Local News (Page 144)

A Florida lawmaker recently filed a bill to strengthen domestic violence prevention in the state. The bill is nicknamed the “Gabby Petito Act” after the Florida woman who was killed by her boyfriend during a cross-country trip. The proposed legislation wants police responding to domestic violence calls to conduct testsContinue Reading

News4JAX has gotten a lot of feedback from our viewers after reporting that the American Trucking Association predicts a nationwide truck driver shortage will be worse than ever in 2024. Truck drivers and logistics companies argue that’s just not true and explain that the truck driver shortage is more ofContinue Reading

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials said they plan on making major renovations to the Main Street Bridge, which would keep the bridge closed for months. The renovations for the 82-year-old bridge are scheduled to begin in 2027, and they are expected to cost over $108 million. FDOT said itContinue Reading

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom squared off in a contentious debate Thursday night and News4JAX is running two of the statements made through the Trust Index. The two clashed on several issues including the economy, and gun control, and the city of Jacksonville was mentioned inContinue Reading

Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department said one person was transported to a local hospital on Friday with life-threatening injuries after an incident at the Avenues Mall. Multiple members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were at the mall and the scene was still active as of 3:30 p.m. Videos shared with News4JAXContinue Reading

In a historic moment, the House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be oustedContinue Reading

A man was arrested Thursday after several antisemitic vandalism incidents at religious centers, including the Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center at the University of Florida, according to the Gainesville Police Department. Gainesville police said Detective Corporal Warren Meek has been investigating these incidents and found that the first incident happened onContinue Reading

The U.S. Secret Service is launching a campaign in Florida to warn people about bitcoin ATMs. State law enforcement and federal agents teamed up to put up signs at dozens of Bitcoin ATMs across the state. An investigator said at a law enforcement briefing, “I would just go in andContinue Reading

Three months after the deadly shooting at a Grand Park Dollar General that took the lives of three people, Dollar General said it expects to share new details about the store and a memorial for the victims in early 2024. AJ Laguerre Jr., 19, Angela Carr, 52, and Jerrald Gallion,Continue Reading