An 18-year-old is accused of brandishing a machete while confronting Kamala Harris supporters at a Neptune Beach polling site Tuesday, according to our partners at WJXT in Jacksonville.

This year, citizens across the country will take time out of their busy days to vote.

Troopers said the sinkhole emerged around 3:31 p.m. on the right shoulder of southbound I-95.

It all starts with voters. But sometimes, it ends up coming down to luck of the draw.

Authorities are looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing out of Orlando who may now be in Jacksonville, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

The lawsuit claims that her account was disabled about an hour after she sent an invitation to her peers for a Catholic Mass session near a local abortion clinic.

Cameras were rolling to see how Florida first responders train to find vulnerable residents who wander off.

A University of North Florida study found that Duval County is the eviction filing capital of the state, and corporations are behind a majority of eviction filings in the Jacksonville area.

A 23-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash after he stopped to help a driver involved in a previous crash, and who also died, early Saturday on Interstate 10 west of McDuff Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at an office building in Jacksonville.

A popular Jacksonville rapper was arrested Monday night in Jacksonville Beach and accused of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

A 21-year-old woman from New Smyrna Beach died Sunday morning after being struck by two vehicles on Interstate 95 northbound near State Road 9B, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and News 6 partner News4JAX.

How far have you driven during a road trip? 100 miles, 500 miles? Imagine doing that drive in a toy car.

A Florida educator is doing her part to add to the professional and personal development of women from all walks of life.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the Florida National Guard and State Guard would deploy to Texas amid what he calls an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border.

More than 40 years after a woman visiting Florida on spring break was abducted from Daytona Beach Shores and found dead in Jacksonville, a serial killer incarcerated in California has confessed to her murder.

For the first time since three people were killed in a racially motivated shooting in August, the doors of the Dollar General store in Grand Park reopened to customers on Friday morning, our News 6 partner WJXT in Jacksonville reported.

A Jacksonville Beach woman who is charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill her ex-husband hired a new high-profile defense attorney, according to a new court filing.

A carjacking in Duval County leads to a high-speed chase and ends with the driver dead.

A carjacking suspect died in a crash in Flagler County after a multi-county pursuit that started in Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

So far, there have been 101 murder cases in this Florida city, and of those, 62 cases are still open and have not been cleared by arrest.

Five years after a mother is found dead in her Orlando home, her husband is convicted of killing her.

A video that showed the violent arrest of a Jacksonville man sparked outrage online and a protest against what organizers called a “racial injustice” and accusations of police brutality.

The Jacksonville Sheriff Office is now investigating the officers involved in viral incident that shows a handcuffed man with swollen eyes and a bloody face sitting on the ground after what appears to be a violent encounter with police.

A 3-year-old child and two adults are dead after being shot during an apparent dispute over the sale of a dog in Jacksonville.

A parking garage at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside on King Street partially collapsed Tuesday afternoon, damaging multiple cars and leaving others precariously tilted on the edge of the collapse.

The FBI says it served a search warrant at the Duval County Teachers United building in San Marco.

Jacksonville Beach Police are investigating after a child died Tuesday afternoon after being left inside a hot vehicle in a church parking lot.

Mayor Donna Deegan confirmed Saturday that there are a “number of fatalities” in response to a shooting at a store that prompted heavy police presence on Kings Road in Northwest Jacksonville.

A Brevard County man was killed in a wrong-way crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Jacksonville civil rights activist and president of the Northside Coalition, Ben Frazier, passed away on Saturday night after a nine-month battle with cancer.

A 46-year-old Palm Coast man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a crash when their two motorcycles hit the side of a bus, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Jaguars’ stadium of the future is now more than just a talking point. The team unveiled plans for its vision for TIAA Bank Field in an online video presentation on Wednesday morning, according to our partners at WJXT in Jacksonville.

A U.S. Navy Veteran, his wife, and his service dog got the surprise of a lifetime on Thursday.

A semi-truck and a pickup truck hauling beehives crashed on U.S. 301 early Tuesday morning in Duval County, the Florida Highway Patrol told News 6 partner WJXT-TV.

That's a lot of bees!

A Georgia man led police on a pursuit across five counties from Florida to Georgia after robbing a Palm Coast gas station before being shot by a Camden County gas station clerk, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office told News 6 partner WJXT-TV.

An officer is in critical condition in the hospital after being shot outside Baptist Hospital South on Tuesday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooter is dead.

A Jacksonville police officer is in the hospital with critical injuries after being shot in the Duclay neighborhood.

The St. Johns County father of four had just left the home of his ex-wife in Jacksonville Beach and stopped to move a tire out of the road, according to investigators. A tire they say was placed there intentionally.

Resignation follows revelations supervisor described book with same-sex couple as "contrary to the design of humanity."

A Spirit Airlines flight that was travelling from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando International Airport had to make an emergency landing Tuesday at Jacksonville International Airport.

Jail reports obtained Thursday from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office show Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged in the murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, has been involved in multiple disturbances while incarcerated at the Duval County jail, according to a report from News 6 sister station News4JAX in Jacksonville.

A 9-year-old dog was shot while trying to protect his owners from an armed burglar that broke into their house while they were fast asleep.

The 35-year-old zookeeper who was “viciously” attacked Wednesday by a 5-year-old North American black bear at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens suffered many lacerations on her head, back and thighs, according to a police report obtained Thursday by News 6 partner News4JAX.

A staff member of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens was injured by a bear Wednesday evening and hospitalized for treatment, News 6 partner WJXT-TV reported.

Following the arrest Thursday of a man accused of raping and mutilating a woman in Orange County, News 6 gathered court documents that show he was released early from prison just this year.

A 13-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening on Jacksonville’s Northside.

A stolen semitruck headed to Daytona Beach did not make it past Flagler County.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne.

The attorneys also said an impartial jury can’t be found in any of the neighboring counties in the region.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the missing 7-year-girl and the 26-year-old woman were located Sunday night.

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan condemned recent antisemitic rhetoric around Jacksonville, saying there’s no place for that in a place he knows and loves.

A man carrying a large ax attempted to gain entry Friday afternoon to Ruth N. Upson Elementary School, according to the Duval County school superintendent, and the DCPS police chief said that person then left the campus and was later shot by a DCPS officer after refusing commands to drop his weapon.

An infant girl died after she was left in a hot car outside a residence on the Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A driver who attempted to crash through the Birmingham Gate at Naval Air Station Jacksonville died after gate sentries deployed the protective barrier that stopped the vehicle from entering the base, Navy officials said.

The wheels on the bus are supposed to go round and round — while still attached to the bus. But during two instances this week, that was not the case, according to News 6 partner WJXT in Jacksonville.

A wrong-way driver caused a crash on I-95 Friday night before she carjacked a FedEx truck, crashed it downtown and jumped into the St. Johns River.

A 15-year-old was taken into custody Saturday morning after police said he took six people, including children, hostage in an Oceanway home.

Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $6.5 million to three state colleges in Polk, Duval and Broward counties to help fund workforce programs at a news conference in Jacksonville Monday afternoon.

A home health aide employee was arrested on Tuesday after lying about spending time with a disabled Medicaid recipient, according to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

The League of Women Voters was one of the first groups to file a lawsuit against the state of Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on new district maps in April.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says police have located both the man and child that was the subject of an Amber Alert following a triple homicide at an Arlington apartment complex.

Stephanie Davis, a freshman on the Jacksonville University women’s soccer team, was killed in a crash Sunday in Baker County that also injured seven teammates, News 6 partner WJXT-TV reported.

The building known as downtown Jacksonville’s eyesore came down Sunday.

Singapore-based shipping company Sea Lead will now service Jacksonville Port Authority, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.

A Florida woman whose 5-year-old daughter was found dead in Alabama has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties met Friday to discuss a bill that would make “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” the national hymn of the United States, News 6 partner WJXT-TV reported.

A state appeals court Thursday said a family did not have a “legal right” to force Mayo Clinic Florida to administer the controversial drug ivermectin to try to keep alive a COVID-19 patient who was on a ventilator.

A group of activists and citizens who are unhappy with Gov. Ron DeSantis' handling of the COVID-19 pandemic were removed from the Florida Department of Health building in Duval County ahead of a news conference being held by the governor.

A man accused in the shooting death of his son, former University of Central Florida and University Christian football star Otis Anderson Jr., entered a not guilty plea before a judge Tuesday morning.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Jacksonville International Airport Friday to propose a series of legislative reforms meant to deter contractors and private entities from relocating people to Florida who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said that former UCF football star Otis Anderson Jr. was shot and killed by his father following an argument that began with a dog bite.

A child was injured early Sunday morning when someone fired around 20 shots into a car that was stopped at a red light on the Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

An appeals court Friday signaled it thinks school officials in Alachua and Duval counties have violated state law by requiring students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic and ordered lower courts to quickly take up the issue.

A 6-year-old girl found shot Thursday morning at a Northside home died at the hospital, Jacksonville police said.

A Florida boy accused of stabbing and killing his 13-year-old classmate appears in court.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday morning in Jacksonville to give an update on monoclonal antibody treatment centers across the state.

The politically-charged Florida debate over wearing masks in school to guard against coronavirus infection is now before a judge.

The politically-charged Florida debate over wearing masks in school to guard against coronavirus infection is now before a judge.

A photo spreading on social media shows people sick with COVID-19 lying on the floor of the downtown Jacksonville library while waiting for antibody treatment.

Hospitals are overflowing with COVID patients in northeast Florida, the hot zone in the state's latest surge.

Zoe Seel last seen in Jacksonville.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to host a news conference Monday morning at an assisted living facility in Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has opted to allow Duval County’s mask mandate to expire this week, News 6 partner News4Jax reported. AdCurry said that even though he decided to lift the mandate, businesses can still require customers to wear masks. “So I think that we maintain our vigilance and continue to wear a mask. The Fernandina Beach City Commission voted March 2 to extend its mask mandate until April 7. News4Jax did not find any other local city with a current mask mandate in effect.

“Black voters in this part of the state are critical to winning statewide,” said Adrianne Shropshire, the executive director of BlackPAC. Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 40,000 registered voters in Duval County, and more than half of the county's Democrats are African American. That was not the case when Hillary Clinton lost in Duval County to Trump in 2016. The area has also been a proving ground for Trump's attempt to peel off some Black voters — especially Black men — from Democrats. In Duval County, she won by a margin of fewer than 3,000 votes.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A self-swab lane will be available to patients with coronavirus symptoms at the Orange County Convention Center to reduce the wait times to get a test. This program will be available at four different sites in Florida:The War Memorial Auditorium in Fort LauderdaleRegency Square Mall in Duval CountyOrange County Convention CenterHard Rock Stadium in MiamiAppointments can be made at this link for the Orange County Convention Center and the Regency Square Mall sites. The department of health said results of the self-swab tests will be sent to a separate lab will be available within 72 hours through email. The DOH said the Orange County Convention Center will be able to administer 500 self-swab tests a day. Health officials said if this program works they will expand it to more state testing sites.

(Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)AUSTIN, Texas When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. He pointed out that the White House backed his plan and gave assurances there were safe ways to go out again. Doug Ducey, also a Republican, did the same, declaring the state on pause as hospitals accelerate toward capacity. But the Republican governor has resisted calls to require them, arguing that it would be difficult to enforce in a rural state. Hutchinson also says hes concerned such a mandate could spark a backlash, with people refusing to wear masks.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A Florida prisoner escaped during a work release program, authorities said Tuesday. Steven Jacob Matthews-Bull, 31, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to a private program that allows Duval County jail inmates to work during the day and attend substance-abuse treatment, education and vocation courses at night, according to the Sheriff's office. Proram officials said they found drugs on Matthews-Bull when he reported back to the facility. He then fled from corrections employees into some nearby woods. The Florida Times-Union reported Matthews-Bull was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and silver and black athletic shoes, and has multiple tattoos on his body, arms and hands.

ORLANDO, Fla. Authorities believe an 11-year-old girl who disappeared Monday from the 9800 block of 103rd Street in Jacksonville may be traveling to Orlando. Officials described Kimberly Aguilar-Cruz as Hispanic with brown eyes and black hair. Kimberly was last seen wearing a gray shirt with a picture of SpongeBob, gray tights with a pink striped shirt, and white and gray shoes. Officials said Kimberly was last seen getting into a small model SUV. Anyone with information on Kimberlys whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Jacksonvilles Sheriffs Office at 904-630-0500.