Jacksonville News (Page 79)

Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Dwayne Alexander on Monday submitted his resignation letter more than a month after he came under fire following the release of a city investigation into the agency. “I feel like the new administration is improperly pushing me out through the BOC based on the comments madeContinue Reading

Former President Donald Trump’s legal and political challenges intensify. As for Republican challenger Nikki Haley, to paraphrase musician Tom Petty: She won’t back down. On Tuesday’s live-streaming episode of “Vote 2024: Path to the Polls,” I’ll talk with Daniel Cronrath, a political science professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville. We’llContinue Reading

At least eight people were scheduled to move into the RISE Doro apartments this weekend. After a devastating fire left the brand-new luxury apartment building unsafe and likely to be demolished, those tenants will have to live elsewhere. They have been offered alternative places at other RISE properties throughout Jacksonville.Continue Reading

Today is a day where you’ll need the heavy coats early on- but by this afternoon, we hit highs in the mid-60′s. This work week will be sunny, dry, and near seasonal temperature wise. The area of high pressure over us will weaken throughout the day today- making way forContinue Reading

A brand-new luxury apartment building that was set to begin housing tenants by this weekend is now a water-soaked wood frame shell filled with soot and ash. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel continued to pour thousands of gallons of water onto the RISE Doro building on East Adams Street toContinue Reading

No one wants to be the victim of a scam. This week (Jan. 29-Feb. 2) is ID Theft Awareness Week, and we’ve got some important information from the Better Business Bureau that you need to remember all year long. Some scammers go after your money directly, while others snag yourContinue Reading

What are the next steps for the future of the downtown apartment complex that went up in flames just days before it was scheduled to welcome residents? That’s a question that some people are left wondering. On Sunday night, the first fire broke out on the sixth floor of theContinue Reading

An elderly horse named “Champ” was rescued by the Orange Park Fire Department and St. Johns County Fire Rescue after a health incident. The Orange Park police said the horse was being transported by the owner. When the owner pulled into a parking lot on Park Avenue to check onContinue Reading

Attorneys for Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez are pushing for the manslaughter charge he is facing to be dropped. Aguilar-Mendez was accused of resisting an officer with violence and aggravated manslaughter of an officer after a confrontation with St. Johns County Sergeant Deputy Michael Kunovich happened in May 2023. Kunovich died from aContinue Reading