World of Nations Celebration returns to Jacksonville with food, culture and music
About 25,000 people are expected to pour into Jacksonville this weekend for the World of Nations Celebration.
‘I was preparing to die’: Woman credits less-invasive heart procedure for new lease on...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As February closes out American Heart Month, patients and doctors gathered at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside for a heart patient reunion aimed at celebrating lives saved and treatments that restored them. At 79 years old, Kathleen vonKoschenbahr hugged the interventional cardiologist she...
DOJ: Jacksonville man pleads guilty to attempting to entice a 13-year-old online
Jerry Cobb, 38, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a 13-year-old child to engage in sexual activity using a cellphone and the internet. Cobb faces a minimum of 10 years in federal prison following an undercover operation by the FBI.
SWAT team seizes over 100K deadly doses of fentanyl from Florida ‘trap house’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — Two Florida 'trap houses' were raided by a SWAT team, uncovering large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, guns, and cash, leading to a man's arrest. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Narcotics Office detectives arrested Brandon Rollins in February after a search warrant at a home...
Shady Rest Alpacas full of fluffy fun!
Shady Rest Alpacas is a fun, educational and sustainable farm in Jacksonville. The owner, Trina Hope, is an animal lover and has a heart for all animals. She said alpacas were never on her radar until she took a trip to Martha’s Vineyard with her husband and visited an alpaca farm called Island Alpacas. She said that...
Morning Oil ‘coffee yard’ looks at March opening in Union Terminal Warehouse
Trade workers are at the heart of Morning Oil Coffee Co., which is planned in the Union Terminal Warehouse near Downtown Jacksonville. Co-owner Phil Rogacki calls it a “coffee yard” rather than a cafe or shop. Scheduled for a March opening in the renovated warehouse at 700 E. Union St., it will be a place for...
As first Potbelly opening nears, second Jacksonville shop in the works
As the highly anticipated first Potbelly Sandwich Works prepares to open its first Jacksonville restaurant in Deerwood Village, plans are moving ahead for a second restaurant. Franchise owner Patrick Prendergast says the popular Chicago-based restaurant chain will open its second location at 13529 Beach Blvd., Suite...
Florida man stabs victim in torso, armpit after Highway 544 road rage incident, police...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florida man is facing an attempted murder charge following a road rage incident on Highway 544, the Horry County Police Department said. Ryan Alexander Fertel, 49, of Atlantic Beach, Florida is being held in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $50,000 bond. The incident happened...
Cops and Fire Crews Swarm Wilkinson Schools, but Middleburg Told to Keep Calm
Middleburg residents are being told not to panic if they see a heavy law-enforcement and fire-rescue presence at the Wilkinson school campuses this Saturday. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says the extra staffing is a precaution while crews keep an eye on pre-planned events happening across Clay County. According...
Jacksonville man pleads guilty to robbing pizza shops, firing gun
A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to robbing two pizza shops and firing a gun during the crimes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
