Jacksonville News (Page 383)

A 39-year-old Palm Coast man is quite a bit richer after claiming a $1 million prize in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. The man, who purchased his winning ticket from J Discount at 1041 North US Highway 1 in Ormond Beach, chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sumContinue Reading

The record is 98° today in Jacksonville and it will come very close to reaching that temp this afternoon. Storms will be delayed targeting the early evening hours across southern Georgia before sinking south into the I-10 corridor after 6 pm. Storms and showers will dissipate by 10 pm southContinue Reading

A deputy’s first-person perspective during a dangerous fentanyl exposure Thursday was captured on his body camera, along with a Narcan rescue by a fellow deputy that likely saved his life, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. FCSO Deputy Nick Huzior, who is now recovering, was wearing personal protective equipment whileContinue Reading

After multiple days of excessive heat, JEA is reporting a system peak for energy usage reaching 2,869 megawatts on Tuesday. Temperatures hit 99 degrees that day with a heat index of 109. Adding the daily peaks during the last three weeks of the heat wave. JEA customers have been usingContinue Reading

An American Red Cross volunteer from Jacksonville left Friday morning for Maui to assist in the wildfire relief efforts. The fires caught many by surprise and have already claimed dozens of lives — a toll expected to climb — and burned more than 1,000 buildings. Tyler Smith has been volunteeringContinue Reading

Neptune Beach will swear in its new police chief Friday evening. Chief Michael Key took over the role after the resignation of former Police Chief Richard Pike. Pike now serves as city manager. Chief Key has served with the Neptune Beach Police Department for the last 18 years. He wasContinue Reading

A man was killed, and another man was injured in a shooting Thursday night in the Panama Park area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. JSO said when they arrived at East 61st Street around 8:19 p.m., they were told two men were at the hospital with gunshot wounds. A personContinue Reading

A Heat Advisory and an Excessive Heat Warning for our coastal zones is in effect until 8pm. Patchy fog early then becoming partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and storms developing during the afternoon, 20-30 percent. Morning lows in the upper 70s inland to low 80s. Afternoon highs in theContinue Reading

Moments before a deadly double shooting in San Marco that ended with an SUV coasting into the side of a passing train, that SUV was captured on surveillance video at a nearby business. NOTE: Press play above to watch the video According to her co-workers, the SUV was being drivenContinue Reading