Jacksonville News (Page 86)

One day before he was set to be sentenced, Anthony Guadalupe’s defense attorney filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea on Thursday. Guadalupe is a former St. John’s County employee at Chappell Schools’ Longleaf Campus who admitted to molesting several children in his car. Guadalupe signed a plea dealContinue Reading

With inflation and high cost of living expenses, people are finding it harder to save money. Less than 50% of adults are prepared for a rainy day. That’s according to a recent study. The annual savings report from a Bankrate study found that only 44% of United States adults wouldContinue Reading

A federal judge said Thursday he will rule soon on a request to delay the upcoming trial of former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher. Zahn, a former CEO of Jacksonville’s city-owned utility, and Wannemacher, his former chief financial officer, were indicted in March 2022 on charges of conspiracyContinue Reading

The Florida Department of Transportation is looking to replace a decades-old seawall in St. Augustine to provide a safer option and more protection against storm season, where significant amounts of flooding impact the area. FDOT learned during an inspection in 2022 that the aging seawall located in downtown St. AugustineContinue Reading

City investigators who were looking into the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation, which raises money to support arts initiatives at the school, struggled to get the answers they sought, according to a letter obtained by the News4JAX I-TEAM. Last year, school alumni raised questions about the non-profit foundation’sContinue Reading

If you feel like housing is unaffordable, you are not alone. A new study from Harvard University found that a record half of all US renters spent more than half their income on rent and utilities in 2022. The study found a scarcity of affordable housing to this date, butContinue Reading

The building where the Ida Claire restaurant sits is changing for the third time after the company announced it will rebrand to an “everyday urban tavern,” according to News4JAX news partner The Daily Record. The Dallas-based restaurant will transform to its sister concept called the Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar,Continue Reading

The University of North Florida is set to close several on campus centers – after a decision by the Florida Board of Governors – that ends the use of public money towards diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on campus. This will affect the Women’s Center, the LGBTQ Center, and theContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said it has identified the man responsible for abducting and murdering an 18-year-old woman who was found dead in Jacksonville nearly 44 years ago. On Sunday, March 23, 1980, at approximately 2:00 a.m., college student Carol Ann Barrett who was visiting Daytona Beach while onContinue Reading