Fresh start: Formerly homeless and jailed, 8 Jacksonvillians now have jobs, housing, and hope
Itโs all about breaking the cycle and keeping people out of jail and cutting down on homelessness in Jacksonville โ and saving taxpayers money at the same time. And a team of mental health and legal professionals believe theyโre on the right track with a program that identifies and treats repeat offenders with severe mental illness and substance abuse problems.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed after homicide resulting from fight at Jacksonville Dave & Busterโs
The family of Thony Roy, who Jacksonville police in January said got into a fight with a co-worker of the Southside Dave and Busterโs, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages.
Do you pay your JEA bill in person? There will be some changes when the utility moves to its new headquarters
In less than a month, JEA is moving to its new downtown headquarters. That will mean some changes for customers who are used to paying their bills in person. JEA is going high-tech with kiosks and apps for your phone to make that happen.
17-year-old Ribault High student facing charges connected to deadly double shooting in Arlington: arrest report
A 17-year-old Ribault High School student is facing multiple charges in connection with a deadly double shooting Wednesday morning in Arlington, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office.
UPDATE: DCPS retracts info on curriculum review committee, citing โpremature emailโ
The Duval County Public Schools committee, tasked with reviewing and reconsidering teaching materials, instructional media and library books, is taking shape, according to an email from the districtโs Supervisor of Instructional Materials and Media Services, Michelle Dibias.
I-TEAM: Local contractor accused of taking money and not finishing the job
Local contractor and owner of North Florida Leisure, James Couturier, owes tens of thousands of dollars to several Jacksonville homeowners who said they either paid him for screened patios that were not finished, or he didnโt start the work.
How a Jacksonville mental health program is keeping people arrested dozens of times out of jail & hospitals
Itโs all about breaking the cycle and keeping people out of jail and cutting down on homelessness in Jacksonville โ and saving taxpayers money at the same time. And a team of mental health and legal professionals believe theyโre on the right track with a program that identifies and treats repeat offenders with severe mental illness and substance abuse problems.
Southside company using artificial intelligence to make railways safer
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter Sunday to the CEO of Norfolk Southern, warning that the freight rail company must โdemonstrate unequivocal support for the peopleโ of East Palestine, Ohio, and surrounding areas after a fiery train derailment led to the release of chemicals and residents expressing concerns about their health.
Lawsuit alleges JU let track coachโs โmaliciousโ behavior go unchecked for years
The parents of a Jacksonville University student who died by suicide are suing the school and its former track and cross country coach, alleging the school did not support their daughter academically and ignored complaints about how the coach treated runners.
Conspiracy that led to Jaren Brideganโs murder began just over a month before targeted ambush shooting in Jax Beach: court records
The state attorneyโs office filed the formal charges against the man arrested in connection with the shooting death last year of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County court records show.
As DCPS scrambles to review media centers, charter schools remain exempt
Duval County school administrators, media specialists and librarians are โerring on the side of cautionโ as they work to comply with a new state law restricting certain topics in school libraries and classroom book collections.
JSO releases bodycam footage from night officer was grazed by bullet, man was fatally shot by police
The Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office on Tuesday released body-worn camera footage from an evening last month when officers said a man fired a shot that grazed an officerโs face and police returned fire, killing the man.
Viral vision: Sight of 1,000 people restored in YouTube megastarโs video featuring Jacksonville eye surgeon
A video from YouTuber MrBeast with the headline โ1,000 Blind People See For The First Timeโ has garnered more than 72 million views in only three days, and a large part of the video involves ophthalmologist and surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Levenson and his team who operate in Jacksonville.
Charge against Dave & Busterโs employee upgraded to manslaughter after co-worker dies following fight: JSO
A charge of aggravated battery was upgraded to manslaughter against a Dave & Busterโs employee who was arrested following a fight last month that resulted in a co-workerโs death, the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office said Wednesday.
2 Bishop Snyder baseball players charged with making threats toward African American teammate
Two Bishop John J. Snyder High School baseball players were arrested Monday in connection with threats made toward their African American teammate, according to reports from the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office.
Family adamant others involved in โmass conspiracyโ to murder Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach
The widow and brother of a father of four killed last year in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach opened up Thursday to the News4JAX I-TEAM about the arrest in the case and the questions still left in the investigation.
Man charged in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan to be arraigned exactly 1 year after shooting
The 61-year-old man arrested in connection with the targeted ambush shooting of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach last year will be arraigned on the charges Feb. 16 -- a year to the day that Jared Bridegan was gunned down with his toddler daughter in the back seat of his SUV.
DCPS errs โon the side of cautionโ in clearing schools of content condemned by DeSantis administration
Duval County Public Schools is performing a mass review of all classroom libraries and media centers throughout the district after the Florida Department of Education handed down directives parallel to new state law.
Suspect arrested in ambush murder of Jared Bridegan in Jacksonville Beach โdid not act alone,โ state attorney says
Nearly a year after a father of four was gunned down in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach, police and the state attorneyโs office announced an arrest in the case Wednesday.