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Jacksonville Beach Police seeking public’s help after finding dead body near Beach Boulevard bridge

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help after a dead body was found along Beach Boulevard Sunday night.

Jacksonville police make arrest in Beach Boulevard bank robbery

Police arrested a man who took off with money from a bank in the Isle of Palms area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Pedestrian struck by truck on Beach Boulevard dies from injuries

A pedestrian was struck Tuesday night by a truck while crossing Beach Boulevard and later died at a hospital from his injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Jacksonville police investigate Beach Bouelvard bank robbery

Police are investigating after a man took off with cash from a business in the Isle of Palms area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Motorcyclist dead after multi-car collision on Southside Boulevard

A man is dead after a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Southside Boulevard and Beach Boulevard around 9:15pm Friday night.

FHP: Motorcyclist dead in crash at intersection of Southside, Beach boulevards

At least one person is dead Friday night after a traffic accident closed down the northbound lanes of Southside Boulevard and the eastbound lanes of Beach Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol’s website reports.

Plans for Jax Beach Adventure Landing site move forward

Jacksonville Beach is moving forward on a project to replace the Adventure Landing amusement water park on Beach Boulevard.

Roaches, rodents, flies: Local restaurants shut down over safety concerns

Live roaches were found on the leg of a prep table...

Traffic Alert: Beach Blvd. closed at I-295 due to ‘police activity’

Eastbound and westbound Beach Boulevard was closed Friday near the I-295 overpass due to “police activity” in the area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Florida House District 14

Democrat Kimberly Daniels won the most votes in a four-way August primary in the redrawn Florida House District 14, which covers from Brooklyn and downtown north to include a sliver of Northwest Jacksonville and much of the Northside east of Lem Turner Road and south of Interstate 295 as well as Arlington and part of the Southside north of the Hart Expressway to Beach Boulevard and west of Southside Boulevard.

Florida House District 16

Kiyan Michael got the most votes in a three-way Republican primary for Florida House District 16, which covers Jacksonville’s beaches, everything east of Southside Boulevard north of Beach Boulevard, and most of the area east of Hodges Boulevard south of Beach Boulevard.

Jacksonville’s best geek business: Darby’s Dungeon

It’s a new category for 2022! And your top pick for Jacksonville’s best geek business takes us to the hobby store on Beach Boulevard known as Darby’s Dungeon.

JSO officer injured in crash on Beach Boulevard

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one of its officers was involved in a crash on Beach Boulevard and Kernan Boulevard Sunday afternoon.

1 hurt after car crashes into Beach Boulevard store, JFRD says

One person was hospitalized after a car crashed into a store in the Englewood neighborhood early Monday morning, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.

Shooter fires into car on Beach Boulevard in broad daylight, police say

A shooter in a vehicle opened fire on a car filled with five men on Beach Boulevard just after 12 p.m. Saturday, striking one of the men in the back, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Narcotics officers raid townhome on Jacksonville’s Southside

Armed undercover narcotics officers raided a townhome Tuesday afternoon on Dean Road near Beach Boulevard next door to a daycare center.

‘You could hear a man screaming for help’: Witness recounts weekend shooting on I-295

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is still investigating a shooting that happened in the early morning hours of March 9 on I-295.

Police: Man says he moved over on I-295 when car flashed headlights, then someone opened fire

A man told police he was wounded in a shooting on I-295 north early Saturday morning after someone in a car behind him flashed headlights at him, then pulled beside him and opened fire.

JTA says relief on the way for San Pablo Road traffic jams with groundbreaking Thursday

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will break ground on a new project that will ease traffic jams on San Pablo Road.

Video appears to show people driving erratically in parking lot near Atlantic & Kernan boulevards

Video obtained Wednesday night by News4JAX appears to show people driving erratically in a parking lot along Atlantic Boulevard near the intersection of Kernan Boulevard.

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Beach Boulevard

A crash involving a motorcyclist closed all eastbound and westbound lanes of Beach Boulevard at Spring Glen Road on Tuesday night.

1 dead, 1 injured after crash on Beach Boulevard

One person is dead and another person is injured after a car struck them at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and 12th Street.

SUV driver dies after colliding with stopped JTA bus on Beach Blvd.

A crash that involved a Jacksonville Transit Authority bus blocked all lanes of Beach Boulevard on Friday night.

I-TEAM: Residents say drivers are turning this area of Jacksonville into a weekend racetrack

The News4JAX I-TEAM is receiving more complaints about speeding drivers in a specific section of town.

‘Severely decomposed body’ found near Jacksonville Walmart, police said

Police are investigating a person’s death after a body was found near a Jacksonville Walmart.

I-TEAM: Complaints continue over car groups driving erratically in vacant parking lots

The News4JAX I-TEAM is investigating more complaints about car groups that are damaging large parking lots around the Jacksonville area.

Additional videos show reckless drivers that manager says have caused $60K in damage

For the past couple weeks, News4JAX has been chronicling complaints of street racing and car groups tearing up local parking lots throughout Jacksonville.

Clay County deputy extricated from vehicle after crash involving dump truck

Fire rescue used the “jaws of life” to remove a Clay County deputy from their patrol vehicle early Thursday morning after a crash at Beach Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff Road.

Restaurant shut down twice in a month for rodent droppings

Inspectors shut down Time out Sports Grill twice in two weeks for dozens of rodent droppings, food temperature control, and more.

Deadly crash shuts down lanes on Beach Boulevard

All eastbound lanes of Beach Boulevard shut down at Thalia Road due to traffic accident

Officer chasing suspect yells, ‘He’s got my gun’

Police said they have taken a man into custody believed to be connected to what police initially described as an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning on Jacksonville’s Southside.

Dozens join anti-vaccine protest in Jacksonville Beach

The protest was at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Third Street in Jax Beach early Saturday.

Well-known waterfront seafood restaurant shut down with rodents, roaches, and flies

This week’s Restaurant Report holds a trio of repeat violators.

Man found shot to death outside Jacksonville gentlemen’s club identified

The Jacksonville chapter of MAD DADS, a group that supports victims of violent crimes, revealed Monday the identity of a man found shot to death outside Passions Gentlemens Club on Beach Boulevard.

No witnesses, no suspects: Police investigate deadly shooting on Beach Boulevard

Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office are investigating an overnight homicide without any leads to go on.

Plans to build apartments on Jax Beach Adventure Landing site discussed at City Council meeting

A day after Adventure Landing closed the doors of its Westside site, a Jacksonville Beach City Council meeting was held Monday to discuss plans for the Beach Boulevard location.

2 injured, 1 critically after crash on Beach Boulevard

Two people were injured, one critically, after a crash at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Peach Drive on Jacksonville’s Southside just after midnight.

Pedestrian struck and killed while crossing Beach Boulevard

A middle-aged man was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon while trying to cross Beach Boulevard, authorities said.

Traffic homicide investigating after pedestrian hit by vehicle in Jacksonville Beach

Officers with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department are investigating after a pedestrian was struck Monday night by a vehicle on Beach Boulevard.

Man who entered Jax Beach woman’s apartment charged with burglary, battery

Police have arrested a man who they said broke into a Jacksonville Beach woman’s home and performed a lewd and lascivious act as she slept on the couch. The woman woke up, pushed him away and ran out of the house.

Woman accused of firing gun at Sam’s Club faces 7 counts of assault, other charges

A 31-year-old woman accused of walking away from a crash on Beach Boulevard on Friday night before shooting her way into the Sam’s Club across the street was arrested and charged with seven counts of aggravated assault, shooting into an occupied building and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Woman arrested after crash, shots fired at Sam’s Club

Police arrested a woman after a Friday night incident that began with a crash on Beach Boulevard followed by shots fired at a nearby Sam’s Club.

JSO searching for armed burglary, sexual battery suspect who rode unique scooter

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office are searching for a man who is wanted in connection with a reported armed burglary and sexual battery on the city’s southside.

Woman killed in crash that blocked I-295 at Town Center Parkway for hours

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 28-year-old woman was struck and killed early Monday morning after she hit a guardrail along the entrance ramp to southbound Interstate 295 from Town Center Parkway and then got out of her car, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The report said the woman “exited the vehicle and began to stand on passenger side” when an SUV traveling up the ramp to southbound I-295 struck the woman and the sedan. The driver of the SUV, a 58-year-old Jacksonville Beach man, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, troopers said. Due to the deadly crash, all southbound lanes of I-295 at Town Center Parkway for more than four hours, causing heavy delays for morning commuters. But they say also this is 3 in the morning and that needs to be taken into account.

Man killed, 2 women injured in wrong-way crash on I-295 near Beach Boulevard

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was killed and two women were seriously injured early Saturday morning in a wrong-way crash involving two cars and a tractor-trailer on I-295 near Beach Boulevard. Southbound lanes reopened at 8 p.m.FHP: Man dead, 2 women seriously injured in wrong-way crash on I-295 at Beach Blvd around 3 a.m. Southbound I-295 still closed. The 23-year-old man driving the BMW was not wearing a seat belt and suffered fatal injuries, troopers said. Troopers said the 22-year-old woman driving the Hyundai, who is listed as being from Corpus Christi, Texas, and a 48-year-old woman driving the semi were both wearing seat belts. A deadly crash was reported Saturday morning on I-295 near Beach Boulevard.

JSO: Man arrested over deadly stabbing on Jacksonville’s Southside

Christopher Kreighbaum, 32, was arrested by JSO for the deadly stabbing off of Hodges Blvd early Saturday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection to a deadly stabbing in a wooded area off Beach Boulevard near Hodges Boulevard Saturday morning. Christopher Kreighbaum, 32, was arrested for the death Saturday night, less than 24 hours after the incident. JSO says Kreighbaum was initially found near the crime scene and taken into questioning. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/TEvMoDGOJ8 — Brittany Muller (@BrittMullerNews) February 20, 2021A JSO sergeant said there is a homeless camp in the area where the man was found.

Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Jacksonville’s Southside

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man died early Friday morning after his SUV left the road and hit a parked vehicle, a utility pole and a tree on Forest Boulevard, off Beach Boulevard near Packard Drive. JSO noted there is a fork in the road at the location where the crash happened. The driver was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Police are investigating if the man fell asleep at the wheel or if drugs and alcohol were involved. A person at the scene who identified himself as the victim’s brother said the man was on his way home from work.

Driver dies in wrong-way crash on Beach Boulevard

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man who crashed into a median while driving in the wrong direction on Beach Boulevard near San Pablo Road early Saturday morning has died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 1:40 a.m., a 38-year-old man was driving east in the westbound lanes when he lost control and slammed into a tree located in the median. When News4Jax crews arrived, the sedan was sitting on a tow truck, mangled with shattered windows. Troopers said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. The crash was cleared and all lanes have reopened.

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Atlantic Boulevard at University

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A motorcyclist died Wednesday night in a crash on Atlantic Boulevard at the intersection of University Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. According to Lt. Flatt, with the Sheriff’s Office, the motorcyclist was a woman who was believed to be in her 20s. Two other vehicles involved in the crash remained at the scene, Flatt said. JSO did not provide details on how the crash happened, but the crash report has been requested. The crash closed all lanes of Atlantic, westbound and eastbound.

Charges pending in crash that killed motorcyclist in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 63-year-old man is facing charges after a crash with a motorcycle on Beach Boulevard Monday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. when the 63-year-old was traveling eastbound on Beach Boulevard near Beachwood Boulevard when he improperly changes lanes. The 63-year-old’s van hit a motorcycle in the left lane, causing the motorcycle to travel off the roadway into the median and collide with several trees. The motorcyclist, a 29-year-old man, was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries. The FHP crash report shows he was wearing a helmet.

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