Jacksonville News (Page 395)

A heavy police presence has been reported in the Lake Forest neighborhood. According to a News4JAX crew, there were at least 12 Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office units at the scene of the incident on Pickett Street in Northwest Jacksonville just before 6 p.m. It’s unclear why police are in the area.Continue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing endangered 19-year-old who was last seen Sunday morning in the Spring Park neighborhood. Holly F. Strickland was last seen by her family around 11:30 a.m., police said. JSO said Strickland, who is unable to care for herself, left on foot inContinue Reading

New changes are coming to the Museum of Science and History. MOSH announced its CEO will retire next February, but the museum is still working to fund its move to its new home on the North Bank. CEO Bruce Farfard is stepping down. MOSH appointed Farfard as CEO in 2020Continue Reading

Broadway actor Clifton Oliver, 47, who was best for his role in “The Lion King” on Broadway died from an undisclosed illness early Wednesday morning. In a social media post, Oliver’s sister said he spent the last six weeks in a hospital bed. Oliver was born in Jacksonville on DecemberContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting at an apartment complex on Old Kings Road in the San Jose neighborhood. News4Jax will provide an update once we learn more. We have a reporter on the way.Continue Reading

An Orange Park family that lost their home in a fire started by a lightning strike is finding comfort from their neighbors who they said have become like family to them during this devastating time. The family was one week away from sending their daughter to college when devastation struckContinue Reading

A suspect is in custody Saturday afternoon after a dispute led to a man being shot, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The incident happened on Phelps Road around 3 p.m. There was an altercation between a man and a woman, according to police. It’s unclear what the altercation was about.Continue Reading

Strong winds, lighting and heavy downpours will return for Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida. Storms will be isolated to scattered with rain ending in the late evening. By late evening, temperatures will drop to the low 80s with cloudy skies and a light wind from the south, southwest.Continue Reading

Residents in the Brentwood and Golfair neighborhoods are still fighting to prevent a liquor store from opening across the street from a school. More than a dozen people lined up along Golfair Boulevard late Saturday morning and into the early afternoon for a rally as they protested the store fromContinue Reading