Planning to spend time outside today? You may want to keep one eye on the sky.

More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.

A Brantley County church is feeding and supplying families displaced by one of the largest wildfires in Georgia's history — and church leaders say baby items are urgently needed.

Hundreds of Brantley County residents are still waiting for the all-clear to return home as wildfires continue to grow past 7,500 acres, destroying 87 homes in the process.

Families in Brantley County are being forced from their homes again, as a wildfire continues to push toward neighborhoods along Old Post Road and Hunter Estates.

More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.

Anna and Dennis Dudek and their four children managed to save 10 dogs, some lizards and a hermit crab from the Brantley County fire before their home was all but leveled by the blaze.

While Kay Floyd’s house was burning down on Tuesday, she was doing her job, helping others navigate around the Brantley County wildfire and getting them to safety as a 911 dispatcher.

More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.

While firefighters battle wildfires on the ground in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida, a fleet of aircraft is fighting the fires from above — flying just hundreds of feet over active flames to drop thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant.

Wildfires burning in Brantley County scorched about 5,000 acres and remained only 15% contained, as evacuation orders continued and residents braced for what came next.

Sherry Dean was home alone when the horrific wildfire started to close in on her Westley Road property.

Visibility drops and air quality concerns rise near ongoing wildfires

Several counties in Georgia are under a state of emergency as wildfires continue to spread. Seth Hawkins of the Georgia Forestry Service joined us via Zoom to provide an update on the situation in Brantley County.

A Brantley County business owner, Ginger Hunter says she is starting over from nothing after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed her home, her wedding chapel, and nearly everything tied to her family’s livelihood.

91 counties in Georgia are under a State of Emergency as the wildfires continue to grow.

After overwhelming support poured in from local communities and surrounding areas, the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office is accepting donations again. The department briefly paused donations to coordinate distribution for first responders battling the Highway 82 wildfire.

Brantley County Schools remain closed as wildfires continue to burn across the region, forcing the emergency evacuation of two schools and leaving some students and staff without homes.

Fallen trees and limbs scattered across Georgia by Hurricane Helene more than a year ago are now helping fuel destructive wildfires in the state.

As some Brantley County residents struggle with the loss of their homes and others who were forced to evacuate worry they might be next, the tight-knit community is rallying to help in any way they can.

A fast-moving Highway 82 wildfire in Brantley County threatened roughly 1,000 homes Wednesday after destroying dozens a day earlier.

A dangerous wildfire in southeast Georgia is continuing to burn out of control, destroying homes and forcing families to evacuate in Brantley County. The Highway 82 Fire is burning about 5,000 acres and has destroyed more than 50 homes.

Dry conditions are prompting burn bans and water restrictions across several counties in Georgia and North Florida, with officials urging residents to take conservation seriously.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is warning residents to watch for price gouging and scams connected to ongoing wildfires in South Georgia.

The NFL draft begins on Thursday night and the News4JAX sports staff is unveiling its annual mock draft. The Jaguars are currently without a first-round pick for the first time in franchise history after their trade for Travis Hunter. Our mock here could include trades up or back. After our selections, we let NFL IQ analyze our selections and assign us a grade.

Lucky Phillips said her life changed overnight when a fire destroyed her home.

Smoke drifting from fast-moving brush fires burning miles away is impacting air quality across Duval County and surrounding areas, prompting at least one local school to cancel outdoor activities and health officials to issue warnings.

Smoke drifting from fast-moving brush fires burning miles away in Florida and Georgia is impacting air quality across Duval County and surrounding areas.

Nahunta isn’t the only area trying to rally to help wildfire victims.

Dozens of families left home Tuesday morning and had nothing to come back to hours later after a wildfire ripped through Brantley County.

Wildfires have intensified intensifying across the U.S. Southeast.

A fast-moving wildfire in Brantley County that exploded to more than 5,000 acres overnight has destroyed 47 homes, according to county manager Joey Cason.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

A nearby wildfire prompted Brantley County Schools to evacuate students from two schools Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

When Georgia voters go to the polls on May 19 for the state’s primary, voters choosing a Democratic primary ballot will see two questions in addition to the various offices up for election.

When Georgia voters go to the polls on May 19 for the state’s primary, voters choosing a Republican primary ballot will see eight questions in addition to the various offices up for election.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

The U.S. Justice Department has demanded hundreds of thousands of ballots and related records from the Detroit area from the 2024 election.

Former Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch was arrested over the weekend on two misdemeanor obstruction charges, just four days before the start of the NFL draft.

With no rain in the near future, gusty winds, and warm temperatures, fire threats remain critical.

Democrats running for governor in Georgia are scrambling for attention and cash.

Cecile Landi has revitalized Georgia's gymnastics program since leaving elite coaching two years ago.

News4JAX wants to help you get the most out of the gas in your tank. Mechanic Aaron Nelson from Aaron’s Car Care joins us now to walk us through some simple steps we can all take to cut down on how much gas we consume in our cars to help save us some money.

Georgia Power is reminding customers to call 811 before digging and to follow “right tree, right place” guidelines to improve energy efficiency and protect underground utilities during National Safe Digging Month this April.

The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 9.

The opening round of the Masters on Thursday provided a glimpse of just how difficult a dry, fast Augusta National can play.

Georgia residents who want to cast a ballot in the state’s May 19th primary election have a little more than a week to make sure they are registered to vote, with early voting starting soon after that.

Republicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia.

Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities.

Voters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump.

The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 2.

A fast-moving wildfire has scorched close to 4,000 acres near the Florida-Georgia border.

The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline.

The next Florida vs. Georgia matchup on the football field may still be more than six months away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see how the states stack up when it comes to how they conduct their primaries in an election year.

Summerlike day ahead with highs in the 80s across inland northeast Florida, southeast Georgia, mid-to-upper 70s along the coast.

Pete Golding responded to Clemson's Dabo Swinney accusations of tampering from two months ago.

A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”.

Residents in Florida and South Georgia have a good chance to catch a glimpse of the evening launch of Artemis II from their own backyards.

More than four decades after a young woman was found strangled beside a Waycross home, investigators say they have their man.

A 72-year-old man injured in an assault on March 24 in Glynn County has died nearly a week later, police announced Monday.

Alabama guard Aden Holloway, who was arrested on felony drug charges, has been granted permission by a judge to leave the state as his team prepares to face Michigan in the Sweet 16 in Chicago.

A federal judge is weighing a demand by Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return 2020 election ballots and records that were seized from an Atlanta-area warehouse.

A 38-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon after police say he attacked a family visiting St. Augustine from Georgia, leaving one woman shaken and another knocked into the street.

Belgian pharmaceutical maker UCB says it will build a $2 billion drug manufacturing plant near Atlanta.

Georgia lawmakers may require that every public school student be checked for weapons each day.

Brunswick police are investigating two related shooting incidents that damaged multiple vehicles and a building but caused no reported injuries, according to the Brunswick police department.

With dry air + gusty wind, we’ll have an elevated fire danger, so avoid outdoor burning and be careful with anything that can spark.

A Georgia appeals court says Fulton County doesn't have to seat two Republican picks to its election board.

Georgia has become the first state in the U.S. to suspend fuel taxes after the war in the Middle East sent pump prices soaring.

Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion.

Jacksonville is waking up to chilly weather but can expect a rapid warm-up into the 80s this weekend. Drought conditions continue, bringing increased fire risks.

A Gainesville woman was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of her partner inside their home on Saturday, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.

Frost advisory issued for southeast Georgia early Thursday

Rory McIlroy has spared no detail — or no expense — for his menu at the Masters Club dinner.

A Georgia effort to dump voting machines that Donald Trump hates may get derailed by fear of a chaotic last-minute shift in election methods.

Shaquille O'Neal is offering to pay for the funeral of a 12-year-old Georgia girl who died days after she collapsed following a fight after school.

Six Florida supermarkets are set to become Winn-Dixie stores, including two in Jacksonville, according to our sister station in WKMG in Orlando.

Strong winds cause damage; Alma breaks rainfall record

Police in Georgia say they have responded to a shooting at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic, where a suspect was shot and killed by police.

Cold weather brings freeze and frost alerts to Jacksonville, but warmer temps are expected by the weekend. Drought and fire danger remain topics of concern, says Meteorologist Katie Garner.

Late winter chill follows storms with patchy frost expected

Winds out of the south/southwest will bring moisture up into our southern counties of northeast Florida, raising the chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.

Brunswick police are warning parents and teenagers that disorderly gatherings and so-called “teen takeovers” will not be tolerated after a disruption during the city’s First Friday event last weekend.

Georgia’s film industry is struggling.

News4JAX’s meteorologist shares critical updates on a tornado watch in parts of Georgia, the impact of a strong cold front, and concerns about drought and rainfall deficits in the Jacksonville region.

Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after a fistfight near a school bus stop in her neighborhood.

A judge has rejected a request for a new trial for a Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

Authorities say a Georgia high school teacher is dead after teenagers pulled a late night prank outside his home.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi will deliver a speech Monday afternoon to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) graduates at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia.

Voters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will elect a replacement for former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in a special election on Tuesday.

Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries.

Late afternoon showers are possible again on Friday as the afternoon heat and sea breeze converge over our western counties, but otherwise dry.

President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary.

States across the country are pushing to cut property taxes as homeowners complain about rising bills.