Jacksonville News (Page 342)

Hot, humid and almost Friday! A hot afternoon under partly cloudy skies.  Partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of showers.  Increasing rain chances Friday. Now:  Hot and humid.  Temperatures are in the 90s. Tonight:  Partly cloudy with a very, very slight chance of showers for southeast Georgia.  Better chancesContinue Reading

Four inmates at the St. Johns County jail now have a new title: Graduate — a title they hope will help redefine their future. Anthony Godby, Wyatt Jensen, Brad Claypool and Tim Heritage have spent the last 12 weeks of their time in jail training two dogs for K9s ForContinue Reading

Baptist Health is providing individual and group therapy sessions starting Monday to women struggling with mental health conditions caused by pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum depression. These conditions affect 1 in 5 women, 1 in 3 women of color and 1 in 10 men. Baptist Health has created The Motherhood SpaceContinue Reading

A new tropical depression formed Thursday in the far eastern Atlantic with no threat to land. Tropical Depression 14 is expected to gradually strengthen into a hurricane. It is located about 160 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and will never hit any land as a tropical cyclone. ItContinue Reading

A 13-year-old Westside Middle School student is facing charges after a loaded gun was found in his backpack on Tuesday. The principal called it a very poor decision on the part of the student, who is in seventh grade. According to the student’s arrest report, he brought a .45-caliber semi-automaticContinue Reading

A Gov. Ron DeSantis news conference in Jacksonville turned heated Thursday morning after a Black man in the crowd said the Florida governor’s policies contributed to the racist murder of three Black residents in Jacksonville last month. During the question and answer portion of the news conference held on Jacksonville’sContinue Reading

Clay County deputies returned home Wednesday from Taylor County following Hurricane Idalia. They worked with other law enforcement agencies to assist communities impacted by the storm. The Sheriff’s Office posted to their Facebook page Thursday to recognize the deputies who made the trip. The post said, “It’s heartening to seeContinue Reading

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The Duval County Clerk of Courts is holding its third annual “Let’s Drive Jax” expo to help local drivers get their licenses reinstated. The expo provides drivers an opportunity to work directly with all appropriate state agencies and/or the court to determine how to reinstate their driving privileges. Pre-registration isContinue Reading