Jacksonville News (Page 112)

The name of a Malayan tiger cub at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is in your hands! The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is asking for your help naming one of three Malayan tiger cubs born in November 2023. News4JAX shared the good news of Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ newborn cubsContinue Reading

Former President Donald Trump is celebrating his win in the Iowa caucuses as a blowout. Percentage-wise, that’s absolutely the case. He won more than 56,000 votes Monday night, meaning he walked away with more than 50% of all ballots cast. That’s 30% more than the closest competition: Florida Gov. RonContinue Reading

The First Coast area is dancing to the beat this year with a variety of singers, bands and music projects coming to perform in Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. Tickets are already available for preorder for the Lionel Richie’s Sing a Song All Night Long Tour, which is making aContinue Reading

The man convicted and sentenced to death in the 2013 murder of an 8-year-old Jacksonville girl will be back in court again Wednesday morning for the second day of an evidentiary hearing as he continues to push for a new penalty phase trial. Donald Smith claims that his counsel wasContinue Reading

This morning we had a hard Freeze and Freeze Warning 3 a.m. – 9 a.m. Lows in the 20s across SE GA, 20 to near freezing for NE FL, upper 20s to mid 30s along our beaches. Afternoon highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Wind NW 5-10 mph.Continue Reading

With freeze warnings in effect until 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jacksonville and surrounding counties are working to keep people warm. According to The Weather Authority, temperatures will start in the 20s Wednesday with wind chill values in the low 20s. We’ll see gusty winds with temperatures only climbing to 50 degreesContinue Reading

As dangerously cold temperatures are expected to move in later Tuesday night and several warming centers throughout the city have opened, one Jacksonville woman was dealing with issues with her heat. “When I wake up, I’m going to stay up with the heater and make sure that my brother’s warmContinue Reading

Clay County parents came together on Tuesday at a school board forum to give feedback on the school library book policy. In 2022, the school district removed over 170 books and challenged over 450 books — leading the state with most removals after claims of obscene content. One by one,Continue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is bringing to light a tragic Arlington triple murder that happened six years ago. Quasean Trotter, his fiancé Ariyan Johnson and their infant daughter Arielle were found by police in a burned-down home in December 2017. Trotter and Johnson were shot to death and the littleContinue Reading