Jacksonville News (Page 290)

In the world of sports, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of winning tickets to see your favorite team in action. For Palinda Willoughby, a dedicated Jacksonville Jaguars fan, this thrill became a reality this morning as The Morning Show made a big announcement! Palinda recently secured two coveted ticketsContinue Reading

Three Creekside High School students have been arrested after Youth Services Unit deputies learned they were discussing a “lethal hit list” targeting multiple students, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said the students — ages 15, 14 and 14 — shared group text messages identifying “target students,” includingContinue Reading

A citywide water outage has forced the closure of all schools Friday inside the Starke city limits, the Bradford County School District announced. The closure includes Bradford Elementary, Starke Elementary, Bradford Middle, Bradford High and PK Rainbow Center. Lawtey Elementary School will have normal classes on Friday, the district said.Continue Reading

With more than 300 people shot in Jacksonville this year and more than 115 homicides, Nikki Carswell has been going nonstop with her organization, the Silent Women Speaking Foundation. She wishes she wasn’t so busy. “I am very outraged,” Carswell said. “That is why I am pushing. That is whyContinue Reading

It’s brewsness as usual this Friday and Saturday when the iconic Beaches Oktoberfest returns to Jacksonville Beach’s Seawalk Pavilion. Get ready for great food, great music and a hoppin’ good time! Joanne Szakos is among those who are excited about the fun, two-day event. “I moved down here about twoContinue Reading

On Jacksonville’s Northside, Mayor Donna Deegan met with people living in District 2 on Thursday night to learn more about the issues affecting their everyday lives. It’s part of the mayor’s community conversation series. News4JAX was also told Mayor Deegan would speak about a viral video that showed 24-year-old La’KeianContinue Reading

Jacksonville residents stepped in on Thursday to help catch a suspect accused in a violent carjacking on the Westside that left a 65-year-old man injured. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the 65-year-old man was sitting in his car stopped in traffic around 4:30 p.m. on 103rd Street when aContinue Reading

Duval County’s former superintendent of schools on Thursday spoke about her short-lived retirement and her departure from the school district this summer. Dr. Diana Greene seems relieved and excited about her new role and is set to speak at the TEDxJacksonville event on Oct. 14. It’s clear that serving asContinue Reading

Three weeks after part of an Ascension St. Vincent’s parking garage collapsed in Riverside, the cars on the top level are being removed. A piece of the third floor collapsed into the second floor and some vehicles were damaged. However, crews were worried that removing any of the cars mightContinue Reading