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I-TEAM investigates car dealer facing fines in multiple states including Florida

I-TEAM: Environmental group levying fines for coal ash spill

I-TEAM: Tenants moved out after Riverside shootout leaves homes, cars riddled with bullets

Jacksonville veteran says he’s victim of a social media romance scam

A Jacksonville military veteran is in danger of losing everything after he says he was scammed on Facebook by a woman who said she wanted to marry him.

I-TEAM obtains newly-released evidence against Donald Smith

The News4JAX I-TEAM has obtained all of the evidence against Donald Smith, who was convicted of raping and killing 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle.

I-TEAM: Suspected Michigan school shooter’s parents lived, worked, were arrested in Jacksonville

The parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, who could both face charges related to the Michigan high school shooting, used to live and work in Jacksonville.

Lawsuit: Great-grandmother died after fall on unsafe elevator at Jacksonville senior community

Three siblings say the death of their mother, who was injured at a Jacksonville affordable senior community, could have been prevented.

I-TEAM: Jacksonville tops 100 murders, 400 shootings in 2021

A grim milestone: Jacksonville has surpassed 100 murders for yet another year.

Signs of progress in septic tank phaseout in Jacksonville neighborhoods

There’s been significant movement in the city of Jacksonville and JEA’s septic tank phaseout program.

Men accused of fraud mostly tried to register Democrats as Republicans, Duval elections official says

A Duval County elections official tells News4Jax that the two men who are accused of fraudulently trying to register voters, some of whom had passed away, were mostly trying to register Democrats as Republicans.

Gov. DeSantis says migrant flights into Jacksonville have stopped for time being

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said flights that have been carry migrants from the southern border into and through Jacksonville have halted, for the time being.

Trial date set for Jacksonville contractor accused of forgery, fraud

Wyatt Green, a Jacksonville contractor at the center of an I-TEAM investigation dating back to April 19, has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud, forgery, and grand theft. If his attorneys don’t reach a deal with prosecutors, he will go on trial in the spring.

Sen. Rubio demands information on migrant flights into Jacksonville

Rubio requests briefing from Dept. of Homeland Security, attorney general following I-TEAM reports

Sen. Rubio demands information on migrant flights into Jacksonville

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is demanding answers from the U.S. attorney general and the Department of Homeland Security about flights carrying migrants into and through Jacksonville.

Immigration attorney on the legality of migrant flights landing in Jacksonville

Comments are continuing to pour in after News4Jax dug deeper on flights carrying migrants from the southern border landing in Jacksonville. On Tuesday, the News4Jax I-TEAM obtained records where state police claim 78 flights carrying migrants landed at Jacksonville International Airport in the past six months.

I-TEAM: Documents show 78 flights carrying migrants landed in Jacksonville over last 6 months

New documents shed light on dozens of flights that came through Jacksonville which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says are carrying migrants. Photos appear to show one of those flights landing last month with migrants getting off the plane.

I-TEAM: Documents show 78 flights carrying migrants landed in Jacksonville over last 6 months

New documents obtained by the I-TEAM shed light on dozens of flights through Jacksonville which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says are carrying migrants.

Could controversial comments by defense attorney in Arbery case be part of a bigger legal strategy?

The defense attorney for one of the three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery is again being scrutinized for his concern that the presence of Black pastors in the courtroom could influence the jury.

I-TEAM: Documents show 78 flights carrying migrants landed in Jacksonville over last 6 months

New documents shed light on dozens of flights through Jacksonville which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says are carrying migrants.

‘Wrong Way’ signs added to Hart Bridge ramp where 2 women died in wrong-way crash

Two new “Wrong Way” signs have been added to an entrance ramp at the Hart Bridge this weekend following a deadly wrong-way crash that killed two Jacksonville women last week.

Jacksonville SWAT officers relive tense moments taking down Nassau deputy’s accused killer

For the first time, members of Jacksonville’s SWAT team are talking about the tense five days leading up to the capture of the man accused in the murder of a Nassau County Sheriff’s deputy.

Families still seeking money from Jacksonville man who pled guilty in nationwide travel scheme

An update to a News4Jax I-TEAM investigation centered on a man who has now pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud, admitting to stealing nearly $800,000 in a nationwide travel scam.

Controversial Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio suffers minor injury in Riverside shootout

A controversial Jacksonville rapper who has the attention of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was the target of a drive-by shooting this week.

Former Jacksonville man pleads guilty in nationwide travel scheme, stealing nearly $800,000

Juan Arteaga, the man at the center of an I-TEAM investigation that started in January 2019, pleads guilty to wire fraud in connection with a nationwide travel scam.

Sisters of crash victim say entrance to Hart Bridge is confusing, may have contributed to death

The sisters of one of the women who died while driving the wrong way on the Hart Bridge early Monday morning are speaking out about the dangers in the area.

Company explains issue behind bad gas at Southeast Georgia station

After News4Jax reported over the weekend that the vehicles of around 20 drivers broke down shortly after purchasing gas at the Pilot Travel Center in St. Marys, the company issued a statement Tuesday, explaining what happened.

Wrong-way crash with city bus on Hart Bridge leaves 2 dead

Two women are dead after a head-on crash early Monday morning with an out-of-service Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus, authorities said.

Fuel issues at Southeast Georgia gas station cost drivers hundreds of dollars

The News4Jax I-TEAM is looking into the case of potentially bad gas that was sold at a Southeast Georgia gas station.

15 concerns: Clara White Mission board chair criticizes CEO Pittman in resignation document

The News4Jax I-TEAM is hearing from leaders of the Clara White Mission as the local nonprofit faces intense scrutiny.

Wrong-way crash with city bus on Hart Bridge leaves 2 dead

Two women are dead after a head-on crash early Monday morning with an out-of-service Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus, authorities said.

Body found in burning Jacksonville strip club that city officials are trying to close

The body of a man found inside a Jacksonville strip club Sunday night will undergo an autopsy Monday to determine how he died, police said.

I-TEAM: Mail carrier caught on video repeatedly driving on homeowner’s yard

A Jacksonville mail carrier is getting bad marks for her driving after a video shows her truck driving through a homeowner’s yard.

Who is FHP pulling over? The I-TEAM analyzes 5 years of traffic stop data

An I-TEAM analysis of five years of traffic stop data from the Florida Highway Patrol shows the proportion of stops of Black drivers in northeast Florida and statewide is higher than their proportions of the overall population.

Jacksonville rappers are making music videos about real murders. Police and mothers of victims are watching

Rap music videos by local artists depicting real murders in Jacksonville are fueling fire in the community.

Prosecutors amend charges against Jacksonville contractor accused of forgery, fraud

New developments in a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation into Wyatt Green – a Jacksonville contractor charged with forgery, fraud and grand theft.

Jacksonville man charged by the feds after I-TEAM uncovers nationwide travel scandal

Two and a half years after the I-TEAM’s first investigation into Juan Arteaga, which led us to uncover a nationwide travel scandal, federal prosecutors charged the Jacksonville man with wire fraud. Arteaga is accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from people – including friends and co-workers - and spending that money on himself.

HUD: ‘We are committed to ongoing, swift engagement’ at Hilltop Village Apartments to ensure standards

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says in a statement that its No. 1 priority is the safety and wellbeing of people living in HUD-assisted properties.

🔒I-TEAM: 33% spike in deaths in homes that caught fire without smoke detectors

Data provided by Jacksonville Fire Rescue shows that from 2016-2020, 67% of homes that caught fire in Duval County did not have a working smoke detector.

Duval school board discusses resolution urging feds to take action against mice-infested complex

The Duval County School Board on Tuesday is set to consider a resolution that would ask the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to stop issuing Section 8 housing vouchers for Hilltop Village Apartments until the complex clears up a rodent problem.