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The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said that I-75 South near Paynes Prairie has been shut down as deputies attempt to take an “armed” and “dangerous” suspect into custody.

A nonprofit organization focused on home repairs and rehabilitation services is expanding its presence to Jacksonville, with a particular emphasis on serving veterans and low-income homeowners.

Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against 11 people accused of running a scheme that recruited U.S. service members into sham marriages with Chinese nationals to obtain immigration benefits and military identification cards.

Families of detainees in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can track their location online, but for those housed at “Deportation Depot” or “Alligator Alcatraz,” it may take longer to appear in the system. However, a new Florida bill aims to change that.

The Florida Highway Patrol said on Wednesday it is monitoring a brush fire that’s over 100 acres in the area of I-10 at MM329 in Baker County.

Both directions of State Road 20 in Putnam County were closed early Wednesday due to “extremely heavy smoke in the area,” prompting Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary and Interlachen Jr.–Sr. High School to close for the day, according to the sheriff’s office.

A controversial hologram that stood at the Jacksonville International Airport for months has been removed after the agreement between the city and the airport expired on Sunday, according to Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.

A man was shot Tuesday night after a hit-and-run incident near St. Johns Bluff Road, south of Atlantic Boulevard, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A brush fire has shut down County Road 108 between Henry Smith and Bay Road in Hilliard, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said.

A man shot and injured two suspects overnight after they approached him with guns and demanded that he get out of his car in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man riding a minibike down Beaver Street on Wednesday morning died after he collided with a Ford F-150 service truck, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Heavy smoke in Putnam County Wednesday morning prompted the closure of multiple roads, which then led to two schools canceling classes to keep bus drivers and parents off the dangerous roads.

News4JAX celebrates Black History Month by honoring past trailblazers and recognizing current leaders in the community.

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