Duval County News

Jacksonville's budget planners have trimmed a proposed property tax increase based on a report that shows the value of the city's tax base isn't dropping as sharply as expected.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a woman on Florida's Atlantic coast after they found malnourished and dead animals, including a starving wolf, in her home.

For those who wonder if fish are being sold on the street, a homeowner in Duval County was written up for selling saltwater fish at their home.

A Jacksonville contractor has been arrested for selling air conditioning units on Craigslist that had been stolen from businesses and apartment complexes.

A valuable service for victims of one kind of violent crime is at risk of winding up on the chopping block unless Mayor John Peyton's tax and spending plan gets the ok.

The third suspect accused of armed sexual battery, kidnapping, and home invasion robbery is now in the Duval County Jail.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - " Juanese Miller had a love of Reggae music, good times, and loved her daughter more than anything in the world.

When cell phones were barely working during Tropical Storm Fay last summer, amateur "Ham" radio operators in Duval County came to the rescue and helped the American Red Cross communicate.

In an effort aimed at helping to curb the spread of a deadly disease, Friday is National HIV/AIDS testing day, calling attention to the need for people to learn if they could be infected with the virus.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mayor John Peyton held a news conference this morning to outline his new 3 part plan to help balance the city's budget.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Action News has learned that later this week, Mayor John Peyton will propose raising the millage rate on property in Duval County.

A coalition of Duval County health advocates announced today a broad list of proposals ranging from improving school lunches to providing tax incentives to grocers as part of a campaign to reduce childhood obesity.

Progress is being made on the new courthouse in downtown Jacksonville. Crews started pouring the concrete this morning.

The Florida Legislature's watchdog agency on Thursday recommended against expanding an experimental Medicaid program, once touted by former Gov.

A correctional officer raped in the Duval County jail last year by an unrestrained killer filed suit this morning against the city, Sheriff John Rutherford, two other police administrators and the rapist.

With near record highs expected by the end of the week health experts say now is the time to prepare for the dangers of dehydration.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's bomb squad evacuated the two buildings of the Duval County Health Department late Wednesday morning and temporarily closed several roads in the area after the discovery of two suspicious packages.

Florida's property appraisers, painted as government oppressors at a bill signing ceremony earlier this month, got a break today when Gov.

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Investigators say some of the suspects had a video showing how to molest children.