Jacksonville News (Page 307)

Residents in Jacksonville’s Brentwood area are not happy after the site of a new Medical Examiner’s Office was rezoned from commercial to public at Tuesday’s city council meeting. On Wednesday, a group of residents met with representatives from the city at the site. They’re adamant that they don’t want theContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who attempted to rob a bank on University Boulevard North on Wednesday morning but walked away unsuccessful after an employee turned him away. According to police, a young man entered the PNC Bank at around 11 a.m. and presented a noteContinue Reading

It’s not hard to see the joy in Baylee Holbrook’s face when you see photos of her hunting. Whether she was hoisting the head of a massive gator she hunted with her friends or carrying a compound bow while wearing camouflage, her smile was beaming. But Holdbrook is now fightingContinue Reading

A lot of eyes in Jacksonville are on London this week where the Jaguars will be playing two games in a row. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is already there and has been since Saturday, not only for the game but recruiting businesses to come to Jacksonville. And she is workingContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday night it is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the Spring Glen neighborhood. JSO said the shooting happened off Bartram Circle and Atlantic Boulevard. The suspect has been taken to an area hospital with injuries and no officers were hurt, JSO said. JSO said BartramContinue Reading

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters came out with a strong statement on Wednesday during a news conference after another child was killed by gun violence. “One murder is one murder too many. But when innocent children are slaughtered as collateral damage to senseless acts of violence, I can’t stay quiet,” WatersContinue Reading

A sperm whale calf that was found stranded on the beach near Marineland in Flagler County on Wednesday had to be euthanized, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Despite beachgoers attempting to help, the whale’s condition deteriorated and it had to be euthanized, according to NOAA. NOAAContinue Reading

A disabled veteran who turned to the News4JAX I-TEAM earlier this month after she was threatened with eviction by her landlord if she didn’t pay a $2,200 water bill, said she just received a new outrageously high water bill from the mobile home park. Stan and Kelly ONeil banged onContinue Reading

Disturbing details were released Wednesday involving what led to the arrest of a former Wolfson Children’s Hospital nurse who was working as a church youth group leader in Jacksonville. Gregory Norton, 58, was arrested Saturday and is accused of eight counts of sexual battery involving children that happened more thanContinue Reading