Florida News (Page 515)

Falling, we all fear it, either for ourselves, our parents, or grandparents. It’s a frightening fact, one in four Americans over the age of 65 will fall each year. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older adults. Sept.18 kicks off Falls Prevention Week and weContinue Reading

Online sports betting could now have a path to returning in Florida. Earlier this week, a federal appeals court denied a request from West Flagler, a gaming operator, to rehear a case that challenged the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s gambling agreement. The agreement gives the tribe a multi-billion dollar dealContinue Reading

Multi-platinum star Dustin Lynch will headline the Furyk Foundation Concert for this year’s Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K, with Ring Power as an official sponsor. Lynch will kick off the week of golf, music, impact and outright fun with a special performance at Daily’s Place on Tuesday,Continue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened Sunday night in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Officers responded to a person shot on Manotak Avenue off Old Middleburg Road North around 7 p.m. A man was found sitting inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to his back, accordingContinue Reading

The Jags took a loss to the Chiefs Sunday but that didn’t stop the energy that fans brought to the Everbank Stadium to support their home team. The final score was 17-9 but over 60,000 energized people were in attendance for this match-up. Fans were on the edge of theirContinue Reading

11:00 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Nigel was located near latitude 24.0 North, longitude 49.1 West. Nigel is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph. This general motion is forecast to continue for the next couple of days. Nigel is then forecast to turn northward by late Tuesday andContinue Reading

Even with increasing rain chances, downtown and those Teal-gating stayed dry.  Showers with storms across SE GA with scattered showers across NE FL.  These will continue through late tonight. Now: Showers with thunderstorms from US 1 to the Golden Isles in SE GA, Highway 301 to the Beltway for NEContinue Reading

A jailhouse informant’s two-hour-long audio recording could be key evidence for the jury in the Johnathan Quiles trial. That’s evidence we expect to hear when testimony starts again Monday morning. Quiles is charged with raping and murdering his niece, Iyana Sawyer, back in 20-18. It’s believed she was pregnant withContinue Reading

Local college students are helping NASA collect data by using a high altitude weather balloon. It is a part of a national project. Sunday morning, students from UNF and UCF did a test launch on UNF’s campus ahead of the annular solar eclipse in October. “Seeing that in the airContinue Reading