills to customers who had no medical need for the drug, authorities said.
Florida saw an uptick in reported leprosy cases in 2025 and has continued to record new infections in 2026, according to the National Hansen’s Disease Program.
As students prepare to return to classrooms, more than 1,100 school resource officers from across Florida are gathering in Jacksonville for hands-on training focused on the challenges they could face on campus.
A 22-year-old University of South Florida graduate student is co-founding Elora Armor, which creates jewelry with a small sensor hidden inside bracelets, bag charms and pendants to detect dangerous date rape drugs in drinks.
News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery.
Several cruise ship passengers disembarking at Port Canaveral found their vacations cut short after Brevard County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested them on outstanding warrants, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
A Jacksonville woman says a frightening encounter inside a River City Marketplace store on the Northside has exposed what she believes is a gap in Florida law after police told her they could not file criminal charges against a man she says followed her through the store while touching himself.
Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.
A 400-year-old pot created by a member of the Indigenous Potano-Timucua tribe was excavated, still fully intact, by students at the University of Florida earlier this year.
WalletHub has revealed its 2026 ranking of the happiest cities in America, examining which areas in the nation spark the most joy.
After changing the political makeup of school boards across the state of Florida through a commitment to endorsing school board candidates, Moms for Liberty Florida has not made any contributions to local school board candidates across Florida and is poised to be just a minor player this cycle.
Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico as it chugs closer to the U.S. But forecasters say it still could bring coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.
A 21-year-old Palm Coast woman was arrested on Sunday after Bunnell Police Department officers found two dead Labrador retrievers inside a storage unit.
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Monday announced eight arrests and dozens of traffic citations over the weekend in another crackdown on street racing, dubbed “Operation Friday Night Lights.”
A DeLand mother died Saturday after jumping into the St. Johns River to save her 4-year-old son, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Florida drivers saw a sharp jump in gas prices last week as oil markets reacted to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and robust summer fuel demand, AAA said.
A Florida man accused of a chemical pipe bomb attack on a deputy in Putnam County in April 2024 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the State Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
During Florida's sales tax "holiday" from July 20 through Aug. 20, sales taxes will be lifted on select clothes priced $100 or less, school supplies $50 or less, learning aids $30 or less, and personal computers and accessories priced $1,500 or less.
A University of North Florida poll of likely Florida midterm voters found that most supported the idea of phasing out property taxes until they learned of potential effects to local budgets.
A disorganized weather system over the eastern Gulf is worth keeping an eye on — and if you live along Florida’s west coast or in the Panhandle, it’s worth keeping a close eye.
Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland says Florida’s election system stands apart from the rest of the country — and the numbers back him up.
The area has quite a few players playing baseball at the professional level. With the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and the draft in the rearview, now’s a good time to check in on local products who are playing affiliate baseball in the minor leagues.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed the warrant for William Frances Silvia, who was convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife at her mother’s Casselberry-area home in 2006, according to our partners at the News Service of Florida.
A Jacksonville man with dementia wandered from an assisted living facility and was found dead in nearby woods. His family is now questioning whether staff acted quickly enough to save him.
A Putnam County father-son is accused of owning child sex abuse material after a cyber tip led to their home being searched, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
The St. Augustine City Commission approved changes this week to the city’s vehicles for hire and franchise ordinances.
A report released Friday by the Department of Commerce shows the state’s jobless rate for June at 4.7 percent, a reduction from 4.8 percent the prior two months. The rate is still 0.5 percentage points higher than the national average.
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.
Florida posted the nation’s highest foreclosure rate in the first half of 2026, with 27,494 properties recording foreclosure filings, ATTOM, a real estate analytics organization, said.
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 rally in downtown Jacksonville was held after Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, a 28-year-old man, died while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in St. Johns County. The Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance organized the event, demanding an end to the 287(g) agreement, an independent investigation, broader ICE accountability, and protection for immigrant rights defenders. Community members expressed outrage and fear, highlighting concerns over local law enforcement's role in immigration enforcement. Florida Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the incident.
A former Jacksonville Marine was arrested Thursday and charged by criminal complaint with threatening President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said it is currently on the scene of a deputy-involved shooting and two deputies were medevaced to a nearby hospital after being shot.
