Florida News (Page 286)

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announce the arrest of a man wanted for a September 2023 murder. Police say Roberto Carlos Garcia Velez, 43, was located Friday by SWAT personnel. Police say on September 2, 2023 they responded to Old Kings Road South for a shooting. There they located an adultContinue Reading

A 53-year-old man from Palatka died Saturday morning after crashing into a ditch in Clay County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the man was traveling west on Warner Road, a couple of miles west of US 17, when his SUV left the roadway and “became stuck” inContinue Reading

A man arrested Friday in St. Lucie County is accused of leading a Florida Highway Patrol trooper to his death in a crash that also took the life of a semitruck driver, according to law enforcement officials, WKMG Click Orlando reports. Michael Anthony Addison, 30, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, was booked into the St.Continue Reading

After a new state policy change that prohibits Floridians who are transgender from changing their driver’s licenses to match their current gender identity, there is a growing concern among the LGBTQ+ community that this policy may also apply to birth certificates. “We’re not bothering anybody; we’re just being us,” KrisContinue Reading

Hundreds of men and women aboard the USS Farragut returned to the Naval Station Mayport Saturday morning. Aleece Martinez was excited as she waited for her father to walk off the USS Farragut. “Daddy, daddy,” Martinez said. Her dad Alexander waved to the whole family while he was still aboardContinue Reading

Runners and walkers are getting their steps in at the 17th annual DONNA Marathon to help raise money to support breast cancer patients and research to find a cure for cancer. Will and Jacob Poore are running this weekend for their mother who fought breast cancer in 2023 and isContinue Reading

A juvenile was transported to a local hospital after a bullet fired from outside a home struck her in the foot Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said the shooting happened at approximately 5 a.m. at a home on Cisco Drive in Northwest Jacksonville. According to JSO,Continue Reading

A 55-year-old man from Lake City died Friday evening following a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, the man was driving an ATV on private property, north of SW Windswept Glen, when the vehicle failed to navigate a turn.Continue Reading

Dense fog in NE Florida was the name of the game this morning, due to some low level moisture that fueled it. Now we move into a GORGEOUS and sunny day ahead, with highs in the upper-60′s. A cold front currently over Georgia, but will soon make a southward turnContinue Reading