Florida News (Page 424)

Popular Jacksonville radio personality known as “Froggy” is hosting a golf tournament on Monday for the third year to raise money for brain aneurysm research. Froggy, who is a radio personality for WQIK and around the county with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, says he is fortunate to haveContinue Reading

On Monday, the Mayport Naval Station will welcome a new ship called the USS Marinette. The ship launched three years ago and is named after Marinette, Wisconsin, which is where it was built. It’s the only Navy vessel built, christened, and commissioned in its namesake city. The ship is alsoContinue Reading

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – 2 people are dead after a 2-vehicle crash late Saturday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck and an ATV were traveling southbound on County Road 309, approaching the intersection at Browns Fish Camp Road. When the pickup truck went to make a rightContinue Reading

Areas of patchy dense fog along West I-10 corridor and I-295 this morning. Temperatures region wide are from the low 50s in SE GA and mid to upper 50s in NE FL. Mostly sunny skies this afternoon with NE winds from 5-10 MPH becoming east in the afternoon that mayContinue Reading

A man was found fatally shot in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood Saturday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 8:45 p.m. tonight, officers responded to the 3800 block of St. Johns Avenue after a 911 caller heard gunshots and found a man lying in the street. When officers arrivedContinue Reading

Two men were arrested Saturday after police say they robbed an Ulta Beauty store at a shopping plaza on Third Street in Jacksonville Beach, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Police said the men went into the Ulta and stole items then one man ran to a Home Depot,Continue Reading

The St. Augustine Nights of Lights kicks off Saturday night. This is the event’s 30th year for the celebration that brings thousands of people to the historic square. People are excited to see St. Augustine shine bright ahead of the holiday season. Before the tree lights and the more thanContinue Reading

Former pro wrestling star Marcus “Buff” Bagwell has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.  Bagwell was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon and has been released in Cobb County, Georgia, where he lives. This is not Bagwell’s first run-in with the law.  Bagwell had a bad carContinue Reading

A Middleburg motorcyclist died in a crash Saturday afternoon after running through a stop sign, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the 58-year-old motorcyclist was driving south on Indigo Avenue around 1 p.m. while a truck was traveling with a passenger west on Cattail Street. The report saidContinue Reading