Jacksonville News (Page 315)

Attorneys for former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DA) teacher Jeffrey Clayton, who is accused of inappropriately touching an underage student in March, will appear in court Tuesday for a disposition. There’s a chance the case could be resolved soon. Clayton, who has pleaded not guilty, is not expectedContinue Reading

Good Tuesday Morning! Fall will be here on Saturday! As far as today goes, it’s a great looking Forecast! We will see areas of fog early, and then become mostly clear. Eventually, by this afternoon skies will become partly cloudy. As you wake up, temperatures will be in the 60sContinue Reading

The Duval County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss the search for a new superintendent for the first time since the job was posted online and opened for applications. The Florida School Boards Association is leading the search for the district, but community input played a role in howContinue Reading

Two people were found dead Monday night inside a car that was found burning in the Edgewood area of Jacksonville’s Westside, police said. According to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ray Reeves, officers were first called to Harrold Avenue and Roberts Street, about a block north of I-10, around 9:30 p.m.Continue Reading

It was a packed meeting in Jacksonville’s Brentwood neighborhood on Monday night where a new Medical Examiner’s Office is meeting resistance from the community. Residents in the Brentwood area are not happy about the new Medical Examiner’s Office that’s currently under construction. Monday night’s meeting got heated when the plansContinue Reading

A proposal to impose a new tax on Jacksonville restaurants and hotels to help the homeless population has hit a major roadblock. The City Council Rules Committee withdrew the bill today. Councilman Raul Arias, the owner of Mamba’s Cuban Café who was not on the special committee but attended theContinue Reading

An equipment failure at JEA’s Skinner Parkway lift station last week led to a “sanitary sewer overflow” into Pottsburg Creek. JEA said the estimated size of the spill was 509,000 gallons and happened after crews discovered a break in a submerged pipe. As of Monday, JEA said testing results “haveContinue Reading

A 78-year-old DeLeon Springs man was arrested on murder charges in the shooting death of his neighbor after warning him about being on his property, according to authorities. According to a report from WKGM, The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said Edward Stanley Druzolowski was arrested on a charge of second-degree murderContinue Reading

A Florida lawmaker wants to raise teacher pay to a minimum salary of $65,000. Rep. Tae Edmonds of West Palm Beach (D) is proposing the “Save Our Teachers Act” to raise teacher pay in Florida closer to the national average. “This is just a minor step in the right directionContinue Reading