Local News (Page 147)

Today we’re seeing less than seasonal highs under cloudy skies as the northeast wind continues to blow. The morning lows will be in the 30s to 40s for SE Georgia, and in the 40s to 50s for NE Florida. The highs today will be in the upper 50s to lowContinue Reading

The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday to pass Mayor Donna Deegan’s Task Force Bill with 13 of 17 council members showing support of the bill. The bill includes $14 million that will fund programs for children, families, homelessness and more. Here’s a breakdown of how some of the money willContinue Reading

Violent crime involving youth is a problem in Jacksonville with parts of the city riddled with gun violence and poverty. That’s why Mayor Donna Deegan’s proposed $5.8 million budget will pay for literacy programs, youth artist programs, public city pool plans and youth employment programs, designed to help steer youngerContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday afternoon triple shooting that happened at a Westside apartment complex. There is a large police presence at an apartment complex located on San Juan Avenue and Jammes Road. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said one of the victims was transported with critical injuries.Continue Reading

The Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an initiative that aims to improve local rates of infant mortality. The mortality rates are higher in Duval County than they are in the rest of the state and the nation. If approved, this initiative would provide $250,000 to saveContinue Reading

There appears to be a police shortage in Jacksonville. There are officially 217 vacancies within the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and that number is expected to grow. Right now, it’s taken for granted when you call the police they will come. But there is concern that fewer people want to takeContinue Reading

The legal battle between a Jacksonville-based peanut company, Dee’s Nuts, and YouTube superstar Jimmy Donaldson has come to an end — and Dee’s Nuts got what it wanted. In August, Dee’s Nuts, a company based in Duval County that sells millions of dollars of gourmet flavored peanuts and apparel eachContinue Reading

The Rhode Island man who’s accused of using the word “bomb” during an argument with his travel companion while on a plane will spend at least another week in federal custody. Evan Sims, 41, faces up to five years in prison for an alleged bomb threat that was made onContinue Reading

A 17-year-old driver and two other teens were severely injured Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Callahan. The FHP report said the teens were driving south along Bypass Road near River Road around 10 a.m. when the vehicle didn’t slow down on the curve and went off the road,Continue Reading