JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in Duval County court on Thursday for killing a man in a hit-and-run crash on Beach Boulevard last May. Edwin Rumaldo Amaya, 37, was sentenced on three charges: vehicular homicide, operating a vehicle without a driver's license and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A shooting at an apartment complex in Jacksonville's Arlington area Friday left a man injured and therefore, hospitalized following a "dispute," according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. JSO's Sergeant Dukes says at 12:27 p.m., an officer was at Lakeside Nest Apartments, located at 2681 University Blvd....

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Emergency officials said Friday afternoon that no one was injured following a train derailment in Brunswick. However, Glynn County Fire Rescue is on scene at at Ninth Street and Newcastle Street Lane dealing with a diesel leak, a social media post said. Glynn County Emergency Management...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled their 30th anniversary logo on night one of the NFL draft at the 2024 'DUUUVAL Draft Party' Thursday night, ahead of their upcoming football season, according to a news release the Jaguars shared with First Coast News. The team says the new...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A brush fire near a neighborhood on Jacksonville's Eastside Friday morning awoke neighbors and was visible for miles, as the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department tells First Coast News the fire has been put out. No one was injured and no properties were damaged, according to...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's been a year and a month since Jacksonville sheriff's officer Malik Daricaud nearly died after being shot at close range. He's undergone intensive therapy and Friday received a hero's return home as he was discharged from Brooks Rehabilitation. Hospital staff and officers lined the walls...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Are teachers cuts coming at Duval County Public Schools?. Wednesday night, State Representative, Angie Nixon, posted on X, saying the district would be making what she called "massive" teacher cuts. Nixon told First Coast New a teacher notified her of the eliminations. Duval Teachers United said...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris is taking another trip to the First Coast next week to address reproductive rights. Harris will travel to Jacksonville for a campaign event focused on reproductive rights, according to organizers, on the day the state is set to implement a 6-week abortion ban.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week, we shine a spotlight on Soraya Lakatos, a beloved social studies teacher at Atlantic Coast High School with 23 years of experience. Students describe Lakatos as more than just a teacher. She is a mentor, a friend, and a teacher who always shows support.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In Durkeeville, 37 lots owned by the Jacksonville Housing Authority sit empty. The city of Jacksonville wants to change that as it's set aside $200,000 in city money towards future revitalization efforts in Durkeeville. The money is for a study where a private contractor is going...

NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, Fla. — Before closing arguments began Thursday in the penalty phase of the death penalty trial for a Nassau County cop killer, Patrick McDowell - the man who will soon learn his fate on whether he lives or dies, read a letter to the courtroom, saying he deserves to be put to death over receiving a life prison sentence.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla — The jury is now deliberating in the death penalty trial of the man who killed Nassau County Sheriff's Office deputy Joshua Moyers. Proceedings did not start off as planned Thursday morning in what could be the final day of the penalty phase of the death penalty trial over Moyers' murder.

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — Ever since five teachers within Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) were removed, a comprehensive safeguarding plan has been in the works for students, according to the school district. Although DCPS has not announced what its new plan will include, First Coast News spoke with those...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A crash into a fence on Normandy Boulevard Thursday morning killed a 23-year-old passenger from Ukraine, according to Florida Highway Patrol. At 1:45 a.m., FHP says the driver of a sedan, a 20-year-old Jacksonville woman, was traveling east on Normandy Boulevard near New World Avenue when the car "veered off the roadway to the right, striking a fence."

CANTON, Ohio — The Canton Police Department on Wednesday released body camera footage showing the death of 53-year-old East Canton resident Frank E. Tyson while in police custody, including his last words of "I can't breathe." It is a 35-minute, 46-second video which shows officers arriving to the scene, confronting Tyson, and attempting to take him into custody. After his last words, it also shows a period of 5-plus minutes where he laid motionless on the floor before police checked for a pulse.

LAKE CITY, Fla. — UPDATE: Annette Rowe Johnson has been found safe. Annette Rowe Johnson, 84, is missing from Lake City Wednesday evening. She was last seen Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Johnson has dementia and left in a silver Nissan Rogue. Her family doesn't know where she's going. She...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former teachers and students of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts are reacting after longtime vocal teacher Jeffrey Clayton pleaded guilty on Wednesday to felony charges for his interactions with students. Clayton is the former Douglas Anderson teacher whose March 2023 arrest started an investigation into...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It has *millions* of views on social media -- and it originated right here in Jacksonville. A video shows a Jacksonville man catching an alligator with his bare hands. It was like a scene straight out of a wild adventure movie, but this was no Hollywood...

PALATKA, Fla. — A Palatka woman was pardoned by President Joe Biden after she served time for a nonviolent drug conviction in the 1990s. A White House release stated Wednesday that 59-year-old Beverly Holcy was pardoned, along with 10 other people. The president granted clemency to 16 total individuals...

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Hands were raised and questions were asked, inside of the Palatka Golf Club as Palatka City Commissioner Rufus Borom held his quarterly town hall meeting Tuesday night. "This is a platform to not have them come into a formal meeting but come into an into...