Police seek information on man who claimed at council meeting he sexually...
A man who took the floor at a City Council meeting Tuesday and said he sexually assaulted children in public restrooms in the past is now being investigated by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, which...
View ArticleNE Florida group: Eliminating human trafficking a community effort
The issue of human trafficking in the Jacksonville area is far from under control but the people who gathered at the City Rescue Mission on Wednesday night are dedicated to doing everything they can to...
View ArticleJacksonville Sheriff's Office announces 2 retirements, personnel changes
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced the upcoming retirement of two longtime employees Friday as well as several personnel changes within the department. Tara Wildes, director of corrections,...
View ArticleFWC terminates probationary officer after arrest in Jacksonville on child...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has terminated a probationary officer who had been working in that role for about two weeks after he was arrested Thursday by the Jacksonville...
View ArticleSting targeting unlicensed contractors in Clay County results in 9 arrests
A four-day sting targeting unlicensed contractors in Clay County yielded nine arrests after individuals provided estimates for construction or electrical services when they didn’t have the proper...
View ArticleElephants are in Jacksonville for one last run as part of the 'Greatest Show...
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was once known for the shows they put on under large tents. Now they perform in even larger arenas. They used to be known for the three rings on the...
View ArticleJacksonville woman, 64, shot inside her home late Friday night
A 64-year-old Jacksonville woman is recovering after she was shot inside her home late Friday night in a neighborhood between Philips Highway and Interstate 95, police said. Officers responded to the...
View ArticleStars from TV show 'M*A*S*H' gather in Ponte Vedra to raise money for area...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH | When Loretta Swit called her former co-stars from the television series “M*A*S*H” to help raise funds for an animal rescue organization based out of St. Augustine, there was no...
View ArticleFlorida Forest Service awarded national honor for work in fire control
Florida’s use of controlled burns to manage wild areas has been recognized nationally. The Florida Forest Service reported the highest number of acres treated by a state forestry agency in United...
View ArticleAuthorities believe missing 3-year-old from Palm Coast may be with mother and...
A 3-year-old Palm Coast boy has been declared a missing child as authorities search for the boy’s mother and her boyfriend, who is a state prisoner who escaped from a work-release center Friday,...
View ArticleYulee man, 58, arrested after employees identify armed bank robber as an...
Deputies arrested a 58-year-old Yulee man Tuesday after employees at a bank identified a robbery suspect as an account holder and provided a description of his vehicle to authorities, according to the...
View ArticleMelrose woman, 78, dies in Alachua County crash; 3 hospitalized in serious...
One person died and three others were seriously injured in a crash in Alachua County on Wednesday morning when a man drove a pickup truck over the center line and collided with a sport-utility vehicle,...
View ArticleInfant found alive at double-homicide scene Wednesday in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is working to identify a baby who was found in the back of a car Wednesday with a man and woman shot dead near West Beaver Street. Officers responded to the 1000 block...
View ArticleFugitive in sexual battery of a child arrested in Putnam County
A man wanted in Orange County on a child sex charge was apprehended in Putnam County on Wednesday without incident, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Ronald Gregory Barker, 57, was arrested at a home...
View ArticleJacksonville-based Wounded Warrior Project under fire for lavish spending, waste
Wounded Warrior Project, a Jacksonville-based charity organization that helps wounded veterans, came under fire after a pair of national media reports released Tuesday and Wednesday claimed lavish...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 30 years for attempted sexual assault, kidnapping at...
A 26-year-old man who threatened to kill a woman at an Atlantic Beach resort in 2014 and dragged her down a hall before trying to sexually assault her was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week,...
View ArticleMystery double shooting that left baby alive also left grieving sister and...
Brittany Shantel White and Brandi Shante White were like twins. The sisters were born more than two years apart but they looked alike, shared the same initials, lived together and did each other’s...
View ArticlePedestrian taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after getting hit...
A pedestrian was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition Saturday night after he was hit by a car in Arlington, police said. The man was crossing Monument Road near Cobblestone Parkway about...
View ArticleMan, 60, sentenced to life in prison for 2002 kidnapping, sexual assault in...
A 60-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman in downtown Jacksonville in 2002 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Richard Curtis Sanders Jr. was...
View ArticleChild in life-threatening condition after being found unresponsive on...
Authorities are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a home on Jacksonville's Westside on Tuesday night before he was revived by rescue workers and taken to a hospital in...
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