Jacksonville News (Page 144)

Jim’s Place, an Arlington nightclub and landmark for 33 years, will close on Jan. 1, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record, a News4JAX news partner. Jim Jones III, 78, decided to close the business and sell the property due to health reasons. He has had two bouts of cancer sinceContinue Reading

As the 1990′s were winding down the third most popular wrestling promotion in the United States was Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Eventually the promotion, operated by Paul Heyman folded and some of their wrestlers were called up to the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). One of the success stories ofContinue Reading

Today is full of cloudy skies with near seasonal temperatures. Morning lows were in the 50s. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. The offshore pattern will continue through the week. Cloudy with patchy fog overnight. Seasonal averages are 66 degrees. Hazards: Minor flooding continues alongContinue Reading

After the body of a 46-year-old canoer who had been missing since Saturday was found Tuesday afternoon, his family and friends are left to mourn the veteran, who served as an Iraqi Christian interpreter with the U.S. Army Special Forces. Eiffel Gilyana was found around 1 p.m. Tuesday, about 7Continue Reading

Before first light on Wednesday, construction crews began the process of removing a Confederate statue in Springfield Park that has long been the subject of debate in Jacksonville. Following a similar process undertaken in 2020 to remove a Confederate statue from what was then known as Hemming Park, crews stagedContinue Reading

Residents in the Ortega Farms neighborhood are speaking out about an uptick in reported auto thefts. The recent holidays have been no excuse for car thefts as thieves are breaking into and stealing cars at The Villas at Ortega on Timuquana Road. One resident, who did not want to beContinue Reading

A pedestrian is dead after the Florida Highway Patrol said they were standing in the middle of a busy Clay County road Tuesday night and were hit by three different vehicles. According to FHP, the pedestrian was standing in the southbound travel lanes on U.S. 301, just north of CR-125.Continue Reading

On the list of a host of new laws in Florida that will take effect on January 1 is a law that will require drivers to move over or slow down when they see a disabled vehicle on the side of the road. Before Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the newContinue Reading

A man is dead Tuesday after an argument led to a shooting in the Arlington neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said just before 3 p.m., a man was found shot in the chest outside a home on Cesery Boulevard near Terry Parker Drive. The investigation revealed thatContinue Reading