A motorcyclist driver died and a passenger was in serious condition after the driver lost control of the motorcycle in Union County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Eight local teams in Florida and one in Georgia are still standing in the high school football state playoffs.

Live updates for the Presidential race, U.S. Senate, Congress, Florida Legislature and Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia-area races

Live updates for the Presidential race, U.S. Senate, Congress, Florida Legislature and Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia-area races

Results for Baker, Bradford, and Union Counties races in the general election

The high school football regular season is almost in the books.

Sex offenders also have specific rules about what they can and can't do around Halloween, depending on what county they live in. We've compiled a county-by-county breakdown of those rules and regulations.

A county-by-county look at expected wind speeds, rainfall totals and when the worst conditions are expected (as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday):

A busy Week 7 of the high school football season is all but in the books, with one very big game left on the schedule.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 7 of the high school football season.

Officials from Northeast Florida’s inland counties are preparing for what will become Hurricane Helene before it hits the Florida Panhandle on Thursday.

It was a wild Week 5 of the high school football season as the halfway mark officially arrived. Here’s a glance at notables, scores and schedules from Friday night.

A 32-year-old man died in a single-car crash in Union County early Friday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Sunday is the last day for voters around Northeast Florida to cast an early, in-person ballot ahead of the state’s primary election on Tuesday, for congressional, state and local races.

If you have any questions or issues with your child’s bus, we have the numbers for each district’s transportation department and bus hotline.

The week-by-week high school football schedule for 2024.

Since 1988, Union County voters have approved a referendum for a 1/2 millage ad valorem tax for a special dependent taxing district for the purpose of funding a library in Union County. The library referendum is on the ballot every two years for its continued funding.

Six Republicans are seeking to serve as Union County Commissioner in District 3. Since no Democrats or unaffiliated candidates are seeking this office, the August primary is open to all voters and the winner is elected without opposition in November.

Union County Clerk of Court Kellie Hendricks Rhoades is seeking re-election. She will face one challenger in the Republican primary, Ryan Perez. As no Democrats or other candidates entered the race, the Republican primary in August will be open to all Union County voters.

Tropical Storm Debby has forced the evacuation of 12 dogs at an outdoor shelter in Union County.

Voters around northeast Florida will be able to cast an early, in-person ballot as soon as Monday for the state’s August 20 primary, which includes congressional, state, and local races.

High school football season in Florida begins in less than a month. News4JAX has you covered. Here are the team-by-team schedules for schools in the North Florida coverage region.

Two years into Florida’s new form of standardized student testing, two northeast Florida school districts once again have the leading scores in the state, marking student progress at the end of the year.

Showers, Storms and your Independence Day Celebration

Four area teams made it through to the second round of the high school baseball state playoffs on the first of two nights in the postseason.

An angler in northeast Tennessee caught a surprise when he was fishing at a lake.

While only Republicans are eligible to vote in Tuesday’s presidential preference primary in Florida, three Jacksonville-area municipalities have additional local races on the ballot Tuesday.

Ahead of Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary on March 19, early voting starts this week across northeast Florida, giving voters an opportunity to cast their ballot in-person, before election day.

A 21-year-old Lake Butler woman died in a head-on collision with a semi-truck in Union County on Wednesday at 5:17 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Florida High School Athletic Association released its new classification and district assignments for football on Friday morning, unveiling some new twists for area teams.

A committee created by WJXT/WCWJ is narrowing down each category to three finalists.

It’s the third round of the high school football state playoffs and the area still has five teams standing in the regional finals. Baker County, Bartram Trail, Bradford, St. Augustine and Union County are all chasing berths in the state semifinals in the Suburban and Rural divisions.

Baker County, Bartram Trail, Bolles, Bradford, Mandarin, St. Augustine, Trinity Christian and Union County all won second-round games on Friday night.

News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his high school football picks for the week each Thursday.

Seven area teams remain standing entering the third round of the state playoffs.

Sex offenders also have specific rules about what they can and can't do around Halloween, depending on what county they live in. We've compiled a county-by-county breakdown of those rules and regulations.

The high school volleyball playoff brackets are set, with three local teams grabbing top seeds in their regions for postseason play.

A 37-year-old Baker County man died Monday afternoon when his van veered into the oncoming lanes on State Road 121 in Union County and side-swiped a semi, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Help recognize someone doing impactful work in our local African American communities by nominating them in one of eight categories.

The high school football season begins next month. Here are team-by-team schedules for the 2023 season. Some teams have not finalized schedules. They will be updated as they are finalized.

Two Northeast Florida school districts had the highest scores in end-of-year math and English language arts test, according to recently released statewide data.

The SnapJAX Community Challenge will allow all of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia to show off all of the different ways their hometowns are unique.

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with a New Jersey county over language barriers for Spanish-speaking voters, emphasizing a growing challenge for certain minority communities nationwide.

The second night of the high school baseball state playoffs was a tough one for area teams.

INSERT-grade from INSERT County now heads to Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

Farm Share, Florida’s largest food bank, will be distributing food at an event this weekend in Lake Butler.

Farm Share will be distributing food at an event this weekend in Lake Butler.

The night started with a dozen area teams in the state playoffs and only six of those remain.

The high school volleyball season is heading to the state final four.

Sex offenders also have specific rules about what they can and can't do around Halloween, depending on what county they live in. We've compiled a county-by-county breakdown of those rules and regulations.

Farmshare is hosting two food banks this week in Duval County and Union County.

A former corrections officer at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three months of probation.

More than 50 cats and dogs are undergoing examinations after they were found in a filthy Lake Butler home, according to a news release from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

High school football season is right around the corner. Here's the weekly schedule for teams from the North Florida and South Georgia coverage area.

The high school football season begins on Aug. 19 in Georgia and Aug. 26 in Florida. A glance at schedules for the 2022 high school football season.

News4JAX wants to see pictures of your student’s first day of school!

Since 1988, Union County voters have approved a referendum for a 1/2 millage ad valorem tax for a special dependent taxing district for the purpose of funding a library in Union County. The library referendum is on the ballot every two years for its continued funding.

Two Republicans are seeking to serve as Union County Commissioner in District 2. Since no Democrats or unaffiliated candidates are seeking this office, the August primary is open to all voters and the winner is elected without opposition in November.

A former corrections officer at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol wants to be sentenced to probation. But prosecutors are asking for more than that.

Jonathan Carlton from Raiford pleaded guilty in March to misdemeanor charges related to the January 6, 2021, insurrection of the U.S. Capitol.

A death row inmate who killed a Clay County woman and raped her daughter has died in prison.

A Department of Corrections vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning outside Union Correctional Institution, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Lake Butler Tuesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The News4JAX Super 6 baseball rankings will be published each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 25 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 baseball rankings will be published each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 18 games.

Farm Share will be distributing food at two events this week in Northeast Florida.

The News4JAX Super 6 baseball rankings will be published each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 11 games.

St. Johns County homeschooled student representing Union County wins First Coast Spelling Bee.

A Union County man has pleaded guilty to one count of demonstrating at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents.

A correctional officer was hurt in a crash involving another correctional officer Monday at the Florida Department of Corrections Reception and Medical Center in Union County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Lake Butler man accused of shooting at least three people Saturday night. One of the victims died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through March 20 games.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Lake Butler man accused of shooting at least three people Saturday night. One of the victims died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a head-on crash early Friday morning in Union County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

More than $3.5 million has been awarded to Lake Butler to make improvements to the city’s wastewater collection and pumping system to further mitigate infrastructure damage from future storms, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday.

According to Feeding Northeast Florida, 257,000 people in its eight-county coverage area are considered ‘food insecure,’ meaning they live in constant uncertainty as to their source of nourishment.

The area is down to its final four high school football teams.

Football practice on Thanksgiving is customary at Trinity Christian and Bolles, even Baker County and Union County to some degree. At Nease, it hasn’t happened that often at all.

Union County got the running game going on the very first drive of the game, and they never let up as the Tigers improved to 12-0 with a 52-14 win over Hilliard to advance to the regional finals in the 1A playoffs.

Only six area teams survived the second round — Baker County, Bolles, Nease, Pierce County, Trinity Christian and Union County.

Our final Football Friday Game of the Week for 2021 pits 11-0 Union County at 9-1 Hilliard with a spot in the regional finals on the line.

The first night of the high school football playoffs are in the book. How did your favorite area team do and who’s moving on to the second round?

Sex offenders also have specific rules about what they can and can't do around Halloween, depending on what county they live in. We've compiled a county-by-county breakdown of those rules and regulations.

Semi truck crashes with car on State Road 100, Lake Butler man dies.

The high school volleyball playoffs have arrived.

Week 9 of the high school football season is in the books. How area teams fared on Friday night and looking ahead to Week 10.

The high school football season is rolling along. The big story Friday night — the unbeatens are fewer than they were before the night started.

A Jacksonville man and a woman from Hawthorne were both killed when the cars they were driving collided early Friday morning on State Road 121 in Union County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Florida’s newly appointed surgeon general on Wednesday signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

As coronavirus outbreaks driven by the delta variant lead school districts around the U.S. to abruptly shut down or send large numbers of children into quarantine, some students are getting minimal schooling at home.

Loved ones, community members and law enforcement agencies on Tuesday paid their respects to Union County Sheriff’s Correctional Officer Stacy Crawford.

Union County Sheriff’s Correctional Officer Stacy Crawford died Tuesday at a hospital after a long battle with COVID-19, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Farm Share will be distributing food at four events this week in Northeast Florida.

High school football season is off and running. A glance at the area scoreboard for teams in North Florida and Southeast Georgia on Friday night, and schedules for next week.

A glance at team-by-team schedules for area teams in Florida and southeast Georgia.

A week-by-week schedule of the 2021 high school football season.

A Flood Warning has bee issued for Baker, Bradford and Union County until 2 a.m. Thursday morning.

A Lake Butler woman has returned home following her near-death experience after she contracted COVID-19.

In Baker County, Tropical Storm Elsa dumped more rain onto an already high St. Mary’s River this week.