Jacksonville News (Page 186)

Adults and children with special needs got a jolly greeting from Old St. Nick this Sunday at a meet and greet at the Avenues Mall. “The Caring Santa Program” was created for kids with sensory sensitivities or other challenges, where being in a quiet and comfortable environment is necessary. FamiliesContinue Reading

We warm up into the upper 70s this afternoon under cloudy skies. Rain showers will be around through the late afternoon before fading this evening. Record rainfall yesterday at the JAX airport totaled 1.33 inches and Baker County had over 4 inches. Today’s rain is not expected to be asContinue Reading

Seven News4Jax projects have won Regional Emmy awards, the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Saturday. The Suncoast Emmy Awards honor the best television produced in the state of Florida, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans, Louisiana, Mobile, Alabama, Thomasville, GeorgiaContinue Reading

Loved ones gathered Saturday night to remember the life of a young man killed Monday in West St. Augustine. Tre Lyons, 22, was found shot and killed inside of a vehicle on North Orange Street near Webster Elementary School. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, Cody James, 21,Continue Reading

Active afternoon with severe storms pushing through area. The severe thunderstorm threat and tornado threat will contiune throughout the evening as severe storms contiune to push over our area. Sunday: Overnights lows in the mid to upper 60s. Afternoon highs will top out in the 80s, with severe thunderstorms continuingContinue Reading

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a tornado warning for Columbia and Baker counties. At 2:54 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Winfield, or near Lake City, moving east at 25 mph. Press play above to watch Meteorologist Erica Lopez live Residents are asked to seekContinue Reading

Residents who live in a troubled apartment complex in Grand Park are finally catching a break. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, along with several local agencies and organizations, held a community outreach event at the Cascade Apartments on Kings Park Drive Saturday. When Loretta Richard pulled into King Park Drive, sheContinue Reading

Le’Keian Woods, the man whose arrest sparked outrage in September, was released from jail Friday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office online jail records. His release comes after several charges against Woods were downgraded by the State Attorney’s Office, according to court documents. Woods was facing two counts of armedContinue Reading

A Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested Friday and is accused of driving under the influence following a crash that happened while he was on duty, officials said. The sheriff’s office said Deputy Austin Wiser rear-ended a vehicle at around 4:15 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 218Continue Reading