Nassau County man who posed as teen to lure girl into sex acts sentenced to...
A 38-year-old Nassau County man who posed as a teenage boy on social media to persuade a 13-year-old girl to send him pornographic photos and eventually have sex with him was sentenced to 44 years in...
View ArticleLake City man dies Thursday after crash in Jacksonville July 2 on I-95
A 49-year-old Lake City man pulled from his crashed car on fire on Interstate 95 in July 2 died Thursday from his injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Henry Christopher Bell was...
View ArticleJacksonville motorcyclist remembered as hero by mother of misidentified...
An experienced motorcyclist who lost his life Wednesday night when a van turned in front of him on a Jacksonville highway is a hero in the eyes of one woman — whose daughter was at first misidentified....
View ArticlePassenger dies after motorcycle crash in Clay County early Saturday
A 39-year-old passenger on a Harley-Davidson died after a crash in Clay County early Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Shane’ Griffin Gowens of Lawtey was thrown from the motorcycle...
View Article16-year-old pedestrians from Keystone Heights, Starke killed in crash Friday...
A pedestrian from Keystone Heights and another from Starke were killed Friday night when they were hit by a vehicle in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. John Ziegenfuss of...
View Article911 calls released, 2 employees on leave after apparent delayed response to...
About an hour before a blaze gutted a Ponte Vedra Beach condominium building Monday, a resident made several calls warning about the smell of smoke, according to 911 recordings released Tuesday.The...
View ArticleMan runs 2 blocks after getting shot near Jacksonville's Grand Park neighborhood
Police are investigating after a man was shot Tuesday night at a gathering in the Grand Park area of Jacksonville. Police responded to the 3800 block of Mecca Street about 8:10 p.m. and found a man in...
View ArticleJudge rescinds order banning cameras at Duval County Courthouse
Chief Judge Mark Mahon rescinded an administrative order Wednesday that banned the use of some of video and photography equipment in particular areas of the Duval County Courthouse and limited certain...
View ArticleNight of downtown music gets started with block party outside Jacksonville...
Live music fans had a couple options Wednesday night in downtown Jacksonville. They could dust off their cowboy boots and sing along with one of country music’s most recognizable names. Or they could...
View Article31-year-old Baker County man arrested in child-molestation case
A 31-year-old Baker County man was arrested Wednesday after a complaint of possible sexual abuse on a child over an extended period of time, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Timothy Jeff Sizemore is...
View Article4th person this year is shot at Jacksonville's Roosevelt Gardens
A man is expected to survive after he was shot in the back Thursday afternoon on a sidewalk in Jacksonville’s Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex. Police responded to the complex in the 700 block of...
View ArticleJacksonville man convicted Thursday in shooting death of cousin during 2014...
A 31-year-old Jacksonville man whose cousin was shot to death while the two were attempting to rob a man in 2014 was convicted Thursday and faces up to life in prison, according to the State Attorney’s...
View ArticleOfficer injured in mass brawl on Jacksonville's Westside as teens attack...
Six people were arrested and an officer was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a fight involving about 50 people at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside Thursday night. Most of...
View ArticleMan has life-threatening injuries after being hit by SUV on San Jose Blvd in...
A man was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition after he was hit by a sport-utility vehicle while trying to cross Jacksonville’s San Jose Boulevard Tuesday afternoon. The unidentified...
View ArticleAuthorities shoot man in Fernandina Beach after argument between brothers...
A man was shot by deputies in Fernandina Beach Wednesday night after he attacked his brother and barricaded himself inside a home, according to authorities. Both brothers are expected to survive,...
View ArticleJacksonville man, 24, sentenced to 7 years in prison for selling cocaine to...
A 24-year-old Jacksonville man who sold cocaine to an undercover detective three times in 2014 was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Asahn Brightman...
View ArticleAlert store clerk tips police and man wanted in theft of ammunition taken...
A 26-year-old man who was wanted for the theft of about $3,000 worth of ammunition that was stolen from a Jacksonville Gander Mountain store was taken into custody Thursday after a gas station clerk...
View ArticlePalatka man dies from injuries suffered during home-invasion robbery
A 30-year-old Palatka man who was shot Wednesday during a home-invasion robbery died from his injuries Friday, according to the Palatka Police Department. Marcus Givens was shot just before 11 p.m. in...
View ArticleVigil for Lonzie Barton held Saturday night expresses hope amid pain
A hopeful message of vigilance was repeated over and over Saturday night at a gathering with over 50 people showing their support for the search to find 21-month-old Lonzie Barton. There were plenty of...
View ArticleMissing Jacksonville man found dead in apartment Tuesday
Police found a body in an Arlington apartment in Jacksonville after family members reported the man missing Tuesday. The death is being investigated as a homicide, Sgt. Craig Waldrup said. Authorities...
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