Jacksonville News (Page 185)

Patchy dense fog and showers will be possible early this morning with overnight lows in the low to mid 60s. A cold front will begin to push through our area through the late morning and afternoon dropping our temperatures back to around normal for this time of year. Rain chancesContinue Reading

A man in his 60s was shot in the torso early Monday morning when someone stole his pick-up truck, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police were called to McConihe Street near Whitner Street around 12:45 a.m. because of reports that someone had been shot. They found the man with aContinue Reading

Henry Tenon, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the conspiracy to kill Jared Bridegan has a pretrial hearing scheduled Monday in Duval County court. Tenon, 62, has agreed to testify against others involved in the case, including Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her estranged husband Mario Fernandez. Tenon onceContinue Reading

The average person in the US spends eight hours and five minutes using digital media and most of that is probably connected to Wi-fi. But in this increasingly connected world, what do you do if your Wi-Fi can’t keep up? There are some things that you can do to preventContinue Reading

The man convicted and sentenced to death in 2018 for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle will be back in court Monday as his attorneys argue for him to get a new trial. Donald Smith was convicted of abducting Perrywinkle in 2013 from a Northside Walmart where heContinue Reading

A recent study found that more than one-third of Americans opt for a ‘sleep divorce’ – which means they sleep separately from their partner at night. “I hear it from more and more people that it’s more comfortable for whatever reason to not share their beds together, but it’s forContinue Reading

It’s been one year since 13-year-old Prince Holland was killed at the intersection of Moncrief Road West and Kings Road. His family has placed photos and candles at the intersection to remember his life. Holland was riding home from football tryouts with his coach and three teammates, when someone startedContinue Reading

A local family is grieving after losing two children exactly three months apart with both deaths involved cars hitting them. The first happened in September, when their 12-year-old son Brighton Penkacik was running away from a dog, ran into oncoming traffic, was hit by a car and died. The secondContinue Reading

Isolated showers continue to move through the area but severe is not expected. Temperatures this evening will drop into the upper 60s with a muggy feel. Monday: Patchy dense fog and showers will be possible early Monday morning with overnight lows in the low to mid 60s. A cold frontContinue Reading