Jacksonville News (Page 97)

The demand for on-campus bed space is extremely high for students at the University of North Florida. The Office of Housing and Residence Life is changing how students will apply for housing for the upcoming Fall 2024 semester by giving underclassmen priority placement. That’s causing concern for the upperclassmen alreadyContinue Reading

Are you interested in purchasing a condo but worried about the condo fees? Don’t fret because you’re not alone. Debra Boens and her husband were looking forward to buying a new home, but are back on searching because of the fees. The original fee was $378 but it would increaseContinue Reading

The American Cancer Society projects lung cancer to kill the most people in 2024, but prostate cancer is estimated to be a close second killer, leading other kinds of cancer deaths. A Jacksonville doctor expressed the importance of detecting prostate cancer early so it can be treated effectively. Martin LutherContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released new video on Tuesday that shows the inside of a Game Stop burglary. Officers arrested several people for a string of smash-and-grab incidents that occurred at several video gaming stores between Dec. 30, 2023, and Jan. 1. One of the three incidents was caught onContinue Reading

Drivers on I-10 between Chaffee Rd. and Hammond Blvd. are complaining about tiny rocks flying up and hitting their windshields, sometimes leaving cracks. “Just like kids throwing rocks, pew-pew-pew-pew, that’s just eating up your paint and stuff on your car,” Baldwin resident, Edna Brown said. Brown says the rocks andContinue Reading

Less than two weeks before their trial on federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges is scheduled to begin, attorneys for former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher are once again asking a judge to delay the start of the proceedings. Zahn, a former CEO of the utility, and Wannemacher,Continue Reading

As of last week, there were 162,991 applications on waiting lists for low income and affordable housing in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Housing Authority. Families can spend years on those lists, waiting for relief. “We’re 35,000 units short of where we should be on affordable housing,” said Joshua Hicks,Continue Reading

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office took a woman into custody after a shooting involving at least three deputies at the Holly Hill Cemetery on Old Jennings Road at around 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said they responded to at least two separate notifications regarding a personContinue Reading

Georgia fans lost their beloved mascot, Uga X. He was part of the line of English bulldog mascots that represent the University of Georgia. Uga X was 10 years old and died peacefully at his home in Savannah. The Seiler family, based in Savannah, has cared for the line ofContinue Reading