Jacksonville News (Page 372)

Video of a Flagler County sheriff’s deputy in medical distress after handling the deadly street drug fentanyl is reigniting a big debate. Can someone accidentally overdose by coming in contact with the synthetic opioid? CDC data shows more than 72,000 Americans died of overdoses involving fentanyl in 2022. This makesContinue Reading

The trial for the woman charged in the shooting death of her 14-year-old daughter continued Wednesday. Amanda Guthrie faces several charges including manslaughter, child neglect and more. Guthrie’s daughter Ayva was shot in the right side of the head at their Arlington home in January 2021. Guthrie said the gunContinue Reading

Researchers have observed an increase in mangrove trees in southern Amelia Island, Florida, in recent years. This is well north of the plant’s typical cold-sensitive habitat. Historically, mangroves have been limited to southern Florida. However, they are now increasing along the temperate zones farther north, from St. Johns to NassauContinue Reading

In the first official move looking into moving the Duval County jail, a city council committee met Wednesday to talk about the possibility of putting the jail somewhere else after 31 years at the current site. There has been talk over the past four years of putting the jail somewhereContinue Reading

A WWE Hall of Fame wrestler entered an “open plea” on Wednesday after being accused of DUI manslaughter in Volusia County last year. Tamara “Sunny” Sytch was set to go to trial on Monday, but her plea means she will not go to trial and will go straight to theContinue Reading

Jacksonville City Councilmembers are looking to take the first steps toward dedicating consistent funding to address homelessness in Jacksonville. The CEO of Changing Homelessness said the extra money could get hundreds of people off the streets every year. News4JAX was inside City Hall Wednesday as Councilmembers Jimmy Peluso and MichaelContinue Reading

In just days, the DUI manslaughter trial of Tamara Sytch, aka “Sunny,” is set to begin in a Volusia County courtroom. Sytch is accused of DUI manslaughter in the death of a 75-year-old man. This comes following years of criminal charges against Sytch for a variety of reasons, mostly DUI’s.Continue Reading

As disaster relief efforts are underway in Maui, scammers are using the deadly wildfires to target people trying to help. If you want to help those devastated by the fires, you need to be smart with your money. Tom Stephens with the Better Business Bureau of Northeast Florida said cashContinue Reading

Aldi is acquiring 400 Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida from their parent company, Southeastern Grocers Inc. The deal is part of a merger agreement that involves “a comprehensive strategic divestiture” of SEG’s businesses. Aldi is buying the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners,Continue Reading