The schedule is easing up, and the Florida Gators can't afford to waste this chance to finish the season strong.

Denny’s said Monday that it’s being acquired by a group of investors who will take the breakfast chain private.

Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points to lead No. 13 Arizona to a 93-87 win over third-ranked and defending national champion Florida in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night.

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.

Duval County Schools is once again considering a move away from its headquarters on the St. Johns River after a potential buyer withdrew from the deal as the school district now has a new front-runner interested in purchasing the Southbank property.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a drug bust at a house on Ken Knight Drive yielded a large amount of drugs, including MDMA, cocaine, crack, and marijuana, and led to the arrest of two men.

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their second consecutive World Series championship with a parade downtown.

The biggest difference for the Jacksonville Jaguars this season is that they’re scratching out victories instead of stumbling into losses.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed papers to run for Florida governor.

The Nassau County School District issued a statement after a Fernandina Beach football player was hit in the face with a helmet by an opposing player during a playoff game against Bell last week, commending players for their response after the turbulent incident.

President Donald Trump’s administration said that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.

The Marion County woman featured in Netflix’s documentary “The Perfect Neighbor“ who fatally shot a mother of four is now threatening a defamation lawsuit against the victim’s children, recently filed court records show. Susan Lorincz is serving a 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter after a jury convicted her of killing Ajike Owens during a neighborhood dispute in 2023.

A U.S. Navy veteran who was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), for charges that were later dropped, is speaking out after receiving a $45,000 settlement from the city earlier this year.

In June, Downtown Vision Inc., which organizes the Art Walk, began charging additional fees to some of those looking to sell art at the monthly event. Now, all artists participating in the event pay an annual $45 and another $45 per event.

Jacksonville has seen a troubling series of shootings over the past three days, with incidents occurring at homes, on busy streets, and even outside a gas station.

As Florida continues to add to a modern-era record for executions in a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he is bringing justice to victims’ families. Florida has executed 15 inmates this year, with two more scheduled in November. The previous modern-era record for a year was eight in 1984 and 2014.

Dry atmosphere prompts need for extra garden care

A cemetery in Northwest Jacksonville, which has sat neglected and overgrown for years, finally received some help on Monday. But it wasn’t from the property owner or the city; it was a community member who just wanted to lend a helping hand.

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program after a pair of judges’ rulings required the payments to continue.

You can make a difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness by donating to the City Rescue Mission’s Annual Shoeboxes of Love project through Nov. 25.

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it.

A recent poll from the University of North Florida shows housing costs and property taxes are among the biggest worries for Floridians heading into 2026. “Affordability, affordability, affordability. That is the dominant theme of this poll,” said government law attorney Chris Hand.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was found dead in her bed on Sunday evening, marking the second in-custody death reported by the agency in three days.

The movie exhibition business is wrapping up one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend.

Auburn fired coach Hugh Freeze after the Tigers lost for the 12th time in their last 15 Southeastern Conference games.