Zach Wilcox

1 week ago | firstcoastnews.com | Zach Wilcox

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Closing the door on 58 years of history. The interior of the Regency Square Mall closed for good on Saturday as developers work toward a new vision for the once iconic building. A steady stream of folks swung by the mall on Saturday, with many sharing their memories when the mall was in its heyday as the "it" place to be. One visitor had a particularly sentimental attachment to the mall because of who it reminded him of.

1 week ago | firstcoastnews.com | Zach Wilcox

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Some Liberty Pines Academy students can leave their bikes at home because they will have a new way to get to school next year. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to deem the sidewalk along 9B as hazardous, requiring a bus for the St. Johns Forest neighborhood. "This was my number one, top priority as a bill," said State Rep. Kim Kendall, who sponsored the bill.

2 weeks ago | firstcoastnews.com | Zach Wilcox

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new plan to bring the University of Florida's grad school to Jacksonville could change the face of Downtown. The Jacksonville City Council is considering a land swap to acquire space on Bay Street for the new campus. The city council weighed two options during a meeting Wednesday: 1) Buy the land, or: 2) Swap two chunks of land on either side of the Main Street Bridge at the Northbank for it.

3 weeks ago | kare11.com | Zach Wilcox

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hundreds of cars are stuck inside the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport after a fire ripped through Friday. Airport officials report no one was hurt in the fire and the cause is still under investigation. An airport spokesperson said the hourly garage is indefinitely closed while it's inspected, which is having an impact on the rest of the parking at the airport.

3 weeks ago | firstcoastnews.com | Zach Wilcox

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The future of 600 acres of preserved, natural land along the First Coast is up for debate. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will consider a land swap - 3,000 acres of private land to be preserved in exchange for 600 acres of the Guana River Wildlife Management Area in St. Johns County to be developed. "It's just such a beautiful place to ride," said Jackie Morrison before starting a bike ride at the preserve.