Florida News (Page 365)

A crash is blocking multiple lanes on I-95 South at Race Track Road, causing major delays on the first day of the holiday travel season. A single line of vehicles is crawling its way around the crash site and northbound traffic is also moving very slowly. News4JAX will update whenContinue Reading

AAA will activate its Tow to Go program on Friday in Florida, Georgia and other select states to help keep impaired drivers off the road during the year-end holidays. “If you’re faced with the decision of driving impaired, put down those keys and pick up the phone to call TowContinue Reading

Across the country, the Transportation Security Administration expects Thursday to be one of the most hectic days for traveling as the official holiday travel period begins and lasts through Jan. 2. Sue Matheu and her family were flying Thursday from Jacksonville International Airport to New York for Christmas — somethingContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority held a meeting Wednesday to address the ongoing construction that residents along San Pablo Road are calling a headache. Residents who live near Alimicani Elementary School and River City Science Academy expressed their concerns about people driving on San Pablo Road. They said drivers leaving theContinue Reading

Sometimes the Grinch is not a green being who steals Christmas, but an illness with far more negative effects. And sometimes, Santa Claus is not a jolly bearded man who delivers gifts on Christmas Eve night but a foundation that delivers hope to people affected by the Grinch. In thisContinue Reading

After a 44-page incident report revealed that St. Johns County Sgt. Deputy Michael Kunovich died from natural causes after a struggle with an 18-year-old Guatemalan migrant whom he was trying to detain, Vergilio Aguilar Mendez is still charged with manslaughter and has been in jail since May. Defense attorney JohnContinue Reading

The Duval County School Board is letting parents and guardians know to expect bus delays on Thursday, Dec. 21. The school board said there will be widespread delays on Thursday because of an “abnormally high number” of anticipated bus driver absences, which could impact morning and afternoon transportation. The schoolContinue Reading

The family of a Baker County Green Beret hopes to make a lasting impact in his honor by saving the lives of local heroes after they lost their beloved hero in 2022. Staff Sgt. George “Quint” Taber V, 30, died in August 2022 in a training accident in the mountainsContinue Reading

The St. Johns County Medical Examiner found that St. Johns County Sgt. Deputy Michael Kunovich — who collapsed and later died at a hospital in May following a struggle with a Guatemalan man who he was trying to detain — died due to cardiac dysrhythmia, an abnormal or irregular heartbeat,Continue Reading