Jacksonville News (Page 219)

AAA expects to rescue over 360,000 stranded motorists nationwide over Thanksgiving weekend. The three most common reasons expected for service calls are flat tires, dead batteries and lockouts. In Florida, AAA expects nearly 2.8 million drivers to take a Thanksgiving road trip, and the auto club urges them to haveContinue Reading

A Jacksonville chef who wants to make sure hundreds of people will have a meal for Thanksgiving is hosting a turkey giveaway event Saturday morning in Brentwood. Chef Alvin Harvey plans to give away at least 500 turkeys at the Bridge the Gap headquarters at 561 W. 25th St. starting atContinue Reading

It’s money time! Every year, News4JAX teams up with Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and his staff for The Holiday Money Hunt – to help you get extra cash in your pocket around the holidays. And boy, this couldn’t come at a better time. This year has been hard on aContinue Reading

Periods of showers continue today with gray skies and gusty onshore winds That may reach 25-30 mph at the coast. An area of low pressure off the coast of South Florida will move away from the state pulling in drier air tomorrow. This will help diminish showers tonight. Rain accumulationsContinue Reading

A St. Johns County mother is pleading for information as her son’s and his friend’s unsolved murders mark seven years on Thursday. The remains of Annette Durden’s son, 27-year-old Charles Durden and his friend 26-year-old Staffon Larry were both found inside an SUV in November 2016 at the intersection ofContinue Reading

A local woman who discovered Amazon had been overcharging her sales tax for years has now received a $750 credit from the company. Other local customers affected could also be receiving refunds soon. The mix-up happened because she lives in unincorporated St. Johns County; but her shipping city was listedContinue Reading

Suicides are on the rise and there is an alarming increase of elderly men who are taking their own lives. But they are not the only ones. News4JAX was out talking to seniors on Wednesday about the problem and we also went to the local suicide call center where theContinue Reading

Captain Luke Rehberg says he’s given up on his efforts to get his 40-foot sailboat back into the ocean. He’s realizing the reality is that the sailboat will have to be taken apart piece by piece and hauled away by salvage crews hired by fish and wildlife officials, who areContinue Reading

For the rest of November, I am growing some whiskers for those fighting and those who fought cancer. During this month-long journey, participants forgo shaving and grooming to evoke conversation and raise cancer awareness. The goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancerContinue Reading