Local News (Page 416)

Fireworks lit up the skies around Duval County and beyond on Tuesday night in celebration. There were fireworks displays at The Avenues Mall and Ed Austin Regional Park, but the two marquee events were in downtown Jacksonville and at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. Jacksonville Beach’s free fireworks display lights upContinue Reading

In one of the hottest weeks of the year, close to half of Jacksonville’s public pools remain closed to the public. The city has cited repairs and staffing issues for the closures. However, on Tuesday, there were signs the city is taking action. A crew was seen cleaning the EmmettContinue Reading

A shooting in Northwest Jacksonville on Monday night left three people injured, including a pregnant woman. It happened at a home on Friden Drive near Ken Knight Drive while five people were inside. According to a victim of the shooting who spoke with News4JAX on Tuesday, it all started asContinue Reading

The City of Jacksonville is ready to celebrate the nation’s independence with the annual Forth of July Fireworks Celebration. But before the big show, local vendors are spending their July 4th setting up at the Riverside Arts Market. The Riverside Arts Market (RAM) normally runs every Saturday from 10 a.m.-3Continue Reading

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Orange Park Police Department announce the arrest of the former office manager of a nursing and rehab facility. Priscilla Sluder is accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from resident trust fund accounts for personal benefit. Sluder worked as an assistant businessContinue Reading

Happy July 4th! It’s been a hot holiday with scattered storms again developing. The storms will continue this evening, with the best chance in inland areas. It does looks like the activity will diminish as we approach fireworks time, with the biggest issues in inland Southeast Georgia. Evening temps willContinue Reading

For the past 15 years, Ken Clements with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has been with the marine unit. On the Fourth of July holiday, he went out on the St. Marys River with News4JAX photographer Ciara Earrey. “We’re out here patrolling the waterways around Fernandina, Nassau County. Just tryingContinue Reading

The 4th of July holiday turned into an intense scene on Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. Four people were rescued in the ocean. The St. Johns Fire Rescue reports that one person is in critical condition, one is serious but stable and another was transported to the hospital asContinue Reading

An officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was arrested Monday and faces charges following a fight in Clay County. According to JSO, Officer Jamie Alexander turned himself in and is accused of battery, a first-degree misdemeanor. Alexander was on his normal day off and not working at the time ofContinue Reading