Jacksonville News (Page 118)

A retired Florida Highway Patrol officer returned to Jacksonville Beach on Tuesday after a 5,000-mile bike ride from Western Canada, through California and across the United States to support children’s cancer research. Lt. Jose Medina kept a log of his travels. He said it had been 147 days since heContinue Reading

Despite the damage caused by a confirmed EF0 tornado in the Bartram Park area Tuesday afternoon, residents said they are grateful no one was injured. Crews were out there Wednesday morning cutting up toppled trees and branches and stacking them to the side. 🌪️ Confirmed EF0 Tornado Bartram Park areaContinue Reading

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis urged Floridians to enroll in the My Safe Home Program to help save homeowners on insurance. The program has practically run out of money and state officials are trying to get it back running again. Patronis said Tuesday’s severe weather event in Florida wasContinue Reading

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is set to deliver the annual State of the State address on Thursday, January 11. The event will happen at the Georgia State Capitol in the House of Representatives chamber at 11 a.m. During the annual “Eggs & Issues Breakfast” on Wednesday, Kemp discussed economic prioritiesContinue Reading

There are funding concerns surrounding UF Health Jacksonville, the city’s only hospital that treats those who can’t afford to pay. UF Health Jacksonville, currently known as UF Health Shands Hospital, has been a place for those who don’t have insurance to go and get help. This hospital is also whereContinue Reading

Dozens of affordable apartment units are soon coming to St. Augustine, an area in desperate need of more affordable housing. It’s going to be called the Villages of New Augustine, comprising of 92 affordable housing units on about 6.5 acres at the intersection of North Volusia Street and Chapin Street.Continue Reading

Rebels from Yemen overnight launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward passing ships in the Red Sea, and a Mayport-based guided-missile destroyer, the USS Mason, helped fend off the attacks. This is the biggest attack on the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began. Over the past month, theContinue Reading

Quite conditions compared to yesterday and the welcoming dry air comes with another chilly night. Temps drop into the middle 30s across inland SE GA down into interior north Florida with some first. Around JAX, lows will be in the upper 30s, with low 40s at the coast. Clouds willContinue Reading

A civil attorney sent a letter to the State Attorney’s Office and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office demanding that the charges against 18-year-old Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez be dropped. Aguilar-Mendez is accused of manslaughter in the death of Sgt. Deputy Michael Kunovich. A confrontation in May between the two happened afterContinue Reading