Woman extracted from car wedged in ditch after crash Thursday on Westside
A woman was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition after she drove a car into a ditch near a downed tree on Jacksonville’s Westside Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office said. The woman...
View ArticleMan killed Thursday night at worksite on Westside while working on company...
A man was killed in an industrial accident Thursday night on Jacksonville's Westside after a large piece of equipment apparently fell on him, police said. Rescue workers responded to a call for help...
View Article2 families displaced after Thursday apartment fire on Jacksonville's Southside
Two families were displaced by a fire at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Southside Thursday night, according to the Northeast Florida chapter of the American Red Cross. A total of five people...
View ArticlePolice identify woman found dead Tuesday inside Arlington home
Police identified a 52-year-old Jacksonville woman who was found dead inside her home Tuesday afternoon. A family member alerted authorities about 2:30 p.m. after finding Pamela Daughtry’s body inside...
View ArticleJacksonville police arrest homeless man after sex act on 6-year-old boy in...
Police arrested a homeless man Friday in connection to a sex crime against a 6-year-old boy in a McDonald’s bathroom in Jacksonville Thursday evening. The incident occurred at the McDonald’s at 3143...
View ArticleSt. Augustine man, 42, dies in head-on crash in Gilchrist County Thursday...
A 42-year-old St. Augustine man died in a head-on collision Thursday morning in Gilchrist County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Michael Fesniak was westbound on County Road 340 in a Jeep...
View ArticleJacksonville brothers face 9 life sentences after conviction in 2013 hotel...
A pair of brothers who tied up two women and a man in a hotel room in 2013 and then sexually assaulted the women before shooting one in the head and lighting the room on fire were convicted Friday and...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting in Arlington near Jacksonville University
Authorities are investigating after a Friday shooting in Arlington near Jacksonville University. Police said one person was shot in the 2700 block of University Boulevard North but no more information...
View ArticlePolice identify man arrested after sex crime against 6-year-old boy in...
Police have identified a man arrested Friday night after a sex crime against a 6-year-old boy in a Jacksonville McDonald’s bathroom. Keith Andre Sykes, 33, was arrested Friday night on a capital sexual...
View Article52-year-old found dead inside Jacksonville apartment after reports of gunshots
A 52-year-old Jacksonville man was found dead inside his apartment on University Boulevard late Friday night after shots were heard in the area, police said. Officers found Jackie Lee Harris dead...
View ArticleFormer Hampton city clerk charged with organized fraud after state investigation
The citizens of Hampton had been working to boost their city’s image after it was nearly dissolved under allegations of corruption in 2014. But the beleaguered city received a dour reminder of its...
View ArticlePolice identify pedestrian struck, killed on Mathews Bridge Expressway early...
Police have identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed on the Mathews Bridge Expressway Saturday morning in Jacksonville. Nathan Conerly Jr., 19, of Sterling Hill Drive was found on the road...
View ArticleJacksonville TV anchor remembers former co-worker, one of the journalists...
First Coast News midday news anchor Katie Jeffries was sitting in the station’s morning meeting Wednesday when the news broke that a reporter and cameraman had been shot to death in Virginia. She said...
View ArticleNew charges against man held after Lonzie Barton's disappearance include...
The man being held after the disappearance of toddler Lonzie Barton has been charged with an attempted escape from jail, the Sheriff’s Office said. William Ruben Ebron Jr., 32, who was arrested July 24...
View ArticleFour Jacksonville residents born in Philippines plead guilty to immigration...
A group of four Jacksonville residents who were born in the Philippines and worked together to gain United States citizenship through marriage pleaded guilty to fraud charges and face prison time,...
View ArticleJacksonville twins convicted Thursday after killing man during drug deal in 2013
A pair of twin brothers who killed a man in 2013 and stuffed him in the trunk of his rental car before driving to Putnam County to dump the body were convicted Thursday and face mandatory life...
View ArticleJacksonville youth who won essay contest gets VIP seats at U.S. Open this...
Alfredo Reyes took a flight Friday morning for the first time in his life. The 12-year-old Jacksonville boy said he was nervous about flying, but was more worried his dad would get too close and get...
View ArticleJacksonville teen recants story of early-Friday sexual battery
A teenage girl who reported she was sexually battered by a man early Friday after an argument with her mother recanted her story Friday night and police are no longer investigating the incident as a...
View ArticleGreen Cove Springs homicide suspect arrested Friday in Gainesville after...
A man accused of shooting a 55-year-old woman in the head Sunday morning in Green Cove Springs was taken into custody in Gainesville Friday after a brief standoff, according to the Alachua County...
View ArticleHawthorne man arrested after several businesses in Palatka received false...
A 33-year-old Hawthorne man was arrested after businesses in Palatka received counterfeit currency as payment over the course of several weeks, police said. Daniel Jason Smith was arrested Wednesday on...
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