Jacksonville News (Page 342)

Tempers flared over the weekend in an already tense environment as the New Town community came together for what was supposed to be a meeting focused on healing after a racially motivated triple shooting the previous weekend. The Saturday event allowed city leaders such as City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, who’sContinue Reading

The News4JAX I-TEAM has uncovered that the Serenata Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach is in financial trouble and the owners are involved in at least two foreclosure lawsuits. Members of the popular beach club contacted the I-TEAM over the weekend wondering about the future of the club after aContinue Reading

We tied a record low temperature this morning.  We dropped to 66 degrees at JAX.  This ties the old record set in 2021.  The chilliest Labor Day was 65 degrees in 1994. Now: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies.  Too nice outside to be inside. Tonight:  Mostly clear skies with lightContinue Reading

Republican Congressman Aaron Bean last year became the first Republican to represent Jacksonville’s minority voters in three decades. But how his district was created, according to a state judge, was unconstitutional. A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for anyContinue Reading

A 63-year-old man died Monday morning after he walked across I-75 in Marion County and was struck by two tractor-trailers, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP report said the man was crossing from the west paved shoulder to the east side of the highway when he stepped inContinue Reading

A woman’s body was found Monday morning inside a pickup truck on King Street north of McCoy Creek Boulevard, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The body was found just after 7 a.m. in the parking lot of a business after two people called 911, said Sgt. Mark Lessard with theContinue Reading

The Flager County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 1-year-old girl was shot and killed Sunday night. The shooting may have been accidental, the sheriff said. The sheriff’s office said it responded to “a frantic 911 call” reporting the shooting in Palm Coast just before midnight. When deputies arrived, theyContinue Reading

A Palatka man had to be airlifted to a hospital Sunday evening after his ATV overturned and landed on him during a crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash was reported off West Pinellas Street, north of Rutland Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. A 28-year-old manContinue Reading

A new report shows five local bridges are among the most traveled and structurally deficient bridges in Florida. Two are along local interstates. The bridge on Ortega Creek on 103rd Street is considered structurally deficient. Three of the other bridges are in Duval County and one is in St. JohnsContinue Reading