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Jacksonville City Council members will press the city’s General Counsel during a special workshop Thursday to get more answers on Mayor Donna Deegan’s decision to remove a Confederate monument from Springfield Park. The move is widening the rift between the mayor and City Council President Ron Salem. Meanwhile, Deegan hasContinue Reading

A 10-year-old is in critical condition after a vehicle driving on Beach Boulevard hit the child Wednesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the child was walking on Beach Boulevard just before the intersection of Tamaya Boulevard around 6:00 p.m. A 37-year-old driver was driving east on Beach Blvd, approachingContinue Reading

A Westside apartment complex riddled with violent crime issues is the center of a new public nuisance complaint. The owners of the Valencia Way Apartments — formerly known as Eureka Garden Apartments — on Labelle Street are expected to attend the city of Jacksonville’s Public Nuisance Abatement board hearing ThursdayContinue Reading

Students at the University of North Florida (UNF) rallied on campus Wednesday to show support for the university’s LGBTQ+ Center. The center was one of many resources in jeopardy after Senate Bill 266 passed last year. The bill prevents Florida’s public colleges and universities from spending any state or federalContinue Reading

Katrice Broomer, 34, was removed from a Jacksonville cruise ship Monday after her background check was flagged for outstanding warrants, including attempted murder and leaving the scene of an incident in 2022, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. On Nov. 23, 2022, officers responded to aContinue Reading

Drivers on a stretch of I-10 between Chaffee Road and Hammond Boulevard are frustrated and concerned for their safety as loose asphalt crashes into their windshields. RELATED: Drivers on a stretch of I-10 frustrated by loose asphalt cracking their windshields Some drivers call this stretch the “danger zone” because ofContinue Reading

Three Jacksonville-based medical professionals rescued a man having a heart attack during a flight to Puerto Rico. Eddie Barroso Perez, 73, was headed back home to Puerto Rico for Christmas when he started feeling unwell with chest pain and low blood pressure. “I flick the lights on, we call theContinue 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

Clay County Animal Services had 70 dogs and cats turned over to them on Tuesday after the owner said they could no longer care for the animals. The owner is not facing charges. Clay County Animal Services said Wednesday that staff has been actively working to continue health exams andContinue Reading