Jacksonville News (Page 397)

Now:  Thunderstorms continue over northeast Florida.  Becoming partly cloudy for SE GA while storms will slowly end after 10 p.m.  Patchy to dense fog west of the St. Johns River. Tonight:  Storms will move south of the FL/GA line before weakening late tonight.  Cloudy skies will become partly cloudy withContinue Reading

A dozen people were arrested during a drug raid on two homes in St. Augustine on Tuesday morning on Chapin Street. The homes are right next door to each other. St. Augustine code enforcement deemed one of them to be uninhabitable due to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Police said the homesContinue Reading

A Florida congressman wants to help renters struggling with affordability. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) has introduced the “End Junk Fees for Renters Act” to crack down on fees imposed by landlords that make it difficult to comparison shop. Frost said Florida has a housing affordability crisis and hopes that,Continue Reading

A Kingsland Police Department officer who claimed he was receiving harassing text messages from an unknown person was arrested Tuesday after police said they found that he was actually sending the text messages to himself. Last month, Officer Wesley Waldrop went to the command staff of the Kingsland Police DepartmentContinue Reading

Lightning strikes in Northeast Florida have caused serious damage to property in the last few days. Neighbors said a house fire in Clay County was sparked by lightning Monday afternoon during the intense storms. The News4Jax Weather Authority tracked 92 lightning strikes in that area during the 10-minute period when the call first cameContinue Reading

In the News4JAX I-TEAM’s ongoing investigation into failing apartment complexes in Jacksonville, the spotlight has shifted to the Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens properties, where government subsidies help many pay their rent. The two sister properties, just a mile north of the sports complex, have been under scrutiny for yearsContinue Reading

Former Jacksonville Jaguars player and current radio personality Leon Searcy has been charged with driving under the influence along with property damage and personal injury. Last year when the Jaguars went to the playoffs the man highlighted in the franchise’s commercial was Searcy. Searcy has remained a high-profile public figureContinue Reading

A gator just helped Florida snag a big win! The American Association of State Troopers (AAST) on Monday announced the winner of its 2023 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Competition — the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)! FHP earned the top spot with more than 181,000 votes during the national competition. InContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is planning on getting to know their neighbors Tuesday night during the annual National Night Out event. National Night Out events aim to strengthen relationships between law enforcement officers and the people in their communities. It started in the 1980s and has now reached all 50 states,Continue Reading