Major auto insurers like Allstate, State Farm and Progressive are refusing to write policies for Kia and Hyundai vehicles in certain cities. New York City has just filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities because of a wave of car thefts. The reason isContinue Reading
It was just another day at Exotic Bird Hospital off Old Kings Road South on Tuesday until a routine task went wrong. “We could hear hissing and ‘bam, bam, bam.’ It sounded like metal cages were falling which sometimes happens here. So, it didn’t like set our radar off yet.Continue Reading
You may have seen the headlines earlier this week of water temperatures in the Florida Keys hitting triple digits. If verified, this would be the warmest water temperature ever recorded on Earth. But did it really happen? And how would we know? The answers are a bit complicated. The triple-digitContinue Reading
By Lynn Jones – Comedian Aries Spears will be back in Jax for his comedy tour inside the Comedy Zone on 3130 Hartley Rd, January 27th – 30th. I remember comedian Aries Spears from the cast of Mad TV comedy show. Aries bust out loud imitation impressions and skits wereContinue Reading
Clark’s Fish Camp & Seafood Restaurant, a staple in the Mandarin and Julington Creek area, has been sold for $1.4 million. The restaurant was sold on June 28, the Jax Daily Record reports. Clark’s Fish Camp had been around for almost half a century before closing its doors last September.Continue Reading
More fallout over Florida’s New Academic Standards that require educators to teach about the personal benefits African Americans received during slavery. A Duval County history teacher resigned from his job – over this new curriculum. The education controversy is happening in the midst of one of the worst teacher shortagesContinue Reading
Members of U.S. Senator Rubio’s team started sounding the alarm last month about a Jacksonville apartment complex after getting a complaint from a resident. The Cascade Apartment complex, formerly known as Kings Ridge, is now part of a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation. MORE: Mayor, city leaders descend on Jacksonville apartments afterContinue Reading
You might not even notice it looking at certain shorelines along Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island, south of Amelia Island, but salt marsh erosion is a glaring problem to ecological experts, some of whom, have spent the last two years designing a solution to reverse erosion in parts ofContinue Reading
Is it a helpful tool to solve crime, or an encroachment on civil liberties? Surveillance and doorbell cameras seem to be everywhere, and now local sheriffs are asking homeowners and business owners who have them to essentially — connect. The law From tracking down porch pirates to keeping an eyeContinue Reading
A Florida woman pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. According to court documents, Iona Coates of Orange Park, Florida, owned and operated Bits & Bytes Accounting Services Inc., a tax preparation and bookkeeping services company located in Jacksonville. Between 2015 andContinue Reading