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A 2-year-old was struck and killed when an SUV backed out of a Silver Springs driveway. Troopers said the driver did not see the child.
Westside residents say repeated complaints were ignored after a quadruple shooting at the Paxon Shopping Center parking lot and they’re pressing their councilwoman for action.
Two people were arrested after a video allegedly showed a 14-year-old at a Jacksonville strip club. Investigators say detectives are reviewing video and security footage as the case moves forward.
A Vale Drive DUI stop led deputies to seize meth, THC wax and a small amount of cocaine; a 27-year-old was booked on drug and DUI charges.
Nearly two years after Senior Airman Roger Fortson was shot in his Fort Walton Beach apartment, his mother held a news conference pressing for accountability as legal cases move forward.
A Bonifay man faces multiple felony counts after allegedly pulling a handgun during a road‑rage incident on Highway 331 near Sherwood Road.
Four students at Palatka Junior-Senior High School were arrested for having a gun on campus after a peer reported them. They face felony and misdemeanor charges, with an ongoing investigation.
A Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center brief finds about one-third of trafficked youth in Florida are placed in secure detention within a year. Advocates gather in Jacksonville tonight to push for change.
A Westside argument escalated into gunfire on Cinnamon Lakes Drive early Tuesday; a man was hospitalized and JSO is investigating whether it was self‑defense.
JFRD responded to a fire at a recycling facility in Jacksonville. The fire was controlled by 6 p.m., with no injuries reported and the cause believed to be lithium-ion batteries.
A fire at a West Beaver Street recycling plant sent a thick plume of smoke over Jacksonville; crews reported no injuries and remained on scene to monitor hotspots.
A 30-year-old woman died Monday after her car struck an excavator parked for construction on I‑10 West near Lane Avenue, closing all westbound lanes and snarling traffic.
Investigators say former Assistant Chief Anthony Cuthbert diverted $40,354 from the St. Augustine Police Benevolent Organization; he now faces felony charges.
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