Jacksonville News (Page 152)

Still need to get a few last-minute gifts before Monday? (Don’t worry, it happens to all of us.) You should be cautious. Your social media page might seem to know exactly what’s on your shopping list (yes, we all think our phones are listening to us) — but the FederalContinue Reading

You will need layers as a Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory expires, the cold temperatures remain in some areas. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies through the afternoon with a brisk breeze. Morning lows in the upper 20s to 30 for SE GA, upper 30s to 40s for NEContinue Reading

Dorian Finney-Smith, a former University of Florida basketball player who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets, was reunited with his father this week after nearly three decades apart. Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith, was released from a Virginia prison after more than 28 years behind bars with the help of formerContinue Reading

A new video released by JEA shows how the utility and community organizations work together to help customers in need who are struggling to pay their utility bills. JEA said that during the holiday season and throughout the year it works to help customers find ways to save on theirContinue Reading

Dr. Juan Aceros, a University of North Florida engineering associate professor, has been granted two new U.S. patents that have the potential to help thousands of children with disabilities attain a higher degree of freedom and comfort over traditional mobility devices, such as wheelchairs, UNF announced on Thursday. The patentsContinue Reading

Changing Homelessness and the City Rescue Mission will remember the lives of those experiencing homelessness who died in 2023 at a special annual memorial service on Thursday. News4JAX will stream the service, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Press play above to watch. The memorial at the City Rescue Mission, atContinue Reading

A crash is blocking multiple lanes on I-95 South at Race Track Road, causing major delays on the first day of the holiday travel season. A single line of vehicles is crawling its way around the crash site and northbound traffic is also moving very slowly. News4JAX will update whenContinue Reading

AAA will activate its Tow to Go program on Friday in Florida, Georgia and other select states to help keep impaired drivers off the road during the year-end holidays. “If you’re faced with the decision of driving impaired, put down those keys and pick up the phone to call TowContinue Reading

Across the country, the Transportation Security Administration expects Thursday to be one of the most hectic days for traveling as the official holiday travel period begins and lasts through Jan. 2. Sue Matheu and her family were flying Thursday from Jacksonville International Airport to New York for Christmas — somethingContinue Reading