Jacksonville News (Page 114)

For the first time, the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens will honor the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King along with her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King to celebrate MLK Day. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, CEO of the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, said they both lived extraordinaryContinue Reading

An investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a 61-year-old man on Friday and he was charged with second-degree murder after an altercation on North Main Street in December. Earl Leroy Coleman was quickly identified as the suspect and he was arrested on Friday with theContinue Reading

Two pedestrians were killed, and one was injured after a hit and run in Flagler County. The pickup truck was driving northbound on U.S Highway 1 around 12:15am in the right lane when the three pedestrians crossed. The vehicle struck the pedestrians and the driver fled the scene. Two ofContinue Reading

NOW: Thick clouds this morning has kept morning temperatures a bit milder than forecast, therefore frost advisories have been cancelled across NE Florida but continue in SE GA. Temperatures this morning only dropped into the low 40s region wide with some upper 30s across SE GA with mostly cloudy skies.Continue Reading

TONIGHT: By midnight, temperatures will drop into the low 40s, and upper 30s, with a light wind from the north and cloudy skies. OVERNIGHT: The frost advisory remains in effect for inland counties in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida until 8 am Sunday. THINKING AHEAD: You will need to bringContinue Reading

Dozens of people came together Saturday to honor and celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at a youth pep rally in Camden County. Hosted by the NAACP Camden County Branch, “The Future is Bright!” event was held at the Camden County PSA Rec Center on Wildcat Drive inContinue Reading

The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high-speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando. The crashes happened Wednesday and Friday at a crossing along the U.S. 1 corridor in Melbourne,Continue Reading

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday it had secured a warrant for a man’s arrest in the shooting death of a woman in Marion Oaks the day prior, according to a news release. WKMG Click Orlando reports Melvin Arias, 33, is being accused of shooting Milagros Guzman Lopez, 47, who deputiesContinue Reading

Anti-abortion advocates rallied downtown Saturday morning at James Weldon Johnson Park against an abortion initiative that Florida voters could see on the November ballot. Hundreds of people of all ages braved the cold temperatures to rally for life. Many of them holding signs and wearing t-shirts. Irene Sandler said she’sContinue Reading