Motorcyclist dies after collision with SUV on North Main Street; road closed for hours
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A motorcyclist died Saturday night following a collision with an SUV on North Main Street. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 8 p.m. near 16th Street. Investigators said the driver of the motorcycle was heading south when an SUV traveling north...
Florida cold case suspect allegedly confesses to 1987 murder and reveals secret crime-scene details
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man charged in the 1987 killing of a 20-year-old mother allegedly confessed after contacting authorities himself and investigators say he described details of the crime scene that had never been publicly released. Gary Edward Glowacz, 70, is charged with second-degree murder and armed bur
Police seek teen suspect after early morning shooting on Barnett Street
Police seek a teenage suspect following a shooting on Barnett Street in Jacksonville that left a man injured Saturday morning.
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...
