A precautionary Boil Water Advisory that affected approximately 25,000 JEA customers, including several neighborhoods, a hospital, and a number of schools, was lifted at 5 a.m. Thursday, two days after a water main break on Jacksonville’s Southside. Customers in the affected areas — highlighted in red on a map providedContinue Reading
Two men were shot on Southside Boulevard, south of Deerwood Park in Baymeadows, around 8:08 p.m. Wednesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police said the men who were shot were traveling inside a car when they were approached by two unknown men. The shooters fired multiple rounds at them andContinue Reading
An elderly woman is speaking out after being carjacked at a Jacksonville convenience store. The incident happened on Tuesday at the 7/11 on West Union Street. 77-year-old Barbara Bailey says a stranger jumped into the back seat of her vehicle saying that he had something for her and that sheContinue Reading
Jacksonville, Florida — VyStar Foundation announced it is now accepting grant requests for its Youth initiative. Funding priority will be given to nonprofit organizations that support youth by creating access to nutritious meals and stable housing; building workforce experience, skills and education that lead to long-term career pathways; or providing learning environmentsContinue Reading
Police are investigating a deadly shooting on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooting took place Wednesday afternoon near Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street. Police said when they arrived they found a man lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospitalContinue Reading
Local lawmakers and civil rights activists are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate possible medical negligence at the Duval County jail. The News4JAX ITEAM has been reporting on a number of in-custody deaths. Amid backlash, Sheriff T.K. Waters recently announced the healthcare contractor at the jail willContinue Reading
A jury will decide the fate of a woman convicted of helping kidnap an elderly Jacksonville couple and bury them alive. The jury began deliberating Wednesday on the high-profile death penalty case. Tiffany Cole was sentenced to death in connection with the 2005 crime. Related: Resentencing trial continues for one ofContinue Reading
A Jacksonville family is seeking answers after their loved one died in a local rehabilitation home. They told News4JAX they didn’t learn about his death for seven days. The family of Edward Meyers, 53, said Lanier Rehabilitation Center failed to communicate his passing with immediate family, but the Rehab CenterContinue Reading
Timothy Burroughs-Love is now recovering after his family says he suffered a seizure during a preseason football game last Friday night in Miami. His godmother said medical staff had to shock his heart twice to resuscitate him, once on the field and then again in the ambulance. His coach andContinue Reading
The Atlantic hurricane season is almost halfway over and there have already been eight named storms. Half of the storms came in this week’s burst of activity. Currently, there is only one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic but that will certainly change. The season began on June 1st and endsContinue Reading
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