Jacksonville News (Page 64)

Friday is the last day of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Florida, and to end this week, we will be talking about temperature extremes and wildfires. As most of you know — and if you don’t, that’s okay — Florida is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf ofContinue Reading

Nationally-known lawyer Jose Baez has joined the defense team for Vergilio Aguilar Mendez, the 18-year-old migrant charged with manslaughter in the death of St. Johns County Sgt. Michael Kunovich. Baez filed a written plea of not guilty to the manslaughter charge and the other charge of resisting police. Aguilar Mendez’sContinue Reading

Vice President Harris will deliver remarks at a gathering of community violence intervention leaders from 21 cities across the country Friday afternoon. Press play above to watch live President Biden and I are investing in community violence intervention efforts across our nation. In partnership with advocates, schools, and state andContinue Reading

All northbound lanes of Interstate 295 North were closed around 11 a.m. after a semi-truck went off an overpass and crashed onto the railroad tracks below at Pickettville Road. The impact damaged the tracks and the driver was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries, according to the Jacksonville FireContinue Reading

Elected officials and community leaders on Friday are set to cut the ribbon and tour the new 385,000-square-foot complex housing Boeing’s state-of-the-art Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for military aircraft. (Watch the event by clicking the video player above at 10 a.m.) The new facility is expected to bringContinue Reading

Friday marks one week since crews began demolishing the RISE Doro apartment building after a devastating fire nearly two weeks ago. Demolition crews were already at working around 5 a.m. on Friday, taking the fire-ravaged building down piece by piece. Crews are expected to work 10-hour days for weeks untilContinue Reading

It’s a fight for visitation involving a family that was torn apart by a brutal murder. The parents of Jared Bridegan, a father of four who was killed in an ambush murder in Jacksonville Beach two years ago, are asking a Washington state judge on Friday for visitation rights withContinue Reading

Every year, too many children across the United States die from being left in a hot vehicle. Now a family who experienced this tragedy is continuing their push for a proposed Florida law aimed at preventing this from happening to other children. “This would guarantee that her name would beContinue Reading

If you’re planning a vacation to the Bahamas or any country outside the United States that is currently under a heightened travel advisory, there are a few things you should know before booking your vacation. A dream vacation turned into a nightmare for two women who came forward about beingContinue Reading