Jacksonville News (Page 253)

During the week leading up to the Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville, RV City is the place to be. The annual days-long tailgating tradition has had some fans coming back for at least a decade. And it’s brewed some unlikely friendships between rivala. Gene and Rendi Carter said they meet withContinue Reading

Thank the high pressure ridge over the Carolinas for giving us the steady cooling easterly flow this week. Today it sends identical weather like yesterday. The high gradually weakens with less breeze this weekend along with warming conditions into the mid 80s. Today will be dry except for a briefContinue Reading

Friday at noon, festivities kick off for the Florida-Georgia game, which draws in tens of thousands of visitors to the city. To help keep everyone safe and ease the minds of attendees, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will have safety measures in place. Earlier this week, Chief Ellis Burns of JSO’sContinue Reading

A colonel with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office says more innocent people and the units who are doing the search can be at risk during the massive manhunt for the Maine shootings’ suspect. The suspect, Robert Card, 40, is a U.S. Army reservist with a history of mental health issues.Continue Reading

A lawsuit filed in Duval County claims a large local landlord’s reliance on tenant-screening algorithms discriminates against rental applicants who are Black. The lawsuit was filed against JWB Property Management and JWB Real Estate Capital by Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA) in March on behalf of four people who appliedContinue Reading

A former head boys basketball coach at Englewood High School was arrested Thursday in Clay County and accused of five felony counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. According to a news release from Duval County Public Schools, Paul McPherson was also accused of three misdemeanor counts of contributingContinue Reading

The deadly shooting rampage in Maine is highlighting the importance of mental health for those with a military background. The suspect, Robert Card, 40, is a U.S. Army reservist with a history of mental health issues. Card underwent a mental health evaluation in mid-July after he began acting erratically duringContinue Reading

Former employees of Publix filed a federal lawsuit against the supermarket on Thursday claiming they were required to work overtime hours without getting paid. According to the lawsuit filed by former hourly assistant department managers who worked in Tennessee, Florida and Georiga, they performed work off-the-clock both inside and outsideContinue Reading

As police keep looking for the man accused of killing at least 18 people and injuring more than a dozen others in Maine Wednesday night, a retired Jacksonville SWAT officer gave more insight into how a manhunt like this typically works. “Mr. Card is considered armed and dangerous and policeContinue Reading