Jacksonville/ Community & Society
Published on January 08, 2020
Top Jacksonville news: Man linked to teacher's death had violent past; teen shot; morePhoto: Eric Fleming/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville police release image of gun allegedly found in vehicle following officer-involved shooting

The two men were taken to the hospital, where one was declared dead, while the other remains in critical condition.

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Man arrested in connection to Jacksonville teacher's death had violent past, released from jail in September 2019

First Coast News has been digging into the criminal past of Zebulon Perkins, the 27-year-old man arrested in connection to the death of an Atlantic Coast High School teacher.  

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Police investigating after teen shot in Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating after a teen was shot in the buttocks Tuesday night. The 17-year-old male victim was driven by a friend to UF Health Shands. The teen sustained non-life-threatening injuries.     

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City of Jacksonville sues former pension fund head John Keane

In the latest salvo of a protracted, nearly five-year-long battle with former Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund executive director John Keane, the city and the pension fund filed their own lawsuit asking Keane to pay back decades worth of pension payments.

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Jacksonville, state leaders call for change in Northwest Jacksonville

Jacksonville city council members and a state representative announced a plan to address crime, economic development and infrastructure issues in her district.

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