The second annual “Removing HIV Stigma in 4K” celebration kicked off Saturday in northwest Jacksonville to create awareness in the community. Sharonda Lynn is the event’s founder and was diagnosed with HIV 20 years ago. Now, she’s using her platform to encourage others to become educated about HIV. The eventContinue Reading
A 9-year-old was killed and three others including two children were seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash in Putnam County. According to troopers, a 44-year-old driver was traveling south on U.S. Highway 17 approaching Poor Farm Road . The report said the driver failed to reduce speed around the curve,Continue Reading
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested John Thornton, 20, in connection to a shooting that left one man dead and a woman injured. The Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a 911 call about a shooting on State Road 100 in Keystone Heights Saturday morning. A 23-year-oldContinue Reading
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says it searching for Lorraine Wheeler, 76. She was last seen in the Oakleaf Plantation area Saturday morning driving a red Toyota Venza with a handicapped tag HGJ2. Wheeler was last seen wearing a black dress with white stripes. If you have seen Wheeler orContinue Reading
The man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her mother at a Ponte Vedra Restaurant a few weeks ago just had his first court appearance Saturday morning. Spencer Pearson was denied bond for his attempted murder charges. $100,000 bond for aggravated assault charges. Pearson is to have no contact HeContinue Reading
A Gainesville boy and his family are raising money to get him a service dog that can potentially save his life. Asher is 3 years old and has a rare disorder that has led to autism and daily seizures. A service dog would warn Asher’s parents when he is having seizures. AccordingContinue Reading
It is a much calmer morning across the area, with just a few showers in far western areas. The threat for rain and storms will increase later today, with the best chance for activity along and south of the I-10 corridor. Highs for today will be in the low 90s.Continue Reading
A federal grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, returned an indictment charging a Florida man with 10 counts of sex trafficking. According to court documents, between 2011 and 2019, Shannima Yuantrell Session, aka Shalamar, 46, of Lake Placid, trafficked seven women and three girls. Session allegedly recruited his victims throughContinue Reading
The Justice Department announced today that Smart Pharmacy, Inc., SP2, LLC, and owner Gregory Balotin have agreed to pay at least $7.4 million to resolve lawsuits filed in Jacksonville, Florida, alleging they violated the False Claims Act by adding the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole to topical compounded pain creams to boostContinue Reading
A federal jury convicted a Florida man for his role in a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and their families. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, David Byron Copeland,Continue Reading
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