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A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Danny Ray Beard II, was charged with second-degree murder after he was arrested for the shooting death of Andrea Washington in 2018. Before Washington was murdered she was a service member in the Navy andContinue Reading

Five people were arrested Friday and accused in connection with the murder of a man in St. Marys, according to police. The St. Marys Police Department said its investigation started when a man believed to have been murdered was found Thursday in the water off GA Highway 40 in aContinue Reading

Ben Frazier, a Jacksonville civil rights icon who vigorously fought for his community, will be remembered Saturday morning by family, friends and the citizens he served for decades. Frazier, 73, died nearly two weeks ago after a valiant battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. RELATED: ‘He will be missed’: Local Civil RightsContinue Reading

A mother and father in Lakeland left their 18-month-old daughter in a hot car overnight, which killed her, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Joel and Jazmine Rondon, both 33, have been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. The couple had three small children with them at theContinue Reading

A local teenager who was stabbed more than a dozen times outside of a Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant last month is expected to personally share her story for the first time on Friday. Madison Schemitz will be surrounded by her family and friends when she gives an update on herContinue Reading

Two parents who lost their children to gun violence are trying to do their part to prevent more bloodshed in Jacksonville by hosting events to promote peace in the community. At least 47 people have died by homicide so far in 2023, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The twoContinue Reading

Heat advisories are back again for coastal counties and include Duval and points southward through 6 PM. Highs rise into the mid 90s and heat the index tops out at 108-110 degrees before the storms hit. A 60% chance of rain is expected first over inland north central Florida earlyContinue Reading

An 8-year-old is dead, and two others are seriously injured after a crash on I-95 on Thursday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. An SUV was traveling North on Interstate 95, as a semi-truck was stopped because of traffic congestion. Another vehicle was also stopped behind the semi-truck, according toContinue Reading

The Telugu Association of Jacksonville Area (TAJA) is helping a family of a man and his son who were caught in a rip current at Micklers Beach Saturday. The 44-year-old father Rajesh Potti was trying to save his 12-year-old son from drowning, according to onlookers at the beach. Both wereContinue Reading