Jacksonville News (Page 263)

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

The community gathered Wednesday night to raise money for Hamburger Mary’s employees affected by the devastating fire that destroyed the well-known Jacksonville restaurant. An early Thursday morning electrical fire broke out one hour after closing and caused significant damage to the 11-year-old restaurant. Karrissa T. Wade organized the bingo fundraiserContinue Reading

As the Monday morning traffic stop death of Leonard Cure, 53, in Camden County remains under investigation, News4JAX is looking at what happens during a traffic stop, what officers and deputies know when they pull behind someone, and what can be done to minimize danger on both sides. The GeorgiaContinue Reading

A 51-year-old motorcyclist from St. Augustine died Wednesday afternoon after crashing into an RV that was being towed by a van on U.S. 1 in the area of Smith Grade Road in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the motorcyclist and the 71-year-old man whoContinue Reading

After 10 units were condemned at Colonial Forest Apartments on Jacksonville’s Westside, some residents are scrambling to find a new place to live and are saying the city’s help is not enough. Displaced tenants have two options: they can move into a different unit on the property, or they canContinue Reading