Jacksonville News (Page 344)

JEA Wastewater crews left Sunday for the Big Bend area for a mutual aid request for Taylor Coastal Utilities. Idalia made landfall in Keaton Beach, Taylor County, as a Category 3 hurricane on Aug. 30, causing damage throughout the region and flooding the utility’s extensive wastewater system network. A six-memberContinue Reading

September is blood cancer awareness month, and it is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. That includes leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and Hodgkin’s disease. But a new treatment is helping them live longer. While more than a third of blood cancer patients still do not survive five yearsContinue Reading

News4Jax is hearing from the person who painted portraits to honor the three victims of the shooting at the Dollar General store last week. “God said draw,” said Jodesha Baldwin who is the artist behind the portraits. “I was like, ‘I am going to draw.’ I did because God toldContinue Reading

A Flagler County Detention deputy was arrested Saturday by Florida Fish and Wildlife on boating under the influence. Colin Haggerty was arrested after his boat was stopped in the Intracoastal waterway near the Hammock Dunes Bridge. Because of his role in law enforcement, his mugshot is not made public. HaggertyContinue Reading

A slight chance of showers possible early this morning but then mostly sunny skies. Highs in the upper 80s with breezy conditions. Winds from the northeast at 10-15 mph. Tonight, mostly clear skies with temperatures dropping into the low 70s. For the Labor Day holiday, mostly sunny skies and hotContinue Reading

A man was killed in a shooting Saturday evening on Old Kings Road, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. JSO said when they arrived to the area around 7:50 p.m., they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. JSO is speakingContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for an 8-year-old girl who went missing from the city’s Westside. Danika Egler was reported missing by family members after she left Saturday around 7:30 p.m. She was last seen on foot in the McGlothlin Street area. She was wearing a red hoodieContinue Reading

A driver is dead after crashing into a tree Saturday evening on Spring Park Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO a man was headed north on Spring Park Road near Walton Street in a Chevrolet pick-up truck when he crossed over the southbound lanes and hit a treeContinue Reading

A juvenile was found fatally shot Saturday in the middle of a road in the Sandalwood neighborhood, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. JSO said around 1:40 p.m., officers responded to a shooting on Java Drive when the juvenile was found. Multiple shots were fired, according to JSO. Investigators said itContinue Reading