Jacksonville News (Page 179)

Family and friends of a 23-year-old college student murdered in 2022 are hitting the streets in hopes of finding the person responsible. Gabriel Devoe was shot and killed at an Arlington apartment complex on Justina Road in November 2022. His story is personal for us here at News4JAX. Our morningContinue Reading

Saturday was an exciting day at the Prime Osborn Convention Center as thousands of kids received toys for Christmas through the annual Children’s Christmas Party of Jacksonville. Keith Roberts was first in line with his son and nephews. He said he’s out of work and buying gifts would have beenContinue Reading

A 70-year-old man was flown to a hospital with critical injuries after he was hit by a sports utility vehicle while crossing State Road A1A in St. Johns County Friday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the man, from St. Johns, was crossing the road from westContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s office is investigating after a man was stabbed to death Friday evening in the New Town neighborhood. Police said when they arrived, they found a man in his late 40s or early 50s stabbed on the entryway to an apartment on West Union Street. Jacksonville Fire RescueContinue Reading

Saturday brings a warm SSE flow boosting temps into the upper 70s before the window on the mild weather starts to close with Sunday’s cold front. Sunday is the one day for rainfall this weekend and an isolated severe storm is possible when the rain moves in late afternoon andContinue Reading

JACKSONVILLE- A woman is expected to be okay after she was shot in Northwest Jacksonville. Jacksonville Police say the woman was sitting in a parked car near Yancy Park, on Soutel Drive, around 10 p.m. Friday when someone drove up to the car and started shooting. The woman was shotContinue Reading

A woman who was shot several times in the back in Northwest Jacksonville is recovering after the scary incident. “I didn’t know if I was going to be able to walk again. I didn’t know what the outcome was going to be. I didn’t know if I was going toContinue Reading

The Jewish community in Jacksonville celebrated the second night of Hanukkah on Friday despite antisemitic messages spray painted on signs during the first night of the eight-day holiday. This comes as religious-based hate crimes are on the rise and law enforcement agencies are warning members of the Jewish community toContinue Reading

A recent rash of auto thefts and burglaries has left many people in the Riverside, Five Points and Avondale neighborhoods wondering if they will be the next victims. “Everybody has been talking about it because it has been happening so frequently,” resident Rebecca Anderson said. The latest incident happened onContinue Reading