Jacksonville News (Page 145)

Sunny skies return today, with breezy conditions and colder temperatures. Sunglasses and winter jackets will be needed for the Gator Bowl. Clear skies with a light freeze and frost possible overnight through early Saturday. The Gator Bowl will be breezy, sunny and chilly with kick off temperatures around 55 degrees.Continue Reading

A man was found fatally shot late Thursday night outside his duplex on Spearing Street near A. Philip Randolph Park on Jacksonville’s Eastside, police said. Investigators are still looking for the shooter and do not have a description of them. Around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, a neighbor found the man who’dContinue Reading

The owner of a 40-foot sailboat that’s been grounded at Jacksonville Beach since October now has a warrant out for his arrest, according to court documents. The boat washed ashore after the ship’s owner Luke Rehberg said its anchor broke. Since then, Rehberg has exhausted efforts to get his sailboatContinue Reading

SpaceX announced it will attempt to launch two rockets from Florida’s Space Coast on Thursday evening. After several delays, SpaceX is planning to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket launch and the seventh mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. According to the space agency, that launch is scheduled for 8:07 p.m. fromContinue Reading

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County issued a rabies alert Thursday, following the discovery of a rabid cat in the Town Center and UNF area of Jacksonville’s Southside. The rabies alert extends south by Old Canal Road, north by Blue Stream Drive, west of the Interstate 295 EastContinue Reading

Although the monument dedicated to the women of the Confederacy in Jacksonville’s Springfield Park was removed Wednesday, the battle over Confederate monuments in Florida is far from over. A bill filed in Tallahassee last month would prohibit local governments from permanently removing historic monuments and memorials on public property. ItContinue Reading

Tens of thousands of Clemson and Kentucky fans gathered at the Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach ahead of the Taxslayer Gator Bowl on Friday. Local businesses expect boosts from visitors like Kentucky fans Michelle and Ron Eckart, who knew what they were going to do before the big game. “IContinue Reading

The removal of a Confederate monument in Jacksonville is still raising questions a day after the surprise move. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan ordered it to come down and said she had the legal right to do so because it was paid for by private funds and did not need councilContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating what led to the shooting death of a man at a Westside mobile park on Thursday. JSO said around 1 p.m. a man in his 40s was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound at the Three Seasons Mobile Home Village on CollinsContinue Reading