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A woman was shot, and the bullet grazed her head, while she was driving on Kona Avenue in the Woodland Acres area Monday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. There was a male passenger in the car with her. He was not injured, according to police. JSO said multiple shots wereContinue Reading

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a sport utility vehicle that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash. Troopers believe the man may have been hit twice, by two different cars Sunday night. The crash happened around 11:21 pm. on State Road 104 (Dunn Ave.), east of Biscayne Boulevard.Continue Reading

A 16-year-old from St. Augustine was killed in a head-on crash on A1A on South Ponte Vedra and Beach Side Drive Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A man and woman, both 53, from Jacksonville were seriously hurt. The FHP report said the 16-year-old driver was traveling northbound on A1A,Continue Reading

A heavy police presence has been reported in the Lake Forest neighborhood. According to a News4JAX crew, there were at least 12 Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office units at the scene of the incident on Pickett Street in Northwest Jacksonville just before 6 p.m. It’s unclear why police are in the area.Continue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing endangered 19-year-old who was last seen Sunday morning in the Spring Park neighborhood. Holly F. Strickland was last seen by her family around 11:30 a.m., police said. JSO said Strickland, who is unable to care for herself, left on foot inContinue Reading

New changes are coming to the Museum of Science and History. MOSH announced its CEO will retire next February, but the museum is still working to fund its move to its new home on the North Bank. CEO Bruce Farfard is stepping down. MOSH appointed Farfard as CEO in 2020Continue Reading

Broadway actor Clifton Oliver, 47, who was best for his role in “The Lion King” on Broadway died from an undisclosed illness early Wednesday morning. In a social media post, Oliver’s sister said he spent the last six weeks in a hospital bed. Oliver was born in Jacksonville on DecemberContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting at an apartment complex on Old Kings Road in the San Jose neighborhood. News4Jax will provide an update once we learn more. We have a reporter on the way.Continue Reading

An Orange Park family that lost their home in a fire started by a lightning strike is finding comfort from their neighbors who they said have become like family to them during this devastating time. The family was one week away from sending their daughter to college when devastation struckContinue Reading