Family, friends and the community attended The Bethel Church to celebrate the life of Charles Scriven Saturday morning. Scriven was Jacksonville’s first Black police chief, who battled decades of discrimination during his law enforcement career. Scriven died on Christmas Day. Dozens of people honored Scriven, who called himself “God’s littleContinue Reading
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by an SUV on Atlantic Boulevard Friday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said the pedestrian was hit by a midsized SUV that was traveling westbound in the left lane on Atlantic Boulevard, near the intersection with Aderhold Avenue, at aroundContinue Reading
Fans are already getting pumped up as the Jacksonville (9-7) get ready to take on Tennessee (5-11) on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the regular season finale. A win wraps up the AFC South. A loss could mean that they miss the playoffs. Everyone is rocking their black, gold, darkContinue Reading
This morning showers and thunderstorms will become widespread where the strongest storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall through 10 AM. Rainfall amounts could be between a quarter to a half of an inch of rain. The line of storms will quickly push through our area and by lunchContinue Reading
A Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy is the latest deputy to add Doordash delivery driver to his resume after an arrest. The situation began on Friday morning at the Chick-fil-A on State Road 200 when the sheriff’s office was called because of a possible drunk driver hitting cones and nearlyContinue Reading
As part of a rehabilitation project on the Mathews Bridge, an eastbound directional closure of the bridge is planned this weekend, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting, the Florida Department of Transportation said. According to the FDOT, about 72,000 people travel across the Mathew’s Bridge every day. With so many peopleContinue Reading
A Georgia girl with spina bifida, a condition causing her to be paralyzed from the knees down, got the chance to meet a paralyzed sea turtle named Bandit. As soon as she laid eyes on Bandit, 12-year-old Kendall Barfield was mesmerized by the turtle’s size. “Oh my gosh, she’s huge!”Continue Reading
A relatively new nonprofit is developing some of Jacksonville’s most challenged neighborhoods and is making progress one property at a time. Right now, Fruit of Barren Trees (FOBT) is cleaning up two abandoned and crumbling houses and making them livable again at affordable prices. The two areas are a mileContinue Reading
Newly released bodycam footage from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office gives a closer look at the events that led to the arrest of a man now facing felony charges. Camden County patrol deputy Christopher Hanley was parked on the side of southbound lanes of Interstate 95 early Wednesday morning whenContinue Reading
After reports showed the 17-year-old Iowa school shooter made several social media posts around the time of the shooting, some people are questioning the role of social media in preventing tragedies like this. According to a TikTok posted on Dylan Butler’s page, he was believed to be inside a schoolContinue Reading
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