First Coast

Warming appears to be the new normal in Jacksonville and across much of the U.S., according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data that was updated this week.

If watching the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp play isn’t enough for you, now’s your chance to join the crew at 121 Financial Park. 

St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick announced Monday morning that the body found in the woods near Durbin Crossing just after 6 p.m. Sunday is that of Tristyn Bailey, and a fellow student at her school has been arrested and charged with her murder.

This summer will mark a time of transition for more than a hundred workers at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal.

A U.S. district judge will hear arguments Wednesday in Florida’s request for a preliminary injunction against federal restrictions that have idled the cruise-ship industry, including Jacksonville’s Carnival Ecstasy, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Northeast Florida COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan has been approved by the Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC) Board of Directors.

The Triple-A Jumbo Shrimp are making a long-term commitment to Jacksonville.

Related Group has submitted designs to the city for the restaurant it agreed to build as part of its $99.16 million apartment community on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank. 

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue is hiring emergency communications officers to answer 911 and non-emergency calls and to send personnel and equipment where needed.

A crash involving a school bus and another vehicle left two adults and five students injured Friday morning in Downtown Jacksonville.

A divided federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of former Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown on fraud and tax charges, ruling that a juror was improperly removed from her trial because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty.

Now’s your chance to “come on down” and play The Price Is Right.

A rabies alert has been issued for the Yulee area in central Nassau County after a fox tested positive for the fatal disease.

The Jacksonville-based space technology company Redwire has delivered its first pair of International Space Station roll-out solar arrays (iROSA) to federal contractor Boeing.

Another master-planned First Coast community has been announced amidst a red-hot housing market.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed an elections overhaul that was one of the most-contentious issues of the 2021 legislative session, as opponents immediately filed a lawsuit alleging that the measure is unconstitutional.

Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke will join head coach Urban Meyer – and former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow – as homeowners in Glen Kernan Golf & Country Club on Jacksonville’s Southside.

A group of military and government officials has agreed to move forward with a plan to conserve 1 million acres of salt marsh stretching from North Carolina to Northeast Florida.

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville have teamed up to commission one-of-a-kind painted and autographed footballs celebrating the NFL Draft with proceeds benefitting the artists and Cultural Council.

Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History is hosting a couple of evening events this month it refers to as “mini comic cons.”

Each of Jacksonville University’s four colleges will be holding its own commencement ceremony this spring, marking a first in the school’s 87-year history.

After seven years of planning and delays, dirt is moving at The District site on the Downtown Southbank.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s season opener is tonight, May 4, at 1211 Financial Ballpark in Downtown Jacksonville, the first game of a 6-game homestand against the Norfolk Tides.

Two people were shot - one fatally - while Camden County deputies were serving a search warrant before dawn Tuesday morning on U.S. 17 south of Woodbine, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Florida’s lone statewide elected Democrat is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a handful of bills sent to him by the state Legislature.

Green Cove Springs Junior High Principal Jennifer Pryor Halter has been chosen by the Florida Department of Education as the state’s 2021 Principal of the Year.