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The State Attorneys Office says Zakariya Clarke, 29, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder and human trafficking. Clarke was accused of pimping multiple young women into prostitution, getting them addicted to drugs. Clarke pled guilty to the charges. In January, Clarke was served a warrant outContinue Reading

The body of a man was found Thursday afternoon on Gilligan’s Island off of GA Highway 40, police said. Police said the body was about 150 yards from the main shoreline. Fire rescue was called and confirmed that the man was dead. Law enforcement, including the Camden County Sheriff’s Office,Continue Reading

While a Jacksonville woman hit the poker table last week, police said she left three children in the parking lot in a hot car. The police report suggests the children weren’t seriously hurt. Rhondiesha Miller, 36, was arrested at the bestbet in Regency last Tuesday and charged with child neglectContinue Reading

A teenage girl who was stabbed 15 times outside a Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant met the bystander who stepped in to help during the incident. The update comes more than a month after the incident that left the teen, her mother, and that bystander hurt. The girl’s mother made theContinue Reading

A local Jacksonville man is missing in Mexico. 62-year-old Robert Cantrell was last seen June 20 at the Cancun International Airport according to a law enforcement agency in Mexico. Shortly after he arrived, his family says he made a very panicked phone call to his ex-wife saying his belongings wereContinue Reading

A 68-year-old Jacksonville man turned $50 into a $1 million prize when he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket, the Florida Lottery announced Thursday. The man claimed the prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Florida Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sumContinue Reading

The FDA is set to decide whether it will fully approve the first Alzheimer’s drug to show it could slow the disease’s progression in certain patients. But the decision could also have other implications, including who would get access to it. The FDA is set to decide whether it willContinue Reading

The Florida Welcome Center on Interstate 95 was shut down and evacuated on Thursday afternoon after the Florida Highway Patrol discovered what is believed to be a mobile methamphetamine lab. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO), FHP requested the agency’s help at the scene. NCSO posted photos justContinue Reading

The FTC and FDA are sending cease and desist letters to sellers of edible Delta 8 products and telling them to stop marketing products that may entice young children. To a child, some products probably won’t look any different from the actual products they imitate, but they contain THC. MostContinue Reading