Florida News (Page 351)

As always, the 2023 year was an eventful one for Florida. We looked through the most-read Florida stories of 2023 on News4JAX.com, and let me tell you: all kinds of stories made it to this list. Here are the top 10 Florida stories of 2023: (Please note the following listContinue Reading

An MRI revealed that Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence sprained his right shoulder on Sunday late in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a source who spoke with NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport. It’s not clear yet if the latest injury for Lawrence will affect his availabilityContinue Reading

Today, dense fog is the name of the game. Visibilities will be reduced in some spots until 11 a.m. Some rain is continuing to come down, and we’re unseasonably warm throughout the day with mostly cloudy skies. Tomorrow: Cloudy skies and mild 60s, winds could be gusty to 15 mph.Continue Reading

St. Johns County Parks & Recreation is hosting its free “treecycling” program so residents can recycle their Christmas trees into mulch for the county’s parks. Only real trees will be accepted at the treecycling stations, and all the decorations must be removed before the tree is dropped off. “This annualContinue Reading

A man was killed Christmas night in a shooting in the College Park area of Jacksonville’s Northside, police said. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called around 8:30 p.m. Monday to Penny Cove Lane after reports that someone had been shot. Paramedics responded, but the man died at the scene. InvestigatorsContinue Reading

A 67-year-old man was struck while riding a bicycle on Miller Street in Orange Park, and the driver who hit him left the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a 27-year-old man from Middleburg was headed south on Miller Street near Filmore Lane just after 9 p.m.Continue Reading

Volunteers will head back out on the water Tuesday to search for a missing canoer who was last seen Saturday morning. A prayer vigil in Vilano Beach was held Monday for missing 46-year-old Eiffel Gilyana, who was last seen near the St. Augustine inlet wearing black pants, with no lifeContinue Reading

Members of Jacksonville’s Jewish community fanned out around Jacksonville to deliver Christmas meals to seniors served by the Meals on Wheels program, operated by Aging True. For years, Jewish volunteers have stepped up on Christmas, so that the program’s employees can take a day off, and enjoy the holiday. It’sContinue Reading

A 13-year-old was arrested and charged with the murder of a 29-year-old man in Glynn County, according to the Glynn County Police Department. GCPD said the shooting happened around 10:59 p.m. Sunday on 114 Fairman Avenue. The man identified as De’Shon Harrison was taken to the hospital with a woundContinue Reading