Jacksonville News (Page 231)

Drivers passing through Interstate 10, from Interstate 295 to Interstate 95, can expect some detours starting Sunday as part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s widening project. FDOT said motorists will experience detours from Sunday, Nov. 12 through Thursday, Nov. 16 when crews are expected to perform bridge construction work,Continue Reading

The State Attorney’s Office confirmed a third arrest has been made in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old and her baby in 2019 in Jacksonville. Nathan George, 34, is being charged with first-degree murder in connection to the murder of Iyana McGraw and her baby Milan. George was servingContinue Reading

People living in The Gables at Wingfield Glen, a gated community of townhomes in St. Johns County, said they are fed up with finding their cars missing from their driveway. They say ASAP Towing trucks patrol their St. Augustine neighborhood looking for even the slightest violation of the parking rulesContinue Reading

Multiple northbound lanes are blocked on Interstate 95 near International Golf Parkway Thursday afternoon as St. Johns County fire crews work to put out a car fire. The St. Johns Fire Rescue was working to put out the fire on I-95 at mile marker 325 between International Golf Parkway andContinue Reading

Atlanta-based Ameris Bank has agreed to provide millions of dollars to help people buy or maintain homes in areas of Jacksonville that are majority Black or Hispanic. A judge this week signed off on the $9 million agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations the bank discriminated againstContinue Reading

For the first time, Jacksonville hosted the Group Violence Intervention Conference — part of the National Network For Safe Communities — to discuss strategies to fight gang violence and reduce shootings and murders in the city. The three-day conference ended Thursday, and organizers said it was a huge success. MoreContinue Reading

Temperatures across the area are in the upper 70s to 80s under partly cloudy skies. Watching for a chance of patchy dense fog this evening into tomorrow morning with overnight lows on the milder side: Mid 50s inland and 60s near the coast. Friday: As the cloud clear tomorrow morning,Continue Reading

Home prices in Northeast Florida have never been less affordable, according to a new report from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) released on Thursday. That’s because homes have never been so expensive in the six Northeast Florida counties tracked by NEFAR. The high cost of housing has aContinue Reading

The family of a late U.S. Army staff sergeant was surprised with the news that their mortgage was paid in full by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in honor of Veterans Day. According to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, from a young age, Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb decided heContinue Reading