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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had to call for backup Monday night after an alligator ended up on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The help they got was shorter (and younger) than they expected.

A man died and two other people were seriously injured after a fight spilled into traffic on Jacksonville’s Northside near Starratt Road early Tuesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A former News4JAX director had an unusual encounter Tuesday night when a Clay County deputy brought a special delivery to her door.

Five people were shot, one fatally, in two separate shootings early Sunday morning in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

More than 6,000 athletes from all over the country will travel to the University of North Florida this week to compete in the 2021 USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships.

A Flagler County Sheriff Office patrol vehicle was struck by a van on northbound Interstate 95 about 10 p.m. Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Southbank restaurant and bar will be remembered for birthday parties, anniversary dinners, post-game celebrations, community events, election-night watch parties and, perhaps most, by everyday patrons.

Among the tear-filled, joyous reunions Saturday when the USS Thomas Hudner returned to Mayport, News4Jax captured a very special meeting between a father and son.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on Friday night on Dunn Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Deputies said it happened after a vehicle hit a fire hydrant in the neighborhood, causing the area to flood.