Shanila Kabir, Action News Jax

National Adoption Day was celebrated in Jacksonville on Wednesday, with 16 children being officially adopted at the Duval County Courthouse -- all of them joining permanent, loving homes.

One of the biggest networking events for local businesses in Jacksonville took place at the JAX Chamber on Wednesday evening.

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is cracking down on homeless camps after a new state mandated ban on public sleeping and camping.

A six-year-old is in the hospital after his sister says a woman hit him on Moncrief Road during a hit-and-run crash.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of two women connected to the Chad Mullen homicide.

53-year-old Chad Mullen’s body was found buried on a farm in Hastings a little more than a week ago after he disappeared for almost two months.

Fans who witnessed Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers’ use of force during the Georgia-Florida game late Saturday said they are appalled at how those officers behaved.

Action News Jax has learned that Caylen Deller, a person of interest in the Chad Mullen homicide case, is in a fierce custody fight with another man.

A local crime-fighting organization is applauding Sheriff TK Waters for his work to decrease Jacksonville’s murder rate.

A local woman, 53-year-old Robbie Roberts, is fighting for her life after a driver hit her and then drove off on Tuesday.

Dr. Quinton White, who taught for almost fifty years at Jacksonville University, will be honored with the university’s Marine Science Pioneer Award Thursday evening.

St. Johns County Fire Rescue is searching for a missing swimmer in the area of Mickler's Landing Beach.

Clay County officials opened five sandbag stations to help people prepare for Hurricane Milton.

People in St. John’s are gearing up for impacts from Hurricane Milton.

Just last month, there was constant rain that caused flooding in Fernandina Beach, and that area was also impacted by Hurricane Helene just last week.