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A developer plans to convert three Southside hotels that at one point became hot spots for crime into apartments, according to our news partner the Jacksonville Daily Record. All three properties were bought in late 2022 by Elevate Commercial Group, which is based out of Dallas. The CEO told TheContinue Reading

Prosecution witnesses will continue testimony Wednesday in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of raping, impregnating and killing his niece in 2018, and many in the court are waiting to see if the state will call Johnathan Quiles’ brother to testify against him. Quiles, 38, was indicted for theContinue Reading

The process of meticulously removing cars from a partially collapsed garage at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital is expected to continue Wednesday — with a little robotic help. No one was hurt on Sept. 12 when the top floor of the three-story garage on King Street partially collapsed onto theContinue Reading

Happy Hump Day! Rain chances increase this afternoon and evening. We will continue to see chances increasing into Friday, where we can expect the strongest waves, winds, and rain throughout our area. Today: Increasing wind with scattered showers. Patchy fog early then partly cloudy. You’re waking up to temperatures inContinue Reading

Of the 45.3 million people who smoke, each metabolizes nicotine at a different rate of speed. Researchers know if they need more nicotine more often, they are genetically predisposed to finding it harder to quit. So, a Vanderbilt University study used enhanced treatment counseling, along with patches and gum, toContinue Reading

Police announced an arrest in the shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Northwest Jacksonville. Darion Sumpter, 21, is now locked up in the Duval County jail. His arrest report shows the girl was not the intended target of the shooting in August. The report said the girl’s brother overheard SumpterContinue Reading

The mother of an aspiring 27-year-old local singer and dancer is working to keep her daughter’s memory alive. Charity Huntley, known as “Charity Linique,” was taken to Baptist Beaches Hospital in Jacksonville Beach in April by a man police later identified as George Sapp. She was pronounced dead that morningContinue Reading

A man who was in the Duval County jail after he was arrested and accused of trespassing at a local hospital died Monday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. David Given, a 68-year-old transient, was arrested on Sept. 5 after he showed up at UF Health complaining of hip pain,Continue Reading

Two years after a fiery plane crash at Northeast Florida Regional Airport near St. Augustine killed two people, investigators have revealed what went wrong. The crash killed a flight instructor and a student pilot prospect. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on what happened and accordingContinue Reading