Police determine pair found dead Monday on Jacksonville's Westside died in...
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released new details Tuesday night in the deaths of a man and woman who were found in an apartment Monday afternoon on the Westside. Investigators determined the two...
View ArticleCity Council members tour facility with potential of F-35 aircraft coming to...
A tour of Jacksonville’s Air National Guard base gave members of City Council and other government officials a chance to envision what it would be like to have state-of-the-art jets housed on the First...
View ArticleJacksonville man, 37, sentenced to 45 years in 2013 fatal nightclub shooting
A 37-year-old Jacksonville man who fatally shot another patron in the head during an argument at a Southside nightclub in 2013 was sentenced to 45 years in prison Friday, according to the State...
View ArticlePerson jumps off Fuller Warren Bridge into St. Johns River following traffic...
Authorities are trying to locate a man who jumped off the Fuller Warren Bridge into the St. Johns River after he fled a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. The man was pulled over in the 3000 block of...
View ArticleNew sheriff in Clay County wants to be more than just the first black sheriff...
Darryl Daniels is set to become the first ever black sheriff in Clay County when he takes over for longtime Sheriff Rick Beseler in January. But Daniels said Wednesday his goal is to be more than the...
View ArticlePublic comment period open after environmental draft released on potential...
Residents in Northeast Florida have until Oct. 1 to file comments on a draft released Thursday by the U.S. Navy that says there will be no significant environmental impact on the area if Mayport Naval...
View ArticleCrew focusing on criminal justice in Jacksonville for documentary set to run...
An independent production company working on a documentary for the British Broadcasting Corp. has been in Jacksonville for months and will be here for several more. Sometimes it’s just one person with...
View ArticleJob posts show Jacksonville facility is preparing to begin maintenance work...
The hiring process is under way at the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville to find capable employees who will eventually be working to maintain the Marine One presidential helicopter fleet...
View ArticleIssues with littoral combat ships cause Navy to start retraining after...
A series of hiccups with the Navy’s fleet of littoral combat ships resulted in a stoppage of operation recently for all crew members on the ships so procedures and standards for their engineering...
View ArticleCrew of USS New York to hold remembrance ceremony at Mayport on 15th...
The crew of a Navy ship with a bow forged with recycled steel from the wreckage of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center will hold a remembrance ceremony Sunday at Mayport Naval Station...
View ArticleDisabled American Veterans offering counseling, claim filing assistance for...
The mobile service office for Disabled American Veterans will be in Northeast Florida starting Sept. 20 to provide counseling and claim filing assistance for veterans and members of their families. The...
View ArticlePlans in place to bring 12 deployable littoral combat ships to Mayport...
Mayport Naval Station is set to be the eventual homeport for 12 deployable littoral combat ships despite a recent review of the fleet and various operational changes announced Thursday by the Navy. The...
View Article9/11 attacks: Memories for some, history lesson for others
Andrew Baker learned about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for the first time in a middle school history class when he was 12 years old. The pictures and videos of smoke filling the sky above the...
View ArticleJacksonville Sports Council raising money to honor military families at...
The Jacksonville Sports Council is honoring members of the military by providing a game-day experience for 3,000 to 5,000 heroes and their families for the Nov. 5 football game at EverBank Field...
View ArticleNonprofit project aims to improve quality of life for families at Mayport...
Sharon Ellis gets goose bumps when she looks out over the unfinished pathways that surround Lake Wonderwood on Mayport Naval Station. The progress she sees on each visit to the lake gives her chills....
View ArticleNewest littoral combat ship eventually headed for Mayport launches in Wisconsin
The nation’s 13th littoral combat ship touched water for the first time Saturday when it was launched in Wisconsin to start a journey that will end in its future home at Mayport Naval Station. Despite...
View ArticleResidents express concerns with proposed access road to Jacksonville National...
The long route to the Jacksonville National Cemetery that winds through a rural part of town north of the International Airport is about to get a lot more direct if a plan by the Florida Department of...
View ArticleMemory of senior airman from Camden County to live on through roadway sign...
KINGSLAND, Ga. | Karl Porfirio hopes people will remember his son as a vibrant young man who chose to serve his country by joining the Air Force in 2007 after graduating from Camden County High School....
View ArticleUSS Montgomery arrives in Mayport for repairs Tuesday after seperate issues...
The latest littoral combat ship to be commissioned to the Navy was forced to take a detour to Mayport Naval Station for repairs after two separate issues in a 24-hour period on its way from Mobile,...
View ArticleReservations available for fundraiser at University Club in Jacksonville to...
The University Club in Jacksonville is hosting a fundraiser Saturday to benefit a local nonprofit organization that assists veterans and their families as well as a nonprofit that focuses on ALS...
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