Front brings needed rainfall amid ongoing drought
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild with lows in the 60s and 70s. Patchy fog is possible after midnight. The front will linger near our area early next week, which will keep showers and storms in the forecast Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures for the most part will remain in the 80s.
Shipyard worker killed in mishap at Jacksonville’s BAE facility, company says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A shipyard worker was killed Saturday in a workplace mishap while performing maintenance on heavy equipment at Jacksonville's BAE Systems shipyard near Mayport, a company spokesperson told First Coast News. The spokesperson said the worker was killed while performing maintenance Saturday on a self-
Semi-truck fire shuts down Heckscher Drive eastbound near I-295, JSO on scene
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A semi-truck caught fire early Monday morning on Heckscher Drive eastbound near Interstate 295; one lane is open. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is on scene. The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m., and drivers should expect major traffic delays while crews work to clear the roadway.
Severe storms to drench Gulf Coast, Southeast with potential for damaging winds, large hail...
A final round of severe storms will drench parts of the Gulf and Southeast Coasts Monday, bringing a renewed flash flood threat for the Interstate 10 corridor after severe weather lashed the entire region over the weekend.
Man accused of driving through crowd at Palatka block party booked into Clay County...
A man shot by Palatka police officers Saturday after they said he drove through a crowd during a block party has been released from the hospital and is now in Clay County jail. Lazayus Bartley, 36, of Palatka, is being held on $300,000 and is facing two counts of aggravated...
Florida high school placed on lockdown following threat
FLORIDA — A lockdown at Orange Park High School was lifted Monday morning after a reported threat involving a weapon at the school, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Michelle Cook said deputies responded to the school around 8:30 a.m. after reports of a possible weapon threat on campus. A large law
Open Garage Leads To Grim Discovery Inside Westside Jax Home
What started as a worried neighbor’s call over an open garage door ended in a grim discovery inside a quiet Westside Jacksonville subdivision late Saturday night. Two people were found dead inside a home in the 4100 block of Sherman Hills Parkway West after officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check, according to authorities. Officers entered the house and discovered two...
Clay County deputy fatally shoots armed individual during DCF investigation
Just after 8 p.m. Sunday, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported a deputy-involved shooting in Oakleaf Plantation.
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Distribution
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses involving fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. James Herbert Asberry III, 39, was sentenced by Harvey E. Schlesinger...
The Avenues Mall in Jacksonville, FL Still Has Shoppers, an Empty Anchor, and a...
The north end of The Avenues Mall has been in transition since Sears closed in 2019. The entrance is still there. The corridors still connect to the rest of the building. What used to pull shoppers through that wing is gone, and the former Sears space has since been reactivated in a different way rather than returning as the same kind of department-store...
