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Action News Investigates: Charter school concerns

Four weeks before the end of the school year, Duval County’s Acclaim Academy shut down, hundreds of thousand dollars in debt.

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Interview: JSO's Tom Hackney on #FindLonzie investigation

Action News Jax’s Paige Kelton interviewed Chief Tom Hackney on Thursday as the two-week mark approached of the disappearance of 21-month-old Lonzie Barton.

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10-year-old shark victim has no permanent damage

A Jacksonville girl is finally home tonight, recovering from a suspected shark bite. Kaley Szarmac’s family invited Action News Jax Paige Kelton to their home, to see firsthand, how the 10-year-old is...

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10-year-old bit by shark on Florida beach recovering after getting 90 stitches

A Jacksonville girl is finally home tonight, recovering from a suspected shark bite. Kaley Szarmac’s family invited Action News Jax Paige Kelton to their home, to see firsthand, how the 10-year-old is...

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Action News Jax Investigates: Inaccurate attendance records, compliance...

Alecia Jimenez told Action News Jax that for the past five years her son has shuttled back and forth between Tallahassee, where she lives, and Duval County, where his father lives.

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Action News Jax Investigates: Used Tire Trouble

A single mom of two teenage daughters said a local tire shop took her money and put her family in danger.

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Federal regulators considering new rules for student loan companies

Law school student Eric Rivas is facing a mountain of school debt. “It's going to take me a while,” Rivas said.

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Action News Investigates: Path of El Faro and strength of Joaquin

It was an eerie email sent from by El Faro crew member Danielle Randolph to her mother as her ship lost contact.

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Action News Investigates: City finds rats and leaks at 'unsafe' duplex

Cracks, mold, structural problems and rats: A single mom and her teenage son, forced to live in a home the city calls “very unsafe.

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Local woman fighting for tougher truck safety legislation

Jane Mathis, of St. Augustine, was in Washington D.C. Monday, demanding tougher truck rules from Congress.

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Action News Jax Investigates: A homebuilder accused of broken promises,...

A log homebuilder is accused of taking tens of thousands from families and leaving town. Action News Jax Paige Kelton has been tracking the builder through five states.

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Action News Jax Investigates: Old tires being sold as new

An Action News Jax investigation found a major local retailer selling new tires that were eight years old.

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Action News Jax Investigates: A test that could change your life by revealing...

Dr. Rebekah Richmond is healthy, happy and the mother of two boys. She also just had a life-altering surgery, a double mastectomy and hysterectomy.

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Action News Jax Skyvision: Drone use for news coverage brings added...

Drones can provide amazing video and a vantage point that would not otherwise be available. Now, drones are part of Action News Jax coverage, like video we showed you last month of severe flooding in...

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How Action News Jax Skyvision will help cover the stories you care about

Action News Jax is the only local station in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia granted Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly a drone as part of our news coverage.

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Action News Jax Investigates: Demanding answers for a family living in filth

A local family living in a rental property that the city calls "unsafe" reached out to Action News Jax for help.

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Senator Audrey Gibson tours Duval Academy after recent escapes raise concerns

Senator Audrey Gibson and the secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice toured the Duval Academy Wednesday.

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Action News Jax investigates: Wait times at the Jacksonville VA clinic

An Action News Jax investigation is revealing new problems with the Jacksonville Veterans Affairs clinic and local veterans left in limbo.

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Action News Jax Investigates: Wounded veterans help track down child...

A groundbreaking program puts wounded warriors to work catching people who prey on local children. Jacksonville's first recruit, Sam Padilla, served 15 years in the U.

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Cancer survivor uses experience in kitchen to help others get through treatment

Ann Ogden Gaffney beat cancer -- twice. The former fashion executive says old-fashioned home-cooking helped her get through chemotherapy.

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