Young victim survives gunshot to the head on Jacksonville's Westside
Shot in the head, a young victim still refused transportation to a hospital after at least one person started shooting during an argument on Jacksonville’s Westside Friday afternoon, police said....
View ArticleJury convicts Jacksonville man, 37, in 2013 fatal shooting at nightclub on...
A jury convicted a 37-year-old Jacksonville man Friday in a 2013 fatal shooting at a Southside nightclub where a patron was shot in the head during an argument in the VIP area, according to the State...
View Article2 arrested in July 22 shooting death at Jacksonville apartment complex
Witness statements and video evidence led police to arrest two men Friday in a July 22 shooting death at the Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex on North Lincoln Court near Eight Street and Interstate...
View ArticleNational headquarters of troubled Eureka Garden owner raided Wednesday by HUD...
Federal agents with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department raided the Tennessee headquarters Wednesday of a nonprofit organization that owns the troubled Eureka Garden subsidized apartment...
View ArticleGirl, 6, drowns Wednesday in condominium pool on Jacksonville's Westside
Police are investigating after a 6-year-old girl drowned Wednesday in a pool at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside. Police were called to the Willow Ridge condominiums on Kirkpatrick...
View ArticleOrganizers work to build bridge between police and community at forum in...
A group of current and retired members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office answered questions from the community Thursday night in an effort to explain various details about their jobs in a show of...
View ArticlePolice identify 6-year-old girl who drowned in pool on Jacksonville's Westside
A 6-year-old girl who drowned Wednesday in a condominium pool on Jacksonville’s Westside has been identified by police. Zikieria Grant was pronounced dead at a hospital after she was pulled from the...
View ArticlePutnam County inmate awaiting murder trial dies in custody
A 54-year-old inmate who was arrested in 2015 and was facing a murder charge in Putnam County died in custody July 25 after a medical issue, according to the Sheriff’s Office. A corrections officer...
View ArticlePublic Defender Matt Shirk sends letter to Times-Union asking it not to...
Public Defender Matt Shirk sent a letter Monday to Times-Union Editor Frank Denton expressing his displeasure with a citizen member of the newpaper’s Editorial Board who took part in a July 28...
View ArticleFamilies of young homicide victims gather at downtown Jacksonville church to...
In 2013 when two young girls were fighting for their lives in a Northeast Florida hospital, John and Carolyn Burress met Olivia Blake and Fabiola Marmolejo. A wall separated the two families, but they...
View ArticleUndercover sex sting by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office nets 15 arrests
An undercover operation to identify adults seeking sexual activity with minors in the Jacksonville area netted 11 arrests in the initial phase followed by four more arrests Wednesday, according to the...
View ArticleJacksonville audience gets to question state attorney, public defender...
A rapid-fire forum Thursday night at the Queen’s Harbour Yacht and Country Club gave Jacksonville voters a chance to ask direct questions to the men and women running for state attorney and public...
View ArticleSeveral seek to fill void as longtime sheriffs retire in Northeast Florida
Public safety in Northeast Florida will see a significant turnover in leadership this fall with three icons retiring as sheriffs. In Clay County, the top lawman will be determined in the Aug. 30...
View ArticleNo foul play suspected in Thursday death of 19-year-old Bunnell woman
Authorities determined foul play was not involved in the death of a 19-year-old Bunnell woman who was found dead at her family’s home on Mahogany Boulevard Thursday, according to the Flagler County...
View ArticleTeen dies, 3 injured in Friday night shooting in Jacksonville's Brentwood area
A teenage girl died and three adults were injured in a shooting near Main Street in the Brentwood neighborhood of Jacksonville Friday night. Officers responded to West 38th Street near Silver Street...
View Article2 Jacksonville neighborhoods shaken after 14-year-old girls shot at parties;...
A 14-year-old girl died in a shooting at one Friday party in Jacksonville, and another the same age was wounded hours later in gunfire at a birthday party on a different side of town, police said....
View ArticlePolice identify drowning victim, 84, who fell off dock Sunday into St. Johns...
A drowning victim who fell off a dock Sunday into the St. Johns River has been identified by police. Gerald Sohn, 84, of the 6000 block of San Jose Boulevard was pulled from the water by rescue...
View ArticleJFRD: School bus involved in crash with SUV Monday had no students on board
Authorities transported two people to a hospital Monday after a crash involving a school bus and a sport-utility vehicle at Heckscher Drive and Interstate 295, according to the Jacksonville Fire and...
View ArticleWatch: Jacksonville police looking for woman shown in video throwing snacks...
A video released Monday by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shows a woman damaging goods in a gas station on North Main Street after a store employee locked the front door and asked her to return...
View ArticleMan, 45, sentenced to 17 years after bringing whip, restraints to have sex...
A federal judge sentenced a 45-year-old St. Johns County man to 17 years and six months in prison for attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex in 2015 when he brought a whip and other disturbing...
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