Jacksonville News (Page 218)

The soil is getting pretty soggy and there is more rain to come.  Rounds of rain, some heavy, tonight through late Thursday with an additional 1-2 inches of rain possible along our coastal counties. Now:  Breezy, cloudy and wet. Tonight: Cloudy, with showers, rain with some overnight downpours. Thursday:  BreezyContinue Reading

In 2017, Florida lawmakers signed an education bill that carried several mandates, including one that said students in kindergarten through fifth grade were entitled to 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess every day, a requirement that doesn’t apply to charter schools. But that could soon go away if Florida stateContinue Reading

As many of you prepare your shopping lists for Black Friday sales or Cyber Monday, there are four things you need to consider before you buy a toy for a child in your life. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 11 children died last year as the result of aContinue Reading

The St. Johns County School Board is working to accommodate its ever-growing student population. On Tuesday night, the board voted to unanimously approve attendance zone changes for two new schools that are scheduled to open next fall. The board released a series of maps showing the attendance zoning changes. MORE:Continue Reading

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson on Wednesday morning for the first time addressed the arrest of standout receiver Zay Jones. Isaiah Avery Jones, 28, was booked in jail on Monday after he was arrested following an argument with the mother of his child. Pederson didn’t say much about theContinue Reading

A missing man who disappeared late last year was found buried in a field in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and an arrest has been made in his murder, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Officers first learned about the missing man, 44-year-old Philip M. Curtiss, in November 2022, after reports that heContinue Reading

It’s not a mystery novel. It’s not magic. It’s real life, and it took ceaseless dedication from investigators, advances in technology — and one crucial phone call. Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Ware County Sheriff’s Office investigators never gave up hope that a “Baby Jane Doe” foundContinue Reading

In 1983, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was at the height of his celebrity. Considered by many in the world of professional wrestling as the World Wrestling Federation’s top star just below Hulk Hogan. This was a time when the owner of the WWF, Vince McMahon Jr. was looking to expand hisContinue Reading

Climate change is costing all of us more money as more extreme weather events hit the country, according to the National Climate Assessment. RELATED: Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows The report is issued every five years and breaks down the impact of theContinue Reading