Wanted fugitive Ralph Serrano, 61, was apprehended in Sumter County after a standoff with law enforcement. Serrano, highlighted as the Wanted Person of the Week by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, faced charges of Felony Battery and had failed to appear for court. His resistance led to an additional chargeContinue Reading
On February 16, 2024, a Florida man was sentenced to prison on two felony charges linked to his involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Daniel Paul Gray, 43, from Jacksonville, Florida, received a 30-month prison term, 36 months of supervised release, and was orderedContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that William Rand Paige, Jr. (50, Fernandina Beach) has pleaded guilty to using the internet to attempt to entice a 11-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Paige faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison andContinue Reading
Lillie Mae Callahan, a 14-year-old white female, has been reported missing by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Lillie was last seen on February 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM in Dunnellon. According to authorities, Lillie is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 125 pounds, with brown hair and hazelContinue Reading
On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, Patrol Officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 4300 block of Post Street in the Murray Hill area following reports of a shooting. Upon reaching the scene, Officers found Blaise Conner, a 17-year-old white male, with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite efforts fromContinue Reading
In honor of MOCA Jacksonville’s 100th anniversary, the museum will be installing a new exhibit named “Project Atrium: Frank Stella, Jacksonville Stacked Stars.” This installation will feature two artists in the museum’s atrium. MOCA has installed a second exhibition, “Frank Stella: Printmaking,” that will feature the permanent collection from localContinue Reading
Three whistleblowers are warning of potential danger on Northeast Florida’s iconic drawbridges: downtown Jacksonville’s Main Street Bridge, St. Augustine’s Bridge of Lions, the Crescent Beach Bridge, and the Ortega River Bridge. The News4JAX I-TEAM’s review of hundreds of pages of records from the Florida Department of Transportation shows a patternContinue Reading
Some of the people who make important decisions about the operations of JEA, a city-owned utility company, don’t even live in Jacksonville. Laura Dutton, JEA’s Chief Strategy Officer, lives in Tennessee and recently received a 23% raise, an additional $73,000 a year, at the same time JEA is considering aContinue Reading
There have been more mass shootings than days so far in 2024, with 49 mass shootings reported over the past 46 days. These statistics are leading many people to worry if the next mass casualty event will happen in their immediate area. The latest mass shooting that unfolded amid throngsContinue Reading
A new batch of evidence obtained by News4JAX on Thursday gives more details surrounding the Jared Bridegan investigation and revealed that police identified a total of five people who were “likely involved” in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of the father of four. Bridegan died at theContinue Reading