Jacksonville News (Page 77)

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that a Duval County inmate died early Sunday morning in a Jacksonville hospital, according to a release. The release said correctional officers were conducting rounds at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility when they noticed 32-year-old Kiara Lapearl Reid in distress. A medical emergency was called inContinue Reading

A man is dead after being shot inside an apartment on Sunday around 1:20 a.m. in the St. Nicholas neighborhood a few blocks away from Beach Boulevard, according to a release from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded and pronounced the man dead on theContinue Reading

Low pressure rain makers, a cold front and a developing Nor’easter Gale will all impact us in 48 hours as these weather systems pile up from a slow moving cut-off low. This will result in rain, tropical storms gusts, and some temps in the 30s over the next couple days.Continue Reading

Members of the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office and workers from other agencies responded to St. Augustine Beach after a small whale washed up in the sand. WARNING: This photos may be disturbing. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 6-foot female sperm whale had abrasions from theContinue Reading

Take advantage of the outdoors this evening before the low front from the west turns our clear skies cloudy. Overnight clouds will increase along with a NE wind and isolated showers. By sunrise, temperatures will be in the mid-50s under a thick cloud layer and breezy conditions. Sunday: 100% chanceContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announce the arrest of a man wanted for a September 2023 murder. Police say Roberto Carlos Garcia Velez, 43, was located Friday by SWAT personnel. Police say on September 2, 2023 they responded to Old Kings Road South for a shooting. There they located an adultContinue Reading

A 53-year-old man from Palatka died Saturday morning after crashing into a ditch in Clay County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the man was traveling west on Warner Road, a couple of miles west of US 17, when his SUV left the roadway and “became stuck” inContinue Reading

A man arrested Friday in St. Lucie County is accused of leading a Florida Highway Patrol trooper to his death in a crash that also took the life of a semitruck driver, according to law enforcement officials, WKMG Click Orlando reports. Michael Anthony Addison, 30, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, was booked into the St.Continue Reading

After a new state policy change that prohibits Floridians who are transgender from changing their driver’s licenses to match their current gender identity, there is a growing concern among the LGBTQ+ community that this policy may also apply to birth certificates. “We’re not bothering anybody; we’re just being us,” KrisContinue Reading