A 22-year-old giraffe named “Spock” was euthanized at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on Monday, according to the zoo’s Facebook page. Spock was a geriatric giraffe and the zoo said her animal care team was closely monitoring her for age-related issues including advanced arthritis. She received multiple treatments like oralContinue Reading
www.freshbookfestivals.net – Welcome to the Fresh Book Festival in Daytona Beach Florida, with Donna M. Gray-Banks the Founder and Director of the F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival (Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Spiritual, and Health.). This three-day international Book and Film event is one of the largest in Florida, and for the last 13Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE (Feb. 13, 2024) – The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) announced today that it successfully raised $41 million in its first-ever general revenue bond offering. Proceeds from the sale will be used to acquire and renovate the 256-unit Westwood Apartments. Located at 1171 Lane Avenue South, Westwood sits on 25.3 acresContinue Reading
A 68-year-old man was hit and killed early Tuesday morning while walking on County Road 232 in Gainesville, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported just after 1 a.m. on CR 232, just west of State Road 24. Troopers said a tractor-trailer was headed east on CR 232Continue Reading
News4JAX anchor Melanie Lawson has been breaking hearts around Jacksonville for decades — specifically chocolate hearts. Melanie joined Peterbrooke Chocolatier on The Morning Show Tuesday to discuss easy Valentine’s Day DIYs. A great DIY project involves melted chocolate. Use the chocolate to cover any food item you want! You canContinue Reading
In a special report, the News4JAX I-TEAM looked into whether criminals, property owners or both are responsible for crimes on a property. We went through crime reports at apartments in 2023 and found 46 people shot, and 23 killed by gunfire. We also reported on House Bill 837. It’s aContinue Reading
Love is in the air, and so is the smell of money. Americans are spending in record numbers for this Valentine’s Day. The National Retail Federation estimates Americans will spend about $25.8 billion on the holiday this year. People are not only buying for their significant other — they areContinue Reading
Customers of a Jacksonville homebuilder accused the company of abandoning projects in a Nocatee neighborhood. Homeowners told the News4JAX I-TEAM they’re now out hundreds of thousands of dollars and left with an unfinished home build. In some cases, homeowners were left with just a concrete slab. Officials with St. Johns CountyContinue Reading
The FBI’s No. 1 concern when it comes to children and their phones is the threat of sextortion. Sextortion is when someone coerces a child into taking and sending sexually explicit pictures or videos, then threatens to release them unless the child takes more pictures and sends them. The FBIContinue Reading
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks on the Biden administration’s efforts to lower cost of health care and prescriptions. Just last week, three CEOs of major drug companies Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Merck, took some tough questions on Capitol Hill about the high cost of prescriptions. ClickContinue Reading
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