Jacksonville News (Page 255)

There are plans in St. Johns County to open five new schools over the next three years as the school district tries to keep up with student population growth. The district added another 1,400 students this year and Superintendent Tim Forson told News4JAX on Wednesday that growth means new schoolsContinue Reading

Sixteen months after being exposed by the News4JAX I-TEAM for ripping off customers who paid for fence work that was never done, the owner of Father and Sons Fence Company in Jacksonville has been sentenced to one year in jail. Glen Northrup, 65, was in a Duval County courtroom lateContinue Reading

A judge has granted the City of Jacksonville a temporary injunction requiring the owner of Colonial Forest Apartments to take immediate action at the property. The News4JAX I-TEAM has been reporting on the deteriorating conditions at the property on Firestone Road with trash piling up, balconies and stairwells falling apart,Continue Reading

A new affordable housing apartment complex opened in St. Augustine on Wednesday morning. With a ribbon-cutting ceremony, St. Johns County officially opened the Victoria Crossing Apartments on Stephanie Lane, adjacent to County Road 207. The complex has 96 units, and people must qualify to live there. “This is the placeContinue Reading

Imagine having a breathtaking national wildlife refuge right in your backyard, where nature thrives and ecosystems flourish. That’s the story of the Okefenokee Swamp, stretching across the Florida-Georgia line. The water from the Okefenokee ultimately connects to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through rivers and tributaries. Environmentalists,Continue Reading

A woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition after she was pulled from the surf at Jacksonville Beach Wednesday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JFRD said lifeguards got a 911 call, and when they reached the woman, she had already been pulled out ofContinue Reading

The next home game of the season for the Jacksonville Jaguars brings us a face-off against the San Francisco 49ers. You must be a News4JAX Insider to enter and win. To enter, fill out the form below and a random draw will select a winner. The sweepstakes runs from 12:01Continue Reading

Could your old debt come back to haunt you? A man who used to live in Duval County shared his story of “zombie debt” with the News4JAX I-TEAM. His debt of a few thousand dollars from close to 20 years ago ballooned with interest to more than $11,000 when aContinue Reading

A Palestinian priest described the horrors of war in Gaza and begged for a ceasefire as hospitals are running out of water, fuel and electricity, during an interview with News4JAX on Wednesday. The strikes continue, and the death toll is rising amid the war between Hamas and Israel. A PalestinianContinue Reading