Jacksonville faith leaders push to end gun violence, ask sheriff to expand strategies to stop street gangs
Jacksonville faith leaders with the group ICARE will gather Monday evening for the yearly Nehemiah Action Assembly at the Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church where they will press for solutions to end violent crime in the city.
JSO, JFRD, JaxReady creates sticker program to alert first reponders to people with cognitive impairments
The Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and JaxReady started a sticker program to alert first responders that someone in a residence or vehicle may have autism, Alzheimerโs, dementia, or another cognitive impairment.
City Council approves $10M for โStadium of the Futureโ design, engineering services
The Jaguarsโ โStadium of the Futureโ took a big step forward Tuesday night when the Jacksonville City Council voted in favor of a plan to spend $10 million to get started on the stadium's construction design and engineering services.
This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - JAXPORT brings more jobs to Northeast Florida than you know
The Port of Jacksonville is our focus on This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition. JAXPORT delivers more jobs than many of us probably imagine. And for the sake of Northeast Florida, the port is growing.
JU Public Policy Institute honors Nathaniel Glover with named fellowship
Jacksonville Universityโs Public Policy Institute is naming its Master in Public Policy Minority Fellowship Program after former Jacksonville sheriff Dr. Nathaniel โNatโ Glover, a widely respected public servant in Florida.
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.
Residents โunhappyโ with JEAโs installation of dead grass during septic tank phase-out program
The News4JAX I-TEAM looked into concerns over the city of Jacksonville and JEAโs septic tank phase-out program in several neighborhoods. As the project nears completion, one family is unhappy about the way their yard looks after the construction.
City of Jacksonville review finds $314K in unreported fraud involving money for emergency rental grants
During a review of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), Jacksonvilleโs Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported that it uncovered five previously unreported cases of fraud involving more than $314,000. The OIG has referred those five cases to state and federal prosecutors for criminal prosecution.
Nonprofit that runs suddenly shuttered substance abuse facility got nearly $500K from city in last 3 months
River Region Human Services, which suddenly closed a long-standing residential substance abuse facility in December, has received close to half a million dollars from the city of Jacksonville over the past three months.
Disabled vet, resident of Westside mobile home park hit with another massive water bill as new owners take over
A disabled veteran living in a Westside mobile home park was once again shocked when she charged hundreds of dollars for water that even inspectors with the City of Jacksonville said she never consumed.
Salute to Veterans 5K Run- What to know before you go
The Salute to Veterans Run (S2VR) Run/Walk is a time-honored tradition and the longest-running Veterans Day 5K in Jacksonville. This being the 12th year of the event, the legacy of the S2VR has positioned itself as a premier event for the City of Jacksonvilleโs โWeek of Valor.โ
City of Jacksonville to pay $200K to settle lawsuit stemming from deadly JSO shooting of FAMU student: report
The City of Jacksonville has agreed to pay $200,000 to the family of a college student killed by a Jacksonville Sheriffโs Officer during a 2019 traffic stop, local media outlet The Tributary reported on Wednesday.
โThe city is not going to payโ: City leaders demand Westside apartment complex pay back money spent to keep units safe
Jacksonville city leaders gathered at Colonial Forest Apartments Tuesday morning to address the next steps in the legal battle with the owner of the complex at the center of a lawsuit for maintaining a public nuisance.
Northside apartment residents do not feel like the cityโs temporary injunction is enough to improve property
Northwood Apartment residents are reacting to the cityโs emergency temporary injunction against the apartment owners that requires the owner to take action and hire a waste hauler, pool service provider and landscaping maintenance provider.
โBare minimumโ: Dumpsters finally brought to Westside apartments after judgeโs order, but theyโre already overflowing
Thursday was the deadline for the owners of a Westside apartment complex to get a waste hauler and pool service provider after a judge ordered the owners to address health and safety issues there.
โItโs long overdueโ: Colonial Forest Apartments repairs begin after judge ordered owner to take action
Crews from the city were out at Colonial Forest Apartments Monday โ cleaning things up and repairing staircases that were recently condemned because of rotting wood and other stability issues. The repairs are starting just days after a judge granted the City of Jacksonville an emergency temporary injunction requiring the Colonial Forest owner to correct issues at the property.
LIVE: City of Jacksonville hosts informative session on how to prevent hate crimes against places of worship
The City of Jacksonville will be hosting its first informative session Monday night for faith-based leaders and community members to discuss how to prevent hate crimes against places of worship amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Residents in units not condemned by city at Westside complex may have the right to break their lease. Hereโs how
After the city condemned 10 units in a Westside apartment complex following complaints of unsafe living conditions, residents in units that were not condemned still have the right to take legal action if theyโre living in conditions that violate code.
City recommends Westside mobile home park owners be investigated by State Attorneyโs Office for sky-high water bills
City leaders are recommending the case involving Moore Enterprises โ owner of Three Seasons, Orange Park North and Americana Mobile Home Parks โ now be investigated by the State Attorneyโs Office after missing their Friday deadline to explain why they charged outrageously high water bills to one of its residents.
Councilmembers say Westside mobile home park has 5 days to explain sky-high water bills for residents
The owner of a Westside mobile home park has five days to explain to the city why some of its residents have received outrageously high water bills; otherwise, the city may turn this over to the State Attorneyโs Office.
JEA, city inspectors visit Westside mobile home park where residents raised questions about outrageous water bills
Over the last three weeks, multiple residents of a mobile home park on Jacksonvilleโs Westside have told News4JAX they have received outrageously high water bills, some as high as $1,700 for one month.
The City of Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated into one government 55 years ago
โJacksonville was in a very difficult period in the mid-1960s,โ said Chris Hand, a government law attorney and author of the book โThe 50th Anniversaryโ update to โA Quiet Revolutionโ chronicling the consolidation.
Were cluttered aisles in Dollar General an issue during racist attack? OSHA investigating
Federal inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are joining the investigation weeks after a 21-year-old white gunman shot and killed three Black residents at a Dollar General store in Jacksonvilleโs New Town neighborhood.
100+ cars will remain trapped in the partially collapsed hospital parking garage. For how long, no one knows
There is still no word on what caused a parking garage on the campus of Ascension St. Vincentโs to partially collapse this week, and the buildings around it are still condemned and likely will be for weeks to come.
Racially motivated deadly mass shooting brings attention to New Town neighborhood
The racially motivated murders in Jacksonvilleโs New Town community have created grief and additional strain in an urban neighborhood that was already experiencing challenges. There are no grocery stores in New Town, no restaurants, or access to shopping.
Mayor: City plans to buy controversial liquor store next to elementary school
The property where a liquor store was projected to open across from an elementary school in Northwest Jacksonville will be purchased by the City of Jacksonville, according to Mayor Donna Deegan, who made the announcement at one of her most anticipated meetings.
Staycation Pools & Spas owner calls construction boardโs guilty ruling โupsettingโ
The license holder for Staycation Pools & Spas, Jordan Hidalgo, said he was never notified of the Construction Trades and Qualifying Board hearing. He called the guilty ruling โupsettingโ and told News4JAX he was not personally served at his address.
Student literacy and crime are big problems in Jacksonville. The city has a plan to address both issues at the same time
Mayor Donna Deegan made promises during her campaign to bring back a popular crime-fighting tool in Jacksonville that was dumped or changed by past administrations: The Jacksonville Journey.
โI am deeply concernedโ: Vice President pushes back against Floridaโs education changes
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke adamantly Thursday against standards approved Wednesday by the Florida Board of Education that would teach middle school students that some Black people benefited from slavery.
Jacksonvilleโs first heat advisory sets tone for rest of summer
Jacksonville went under its first heat advisory of the summer Tuesday. The air temp was 98 degrees. The heat index: was 110 degrees, that's the top 25 hottest heat index for the month of June, according to Chief Meteorologist Richard Nunn.
Duval jail healthcare provider accused after death of former inmate says it โdelivered quality medical careโ
For the first time since it was accused of failing to provide an inmate his essential medication โ which his family says led to his death โ News4JAX heard from the company that provides healthcare at the Duval County jail.
140 former, current students asked to interview for ongoing investigations at Douglas Anderson
Duval County Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene on Friday sent a note to families at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts detailing upcoming changes at the school to address the culture in the wake of multiple investigations into teachers at the public magnet school.
Emails detail timeline of permitting process for Donna Foundationโs Motherโs Day 5k
Newly-obtained emails from city of Jacksonville employees reveal additional details about the permitting process for an upcoming 5k road race organized by the DONNA Foundation, the non-profit founded years ago by now-mayoral candidate Donna Deegan.
Deegan calls new mayoral attack ad โracially insensitiveโ; Davis doubles down on claim she wants to defund JSO
The ad approved by Republican candidate Daniel Davis accuses his Democratic opponent Donna Deegan of attending all the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Jacksonville after the 2020 death of George Floyd.
City council committees to discuss how to bring UF satellite campus to Jacksonville
The answers are still few and far between when it comes to a possible University of Florida satellite campus in Jacksonville. But, legislation is in the works to try and bring the high tech financial and medical graduate program here.