Three Juveniles Indicted in Deadly Downtown Beating of 64-Year-Old Jacksonville Man
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested three young suspects in connection with the deadly beating of 64-year-old Roger Borkum in downtown Jacksonville. The suspects, ages 13, 16 and 19, are now all charged with murder. On Sunday, October 19, officers were called to Julia Street for an aggravated battery....
‘We’re home’: Skating returns to its roots as Planet Skate revives Northside tradition
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The polished floor gleams under the freshly installed lights, waiting for the first wheels to trace their paths across its surface. On Friday, the silence at 9441 Lem Turner Road will give way to the familiar sounds of roller skates and music when Planet Skate opens its doors for the first time.
The US Coast Guard breaks a record with a 49,000-pound haul of cocaine offloaded...
MIAMI, FLORIDA – The U.S. Coast Guard set a new record Wednesday when the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stone unloaded more than 49,000 pounds of cocaine—worth more than $362 million—at Port Everglades, the most cocaine ever seized by a single cutter in one patrol. The large...
‘There was no avoiding it’: Father, stepdaughter injured in motorcycle crash urges drivers to...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville motorcyclist and his stepdaughter were hospitalized Sunday after a car pulled from a parking lot and struck their bike, throwing both riders onto a curb and underscoring growing safety concerns for motorcyclists in the region. Darcell, who has ridden for eight years and asked...
‘Blood on the sidewalk’: 8-year-old stabs ‘uninvited’ grandmother to protect her mom from knife...
A Florida woman is behind bars after trying to kill her estranged adult daughter with a knife, according to Sunshine State law enforcement. Serpil Nebiye Adams, 62, stands accused of one count of attempted murder in the second degree without premeditation, authorities say. The underlying incident occurred Monday...
Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle teaming up for Jacksonville concert
Just announced Beach Boys , 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, and 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $132-$274. Mike Mattison & Trash Magic , 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at the Albatross. $32. Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills , 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at VyStar Veterans...
7th Crash in 2 Years: Jacksonville business begs for guardrail on property after latest...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A family-owned countertop shop off Emerson Street is once again picking up the pieces after yet another car tore through its property, the seventh crash in two years. It happened in early November, shortly after midnight. For Vicky Marcal, who helps run Duval Finest Countertops, the...
UPDATE: Beach Blvd. scene of suspicious item cleared, no device found
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has responded to a suspicious item near the U.S. Post Office, 10700 Beach Blvd. There is a large police presence in the area.
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Infamous Jug Saloon- Jacksonville’
When a bunch of ass-kicking redneck, whiskey rock and rollers from Jacksonville, Florida formed a band called Lynyrd Skynyrd, one of their greatest hits was the story of a real life situation band leader Ronnie Van Zant had at a bar when a guy pulled a gun on him for dancing with another man’s woman.
Nov. 29 soft opening set for Riverfront Plaza park as part of Holiday River...
A Nov. 29 soft opening is scheduled for the city park at Riverfront Plaza, the Downtown site of the demolished Jacksonville Landing. During an update of private and public projects at the Nov. 18 Downtown Investment Authority board meeting, DIA Capital Projects Manager Scott Wilson said the opening of the $38 million...
