Jacksonville News (Page 89)

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

Since late Sunday night, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue has been trying to extinguish a fire at the new RISE Doro Apartments on East Adams Street. JFRD Chief Keith Powers said the fire has been difficult to put out because of void spaces in the building during construction. RELATED: Timeline: LuxuryContinue Reading

Wood-frame construction is permitted statewide in Florida and it’s a common choice for developers, even when it comes to high-rise apartment buildings like the downtown complex that caught fire on Sunday night and burned into Monday afternoon. If you drive around Jacksonville, you’ll likely see a lot of new apartmentContinue Reading

The developer of RISE Doro, a downtown apartment complex that caught fire Sunday, is a real estate company named RISE. According to the company’s website, it has dozens of apartment complexes located across the country in its portfolio, including several in the Jacksonville area. The company put out a statementContinue Reading

The City of Jacksonville Beach announced Monday that it will temporarily shut down due to an information systems issue and has closed all business for the day. The issues are affecting the following areas: City Hall and Parks and Recreation facilities, including the tennis center and the golf course, areContinue Reading