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Rolled over semi closed I-95 in St. Johns County
A rollover crash has closed southbound lanes of I-95 just south of the rest area in St. Johns County. (this is as of 9:40am) Thanks to Jason Warren, a Facebook fan, for sending the photo from the scene.
Motorcyclist killed in violent highway wreck
A deadly start to the new week as a motorcyclist is killed in a highway crash on the southside. Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 2am on I-95 near Emerson Street. A 27 year-old from Jacksonville died. Police say the driver hit the concrete barrier wall and was ...
Hundreds of jobs available at Monday job fair
More than 100 companies are on hand this morning at the Prime Osborn Convention Center for a big job fair. Among the companies expected to be there: Bank of America, Merril Lynch, CSX, Lender Processing Center, Winn Dixie, and others. We learned Friday the unemployment rate in Duval County was ...
Alberto churns up surf off coast
It's only May but we've already got a tropical storm off our coast, and it's churning up a serious rip current out at the beaches. "If this were August or September the system would be much stronger than it is. Alberto, once it formed, has had a very difficult time ...
Jax Job Fair on Monday
Congresswoman Corrine Brown is hosting a job fair at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on Monday, May 21. It'll run from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. More than 100 employers and 14,000 job seekers attended last year's event. Call (904) 354-1652 for more information.
Attorneys want Fernandez evidence suppressed
Motions to suppress evidence have been filed by the defense attorneys and prosecutors in the case of Cristian Fernandez, a 13-year-old murder suspect. Fernandez is on trial for murder and sexual assault cases. He’s accused of beating his 2-year-old brother to death and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old sibling. Attorneys said ...
Boxed up and ready to go
It’s over a decade in the making and was plagued by questions of costs and furniture. But now, the new Duval County Courthouse is set to open within the month. For staff inside the current Clerk of Courts office, the move means stacks of boxes and a different workload. But for Clerk’s ...
Weldon runs for Senate, blasts Obama
Former Brevard County Congressman David Weldon announced today that he’s running in the Republican primary to try and oust Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. With less than three months to go until the primary in August, Weldon launched his Web site today complete with an advertisement slamming President Obama ...
Video: Man steals TV from Target
Police are trying to identify a man who is seen stealing a television from a Target store. At this time, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the man is identified with 15 incidents starting December 23, 2011. He’s known for going into Target stores and walking out with a ...
Florida's unemployment in March
State officials say Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 8.7 percent in April, but that was largely due to people leaving the labor force. The Department of Economic Opportunity on Friday announced the jobless rate was the lowest it's been since January 2009. It was a decline of 0.3 percentage points ...
Adjusted FCAT scores for Duval show signs of improvement
We're getting a look at the adjusted FCAT scores in Duval County. Remember earlier this week we told you the state lowered the standard by a point because of a dramatic drop in scores. With the adjustments, writing tests were at or just above 80%. Out of 67 districts in ...
Facebook IPO one of world's largest
Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street. Facebook's stock is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday, the day after the world's definitive online social network raised $16 billion in an ...
Evidence released details Martin autopsy, Zimmerman injuries
Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head. The lead investigator in the case wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter in the weeks after the shooting but was overruled. These are among ...
Suspicious injuries on victim in southside crash
New since Jacksonville's Morning News, two people are being questioned in connection with a bizarre crash just south of downtown. Just before Midnight a car hit a light pole and crashed into an abandoned house on Olevia Street, just off Phillips. The driver took off, leaving a guy in the ...
Final fight with FurnitureGate
The Jacksonville City Council makes the final call in the fight over furniture at the new Duval County Courthouse. In a 15-against-2 vote, the council members voted to overturn Mayor Alvin Brown's veto of 750-thousand dollars in new furniture for the new courthouse. Richard Clark and John Crescimbeni were the ...
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