A U.S. Navy veteran from Florida was one of the 39 people pardoned by President Joe Biden in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.

A bright holiday makeover awaited 18 local veterans on Wednesday, as Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) “elves” transformed the Veteran’s Village in St. Augustine into a dazzling holiday wonderland.

James Crider, who is 96 years old, served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. He said one of his last wishes was to experience being on a Navy destroyer. That became reality Friday at Naval Station Mayport. But there was one thing that made the experience even more meaningful.

This year’s program will include complimentary ticket packages, fan shop discounts, and a job fair.

A Jacksonville gym celebrated a World War II veteran who turned 99 years old Wednesday.

The 29th annual Miracle on Ashley Street had its highest attendance ever and raised the most money in the event’s history, according to the Clara White Mission’s CEO.

Veteran suicides are down almost 50% in Northeast Florida, since before the pandemic, according to The Fire Watch. The local group is working to end veteran suicide.

The former U.S. sergeant served a little more than a decade in the Marine Corps before having to medically retire after suffering from a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan.

Local veteran, Csanine Gross, is the owner of a new Dodge minivan, thanks to the Northeast Florida Women’s Veterans, Jacksonville Military Affairs and 1A Auto.

The company installed a free AC unit, and ductwork, at the Cevallos family home after their home caught fire — leaving them with nothing.

News4JAX on Friday obtained the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the Dec. 26 plane crash on the Westside that killed a Navy sailor and a veteran.

A 28-year Navy veteran who just became a grandfather last year, died in a plane crash on the Westside, one day after Christmas.

A Jacksonville military veteran is in danger of losing everything after he says he was scammed on Facebook by a woman who said she wanted to marry him.

Veterans, service members and families: What you are feeling watching Afghanistan fall to the enemy America fought for nearly 20 years is normal and there is help for you to get through it.

Veteran race car driver Hurley Haywood gets behind the wheel Saturday to join the fourth annual Highway to Help Heroes Charity Drive. He will lead an estimated 500 cars on Saturday’s 45-mile course.

She now relies on her service dog Magic when she goes out in public. Iski says when she saw the video of Army veteran Stephen Harmon and his service dog being denied service, it brought back memories of confrontations inside restaurants. According to federal law, if a disabled person with a service dog enters a businesses that services the public, that business must allow the service dog to accompany its disabled handler. There are also questions businesses can ask if they think the animal is pet and not a service dog. If the disabled person answers yes and that person is not in a wheelchair or visibly disabled, the business can then ask what task the dog has been trained to do to aid the disabled person.

(CNN) - Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, winner of three Emmys and a legend and trailblazer in broadcasting, has died at the age of 75, ABC News announced. Robert worked in television, public radio and publishing for over 40 years. She began her tenure at ABC as a contributor for "This Week with David Brinkley" and later became ABC's chief congressional analyst. Roberts is survived by her husband Steve V. Roberts and her children Lee Roberts and Rebecca Roberts, her grandchildren Regan, Hale and Cecilia Roberts and Claiborne, Jack and Roland Hartman, along with nieces, nephews, and cousins. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.