JACKSONVILLE BEACH

A concerned family member, Jacksonville police and dispatchers are being praised for the roles they played in keeping a mother and her four children safe.

News4JAX received photos Wednesday morning of strange parts of a sea creature spread across Jacksonville Beach. FFWCC confirmed they're from a leatherback sea turtle

The first weekend of the summer kicked off, and hundreds of people visited the beaches as the beach renourishment project continues in Jacksonville Beach.

A 12-year-old was among 15 arrests made by the Jacksonville Beach Police Department over a busy Memorial Day Weekend.

Thousands of locals and tourists went to Jacksonville Beach to celebrate Memorial Day, and police were out in full force to ensure beachgoers stayed safe.

What you should know before setting foot in the water

More than 400 runners hit the sand at Jacksonville Beach Saturday morning for the second annual “Kindness Matters 5K and Fun Run”.

Armed with just an iPad, no formal art degree or training, and a health condition that makes it difficult for him to drive, Sandro Young hustled and self-taught his way into the highly competitive world of graphic design.

Over 100 Jacksonville Beach residents attended Monday’s meeting at Fletcher High School as Mayor Donna Deegan, Jaguars President Mark Lamping and the city’s negotiator Mike Weinstein discussed the stadium renovations.

The goal is to address erosion caused by tropical storms Ian and Nicole.

Why does it happen? Is it safe? Are there any plans to fix the issue?

About 1,500 people helped raise money for brain cancer and tumor research Saturday morning by running or walking in the Waves of Gray 5K in Jacksonville Beach.

The Waves of Gray 5K for brain cancer awareness in Jacksonville Beach is only a week away, and the deadline to sign up online is coming up soon.

A judge was expected to rule Thursday on whether the State Attorney’s Office should be disqualified from prosecuting the couple accused of conspiring to kill 33-year-old Jared Bridegan in 2022.

A 68-year-old mother and her 32-year-old son are facing felony drug charges after investigators disrupted a drug trafficking pipeline that brought illegal drugs to Jacksonville Beach.

The goal is to address erosion caused by tropical storms Ian and Nicole.

Thousands of people visited Jacksonville Beach Sunday afternoon to celebrate the official opening of the beaches with the traditional parade.

It's a great day for a parade!

Wednesday marks the official start of sea turtle nesting season, which means turtles will be burying their eggs in nests up and down the coastline.

It's a great day for a parade!

It’s officially opening weekend for Jacksonville beaches with the sandcastle contest being one of the first events.

The weather is heating up, which is usually a sign for beachgoers to prepare to hit the waters.

Here is a look at the water temperatures and their average monthly change for the beaches.

The Jacksonville Beach police chief outlined recommendations on how to keep people safe ahead of the annual Beach Fest and the official opening of the beaches.

Jacksonville Beach residents, Lisa and Jeff Amato lost their daughter Kate, at the young age of 11 in November of 2016, after a long and difficult battle with cancer. Through her illness, Kate’s parents discovered how severely underfunded research is for pediatric cancer and witnessed first-hand the brutal effects of outdated, toxic treatments. To honor Kate’s life and continue the fight for other children, the Kate Amato Foundation was formed.

Defendant Shanna Gardner’s attorney on Wednesday asked the court to close part of an evidentiary hearing on Thursday related to her motion to disqualify State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office from prosecuting the alleged murder-for-hire plot.

The first major event at Jacksonville Beach kicked off Friday three weeks after a series of shootings rattled the community. Still, no arrests have been announced.

The News4JAX I-TEAM found out what Florida law requires to do after a breach and if you can hold them legally liable for negligence for not adequately protecting your data following a ransomware attack at Beaches Energy in Jacksonville Beach.

Erica Sunshine Lee, dubbed as “The hardest working woman in country music,” has been recognized by TRMA as “Female Artist of the Year” for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, along with earning the title of “Horizon Artist of the Year.” Additionally, she has secured the prestigious Music Video of the Year award for four consecutive years from 2019 to 2022. Notably, she clinched Radio Trop Rock’s 2020 “Song of the Year” accolade.

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The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is using an accelerated hiring process to address the officer shortage the department is facing.

The Jacksonville Beach City Council will discuss a measure to control crowds after two weeks have passed with no arrests announced in the three separate shootings in the bar district.

No arrests have been announced since three separate shootings in Jacksonville Beach’s downtown bar district, but the FBI is hoping to change that with an increased reward for information.

A street in Jacksonville Beach now has a new name in honor of a person who made history in the city.

Three men were arrested in connection to a drug distribution operation in Jacksonville Beach, a popular area for people to come and party, especially during spring break.

A Jacksonville cybersecurity expert said a federal ban on paying ransoms with taxpayer money might deter some cyberattacks, but it could come with its own set of consequences.

The leader of a Russia-based cybergang that is claiming responsibility for the cyber attack on Jacksonville Beach’s information systems threatened to commit more cybercrimes.

A global threat analyst said people living in Jacksonville Beach should assume their information is now in the hands of cybercriminals. The city of Jacksonville Beach was hacked at the end of January, and a Russian-based cyber gang called LOCKBIT was believed to be responsible.

Mario Fernandez, the man accused of conspiring with his wife to kill her ex-husband in 2022, appeared in court Thursday as potential evidence was handed over to a judge for review.

It’s been one week since the three separate shootings at Jacksonville Beach that left a 21-year-old man dead and three others injured.

While a cyberattack in Jacksonville Beach may be surprising, what is also surprising is the number of attempts by hackers to break into JEA's electric and water supply. News4JAX has learned there have been close to 900,000 attempts in just one day to try and break into JEA computers.

A Global Threat Analyst has a blunt message for people living in Jacksonville Beach. He said, "assume your information is in the hands of cybercriminals." The city of Jacksonville Beach was hacked at the end of January, and we've since learned a Russian-based Cybergang called LOCKBIT is responsible.

As detectives in Jacksonville Beach ask for help solving the string of shootings on St. Patrick’s Day evening, leaders and residents are wondering how to prevent violence like this from happening in the future. Police released frantic videos of people scattering after one of the shootings just before 8 on Sunday. A 21-year-old man died, and three more men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Detectives believe two of the injured were shooting at each other. News4JAX looked at how Miami Beach handled violence last year and a strategy they say has been successful in preventing crime this year.

A cyber attack in Jacksonville Beach has affected the city's information system. Cyber criminals are holding personal data like social security numbers and banking information for ransom. If you're affected, you will be notified by mail.

The city of Jacksonville Beach plans to reach out to residents about a “sophisticated cyberattack” that occurred at the end of January that could have potentially affected personal data.

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department joined with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to create a website where the community can upload videos from Sunday’s shootings in the downtown bar district.

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Tuesday released the name of the man killed in one of three shootings in the downtown bar district on Sunday.

As the Jacksonville Beach Police Department investigates Sunday’s triple shootings that happened in Jacksonville Beach’s bar district, News4JAX is looking into how police say this situation possibly started.

Just days after gun violence disrupted the St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Sunday night, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department released the 911 calls it received for the three unrelated shootings at the beach’s downtown bar district.

A Jacksonville-based African-American pastor expressed his disappointment in the violence and shootings in Jacksonville Beach that left one person dead and three people injured on Sunday night.

The Jacksonville Beach City Council heard from more than a dozen residents Monday night who all expressed concerns about public safety after three separate shootings Sunday night prompted a lockdown of the downtown bar district.

The impromptu topic of conversation at Monday’s Jacksonville Beach city council meeting was Sunday’s three separate shootings that left one person dead and three others injured.

When Rhonda Phillips heard about Sunday night’s shootings in Jacksonville Beach, she was instantly triggered and filled with gut-wrenching memories of losing her 23-year-old son Leon Bennett, who lost his life to gun violence in Jacksonville Beach in the summer of 2018.

The three separate shootings at Jacksonville Beach Sunday night have left some people feeling uneasy while others hope people will continue coming to the beach to support the businesses.

Jacksonville Beach is getting national attention following Sunday night’s shootings at the busy downtown bar district.

Flyers for “Drunk Day at the Beach” drew hundreds of young people to Jacksonville Beach on Sunday before the three separate shootings that left three people injured and one person dead.

One of the people involved in one of three shootings at Jacksonville Beach on Sunday has been identified by police as a “certified gang member.”

One person was killed and three others were injured in three unrelated shootings Sunday night during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the busy downtown bar district of Jacksonville Beach.

About 12 hours after one person was killed and three others were injured in three unrelated shootings Sunday night in downtown Jacksonville Beach, Mayor Christine Hoffman praised the quick response of police and local businesses.

One person was killed and three others were injured in three unrelated shootings Sunday night during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the busy downtown bar district of Jacksonville Beach.

Vacation rental company Airbnb announced that it will ban the use of cameras inside its listings regardless of their location, purpose, or prior disclosure.

It's a beautiful day, try to get out and soak up the sun (with protection, of course!)

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said that paid parking resumes Friday, March. 15 at 8:00 p.m.

Adventure Landing’s showcase attraction, Shipwreck Island Waterpark, will open for the 2024 season on March 15 for Spring Break.

Mario Fernandez, the man accused of conspiring with his wife to kill her ex-husband in 2022, appeared in court Thursday as potential evidence was handed over to a judge for review.

Shanna Gardner’s lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the indictment, according to court documents obtained by News4JAX.

The Neptune Run Crew is a free running community that is so much more than the exercise you get.

Now, new evidence released this week suggested his murder was not only planned, it was also rehearsed.

The estranged couple accused in what investigators describe as a murder-for-hire plot was back in court Friday -- exactly two years after the ambush killing of 33-year-old Jared Bridegan.

A new batch of evidence obtained by News4JAX on Thursday gives more details into the Jared Bridegan investigation and revealed that police identified a total of five people who were “likely involved” in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of the father of four.

It’s a fight for visitation involving a family that was torn apart by a brutal murder.

Abstrakt Filipino Essence in Jacksonville Beach is the only restaurant in Northeast Florida to make Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants in 2024

Shanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, will be back inside a Duval County courtroom on Wednesday as they face charges in the murder-for-hire plot that investigators say left Gardner’s ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, dead.

Inside 800 pages of reports from prosecutors obtained by News4JAX on Tuesday lie new details in the Jared Bridegan murder investigation.

The city of Jacksonville Beach gave an update during their council meeting Monday on the cybersecurity event that abruptly closed city operations last week.

More than 6,000 people ran or walked as part of the 17th Annual DONNA Marathon Weekend as the event wrapped up in Jacksonville Beach on Sunday with the marathon and half marathon. One woman is using her breast cancer diagnosis to inspire others.

Marathoners will outrun the rain as long as the forecast holds. But it will be a tight race to beat the rain the will last all night long on Sunday.

After the Jacksonville Beach City Hall and other city operations were abruptly shut down Monday, the city said on Tuesday that the closures were because of a “cybersecurity event.”

The City of Jacksonville Beach announced Monday that it will temporarily shut down due to an information systems issue and has shut down all business for the day.

What a drop in temperatures! A strong cold front will push the thermometer down by more than 30 degrees in less than 24 hours.

Suwannee Valley Unsolved (SVU) is shedding light on an over 30-year-old unsolved murder case in hopes of helping the Baker County Sheriff’s Office finally get answers in the 1991 death of a Jacksonville woman last seen alive at a truck stop in Columbia County.

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department has located the 17-year-old girl reported missing Wednesday night.

A retired Florida Highway Patrol officer returned to Jacksonville Beach on Tuesday after a 5000-mile bike ride from Western Canada, through California and across the United States to support children’s cancer research.

After being stuck on the sand of Jacksonville Beach since late October, a 40-foot sailboat was demolished and removed Tuesday afternoon by a contractor hired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

The United States Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville awarded a $32.4 million contract to support a renourishment project across nearly 10 miles of Duval County beaches.

Northeast Florida residents will embrace the (relative) cold Monday morning for the annual Jan. 1 "polar plunge" in Jacksonville Beach.

The University of Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) and the Clemson Tigers (8-4) are going head-to-head this Friday at noon in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at EverBank Stadium.

The owner of a 40-foot sailboat that’s been grounded at Jacksonville Beach since October now has a warrant out for his arrest, according to court documents.

Tens of thousands of Clemson and Kentucky fans gathered at the Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach ahead of the Taxslayer Gator Bowl on Friday.

The University of Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) and the Clemson Tigers (8-4) are going head-to-head this Friday in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at EverBank Stadium.

After being closed for three days due to stormy weather, Deck The Chairs is back Tuesday evening to illuminate Latham Plaza Park with its amazing holiday displays.

Sun Child is a dreamy folk band from Jacksonville Beach, Florida. What started as a solo project by Brooke Garwood has turned into an incandescent ensemble. Their new single “Ghost” marks their coming out as a band, turning to the next chapter for the project.

Deck The Chairs announced they will shut power off to the decorated chair displays in Jacksonville Beach due to the major rainy weather conditions expected to hit this weekend.

Sun Child is a dreamy folk band from Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Tensions were high in a Wednesday night city meeting as Jacksonville Beach residents learned more about a proposed Urban Trails Project.

The estranged husband and wife accused of orchestrating the ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in 2022 will be back in court Monday for back-to-back hearings.

When it comes to your nighttime routine, do you want them sleeping with you in your bed?

Henry Tenon, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the conspiracy to kill Jared Bridegan has a pretrial hearing scheduled Monday in Duval County court.

The estranged husband and wife accused of orchestrating the ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in 2022 saw each other for the first time in over a year when they appeared back-to-back in court Friday.

Organizers with Deck The Chairs announced they are temporarily shutting down the holiday display due to the rainy conditions in Jacksonville Beach.