Jacksonville News (Page 266)

One of three people accused in a plot to kill a St. Johns County father of four said “it ain’t looking good” when talking about his case in a jailhouse interview. It’s part of evidence News4JAX obtained and reviewed from the Jacksonville Beach murder of 33-year-old Jared Bridegan, who wasContinue Reading

Centers of Independent Living Jacksonville (CIL Jacksonville) has partnered with the architectural firm RS&H to put smiles on children’s faces this Halloween. A team of architects, engineers, artists and volunteers will build costumes for kids who have disabilities and host a reveal on Thursday at 4 p.m. at the RS&HContinue Reading

Cindy Watson, founding board member and inaugural CEO of JASMYN, announced her retirement effective Dec. 31, 2023. JASMYN stands for Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network and it is Jacksonville’s only LGBTQ+ youth center designed to empower young people. “Watson shepherded JASMYN from a small group that met at WillowContinue Reading

Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside is adding six additional labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) rooms to “meet the growing needs” of the community, it was announced Tuesday in a news release. A $5 million gift to the Ascension St. Vincent’s Foundation from Mary Virginia Terry made this addition possible. TheContinue Reading

More people who call Colonial Forest Apartments on the Westside home came forward on Tuesday and described unsafe living conditions at the complex. Officials from the fire department and the city’s neighborhood department were at the complex doing inspections and said they condemned 10 units at Colonial Forest. They’re workingContinue Reading

St. Johns County and the company contracted to work on beach restoration projects following Hurricanes Irma and Matthew agreed to a settlement on Tuesday after there was a dispute over costs. According to county documents, disputes arose over the 2021 contract between Continental Heavy Civil Corp. (CHC) and the countyContinue Reading

It’s too nice OUTSIDE to be INSIDE.  Sunny skies with a nice breeze will give way to clear skies and chilly temperatures tonight.  Temperatures will climb a couple of degrees, closer to our seasonal averages, Thursday and Friday.  Showers with isolated storms develop Friday afternoon, evening. Now:  Mostly sunny toContinue Reading

With a presidential primary election in Florida in a little more than five months, many eyes will be on the election process. In Duval County, much of that takes place on the far northside at the election center, but there is now a proposal to move that site downtown. Right nowContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office continues its search for a missing man who was last seen in November 2022. Austin Carlos Patchke, 23, was reported missing and last seen leaving a business on foot in the 14200 block of Old St. Augustine Road near Baptist South on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.Continue Reading