At least four people called 911 to report the partial parking garage collapse at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside that happened at around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday. News4JAX received some of the 911 calls made to report what happened. Call 1 Caller: “The third floor of the parking garage at theContinue Reading
A 15-year-old boy went missing Wednesday afternoon and two more swimmers were taken to a local hospital after they were pulled from the waters off a Nassau County beach. Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue said it happened at North Beach Park, access six north, around 3 p.m. Officials said they wereContinue Reading
Nearly a dozen tenants of a local mobile home park are sharing their concerns over unusually high water bills after the News4JAX I-TEAM reported the case of a disabled veteran who was being threatened with eviction if she didn’t pay a $2,200 water bill. Several residents at the Three SeasonsContinue Reading
The builder of the parking garage at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside hospital that partially collapsed on Tuesday said it stands by its work on the garage and plans to assist in the investigation into what happened. “Batson-Cook has not worked on this project since 2007 and, as Jacksonville Fire andContinue Reading
The woman who was the top choice of Mayor Donna Deegan, has pulled her name out of the running for the city’s general counsel position. Former councilwoman Randy DeFoor’s nomination had been put on hold because of concern over a state rule that does not allow former city council membersContinue Reading
If there was one prevailing thought among patients at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside on Wednesday following the partial collapse of a parking garage on the campus — it was caution. Many people who spoke with News4JAX said they are avoiding the parking garages altogether. On Tuesday, the top floor ofContinue Reading
It was a Random Jax of Kindness we just had to share. A woman named Rika reached out to News4JAX after she witnessed an act of kindness that reminded her to appreciate the small things. On Friday, Rika said she passed a man who was standing in the median ofContinue Reading
A woman who was accused of driving under the influence in a fatal 2020 crash on the Westside pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison. Ashley McLean was also sentenced to five years probation following her prison sentence. In August of 2020, McLean rear-ended aContinue Reading
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor – The 2023 NFL Draft marked the first time in NFL history Black men were selected in the top three positions for quarterback. The position was once seen as a white male-dominated one until players such as Michael Vick andContinue Reading
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BlackPress of America – By Kamm Howard, Executive Director Reparations United – Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the House and half of the Senate Committee chairs, along with the Senate Leader, andContinue Reading
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