Sulzbacher and Jacksonville plan 32 shelter beds for unhoused women
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The nonprofit Sulzbacher and the city of Jacksonville are finalizing an agreement to provide 32 shelter beds for single women experiencing homelessness. City Council recently voted 17-0 to authorize $413,900 for the Jacksonville-based provider of housing and essent
Second red tide alert issued in a week in Duval County
For the second time this week, the Florida Department of Health in Duval County has issued a red tide alert. The alert was issued near Kingsley Plantation, north of the Ft. George River. Earlier this week, the department of health issued a red tide alert near the Ft. George Inlet.
‘We love you, Chace’: Community gathers to honor 7-year-old found in Northside retention pond
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dozens of people gathered on Jacksonville’s Northside Friday night for a candlelight vigil honoring 7-year-old Chace Brown. Chace was found earlier this month in a retention pond after going missing from his home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. They said no foul play is suspected.
‘I was young’: Chartwells employee fired after 10 years for a charge three decades...
A now-former Chartwells employee at Fletcher Middle School for more than 10 years was terminated after a level two screening found a drug charge almost 30 years old. Zina Brown says the charge was from September of 1997 for the "sale or delivery of cocaine." "When I first got the...
Jacksonville Mayor Deegan Proposes $2 Billion Budget with Housing as a Priority—Town Halls Running...
Mayor Donna Deegan unveiled a $2 billion balanced budget prioritizing housing and homelessness, with town halls through mid-September.
Red Tide Detected Along Florida’s East Coast As Duval County Records Season’s First Bloom...
Biologist lowers a Van Dorn sampler to collect water sample in the Gulf of America....
JSO officers are back starring on ‘COPS’ TV show. JSO says it’s ‘good for...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is being featured in new episodes of the television series “COPS” for the first time in 20 years, reigniting a debate over whether the program promotes transparency or reinforces negative stereotypes. JSO says its partnership with the show gives...
Boxer, 33, dies 11 years after illegal blow to head; years of rehab at...
Former boxer Prichard Colon, who spent years at Brooks Rehabilitation - Orange Park has died at age 33 - 11 years after being struck by an illegal head blow during his only pro defeat. Representatives of Brooks, where Colon received speech, occupational and physical therapy for years beginning in late-2017, reached out
Florida Parents Arrested Months After 7-Week-Old Infant Dies From Blunt Force Trauma
Robert Lee Ingram and Gracie Jai Tellez Two parents face aggravated manslaughter charges after their...
Nashville-based investor purchases South Jacksonville business park for $28.15 million
Nashville-based Bluecrest Capital Advisors announced Aug. 14 it had purchased Cypress Point Business Park in Jacksonville for $28.15 million. In a news release, Bluecrest Capital identified itself as a real estate investment company targeting growth markets across the Southeast and said the Jacksonville purchase was it
