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Police: Machete-wielding man causes serious damage to Ft. Caroline homes
Jacksonville police arrest a machete-wielding man who tried to break into two homes in the Fort Caroline area before he got into the third one and did some serious damage. According to a police report, Luis Alicea ripped the toilet from the upstairs bathroom floor, which flooded the kitchen below, ...
Woman found dead in San Pablo apartment
An 18-year-old mother found dead in her southside apartment Thursday morning. "Foul play is suspected at this time," says Sgt. Dan Larson with JSO. Larson says police were called to the San Pablo Apartments off Beach around 8:41 a.m. Thursday where they found Rosa Garcia dead. She apparently worked with ...
Police searching for wallet thief
Jacksonville police are asking for the public's help in finding a wallet thief who has 13 prior felony convictions. JSO says 48-year-old Argua Lavette Wright has been going around to various retail locations in Jacksonville and lifting wallets out of female purses. She then apparently takes the cards to ATMs ...
NAS Jax may cancel fall air show
We're hearing that the fall air show at NAS Jax could be cancelled. In a statement, a spokesperson for NAS Jax said that commanding officer Captain Bob Sanders and other officials on base are in discussions right now on whether to cancel the show which is scheduled for October 26-27. ...
Firefighters tried to save man who took them hostage
We've learned a new detail about Wednesday's firefighter hostage situation in Suwanee, Georgia that reveals the true mindset of a rescue worker. Richard Sangster with WOKV's partner WSB-TV in Atlanta joined host Rich Jones on Thursday's Jacksonville's Morning News to share the remarkable story. He says the 55 year-old suspect ...
Clay Sheriff not on board with gun control bill
The Senate is getting set to vote on whether or not to start formal gun control debate and Democrats are hoping this will be the next step toward passing their gun control bill. This morning we hear a local sheriff speaking out against that very law. "The criminals, right now, ...
Suspect in card game murder turns self in
A card game turns deadly for one man and sends another on the run for 10 days. 20-year-old Montre Richardson and 32-year-old William Hicks were among friends playing cards on March 31st at 11533 Quailhollow Drive near Dunn Avenue on the Northside. Police say for some reason Richardson and his ...
Pedestrian killed crossing University Blvd.
Police have released the identity of a 68-year-old woman who was hit by a car while crossing University Blvd. JSO says Nancy Wingard, 68, was struck by a car around 6:30 a.m. as she attempted to cross University Boulevard. Sgt. Donald Washington with JSO's traffic homicide unit says the woman was ...
Debt free: FSCJ students off the hook for pell grant debt
The scholarship snafu at Florida State College at Jacksonville seems to have finally been solved. On Tuesday, members of the FSCJ board of trustees voted to take money from a scholarship fund that currently has about $6.5 million in it to pay off $4.2 million in mistakenly-awarded Pell grants and ...
Verlander takes "full responsibility" for mistakes made at basketball game
We're hearing the city's sports and entertainment director say he takes responsibility for the mistakes made with the planning of the Navy/Marine Corps Classic basketball game in November that ended up costing the city nearly $750,000 after revenue did not meet projections. "We had a lot of things we can ...
Man charged in girlfriend's stabbing death
Jacksonville police making an arrest in a Mandarin stabbing that happened Sunday night. 57-year-old Thomas Webster is in jail charged with murder. Just after 7 p.m. Sunday night police were called to a Kangaroo station in the 900 block of Old St. Augustine Rd. where Webster had apparently walked to ...
Basketball game cost city $750K, drained sports fund
A November basketball game on the deck of the U.S.S. Bataan in Mayport was supposed to bring in millions to the city, but it actually ended up draining the city's sports fund. The city still has not seen a return on the game. "I think Harry Truman said it best. ...
Seniors at Ga. high school push for integrated prom
Seniors at a high school in Georgia are trying to figure out why they still have separate proms for black and white students and are working to change it. Students tell WCNC-TV in Charlotte they don't understand the reasoning they're being given for why it hasn't been changed. "'We need ...
Evidence: Dunn didn't tell girlfriend he saw a gun
New documents from the State Attorney's Office are giving us more insight into the story of Michael Dunn, the man accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Jordan Davis at a southside Gate gas station during an arguement over loud music. We've learned that Dunn still hasn't changed his story and he ...
Coming rain could help quash Northside brushfire, but it'd take a lot
We're continuing to update the controlled burn at Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park in North Jacksonville after flames jumped the containment lines yesterday. We are told by the Florida Forest Service that a 95 acre controlled burn was scheduled for Pumpkin Hill State Park Tuesday when it got out ...
Family's call for traffic changes finally answered
The city of Jacksonville will be installing new traffic measures at the intersection of Barnes and Kennerly in Engelwood after a home there suffers multiple crashes in just a few months. The traffic operations department has reevaluated the intersection and will install a “Stop Ahead” sign on Barnes Rd. and ...
Governor: Former Lt. Gov. employees "working in other offices"
We're not sure where, but we hear from Governor Rick Scott that the four employees who used to work in Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll's office are having to find work elsewhere. "The individuals that were working in her office, they'll look for other jobs in state government. They've got a ...
Embraer to begin military aircraft production at JIA
Starting soon Jacksonville airport will be producing planes for the U.S. Air Force as Brazilian airline company Embraer cut the ribbon on its new production hangar at the Jacksonville International Airport on Tuesday. It's all part of a contract between the USAF and Embraer's prime contractor Sierra Nevada that's worth ...
Fight at bar leads man to shoot friend
Jacksonville police make an arrest in a Friday shooting in Mandarin that all started with a night out at the bar… 40-year-old Peter Klemm is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his friend, 34-year-old John James, in the throat. Lt. Rob Schoonover with JSO says the two live in the ...
Mother's emotional recount of shooting details
The Brunswick mother of 13 month-old Antonio, fatally shot in front of her eyes, says it happened while she was walking him in his stroller just yards from their home at 9 a.m. "Two boys approached me. Two African-American boys. One of them was about 15," says Sherry West. "He ...
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