Florida News (Page 289)

The Shands Bridge will be closed from Friday night until Monday morning for grating replacement, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. The closure, which starts at 9 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Monday, means drivers can expect a big detour if they usually take the bridge to getContinue Reading

A 57-year-old was rescued from a van submerged in a retention pond Thursday after he crashed in Middleburg. The Florida Highway Patrol said just before 4 p.m., the man was driving south on Blanding Boulevard near the County Road 218 intersection when he veered into the right lane and sideswipedContinue Reading

The city of Jacksonville is one step closer to taking action to improve safety at the Valencia Way Apartments, which has a long history of crime issues. The property owners stood before the Public Nuisance Abatement Board Thursday to address the issues and complaints from residents. The complaint from theContinue Reading

One day before he was set to be sentenced, Anthony Guadalupe’s defense attorney filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea on Thursday. Guadalupe is a former St. John’s County employee at Chappell Schools’ Longleaf Campus who admitted to molesting several children in his car. Guadalupe signed a plea dealContinue Reading

With inflation and high cost of living expenses, people are finding it harder to save money. Less than 50% of adults are prepared for a rainy day. That’s according to a recent study. The annual savings report from a Bankrate study found that only 44% of United States adults wouldContinue Reading

A federal judge said Thursday he will rule soon on a request to delay the upcoming trial of former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher. Zahn, a former CEO of Jacksonville’s city-owned utility, and Wannemacher, his former chief financial officer, were indicted in March 2022 on charges of conspiracyContinue 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

City investigators who were looking into the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation, which raises money to support arts initiatives at the school, struggled to get the answers they sought, according to a letter obtained by the News4JAX I-TEAM. Last year, school alumni raised questions about the non-profit foundation’sContinue Reading

If you feel like housing is unaffordable, you are not alone. A new study from Harvard University found that a record half of all US renters spent more than half their income on rent and utilities in 2022. The study found a scarcity of affordable housing to this date, butContinue Reading