A 35-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a woman found strangled to death in a Southside apartment in November, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Otis Tucker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence after 23-year-old Ashley Fowler was found dead atContinue Reading
16th Street Baptist Church Credit: Ariama C. Long photo Four innocent young girls getting ready for Sunday services died when the Ku Klux Klan detonated a devastating bomb inside Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church sixty years ago. Today, as the nation commemorates the somber 60th anniversary of that fateful September 15,Continue Reading
by TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer, COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.Continue Reading
Varshan Brown was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault against a police officer and other charges following a controversial 2021 drug raid in Camden County. But Brown was found not guilty by a jury for the charge ofContinue Reading
In this week’s SnapJAX stories, we ended up at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. One of our snappers was sending pictures of animals at the zoo. It turned out he was a volunteer and he has quite the story about the zoo and how it started a lifelong love inContinue Reading
An equipment failure at JEA’s Skinner Parkway lift station on Thursday led to a “sanitary sewer overflow” into Pottsburg Creek. JEA said the estimated size of the spill was 509,000 gallons. JEA said it cleaned up at the lift station and finished recovery efforts from Pottsburg Creek by Thursday evening,Continue Reading
With more than 2,200 entries, Corkie Reid emerged as the winner of the News4JAX Insider Jaguars Tickets Sweepstakes, securing two tickets to see the Jaguars square off against the Texans on Sunday, September 24. The exciting news was delivered to Corkie Wednesday morning via a surprise phone call, leaving herContinue Reading
Some fans worried that the Jacksonville Jaguars might have to lock down “The Blank” when the team hosted the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. That’s because the west side of the stadium was recently left with a gaping void after the “TIAA Bank Field” sign came down in anticipation ofContinue Reading
Even the youngest Jaguar fans are hyped for the team’s home opener this weekend. Students at Providence Preschool near the beaches had their annual “Jaguar Day” on Friday. They dressed up in Jags gear and met The Roar cheerleaders and Jaxson de Ville. (Check out the photos in the galleryContinue Reading
A group of faith leaders of different denominations are teaming up with college students to deliver a cease-and-desist letter to the governor and state lawmakers in Tallahassee. The letter calls for them to stop sowing what the advocates say is hate and division and to cease and desist, repent orContinue Reading
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