Jacksonville News (Page 148)

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

Three residents at The Weldon Apartments, formerly known as Moncrief Village, told the I-TEAM Tuesday that they see mice or rats in their apartments every day. Resident Joy Griffin showed the I-TEAM holes in her apartment baseboards and sofa she said were chewed by mice. “They chew through cans. TheyContinue Reading

A former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars who pleaded guilty to stealing millions from the team will learn his fate in March. Last week, a judge formally accepted Amit Patel’s guilty plea on charges of wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions. Patel, who was a financial planning manager, was accused ofContinue Reading

Traffic was very light on my ride to work. I am guessing most people are still on Holiday. If so, I hope the traffic was light and the lines were short for you today. Cloudy skies with a few showers possible through around 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cloudy skiesContinue Reading