NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the stadium deal between the Jaguars and the City of Jacksonville on Tuesday, clearing the way for the Stadium of the Future to become a reality.

It’s a story that began in Jacksonville more than a century ago.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who they said fired multiple times at JSO detectives who were inside an unmarked car Friday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who they said fired multiple times at JSO detectives who were inside an unmarked car Friday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

A new community project is addressing the food desert on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

A new community project is addressing the food desert on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

People on Jacksonville’s Eastside want to make sure their voices are heard as the city decides what to do with millions of dollars originally earmarked for their community.

The special Jacksonville City Council committee appointed to determine how the CBA money could be spent has the first of four planned meetings on Monday.

As Mayor Donna Deegan prepares to present her budget to the city council on Monday, July 15, a special committee overseeing a portion of that budget is now in the works.

The Fourth of July Throwback Baseball Game presented by M&M Homes returns for its 17th year! In this Historic Springfield tradition, Eastside and Westside residents battle it out on the baseball field to determine which side is the true champion. Come enjoy the day with turn-of-the-century throwback uniforms, equipment, umpires, announcer, and competitive fanfare.

Eastside community members learned their options about programs that could help them not get priced out of their homes.

News4JAX has been speaking with Eastside residents for weeks, many of who saw that money as a way to make up for past promises to the area.

A study found that homes within a 1-mile radius of a new NFL stadium could see a jump in home value of 4.7%, while rent could increase by up to 9%

Members of the public will have a chance to share their thoughts about the proposed bill to fund the Jaguars stadium renovation at a special meeting scheduled for Monday.

Non-profits will apply for grants or have to find another way to help the community

The Eastside community was disappointed to hear that money intended to be poured back into the area could potentially be off the table if the Community Benefits Agreement is removed from the stadium deal and turned to a vote.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.

The City of Jacksonville, LIFT JAX and JEA held a press conference Thursday morning to celebrate a partnership to bring energy-efficient repairs to Eastside homes.

A Jacksonville activist group said Thursday it is strongly against the city’s multi-million dollar plan to renovate EverBank Stadium, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

A new community project is addressing the food desert on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

Dozens of children were left without their daycare after a fire damaged the building on the Eastside.

Affordable housing is a consistent issue as inflation continues to make homeownership more difficult for certain communities.

The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville (JaxPAL) held its first annual Eastside baseball camp Saturday morning, giving kids a chance to learn and grow in a positive way.

For two mornings in a row, JEA customers in parts of Downtown, Springfield and the Eastside have experienced power outages. More than 2,000 customers have been affected. A JEA spokesperson says they are aware of the ongoing outages and are looking into it but there’s no word on what’s causing the outages.

A major renovation project is happening at two troubled Eastside complexes and it could help about 100 families living in affordable housing in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate shootings that happened early Sunday.

Developers are calling the 8.3-acre property the “Phoenix Arts and Innovation District” in North Springfield which is located north of downtown and the Eastside.

A man was found fatally shot late Thursday night outside his duplex on Spearing Street near A. Philip Randolph Park on Jacksonville's Eastside, police said.

The Jacksonville Sheirff’s Office shut down a large section of A Philip Randolph on Friday night following an incident that left at least one person dead.

There’s new hope for residents at a troubled apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

The director of a local non-profit is asking for help after thousands of dollars worth of electronics, children’s toys and clothes were stolen from her backyard on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

In an effort to support Black-owned businesses and non-profit organizations, the Melanin Market returned to the Springfield neighborhood for their annual “Real Black Friday” event on Friday evening.

The family of a man killed in a shooting last week on MLK Parkway is asking the community to come forward with information about what happened.

A man is dead following a shooting Tuesday morning on Jacksonville’s Eastside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Two years after News4JAX started investigating a pair of troubled affordable housing complexes they’re now under new ownership with a big plan to renovate.

A woman was critically injured just after midnight Thursday when she was hit multiple times by gunfire inside her Longbranch area home on Jacksonville’s Eastside, police said.

Eastside residents have mixed feelings about the impact that the stadium of the future will have on their neighborhood.

One man was sent to the hospital after getting shot in the leg in the area of East 1st Street and Franklin Street.

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A new mural on A Philip Randolph Boulevard is being added to the Jacksonville artistic scene to revitalize community spaces considered art and culture deserts.

All ages, and groups of all sizes, are welcome.

A fire on Jacksonville’s Eastside is finally under control Saturday evening after Jacksonville Fire and Recuse Department fought the blaze for two hours.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department was called to extinguish a fire Friday night at a home on the Eastside.

A man has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder in connection to a deadly shooting Sept. 3 on the Eastside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday night.

A Jacksonville family is making a desperate plea for answers, weeks after someone killed a father of six.

A man has been arrested and accused of car theft as police continue to investigate the death of a man whose body was found at a vacant Eastside home under renovation, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A body was found Tuesday inside a house under renovation on the city’s Eastside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Monday night shared a photo of a Black Toyota sedan that was spotted on surveillance camera fleeing the scene of a deadly shooting on the Eastside.

A man is dead and police are working to track down the person who shot him Sunday evening on the Eastside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Family and friends on Friday gathered to remember an educator, who served as a guidance counselor at Raines High School for 35 years.

The shooter responsible for wounding a 39-year-old man early Friday morning on Jacksonville’s Eastside turned himself in, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was found dead in a car that crashed into an Eastside home on Thursday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Volunteers with United Way of Northeast Florida are giving back to Jacksonville's historic Eastside neighborhood by sprucing up the former office building of Dr. Charles McIntosh, the city's first Black pediatrician.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says a man was found shot and killed Saturday morning on West 5th Street.

His mother told News4JAX that she feels like investigators at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have forgotten about his case.

One person was transported to a hospital after a house fire Friday on the city’s Eastside, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

On Thursday, members of the Jacksonville City Council plan to address violence in the city’s 7th district during a town hall meeting.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is searching for an unknown suspect who shot a man on the Eastside.

Florida Blue has invested more than $2 million into organizations helping address generational poverty in Jacksonville's 32206 ZIP code.

A local security company pulled its armed guards out of an Eastside apartment complex because the company said it's too dangerous.

Vito Johnson was riding his bike on the Eastside of Jacksonville on Feb. 4 when he was injured in a hit-and-run.

An 11-year-old boy was in a medically-induced coma with a fractured skull and spine on Monday after a hit-and-run Friday evening on the Eastside, according to his family members.

Police announced Monday that two young men and a woman are charged with murder and attempted armed robbery in connection with the deadly shooting of a man Aug. 8 on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

It was a violent weekend in and around the downtown core.

White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID-19 Equity Dr. Cameron Webb was in Jacksonville on Tuesday to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Back in May, Urban Meyer -- the Jaguars head coach -- made a friend on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

Rats, roaches, mold and fire hazards: those issues have been the basis of complaints from residents who live at two government-subsidized apartment complexes on Jacksonville’s Eastside.

News4Jax on Wednesday learned from the city that the State Fire Marshal’s Office found several violations at two deteriorating Eastside apartment complexes in Jacksonville that have been the subject of an I-TEAM investigation.

On Positively Jax day we teamed up with United Way of Northeast Florida to support seniors in Jacksonville’s Eastside through the Historic Eastside Community Development Corporation’s Front Porch Project.

One person was shot and injured Sunday morning near East Union and Van Buren streets on the Eastside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Residents told News4Jax there have been issues with people entering the school for a long time.

The cause of a fire Sunday morning at an abandoned school on the city’s Eastside is considered suspicious, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Jacksonville Jaguars Owner Shad Khan, through the Jaguars Foundation, personally committed $1 million to LIFT JAX and their work with the Historic Eastside Community Development Corporation.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An altercation between parents Tuesday morning outside Matthew Gilbert Middle School on Jacksonville’s Eastside ended when police were called and one of the adults was charged with possession of a gun on school property. According to a police report, Moenika Ellis, 31, got into a fight with three other parents in the parking lot. According to the JSO arrest report, Ellis never pointed the gun at anyone, but did resist arrest and was also charged with possession of marijuana. He said his daughter had been attacked by Ellis’ daughter during school. “So what I did was, when she said she was attacked, what normal parents do, I go to the school,” Wiggins said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office is looking for two men who police said were involved in a shooting Saturday night on the Eastside that left one person injured. The man tried to drive away but was shot in the head, back and arm, police said. They were reportedly wearing black hooded sweatshirts with black skull caps. The Sheriff’s Office said robbery detectives will be taking over the investigation. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org.

JaxPAL reopening Eastside location Tuesday after fire in MarchJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – JaxPAL announced its Eastside center officially reopened on Tuesday. The location caught on fire back in March and was severely damaged. JaxPAL Eastside held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m.“The work JaxPAL does for our children and the communities we serve is critical to developing positive relationships with law enforcement, create leaders, and support families,” Kimberly Waterhouse said. Click here for more information.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Homicide detectives said a young man shot multiple times Sunday evening on Jacksonville’s Eastside has died. Officers responded to the 911 call from the Oakland Terrace Apartments on Bridier Street, just west of Haines Street, around 6:40 p.m. Officers could not confirm if the young man lived at the apartment complex where he died. Detectives said what led to the shooting remained under investigation but they did not have any indication this was a drive-by shooting. Neighbors we talked with said this apartment complex has had issues in years past, but it was recently renovated and its troubles seemed to have quieted down.

Preventing shootings and murders is the goal of Cure Violence as it says Jacksonville's Eastside and Northside neighborhoods are becoming more peaceful. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three people were wounded Monday night in two separate Jacksonville shootings, both of which occured at about the same time, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Two people were wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday night on the Eastside, according to Sgt. Wilson said the shooting happened at about 7:13 p.m. on East 22nd Street near the intersection of Danese Street. Wilson could not say the age of the victims nor could she say if they were male or female. Bawroski, at about 7:12 p.m., a man in his late teens was shot near the intersection of Fort Caroline and Eveross roads.

More than 200 white men equipped with ax handles and baseball bats went after the group sitting at a lunch counter. No one tried to stop the men, Hurst said. A mural of the attack can be seen wrapping around the Eastside Brotherhood building at 915 A Philip Randolph Blvd. Dr. Rudy Jamison, along with teachers, artists, students and other community leaders, worked together to get the mural on the Eastside building. You may see several things, but its built around community, Jamison said.