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Over 20 students with disabilities dedicated a little over an hour of their day to learning how to enhance their bike riding skills. Students at the North Florida School of Special Education learned how to ride on two-wheel bicycles using adaptive equipment that included a roller system. The group, IContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man reported missing under suspicious circumstances in the Arlington neighborhood. Steven Keenan, 32, was reported missing by family members, who are concerned for his safety. Keenan is 6 foot 1 inches and weighs about 170 pounds. He has black hair with brownContinue Reading

The mother of a teen who disappeared and whose remains were found a year later in the woods in Northwest Jacksonville is still hoping for justice five years later. Corbin Johnson was reported missing after he disappeared after his job interview in 2018. One year later, his remains were foundContinue Reading

A Jacksonville family learned about the death of a loved one nine days after her body was found in a Northside smoke shop. The investigation began on July 5 when 38-year-old Jennifer Khoraizat was found dead. There was very little information about her death at the time of her discovery.Continue Reading

Mayor Donna Deegan will present her first 2023-2024 budget to the Jacksonville city council Monday. For the past two weeks, Deegan’s administration has been at work mapping out its $1.7 billion spending plan for the city despite much of the budget being mapped out by the previous administration under MayorContinue Reading

A local man who survived a brutal stabbing while on his lunch break in June reached a major milestone Friday. After a lengthy recovery at a rehab facility, Thomas Williams was released to go home. On June 10 police say Raymond Rice, Jr. approached Thomas Williams while he was eatingContinue Reading

A public safety organization that aims to help patrol the city is looking to add more volunteers. Johnny Torres, a member of the group, said Watchful Wings Public Safety wants to help keep the city safe through community policing and outreach programs. “This is my passion, this is my calling,”Continue Reading

One of the men who was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in downtown Jacksonville in May pleaded guilty Thursday to being an accessory to the murder. 21-year-old Holden Dodson’s lawyer asked for a bond reduction so he can be released from jail pending sentencing. That request was takenContinue Reading

A group of judges is getting ready to talk to Jacksonville city council members about expanding a mental health program that helps people who are continuously arrested for non-violent crimes. There was a story about a man who was arrested 97 times in three years for nonviolent crimes like trespassingContinue Reading