A 24-year-old man was hit and killed Monday night in Clay County as he tried to cross U.S. 17 south of Loring Avenue, about 2 minutes south of Wells Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The man, who is from Orange Park, died at the scene. The crash report saidContinue Reading
Today: Frost Advisory through 8 a.m. Clear and cold early with frost for our inland areas. Partly cloudy skies with less than seasonal afternoon highs. These will feel cooler due the increasing onshore wind. Morning lows in the 30s to low 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.Continue Reading
A man in his mid-20s was shot multiple times early Tuesday morning in the Brentwood area, Jacksonville police said. Officers were first called to the area around 1 a.m. after ShotSpotter registered gunfire on Woodbine Street. They found the man in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, including atContinue Reading
The family of the 14-year-old killed in a minibike crash in the Lavilla neighborhood is devastated by his death, calling it “unreal.” Marquel Kearse Jr. and his 13-year-old friend were riding a minibike on Thursday when they struck a dump truck on South Myrtle Avenue. The crash was caught onContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a car that is believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s Westside earlier this month. According to JSO, someone driving a dark-colored car, possibly blue, struck a pedestrian before fleeing southbound on Blanding Boulevard on Dec. 1. TheContinue Reading
Due to the hundreds of improperly stored firearms found at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, officials at Jacksonville International Airport held a demonstration to show the proper way to pack firearms for travel. In 2023, 450 firearms have been detected at security checkpoints in 19 Florida airports. The record numberContinue Reading
SpaceX on Monday will look for a spectacular double-dip of rocket launches. With a Falcon Heavy rocket scheduled to send a secret mission into space at 8:14 p.m. Monday from Kennedy Space Center, the company has now confirmed that it will also attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralContinue Reading
The man accused of manslaughter in the death of a St. Johns County deputy earlier this year has retained a civil attorney in the case. Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez, 18, has been in jail since May. He was accused of trespassing on a property in St. Augustine. A confrontation between Aguilar-Mendez andContinue Reading
The CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) said on Monday he has no plans to resign as he awaits the results of a city investigation that looked into the agency he leads. Dwayne Alexander is in charge of one of the city agencies that oversees public housing and hasContinue Reading
It’s a first for Columbia County deputies. According to the Sheriff’s Office, an East Lake man stole an ambulance and led them on a pursuit that ended on the front lawn of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, a deputy was assisting a paramedic with someone theyContinue Reading
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