Jacksonville News (Page 233)

The Florida Department of Transportation met with St. Augustine residents to give them the chance to learn more about an $8.2 million proposal to improve a busy section of a downtown roadway. The proposed improvement would rework the traffic flow in front of the Bridge of Lions on State RoadContinue Reading

The owner of a shipwreck turned tourist attraction that has been stuck on Jacksonville Beach for more than two weeks has a deadline from the state to remove the 40-foot vessel from the shore. Luke Rehberg said he was floating off the coast to watch the air and sea showContinue Reading

Marianne Hatcher said a cross-county sales tax mix-up on her Amazon orders has cost her $300 to $400 over the years. “I was just shocked that a company like that was wrong,” Hatcher said. RELATED: St. Johns County woman says she was overcharged sales tax on Amazon orders for years.Continue Reading

The City of Jacksonville has agreed to pay $200,000 to the family of a college student killed by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer during a 2019 traffic stop, local media outlet The Tributary reported on Wednesday. The family of Jamee Johnson sued the city, the officer who fired the fatal shots,Continue Reading

A man was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot multiple times in the Highlands neighborhood on the Northside Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The man, who’s in his late 20s, was standing outside his vehicle at around 9 a.m. on Bucknell AvenueContinue Reading

The warm weather has stretched for days and will continue to bring mid 80s tomorrow and Friday. The lack of humidity and cool nights in the 50s are a bonus. A dry cold front arrives Friday night boosting the winds Saturday afternoon which keeps the day slightly cooler in theContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who police said passed a note to a teller demanding money at a Northside bank Wednesday afternoon. JSO said the teller gave the man an unknown amount of money and then left the Regions Bank on Busch Drive around 2 p.m.Continue Reading

The rising cost of home insurance has prompted some families to leave Florida and also led to an increase in homeowners deciding not to insure their homes, citing the high price of premiums. “They don’t want to pay, you know, 10,15 $20,000 for homeowners’ insurance,” insurance agent with Brightway InsuranceContinue Reading

Supporters and opponents of recreational marijuana in Florida converged on the state’s high court in Tallahassee on Wednesday, as the Florida Supreme Court reviewed a proposal to put recreational marijuana on the 2024 ballot. The proposal aims to give voters the choice of legalizing recreational marijuana use for individuals agedContinue Reading