I-TEAM: Jacksonville pool contractor accused of abandoning jobs
Customers who contracted with Waterpools Jacksonville are contacting the News4JAX I-TEAM because of jobs left behind and poor workmanship. The owner says it's all because of a recent hospitalization -- the same story he gave us 10 years ago.
I-TEAM: Middleburg man shocked as scammer sells his waterfront property to a developer
Imagine owning a piece of waterfront property near Black Creek for decades and learning it's been sold to a developer without you even knowing it. It's a Middleburg man's reality. His nearly 3-acre plot of land was sold to a Jacksonville developer by a scammer.
‘That is inhumane’: Man spends days at bus stop after being discharged from local hospital with bruises, broken leg
The News4JAX I-TEAM is investigating reports of a man who spent at least five days at a bus stop after being discharged from the hospital and was left on a public bench with a broken leg.
‘It’s a terrible, bad place’: Residents want change at ‘dangerous’ St. Johns County intersection
St. Johns County residents said they want answers and change about what they called a dangerous intersection after a 35-year-old man fatally crashed his car early Tuesday morning on St. Johns Parkway, just off State Road 9B.
2 more people, including former reserve police officer, ‘likely involved’ in murder-for-hire plot, but not charged
A new batch of evidence obtained by News4JAX on Thursday gives more details surrounding the Jared Bridegan investigation and revealed that police identified a total of five people who were “likely involved” in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of the father of four.
‘Below Deck’ TV star among those left scrambling after $1.6M Nocatee home left unfinished by builder
Reality TV Star Captain Sandy Yawn is one of the homeowners who were left behind by the Pineapple Corporation, a Jacksonville homebuilder accused of abandoning projects in Nocatee’s Twenty Mile subdivision.
Stretch of I-10 causing issues for drivers was last resurfaced 10 years ago; FDOT says it’s now sweeping road daily
A stretch of Interstate 10 between Chaffee Road and Hammond Boulevard has been a concern for hundreds of drivers who reached out to News4JAX to say their cars were damaged from loose asphalt on the road.
Fresh start: Formerly homeless and jailed, 8 Jacksonvillians now have jobs, housing, and hope
It’s all about breaking the cycle and keeping people out of jail and cutting down on homelessness in Jacksonville — and saving taxpayers money at the same time. And a team of mental health and legal professionals believe they’re on the right track with a program that identifies and treats repeat offenders with severe mental illness and substance abuse problems.
Jacksonville funeral home director at center of investigation after Florida CFO says he allegedly abandoned mortuary
A Northside funeral director is wanted on multiple charges after the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) opened an investigation following complaints over the “mishandling of cremated remains” and allegedly “abandoning” the business.
No word yet from RISE Doro developer on future of building after downtown apartment complex damged by fire
The developer of RISE Doro, a downtown apartment complex that caught fire Sunday, is a real estate company named RISE. According to the company’s website, it has dozens of apartment complexes located across the country in its portfolio, including several in the Jacksonville area.
City investigators probed Douglas Anderson Foundation after scandals. They struggled to get answers, letter says
City investigators who were looking into the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation, which raises money to support arts initiatives at the school, struggled to get the answers they sought, according to a letter obtained by the News4JAX I-TEAM.
Investigation reveals JSO had the authority to burst into woman’s home, detain her in mistaken identity case
An internal affairs investigation ruled officers involved in bursting into a woman’s home and detaining her in a case of mistaken identity did have the legal authority to enter her home because they were investigating reports of gunfire.