Fire at Jacksonville home Sunday ruled arson; investigators looking for tips
Investigators have determined a Sunday fire at a home in Jacksonville’s Sherwood Forest neighborhood was set intentionally, although it’s unclear what was used to start the fire or who was involved,...
View ArticleMotorcycle thefts way up over last year in Jacksonville; police offer some...
Nate Moye filed a police report with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office as soon as he realized his motorcycle was stolen from in front of his Southside apartment. That was the morning of June 1, and he...
View ArticlePolice identify 23-year-old killed in shooting late Monday on Jacksonville's...
A 23-year-old Jacksonville man was shot and killed on Jacksonville’s Westside late Monday, police said.Shortly before 11 p.m. officers responding to the 5300 block of Carder Street between Lake Shore...
View ArticleBill introduced Tuesday by Marco Rubio would increase flexibility to remove...
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill Tuesday in an effort to strengthen protections for whistleblowers and increase the flexibility to remove VA employees for poor performance and...
View ArticleJacksonville police investigating suspicious death of 61-year-old on Northside
A postal worker found a 61-year-old man dead while delivering mail Tuesday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Northside, and investigators suspect foul play was involved. It appears the man had just finished...
View ArticleClinton campaign reportedly eyeing retired four-star Navy admiral with strong...
A retired four-star Navy admiral who is reportedly being vetted as a possible Hillary Clinton running mate has strong ties to Atlantic Beach. James G. Stavridis, currently the dean of the Fletcher...
View ArticleJaguars RB Denard Robinson cited for careless driving after crashing into...
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cited Jaguars running back Denard Robinson for careless driving this week after a July 3 crash where he drove into a retention pond and was found asleep at the wheel....
View ArticleU.S. Marshals arrest man in Georgia who is wanted for questioning in...
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man in Georgia Tuesday on outstanding warrants in Pennsylvania, but the man is wanted for questioning in a Jacksonville double homicide and will be transported to...
View ArticleJaguars RB Denard Robinson cited for careless driving after crashing into...
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cited Jaguars running back Denard Robinson for careless driving this week after a July 3 crash where he drove into a retention pond and was found asleep at the wheel....
View ArticleRally in downtown Jacksonville calls for unity, justice
Amid a heated national debate, a crowd gathered under stormy skies Friday evening near the Skyway stop adjacent to Hemming Park downtown to listen to activists discuss issues of crime, race and police...
View ArticleMan arrested by U.S. Marshals in Georgia booked into jail in Jacksonville on...
A 34-year-old man who was arrested Tuesday in Georgia by the U.S. Marshals Service was admitted into the Duval County jail on murder charges Friday, according to jail records. Thomas Joseph Brown was...
View ArticlePolice investigating body found off Spring Hammock Road in Jacksonville
A man walking in a rural area on Jacksonville’s Northside noticed a shoe in the road Tuesday and then found a body in the nearby woods along with the matching shoe. The man told police the shoe looked...
View ArticleVideo of Jaguars RB Denard Robinson driving into retention pond released by...
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released red-light camera video Wednesday from July 3 when Jaguars running back Denard Robinson drove into a Southside retention pond.Robinson was not cited the...
View ArticleJTA bus driver killed in his yard remembered as role model at gathering downtown
A vacant lot next to the Rosa Parks Transit Station in downtown Jacksonville served as a meeting place Wednesday for friends, family and co-workers who gathered to remember a bus driver killed after...
View ArticleU.S. Navy defends test blasts that caused Florida 'earthquake'
Headlines across Florida a week ago declared an earthquake rocked the floor of the Atlantic Ocean just over 150 miles off the coast. The blast registered as a 3.7 on the Richter scale and was described...
View ArticleOrganizers working to bring best vintage military aircraft to new...
When Bill Mosely decided to open a museum in Jacksonville dedicated to military aircraft history, he knew it would be a long process from start to finish. After months of work, he’s still just getting...
View ArticleMan with possible dementia arrested Monday after shooting through front door
Police arrested a man in his 70s who may have dementia after a shooting Monday afternoon at his home on Jacksonville’s Eastside. The man fired a gun through his front door at people doing maintenance...
View ArticleAuthorities identify Melrose man, 45, who suffered life-threatening injuries...
Authorities identified a 45-year-old Melrose man who remains on life-support after a brawl Sunday outside a bar in Keystone Heights, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Michael L. Eaton was...
View ArticleChild drowns in Jacksonville pool Wednesday
A 5-year-old child died after an apparent drowning Wednesday on Jacksonville’s Westside in a neighborhood near the Clay County border, police said. Rescue workers responded to a home in the 7600 block...
View ArticleProcess to get F-35s at Jacksonville's Air National Guard requires plenty of...
The process is in motion but not much has happened in the three months since the U.S. Air Force announced Jacksonville’s Air National Guard as one of 18 bases in the running to house a fleet of F-35A...
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