Jacksonville City Council rejects controversial proposal for senior apartment complex on former landfill site, despite developer's cleanup promises, following strong community opposition and planning department recommendation.

Planning officials recommend denying an 84-unit apartment complex on a former Jacksonville landfill site, as residents unite with environmental concerns while developers promise supervised cleanup before construction.

A Northwest Jacksonville man was just released from the hospital after weeks of battling a flesh-eating bacteria.

A Duval County Public Schools staff member received counseling on proper document disposal protocols after confidential student records were found scattered across a Northwest Jacksonville intersection in July.

With only a few hours left to buy tickets for one of the largest Powerball jackpots in American history, News4JAX asked Jacksonville residents what they would do if they won the big prize on Monday night.

Two Duval County public schools that got an overhaul opened to students for the first time on Monday.

Two Duval County public schools that got an overhaul opened to students for the first time on Monday.

Two Duval County public schools that got an overhaul opened to students for the first time on Monday.

A man in his 20s was found shot Sunday night in Northwest Jacksonville and died at the hospital, according to police.

The owner of a Northwest Jacksonville daycare center is at an impasse with her landlord after the Department of Children and Families abruptly closed the center due to air conditioning issues.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the community to find a missing teen on the city’s northwest side.

Community members are calling for change after two officer-involved shootings in a week.

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico, a Republican, announced Tuesday that he had removed a fellow councilman from a council committee after he boycotted the first meeting.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is hosting a town hall in District Five on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church.

Wednesday morning’s officer-involved incident, in which an armed robbery suspect died in Northwest Jacksonville, marked the 10th shooting involving an officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

An armed robbery suspect who shot at an officer was killed Wednesday morning following a foot chase near Soutel Drive and Norfolk Boulevard in the Sherwood Forest area of Northwest Jacksonville, the Sheriff’s Office said.

An officer has been shot and a suspect is dead after an incident near Soutel Drive and Norfolk Boulevard in the Sherwood Forest area of Northwest Jacksonville, according to multiple News4JAX sources.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a woman accused of attempting to kidnap a 9-year-old boy in Northwest Jacksonville last Friday has been arrested.

Cafe Resistance celebrated its one-year anniversary on Saturday with vendors, music, and family fun.

A Jacksonville family is still looking for answers after a young man who disappeared 25 years ago was found dead a year later in Palatka.

A Jacksonville mother is pleading for answers after her 23-year-old son, Michael Easter, was shot early Friday morning and later died at the hospital.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday night in the 1100 block of Grothe Street. According to JSO, a ShotSpotter alert was activated around 9:30 p.m., prompting a nearby patrol officer to respond

An 18-year-old was killed and three other young adults were injured in a shooting Wednesday night at a Cleveland Road apartment complex in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A drug raid last month at a Northside home led to an investigation into a suspected dog-fighting operation and a charge of illegal possession of an alligator, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A drug raid last month at a Northside home led to an investigation into a suspected dog-fighting operation and a charge of illegal possession of an alligator, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested and charged with the murder of a 22-year-old who was shot during an argument in Northwest Jacksonville in mid-April, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

In recent days and weeks, JSO has been busy shutting down organized illegal drug operations, and with each raid, police have been seizing large amounts of harmful drugs, money, and guns.

Sunday’s domestic incident that ended in a deadly shooting on Jacksonville’s Southside marked the fifth police shooting so far this year, which is the highest number in the first three months since 2016, according to data from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office portal.

Two people were injured Thursday morning in an officer involved shooting in Northwest Jacksonville, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer who was injured in a shootout last week in Northwest Jacksonville was released from the hospital Thursday and is continuing to recover, JSO said in a Facebook post on Monday.

A shooting that left one person seriously injured on Jacksonville’s Northside prompted a brief lockdown of Ribault High and Sallye B. Mathis Elementary Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

Jacksonville officials will unveil a historic marker to remember civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Lincoln Villa Community Center.

A local security company is assisting several churches in Northwest Jacksonville who experienced multiple break-ins.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it recently arrested the man believed to be responsible for a string of break-ins at churches in Northwest Jacksonville.

Three people were transported to a hospital with possibly life-threatening injuries Thursday morning after a fire broke out in a vacant Northwest Jacksonville home, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department.

In Duval County, Florida, a routine inspection turned into a big bust at what looked like a repair shop or scrap yard. Troopers arrived to check things out under Florida law and met Sean O’Neal Hacker, the shop owner, who was cooperative.

A fight on New Year’s Eve near downtown Jacksonville caused some damage to the City Hall building after a fight broke out at James Weldon Park, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Officers were called to a home where they found a man lying in the driveway with a gunshot wound to the chest. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers were called to a home where they found a man lying in the driveway with a gunshot wound to the chest. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

One person is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting at a Wendy’s in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The city of Jacksonville is rolling out plans to clean up Lonnie C. Miller Park in Northwest Jacksonville.

Just a week before Christmas, the home-building process officially began for five homes that will soon be dedicated to veterans and military-connected families in Northwest Jacksonville.

A school crossing guard was arrested after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation into a Sunday morning hit-and-run crash in Northwest Jacksonville.

Cure Violence was announced with a lot of fanfare back in 2019. At first, the data suggested it was making a difference. Then it ended in 2023 and the city pulled funding in March 2024. The Office of Inspector General says it launched its investigation to find out why the city terminated the contract.

The annual Community Christmas party for a Northwest Jacksonville barbershop is days away.

After years of planning, a goal to make major upgrades to a roughly 10-block stretch of Moncrief Road in Northwest Jacksonville is getting a big boost.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad is being sent to the Beaver Street Enterprise Center in Northwest Jacksonville after receiving reports of a “suspicious package” at the polling site, according to officials.

A man was arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Northwest Jacksonville Thursday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 1:30 a.m., the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responded to a structure fire on Cranbrook Ct.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office addressed crime concerns from Northwest Jacksonville residents at Thursday’s District 5 town hall meeting.

Q. A Jacksonville Today reader, Courtney S., wants to know whether it’s legal for political groups to hang out near polling locations and hand out pamphlets to voters.

Wednesday marks 11 years since Megan Simmons died after someone fired multiple shots into the home where she was staying. Her friend, Jazmine Shelton, 13, was also shot in the attack. Jazmine died at the scene, but Megan died four days later.

Democratic incumbent Kimberly Daniels defeated two primary challengers in Florida House District 14, which covers from Brooklyn and downtown north to include a sliver of Northwest Jacksonville and much of the Northside east of Lem Turner Road and south of Interstate 295 as well as Arlington and part of the Southside north of the Hart Expressway to Beach Boulevard and west of Southside Boulevard.

Democrat Angie Nixon is seeking re-election in Florida House District 13, which covers most of Northwest Jacksonville and the near Westside, west of I-95, north of 103rd Street, east of Chaffee Road and McGirts Creek.

An arrest was made in a 2023 shooting in Moncrief that left a father of six dead almost one year after it happened.

The City of Jacksonville will host a tour of one of its cooling centers Monday morning.

A man was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in Northwest Jacksonville Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A Jacksonville family gathered at the Dinsmore Cemetery Sunday afternoon to honor the life of a young man who disappeared 24 years ago and whose remains were found a year later in Palatka.

A 14-year-old was fatally shot Monday evening at a home in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville, police said.

Two people were injured in a shooting at a gas station in Northwest Jacksonville early Sunday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A Jacksonville Today reader, Judy J., wanted to know what’s under construction at the corner of Lem Turner Road and Interstate 295 in Northwest Jacksonville.

More than 10 years after two teenage girls were killed in a drive-by shooting in Northwest Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reopening the case hoping technology may bring new leads that could result in an arrest.

A Jacksonville activist group said Thursday it is strongly against the city’s multi-million dollar plan to renovate EverBank Stadium, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

It was the first of five community huddles after the city and the Jaguars announced the plan for a 50-50 split of the $1.25 billion “Stadium of the Future” renovation project.

A large tree and power line that was knocked down due to severe weather in Northwest Jacksonville is causing issues for residents.

Local businesses are partnering to address food insecurity on Jacksonville’s Northside.

A new crime-fighting tool in Jacksonville is solving crimes all over the city and you can be a part of helping with it.

There have been five shootings involving teens in Jacksonville over the last few months. Three were in Northwest Jacksonville, one was in the downtown area and the other was on the Westside.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) announced upcoming changes to more than 100 bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville to improve the experience for riders in underserved areas.

A man in his late 20s or early 30s was found dead on the side of the road in a field area in Northwest Jacksonville on Saturday shortly after 8:00 a.m., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A juvenile was transported to a local hospital after a bullet fired from outside a home struck her in the foot Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

District 10 Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman is laying out her plan to help the community she serves.

Jacksonville police are searching for two men caught on camera leaving a shooting scene after a man was sent to the hospital Thursday in critical condition.

At least five young children have been the unintentional victims of gunfire over the past six months in Jacksonville, but there’s only been an arrest made in one of those cases.

Jacksonville reported 158 homicides in 2023 -- with 126 of those classified as murders -- a decrease of 6% from the year before.

A 14-year-old was fatally shot Monday evening at a home in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville, police said.

It’s been a violent December in Jacksonville with at least three more shootings in the past day.

Over the weekend, there have been a rash of shootings in Jacksonville. News4JAX wants so hear from you as you either attend holiday events or finish off Christmas shopping. Do you feel safe going out for the holidays? Sound off in the Hearken.

Jacksonville police are investigating a deadly shooting that took place late Sunday night in Northwest Jacksonville.

Violent crime involving youth is a problem in Jacksonville with parts of the city riddled with gun violence and poverty.

A woman was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after she was shot in Northwest Jacksonville Friday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A woman who was shot several times in the back in Northwest Jacksonville is recovering after the scary incident.

Donations are steadily pouring in for a Northwest Jacksonville barber shop that hosts an annual community Christmas party.

The man accused of fatally hitting a Northwest Jacksonville mother and 1-year-old child while they were visiting Tennessee made his first court appearance Tuesday.

Thanks to many of our News4JAX viewers, hundreds of children in Northwest Jacksonville will be able to receive new toys at an annual community Christmas party later this month.

An annual event that helps children from less fortunate households is in jeopardy of not being able to provide new toys and clothing to hundreds of kids this Christmas holiday.

As preparations are underway for the reopening of the Dollar General where three people were killed in August, a nearby resident is giving a new perspective on the brutal attack and how the community is faring now.

Two people were transported to a hospital after a shooting in Northwest Jacksonville Saturday afternoon.

More than 100 families in Northwest Jacksonville will have a hot meal for Thanksgiving.

The Clara White Mission officially opened to the public their newest initiative named “Eartha’s Farm and Market” on Saturday morning in Northwest Jacksonville.

A woman in her late 30s was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Monday morning after she was shot while waiting for an Uber in Northwest Jacksonville.

A 44-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after police said she shot two men in Northwest Jacksonville, leaving one man dead and another one critically injured.

One man was killed and another man was critically injured following an early morning shooting inside a home in Northwest Jacksonville.

A video of a fight showing what appears to be two adults and several teens, possibly students, in Northwest Jacksonville is sparking concern from the community.

City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass legislation against Florida PACE Funding Agency, which city leaders say is responsible for "predatory lending."

The shooting happened along Fairfax Street in the New Town community.

Six people between their late teens to mid-30s were injured Monday night when “at least two different shooters” fired at each other at a Northwest Jacksonville apartment complex, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

President Biden penned a statement Sunday in response to the racially motivated mass shooting that left three dead in a Black community in Northwest Jacksonville.

The Northwest Jacksonville community is shaken up and trying to figure out how to move forward after a shooter walked into a Dollar General on Kings Road and fired several shots, killing three people.

The property where a liquor store was projected to open across from an elementary school in Northwest Jacksonville will be purchased by the City of Jacksonville, according to Mayor Donna Deegan, who made the announcement at one of her most anticipated meetings.