Florida News (Page 558)

Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order as the state prepares for invest 93L. The governor declared a state of emergency for 33 counties. Alachua and Columbia are the only counties in Northeast, Florida in the state of emergency. The forecast currently places a tropical storm or hurricane making landfallContinue Reading

For the first time, News4Jax is hearing from the parents of a baby girl who died after being left in a hot car last month in Baker County. “Every time you do get into a hot car, just remember that that was my daughter in that car for five hours,”Continue Reading

Four people are dead, and one person is in the hospital after a car crashed into a utility pole on University Boulevard South, to the left of Firehouse Subs, before bursting into flames early Saturday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Five people were in a 2-door Audi heading eastboundContinue Reading

Today is going to be sunny, with highs in the mid-90′s. Heat index temperatures are going to be in the triple digits. Rain chances are at 20%, expect light showers into the afternoon for specific parts of the area. Tomorrow will be much of the same. Highs in the mid-90′sContinue Reading

If you missed the first hurricane supply sales tax holiday in May at the beginning of hurricane season, your second chance to receive a few savings is Saturday, which comes just as a developing system is brewing in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales TaxContinue Reading

As the first high school football game of the season kicked off Friday, Duval County Public Schools is reminding fans and spectators of certain rules to ensure everyone’s safety in the wake of last week’s gunfire at First Coast High School. At a Sandalwood versus Ribault game, school resource officersContinue Reading

The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal Friday night crash on Interstate 295 South near Collins Road. FHP said one person died on the scene. The crash involved a semitruck and a van, but not details were provided as to what caused the crash. The off-ramp to CollinsContinue Reading

A tropical system is likely to develop late this weekend or early next week, with possible impacts to Florida. The complex is currently over the northwestern Caribbean Sea but has shown some organization on Friday. The system is expected to remain disorganized on Saturday, but as it moves into theContinue Reading

An arrest has been made in a fatal hit-and-run involving a bicyclist that took place in Middleburg in 2022. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) confirmed William Gene McKinley was booked into the Clay County Jail on Friday on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death. TheContinue Reading