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
A head-on crash Wednesday morning in Arlington sent two drivers and a child to the hospital, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said the child and one of the drivers suffered serious injuries, and the other driver had injuries that were not life-threatening. JSO said thatContinue Reading
FLAJAX Club members and their guests enjoyed food, fun, and fellowship as they hosted their annual ‘Summer Outing,’ cookout held at their clubhouse at 7832 Fernandina Ave. Previous ‘Summer Outings,’ for the club can range from cruise/island excursions, to chartered bus tours, movie and restaurant outings all over the country,Continue Reading
The newly renovated College Park Plaza in Arlington was the location for The “Backpacks 4 Success” back to school giveaway hosted by Suited for Success and the Catherine Alfred Foundation. Event founders Shara Mondy and Angela Chambliss were in attendance providing key resources and information to the families present. TheContinue Reading
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