North Florida Land Trust has expanded the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor by acquiring 1,109 acres in Bradford County.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 54-year-old former Interlachen teacher for possessing nude photos of a former student on Friday.

The 10th annual Krawl’n For The Fallen event, taking place November 8th—10th at the Keystone Heights Airport, features several activities to honor the nation’s police officers and K-9s who were lost in the line of duty and show support from friends, family, and colleagues.

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

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.

In an ad that ran Monday morning, viewers can hear Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith say no one has arrested more people for marijuana than he has.

Amendment 3, the ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana for adults in Florida, is getting support from some unexpected places.

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):

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

In Bradford County, voters in Starke and Hampton face questions over proposed changes to their city's respective charters.

The high school football regular season in Florida starts up on Friday and our News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 10 is here. It will be published on Tuesday through the end of the regular season.

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.

Current District 5 commissioner, Diane Andrews, is seeking re-election, facing one challenger, Brian Thomas Outlaw. As both candidates are Republicans, and there are no Democrats or other candidates in the race, their August Republican primary will be open to all voters.

Current District 1 commissioner, Carolyn Spooner, is seeking re-election. Spooner, a Democrat, faces one challenger, Republican Shannon Smith. As there are no primaries in this race, it will not appear on a ballot until the general election in November.

Bradford County School Superintendent Will Hartley is seeking re-election this year. He defeated one challenger in the Republican primary in August. While there are no Democrats in the race this year, there is a candidate running without party affiliation, Alan Bhajan. Hartley and Bhajan will appear on the November general election ballot.

Three candidates are running for the only contested seat on the Bradford County School Board this year. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two will advance to the general election in November.

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.

Locally, not counting charter schools, St. Johns County again stood out, with 34 of its 41 schools receiving an “A” grade.

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.

Two people are dead after a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle from Alachua County rolled over and struck a cement pole, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The Starke City Commission has voted to disband the city’s police department and have its duties taken over by the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office.

Loved ones gathered to remember the lives of three women killed in early March in Bradford County.

A mother and her two adult daughters were found shot to death early Tuesday morning at a home in Bradford County after an 11-year-old girl called 911 at 2 a.m. about what investigators called a “domestic incident.”

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.

Johnnie Bernard Brown, 46, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder for killing his wife Quinque “Cat” Robinson, 49, and her two adult daughters -- Denesha Sims, 27, and Winshay Roddey, 25 -- Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said.

Johnnie Bernard Brown, 46, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder for killing his 49-year-old wife and two adult stepdaughters, ages 25 and 27, the sheriff said. His wife’s 11-year-old granddaughter witnessed the shooting and was hit by bullet shrapnel.

A mother and her two adult daughters were found shot to death early Tuesday morning at a home in Bradford County after an 11-year-old girl called 911 at 2 a.m. about what investigators called a “domestic incident.”

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.

Farm Share, Florida’s largest food bank, will host a drive-thru food distribution on Saturday in Bradford County.

An 18-year-old father was one of the victims in a double fatal crash Thursday morning in Bradford County.

The driver and passenger of a pickup truck were killed Thursday morning after crashing with a log truck on US 301 in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Bradford’s defense was as advertised. Cocoa’s was even better.

Former world champion tag team "The Nasty Boys" will be meeting fans at the Waldo Flea Market Saturday December 9th

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

Cocoa has been on the minds of the Bradford football team for a year. Now, the Tornadoes get a shot at redemption when those teams meet up on Friday night for the Class 2S state championship in Tallahassee.

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.

Bradford linebacker Chason Clark is working to battle against substance abuse, reach youth through sports

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.

After a citywide water outage forced the closure of all schools Friday inside the Starke city limits and prompted a boil water notice, classes will resume on Monday, according to the Bradford County School District.

A 61-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night on U.S. 301 in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A citywide water outage has forced the closure of all schools Friday inside the Starke city limits, the Bradford County School District announced.

A 41-year-old woman died Monday night when she was hit by a van while walking down U.S. 301 in Bradford County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a missing endangered adult who could be lost in the area of Highway 301 between Bradford County and Nassau County.

The Starke City Commission on Tuesday agreed to move forward with a plan to temporarily raise the millage rate in an effort to keep all firefighters employed as the city works to trim the budget.

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.

Tensions ran high Tuesday night during a discussion in Starke over the future of the city’s police and fire departments.

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.

Some Bradford County veterans are speaking out about plans to relocate a park dedicated to U.S. service members.

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

Festival season continues across the area this upcoming weekend, with the Bradford County Strawberry Festival getting underway this Saturday and Sunday.

The mother of a woman who died in the Bradford County Jail says more should’ve been done to help her daughter. Alaina Lily, 32, was found on Friday, February 24, unresponsive from a suicide attempt. She later died.

A narcotics investigation spanning more than two months led to drug trafficking arrests, the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

News4JAx learned the names of the victims in Saturday’s single-vehicle crash in Bradford County that left a 3-year-old and an adult killed and three other children seriously injured.

A 3-year-old and an adult were killed and three other children were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Bradford County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A Bradford County deputy was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual battery on a victim 18 years or older “with special circumstances,” the Sheriff’s Office said.

The event will be hosted by a group called Suwannee Valley Unsolved and will be held at Hatch Park Community Center in Branford, Florida.

A Florida state prison inmate faces up to 10 years in federal prison for threatening to kill a federal judge and his family.

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.

Clay County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant Christopher Coldiron, who was arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence Friday night, was fired on Monday, a spokesman confirmed to News4JAX.

A 19-year-old man was arrested Saturday night and accused of shooting another man in the chest at a gas station in Lawtey, according to the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office.

Courtney Crawford, 15, was last seen at Bradford High School on Friday, October 7th at approximately 3:30 p.m.

A second woman has been arrested and accused of abusing her power as a cadre or supervisor to have a romantic relationship with a 16-year-old girl while working at Florida Youth Challenge Academy at Camp Blanding in Starke.

Despite recent allegations involving employees having inappropriate relationships with cadets, the Florida Youth Challenge Academy (FLYCA) at Camp Blanding in Starke is speaking out about its programming, success rates and the changes management made to better protect teen cadets.

Classes at Bradford Middle School will be canceled Tuesday and Wednesday due to water that entered the main building during a storm Sunday night, the school district said Monday.

A parent of one of the cadets at a youth academy in Bradford County is speaking out after accusations involving inappropriate behavior between her daughter and an employee.

A Jacksonville woman speaking out after what she describes as a terrifying traffic stop with a Bradford County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

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

A 38-year-old woman was killed Friday morning in a crash with a semi on State Road 16 in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A man died Thursday night when the truck he was in was hit by a train on Market Street in Starke after trying to cross the railroad tracks while the warning arms were down, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A man is in critical condition following a crash Saturday night in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A video recording of a Bradford County preschool teacher using threatening language toward a student is shedding light on what led to an investigation that ultimately shut down the Starke school.

A Bradford County day care had its license suspended Friday after an ongoing investigation by the Starke Police Department, which has been working with the Department of Children and Families.

There are 66 charges total between 16 people.

Three people were hurt, including a teenager, in a crash Friday morning involving a box truck and a semitruck in Starke, according to Bradford County Fire Rescue Chief Dylan Rodgers.

As detectives continue to investigate the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, many parents are asking about safety protocols in their children’s schools.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a motorcyclist died Thursday afternoon in a crash on U.S. Highway 301 in Bradford County.

A 12-year-old boy was critically injured Monday after he fell off of an all-terrain vehicle in Bradford County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the state Legislature to revoke a provision that gives Walt Disney World autonomy in governing areas near its theme parks.

A 61-year-old woman was hit and seriously injured Tuesday morning on State Road 100 in Bradford County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

One Bradford County high schooler is making a name for herself and other young girls who want to weightlift.

Nine people were arrested after the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit and SWAT Team on Tuesday served a search warrant for illegal narcotics, authorities said.

A 19-year-old man was hit by a car while pumping gas in Bradford county Monday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The arrests come after an investigation by the Starke Police Department, with assistance from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office.

A New York man died after a crash in Bradford County Thursday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Fatal crash in Starke, Florida on US 301.

As the National Transportation Safety Board works to uncover why a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, collapsed, the News4JAX I-TEAM is checking on local bridges.

As the National Transportation Safety Board works to uncover why a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, collapsed, the News4JAX I-TEAM is checking on local bridges.

A rehabilitated bald eagle that was discovered just after Christmas hanging upside down in a tree, tangled in moss has been released back into the wild.

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.

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.

Drew Boree, a 10th-grade student at Clay County, stepped up to help his teacher.

A neighborhood in Starke was cleaning up Thursday after a tornado tore through the area Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced the death of one of its deputies.

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.