The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a car that is believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s Westside earlier this month. According to JSO, someone driving a dark-colored car, possibly blue, struck a pedestrian before fleeing southbound on Blanding Boulevard on Dec. 1. TheContinue Reading
Due to the hundreds of improperly stored firearms found at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, officials at Jacksonville International Airport held a demonstration to show the proper way to pack firearms for travel. In 2023, 450 firearms have been detected at security checkpoints in 19 Florida airports. The record numberContinue Reading
SpaceX on Monday will look for a spectacular double-dip of rocket launches. With a Falcon Heavy rocket scheduled to send a secret mission into space at 8:14 p.m. Monday from Kennedy Space Center, the company has now confirmed that it will also attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralContinue Reading
The man accused of manslaughter in the death of a St. Johns County deputy earlier this year has retained a civil attorney in the case. Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez, 18, has been in jail since May. He was accused of trespassing on a property in St. Augustine. A confrontation between Aguilar-Mendez andContinue Reading
The CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) said on Monday he has no plans to resign as he awaits the results of a city investigation that looked into the agency he leads. Dwayne Alexander is in charge of one of the city agencies that oversees public housing and hasContinue Reading
It’s a first for Columbia County deputies. According to the Sheriff’s Office, an East Lake man stole an ambulance and led them on a pursuit that ended on the front lawn of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, a deputy was assisting a paramedic with someone theyContinue Reading
Clear and cold tonight with a Frost Advisory through 8 am Tuesday for areas west of I-95 and inland counties. A pattern of increasing onshore wind develops tomorrow and will continue through the rest of the week. Increasing clouds late Wednesday and Thursday with and rain chances returning Friday andContinue Reading
It was a Christmas experience unlike any other. The Living Nativity at Westside Baptist Church in Jacksonville was back this past weekend. The drive-thru event offered locals a look inside Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born. Digital Producer Marcela Camargo got a behind-the-scenes look at the more than 300Continue Reading
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) on Monday released school grades for the 2022-23 school year. School districts in St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties all received an “A” while those in Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Duval, Flagler and Union received a “B”. Bradford and Putnam county school districts got aContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that Keith Keglar Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlicensed carrying of a concealed firearm in the shooting death of Tevin Robinson, a beloved hairstylist. Robinson, 24, was killed on New Year’s Day 2022. Keglar faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years toContinue Reading
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