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4 days ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson |Khalil Maycock
Published: June 3, 2025 at 6:10 AMST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – After several local crashes, St. Johns County commissioners will revisit a proposed e-bike safety ordinance during their meeting Tuesday. According to the county, as more people come to the booming area, officials are noticing more people on scooters and e-bikes. Now the county is trying to find a way to make the roadways safer for everyone. Colin Lytle, who lives in St. Johns County, said he’s seen a huge rise in the e-bikes.
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1 week ago | 
news4jax.com | Brianna Andrews |Jesse Hanson
Published: May 28, 2025 at 10:11 AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A major step forward was made Tuesday in the effort to restore a historic Downtown Jacksonville landmark. The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) approved the reallocation of $1 million to help restore Snyder Memorial Church, which sits at the corner of Laura and Monroe streets. The funding was originally earmarked for a restaurant project at Riverfront Plaza, but is now being redirected to prepare the church for private development.
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2 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson
Published: May 20, 2025 at 8:15 AMTags: Health, Mental Health, Politics, Florida, Firefighters, SuicideJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Statistics from the U.S. Fire Administration show that approximately 100 firefighters die by suicide each year. While some platforms are censoring the word suicide because of the stigma it carries, families of those who have taken their own lives are left to deal with the aftermath -- and some want suicide to be talked about more, not less.
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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson
After tragedy struck with a deadly mass shooting at Florida State University, state leaders are urging all of Florida’s public universities to reevaluate their security measures. Florida’s university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues is the one pushing the effort. “I asked each of our presidents to work with their teams over the summer to assess the security of their buildings and to execute lockdown drills,” Rodrigues said.
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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson
Published: May 15, 2025 at 7:13 AMTags: North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, FDOT, Kings Road Coridor, TPO, Morning Show, TrafficJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County drivers may soon experience a significant enhancement to their daily commute. The North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is unveiling its five-year plan for the Transportation Improvement Program on Thursday.
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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson |Francine Frazier |Scott Johnson
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man who was involved in an hours-long standoff with SWAT that started Tuesday night was fatally shot by officers when he tried to get to a neighboring home on Lenox Avenue while carrying a gun, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The man, 44-year-old Calixto Beavenutti, died at the scene. “The whole family’s devastated,” said brother George Beavenutti. “He was suffering through mental illness. And he needed some help.
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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson |Francine Frazier
Published: May 14, 2025 at 6:05 AMTags: Jacksonville, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Officer-involved shootingA man who was involved in an hours-long standoff with SWAT that started Tuesday night was fatally shot by officers when he tried to get to a neighboring home on Lenox Avenue, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO Chief Alan Parker said officers were called to Lenox Avenue, about a half mile east of Fouraker Road, just after 8 p.m. Tuesday on the city’s Westside.
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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Jonathan Lundy |Jesse Hanson
Published: May 13, 2025 at 6:36 AMTags: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Fatal Shooting, Duval CountyJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was fatally shot after an argument outside of Wacko’s on Emerson Street on Tuesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said that at around 2 a.m., they responded to a call in reference to gunfire. Upon arrival, they found a man between 30 to 40 years old with a gunshot wound.
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1 month ago | 
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Jesse Hanson
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – As 80-year-old Navy veteran Ken Hearda thought back on his time in the service, he recounted the challenges he faced. Like a devastating fire that destroyed his section of the “beautiful ship” on which he served. “It was blown up, I think,” Hearda said, revealing the trauma of his past. But the most shocking part of Hearda’s story is his current situation: He hasn’t had a place to live in six years.
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1 month ago | 
news4jax.com | Caleb Yauger |Jesse Hanson
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF Health and United Healthcare signed a new multi-year agreement that starts on Monday. Patients with United Healthcare insurance can now return to UF Health, as the two companies have resolved their previous disputes. The original deadline ended on Sept. 1, 2024, but it resulted in a stalemate. United Healthcare blamed UF Health for proposing a 30% price hike over two years and a more than 20% rate increase in one year.
