Jacksonville News (Page 377)

A Jacksonville teen is out of the hospital and recovering after a serious car crash just weeks ago. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to rescue Caitlyn Sowell, 17, from the mangled wreckage. Her father, a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective who was working just blocks away, came toContinue Reading

A Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured Sunday night during a crash that happened while he was responding to a call. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 25-year-old deputy was in a marked vehicle with emergency lights and sirens activated while responding to back up another deputyContinue Reading

Clay County District Schools is mourning the loss of one of its school police officers who died unexpectedly last weekend. The district said Officer Tony Reno died in a “scuba diving incident” on Saturday in South Carolina. He was the Student Resource Officer at Plantation Oaks Elementary and had beenContinue Reading

News4JAX received a statement from the Navy confirming two individuals were transported Monday after a fire broke out on the USS Winston S. Churchill — a guided missile destroyer. Sky4 flew near the station where Navy fire units were spotted. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation. The Jacksonville FireContinue Reading

Two great white sharks, Simon and Jekyll, have been tracked swimming together for 4,000 miles along the Atlantic coast, from Georgia to Quebec, Canada. The two sharks, both about 9 feet long, were tagged by marine biologists with Ocearch in December 2022. Since then until July, they have remained closeContinue Reading

Officials from NASA and NOAA will discuss on Monday the latest climate data at a news conference. NASA said the news conference comes on the heels of record-breaking temperatures in June. July also produced hotter than normal temperatures, including the third hottest temperatures in Orlando on record. NASA is trackingContinue Reading

It’s a warm start, as temperatures will be in the low 80s as students head off to school. Pack extra water for the walk to and from the classroom, and a poncho- as we do have some non severe afternoon storms in the forecast. By noon, temperatures will be nearContinue Reading

There will be new traffic safety officers keeping an eye on the roads this school year at five Duval County school zones. The schools will have a Duval County School police officer watching people’s speed. The goal is to stop speeding and encourage drivers to slow down. It’s no secretContinue Reading

Drivers will need to slow down and stop or they will be caught on camera and issued a ticket. A new law now allows Florida buses to be equipped with stop arm cameras that will catch illegal passing. The law went into effect on July 1. The cameras allow theContinue Reading