Jacksonville News (Page 254)

Light showers and intermittent windshield wipers.  Breezy with cloudy skies at times.  Light scattered showers continue for coastal counties.  Temperatures are running a little warm for  this time of year.  Scattered showers are possible through early Friday and then some drier air moves in, just in time for the weekend.Continue Reading

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office placed four Orange Park schools on lockdown on Thursday morning while it searched for a carjacking suspect. JSO said it was looking for Tony Smith Jr., who was described as 5-foot-9 with a thin build and wearing a dark long-sleeve shirt and gray sweatpants. SmithContinue Reading

A fight between a father and his adult son over a gun in the parking lot of North Florida Educational Institute ended Wednesday when the gun went off, shooting the mother, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers were called to the school on Lawton Avenue in theContinue Reading

Halloween night you’ll see ghouls, goblins — and a few Barbies and Kens — creeping around your neighborhood. While children are thinking about candy, parents need to keep safety in mind. Whether trick-or-treating on their own or in a group, parents now have high tech ways to keep track ofContinue Reading

A 71-year-old Crescent City man was killed Wednesday afternoon when the golf cart he was in was struck by an SUV as he was crossing U.S. 17 at Euclid Avenue in Putnam County, troopers said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, just before 3 p.m. the man in the golfContinue Reading

Jump… or die. That was the choice Krystal King faced Oct. 11 when she awoke to find her apartment building ablaze. King said the flames were not what woke her. She said she heard a lot of noise and commotion outside and when she got up to find out whatContinue Reading

Mild conditions today with mainly dry weather. A brief sprinkle may ride the east breeze with partly cloudy skies. Highs top out in the low 80s today and they stay in this range through the weekend. Winds decrease tomorrow and more so this weekend leading to increasing sunshine and dryContinue Reading

The Florida Highway Patrol said a female suspect was shot by a trooper following a pursuit and crash in Flagler County on Wednesday evening. According to FHP, the trooper tried to pull the woman over around 5:40 p.m. in the Palm Coast but she drove off. After a brief pursuit,Continue Reading

Emotions are high for Stevie Conway. Her brother, Dalton Conway, along with Tyler Barlow and Caleb Wilkinson left for a fishing trip out of Brunswick, Georgia on the Carol Ann on Oct. 14. They were scheduled to return on Oct. 18, but they disappeared. RELATED: Coast Guard searching for 3Continue Reading