Florida News (Page 292)

Charges have been dropped against a former Jacksonville “Firefighter of the Year” who was arrested and accused of sexual battery in 2022. The trial for Vincent Harper was set to begin on Monday. Harper, 49, entered the public eye in 2019 after a horrific attack in an ambulance when heContinue Reading

Due to the threat of severe weather, all 12 Ware County Schools will be closed to staff and students on Tuesday, the school district announced on Monday. School districts in Glynn, Brantley and Camden counties also announced campuses will be closed due to the threat of severe weather, high winds,Continue Reading

Cloudy and cool with areas of light rain south of I-10.  Rain with thunderstorms will continue to spread through the forecast area this evening and overnight.  Scatted showers with isolated storms are possible early Tuesday with rapidly deteriorating conditions as the squall line approaches from the west.  The strongest riskContinue Reading

A 29-year-old Jacksonville man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting Dec. 1 in the parking lot of the Avenues Mall. The shooting sent a young man to the hospital in critical condition. According to the arrest report, Michael Williams and the victim knew each other.Continue Reading

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure, the FWC said in a news release Monday. The brief closure allows groups authorized by the Florida FishContinue Reading

It was a collapse of epic proportions. After briefly holding the No. 1 seed in the AFC earlier this season, the defending AFC South Champion Jacksonville Jaguars lost 5 of their last 6 games and missed the playoffs thanks to a 28-20 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. MORE:Continue Reading

You’re standing in a room,when all of the sudden…the ground is shaking…it’s an earthquake…WHAT do you do? Well, the answer to that really depends on where you are and what youre up to when the earthquake begins. Let’s first talk about what you do if an earthquake happens when you’re inside. 4 words: drop, cover,Continue Reading

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly is set to hold a news conference to announce an update on the shooting death of an 18-month-old child in Palm Coast in Sept. 2023, including the arrest of a second suspect. MORE: Uncle of 18-month-old girl accidentally shot in Palm Coast accused of manslaughterContinue Reading

Only a handful of holidays affect trash collection in nearly every area county, including Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Most counties collect garbage on a normal schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but a handful will have delayed pick-ups for the week following the Jan. 15 holiday. We have aContinue Reading