Jacksonville News (Page 261)

Rain barrels are a great solution for conserving water and supplying irrigation during dry times. Their popularity has grown as an effective way to save money and reduce the amount of stormwater runoff, potentially decreasing flooding. Rainwater is naturally soft and free of chemicals, like chlorine and fluoride, that mayContinue Reading

Today will be mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy and warmer. Clear skies with patchy fog early and morning lows in the 40s to low 50s. Afternoon highs in the 70s to low 80s. Hazards: Tidal flooding through Friday evening. Looking ahead: Scattered showers Friday mainly after noon. Saturday morningContinue Reading

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg for the Middle District of Florida hold a press conference in Jacksonville, FL to announce “a major milestone in the Justice Department’s Combating Redlining Initiative.” Press the play button aboveContinue Reading

A 19-year-old man died early Thursday morning after he was struck by an SUV while he was walking on Interstate 95 on the Northside, according to FHP. FHP said the Jacksonville man was in the left lane of northbound I-95 near Clark Road when he was hit just after midnight.Continue Reading

The man accused of fatally shooting his wife and their adult daughter and son at their Nassau County home in December appears for a mental competency review. Last October, the Nassau County judge ruled Broyles was not competent to stand trial, because he had “had no rational understanding of theContinue Reading

Jacksonville police announced the arrest of a man Thursday in connection with a double murder that took place back in September. On Sept. 18, two people were found dead inside a car that was found burning in the Edgewood area of Jacksonville’s Westside, police said. According to Jacksonville Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading

Originally scheduled for two weeks ago, Shanna Gardner is expected back in a Washington state courtroom Thursday for an extradition hearing. The hearing was delayed because the court had not received an extradition warrant signed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, and to make sure it went through the proper channels.Continue Reading

Jacksonville police are investigating a pair of shootings Wednesday night that killed a man and injured two others, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. One of the shootings took place on the city’s far Northwest side, along Dunn Avenue, and the second took place in the Woodstock area, along SophiaContinue Reading

A retired officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is weighing in on a deadly encounter between a 53-year-old man being pulled over for reckless driving and a Camden County sergeant. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office released body and dash cam footage on its YouTube page Wednesday of the Monday morningContinue Reading