Jacksonville News (Page 297)

Happy Saturday! Lows this morning will be muggy, in the upper 60s and 70s region wide. Highs will in the low to mid 80s area wide. Rain and storm chances are possible early across St. Johns, Clay and Putnam Counties then turning widespread in our southern counties into the afternoonContinue Reading

The family of a 3-year-old fatally shot at a Southside apartment complex is remembering the child as someone who was caring and enjoyed dancing. Kae’Lynn Matthews was shot and killed in a triple shooting at JTB Apartments on Saturday night. Investigators say five people traveled to the complex to buyContinue Reading

A St. Johns County football stadium was filled with a sea of green and camouflage at a Friday night football game to honor and remember the life of a 16-year-old Putnam County girl who was fatally stuck by lightning. Baylee Holbrook was hunting with her father Tuesday when she wasContinue Reading

A ripple effect that could lead to drug charges in Jacksonville being thrown out. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced it has stopped using a field kit that tests for cocaine after the agency said it was inaccurate with false positives. Now at least three other local agencies areContinue Reading

The pause on student loan payments is days away. Interest rates began accruing again on September 1, and now payments are set to start reoccurring in October — the first student loan payment in more than three years. We want to know, will this affect you or your family? LetContinue Reading

Look out Jacksonville. A higher property tax bill is heading your way. Now that the city council has approved the budget for next year, which did not include a tax rate increase, new tax bills will be coming out at the end of October. “I wonder why they gotta goContinue Reading

A former property manager of Three Seasons Mobile Home Park on the Westside spoke with the News4JAX I-TEAM about the reason why tenants are getting outrageously high water bills. Former Three Seasons Mobile Home Park Property Manager TeriAnne Werner said she first noticed water bill discrepancies in 2018, and whenContinue Reading

The Duval County School Board is implementing enhanced security measures at local high school football games following two incidents that happened in the last two months. One week after a fight broke out at a Fletcher High School high school football against Sandalwood High School, students are still scared. “ItContinue Reading

Local members of the American Federation of Government Employees are calling on their elected officials in Washington to pass a budget so they can keep receiving their paychecks as the countdown begins for the government shutdown expected on Sunday. Going into the weekend, Jacksonville International Airport TSA Agent Fadwer CarmichealContinue Reading