Jacksonville News (Page 427)

A 61-year-old man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing a University of North Florida student nearly two years ago will soon learn his sentence. Michael Motley was originally set to be sentenced in May, but prosecutors requested more time and the sentencing hearing now begins at 10 a.m.Continue Reading

In Clay County, someone is paying tribute to the Sheriff’s Office in a special and public way. But they’re keeping their identity a secret. News4JAX tried to dig into the mystery surrounding the good deed. It all started a couple of weeks ago when Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook gotContinue Reading

AAA Insurance will be issuing non-renewals for a select number of homeowners in Florida, the company told News4JAX sister station WKMG on Thursday. This comes after Farmers Insurance was revealed earlier this week to be pulling out of Florida’s dwindling insurance market. The state is in the midst of aContinue Reading

It’s the best Fry-day on the calendar. July 14 is National French Fry Day and we’re looking for the best places in our area to take part in those salty strings of deliciousness. 🍽️ ALSO ON THE MENU: JaxBest – Our area’s best restaurants as voted on by the localsContinue Reading

Frank and Anne Lovelace marked 79 years of marriage, a milestone that they describe as a “whirlwind’ of being together. They both were 18 years old when they met. They are 97 years old now. Their first date was back in the early 1940s at a park with an amusementContinue Reading

The surveillance footage from last month’s brutal stabbing attack at a Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant was released. The attack left 17-year-old Madison Schemitz paralyzed from the chest down after she was stabbed by who police said was her ex-boyfriend, Spencer Pearson. The video, which includes shots from inside Mr. Chubby’sContinue Reading

The North Palatka community is sick of the increase in violence after two men in their early-20s were injured in a Wednesday late-night shooting. The shooting happened at the intersection of Washington Street and 17th Street around 11 p.m. Neighbors said the gun exchange sounded like a war zone. TheContinue Reading

The former lead pastors and founders of Celebration Church filed a new federal complaint accusing a church planting organization and three other pastors of masterminding a conspiracy to take over the church and oust the founders from their roles. Stovall and Kerri Weems have been in a legal battle withContinue Reading

The 17-year-old father of a 9-month-old baby that died after suffering from a fentanyl overdose is still in disbelief after his son’s untimely death. Phillip Word and his father said they are numb after the loss of Elijah. “He didn’t even have a chance to start walking and stuff,” Elijah’sContinue Reading