Florida News (Page 453)

Cool start with mid to upper 50s across NE FL, 60s near the coast and some upper 40s in SE GA. Afternoon highs reaching the mid to upper 70s today under mostly to partly sunny skies with chances of showers in our southern counties. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies with overnightContinue Reading

Neptune Beach Police increased their presence Friday night outside of Fletcher High School’s football game. The agency said it was because of an off-campus incident and that it was out of an abundance of caution. The move came about a month after the school implemented new safety measures for footballContinue Reading

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded its review of the case involving Le’Keian Woods after attorneys for the 24-year-old asked the federal agency to get involved. According to a letter sent to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the DOJ said Woods’ arrest and the use of force was not aContinue Reading

One day after a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation into a well-known Jacksonville entrepreneur accused of fraud, more investors came forward with the same story of thousands of dollars unaccounted for. There are dozens of other people in Jacksonville who said they’ve lost money investing in real estate and short-term rental propertyContinue Reading

Cloudy and damp conditions this evening with periods of light showers. Less rain is expected north of Jacksonville as dryer air pushes south from Georgia. This will kick the moisture out tomorrow with morning clouds giving way to sunnier conditions by the afternoon. Saturday will be breezy with highs inContinue Reading

The family of three missing Georgia fishermen are continuing their search a little over a week after the Coast Guard stopped. They’ve hired private crews to pick up where the Coast Guard left off. The three missing men — Tyler Barlow, Caleb Wilkinson and Dalton Conway — left Brunswick, GeorgiaContinue Reading

The owners of a Jacksonville mobile home park where residents said they were hit with outrageous water bills as high as $1,700 have decided to sell the property. In fact, Moore Enterprise sold all three of its Jacksonville properties just weeks after city officials gave them a deadline to explainContinue Reading

Millions of dollars could be going back into the Jacksonville community and into other programs to address critical issues. For several months as Mayor Donna Deegan was starting her term, a number of transition teams and committees were meeting and focusing attention on what needs to happen with various socialContinue Reading

A carjacking suspect was arrested Friday after he stole an electrical contractor’s van in downtown Jacksonville and led authorities on a multi-county chase, according to law enforcement. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said the man stole the van from a McDonald’s restaurant on East State Street downtown and the JacksonvilleContinue Reading