Flagler County residents who suffered losses from Hurricane Milton or Helene may be eligible for disaster SNAP benefits and must pre-register by Nov. 15.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis are set to hold a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Monday in Tampa.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday morning is set to hold a news conference in Central Florida.

Two 4-year-olds died Saturday in a home in the Regency neighborhood, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

An infant died last month after drowning in a St. Johns County bathtub, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

In a harsh email sent this past May, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office found the staff at the Northeast Florida State Hospital, or NEFSH, reported crimes late and destroyed or altered evidence in criminal investigations.

The Florida Department of Children and Families is opening the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to St. Johns County residents as part of the state’s response to Hurricane Ian, St. Johns County Emergency Management announced Wednesday.

A lawsuit has been field against a day care on Jacksonville’s Westside.

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.

Florida lawmakers want nearly $70 million in the coming year’s budget to strengthen fatherhood in Florida through grants and education.

Jacksonville has seen a number of fatal drownings in just the last couple of months. The many misconceptions about child drowning.

The U.S. Department of Justice says the Florida Department of Children and Families agreed to the settlement over allegations that the state agency “injected bias” into its reporting about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The Florida Department of Children and Families is looking to distribute more than $800 million in federal aid to help low-income renters economically affected by the coronavirus pandemic pay past-due rent and utilities.

The death of 4-year-old boy rushed to a hospital last week with internal injuries has been ruled a murder, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Hallucinogenic drugs and enough explosive material to make seven homemade hand grenades were found at a home in Keystone Heights, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook announced Monday. On March 19, officers went to the home and found a “DMT extraction lab” inside a shed on the property, Cook said. They can be dangerous to those who are producing the drug, the community and for our investigating officers and detectives,” Cook said. AdDetectives also found chemicals that can be used to create other psychedelic drugs, five guns, 2,000 rounds of ammunition and chemicals that could be used to build destructive or explosive devices. Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked together to investigate the lab and clean up the hazardous chemicals that were located there.

A 3-year-old girl died two weeks ago after she was found unresponsive in her familys swimming pool, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families. Clay County deputies said the child was pulled from an above-ground pool at a home off State Road 16 west of Penny Farms. This was the third child drowning in Northeast Florida this year. A 2-year-old child drowned in an above-ground pool in Nassau County in June and a 5-year-old was found face down in a bathtub in Alachua County in January. Florida loses more children under the age of 5 to drowning than any other state in the nation.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. - A 27-year-old Middleburg man is accused of sexually touching a girl under the age of 12 sexually and forcing her to sexually touch him, according to a Clay County Sheriff's Office arrest report. After the victim was interviewed by detectives and the Florida Department of Children and Families was notified, three controlled phone calls were placed with Cody Durning, with law enforcement officials listening in. While the contents of those calls were redacted from the arrest report, deputies arrested Burning the day after the third call was placed. Durning is being held without bond in the Clay County Jail. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Children left alone and unsafe playgrounds are just a couple problems state inspectors found at local day care centers this month. The Florida Department of Children and Families inspects day care centers each week to make sure children are safe. Of dozens of recent day care reports, News4Jax found that several received violations. Daystar was also cited after a staff member without valid CPR certification was alone in the day care with children. You can also search the inspection reports of all day care centers in Florida by visiting Cares.MyFlFamilies.com.