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The shooting death of 7-year-old Breon Allen Jr. in late January has direct ties to an ongoing feud between rival Jacksonville gangs who are also involved in making rap music, according to the arrest warrants of the four men now facing charges in his death.

A man who was improperly stripped searched by police in the middle of a public street while bystanders watched nearby settled a federal lawsuit with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and the city for $275,000, according to court records, The Triburary, a nonprofit news organization in Jacksonville, reported Thursday.

A Ponte Vedra Beach man pleaded guilty to posing as a tutor to try to entice a “child” for sex, according to the United States Attorney’s Office.

Additional charges have been filed against James Melady, a former Flagler County Fire Rescue employee who was arrested in September 2024 for sexually battering an unconscious victim in an ambulance, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.

Mitch Morse, the Jaguars starting center and former Pro Bowler, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday after 10 seasons.

Two men who were convicted of supplying kilograms of cocaine into Georgia and Florida for a major drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced to federal prison, according to the US Department of Justice in the Southern District of Georgia.

A Jacksonville man who was part of a large group of people riding motorcycles, dirt bikes and four-wheelers was arrested Sunday and accused of multiple charges including street racing and possession of a gun while committing a felony, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO).

Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions on Interstate 95 Monday morning in St. Johns County following a chase involving sheriff’s office deputies.

The Jaguars ranked 18th overall out of 32 teams after ranking 5th the previous season in the NFL Players Association's annual survey.

A pair of St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office helicopter pilots are being credited with helping save a pilot who was in distress and help them land safely earlier this month.

Dudzinski “Zink” Poole and 16 co-conspirators were sentenced to federal prison terms ranging from six years, up to life, in a multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, the US Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

According to many, the term honey dripper originated in Jacksonville, particularly in the city’s OutEast neighborhood, and the face of the tasty treat today is Eastside advocate Michele Kimbrough, owner of the Honey Dripper House.