The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has arrested former JSO lieutenant, Christopher Tyree, for sexual battery against a child under 12. The arrest warrant says the victim contacted law enforcement in April 2022, reporting the abuse when she was a child. Detectives learned during the investigation that Tyree was aContinue Reading
Honoring the life of Angela Carr. On Friday morning, family members gathered at The Bethel Church in downtown Jacksonville to celebrate her life. Carr, whom friends called “Angie,” was one of three people killed in a racially motivated attack in the New Town neighborhood nearly two weeks ago. The hurtContinue Reading
The youngest victim of the racially motivated attack that took the lives of three people was laid to rest Friday at the Joshua Christian Faith Center. In a very emotional morning for many, loved ones gathered to remember the life of A.J. Laguerre, Jr, the 19-year-old who was shot andContinue Reading
Two St. Johns County homeowners are expressing their frustrations after paying tens of thousands of dollars to swimming pool contractor Russell Builders, and months later, the work is still incomplete. Plus, some of the work that has been done has led to failed inspections. Mark Olson is one of theContinue Reading
For the third consecutive year, Edward Waters University has exceeded the 1,100 student enrollment mark, reaching its second-highest overall enrollment in nearly two decades, the school said. According to a news release, Florida’s first independent institution for higher learning and first historically black college or university (HBCU), reported a totalContinue Reading
It’s been a week and a half since Hurricane Idalia barreled through Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful Category 3 storm, with winds up to 125 miles an hour and a storm surge of over 10 feet in some coastal areas. The state on Thursday reported the third death connectedContinue Reading
While speaking in Jacksonville on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeated a claim that Florida’s crime rate is at 50-year low — but is it true? Data experts told News4JAX it’s a statistic that doesn’t paint the full picture. DeSantis made the claim while responding to a Black Air ForceContinue Reading
A woman was killed in a head-on Thursday morning crash in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said an 89-year-old man driving south on State Road 200 at 7:30 a.m. in a sports utility vehicle when he possibly experienced a medical emergency that caused him to swerveContinue Reading
Free lawn watering and cooler temperatures under cloudy skies. Happy Friday! Now: Showers and storms continue across western Clay and Putnam counties. More widespread across southern St. Johns and Flagler county. Locally heavy rain, lightning and gusty wind possible for the next hour or so. Tonight: Scattered showers with isolatedContinue Reading
Hurricanes that never hit but remain hundreds of miles away are capable of taking people’s lives and the death statistics are growing. The unfortunate cause is sneaker waves. People can be caught off guard from apparently mellow waves only to be surprised by long intervals of massive wave sets atContinue Reading
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