Top Jacksonville Area Local News Stories
Source: Jacksonville News
A 13-year-old Baker County Middle School girl was hospitalized after she was beaten on a school bus, and deputies say a 15-year-old girl was arrested on a charge of felony battery.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:53:27 GMT
A man who raped and drowned a 29-year-old St. Petersburg mother more than three decades ago is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:49:58 GMT
Markings called sharrows mean that bicyclists have the right to use the full lane. People can now find these shared-road markings in Riverside, but they will soon be found on roads across the city.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:36:37 GMT
New numbers just released tell a frightning story of what our children are doing in secret. A teen reveals his tricks and hiding places to Channel 4's Nikki Kimbleton to help parents find the truth about what their own children are doing.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:13:57 GMT
A Jacksonville man talks about Monday's rollover crash that threw him off the Buckman Bridge and sent his girlfriend and mother to area hospitals with serious injuries.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:52:39 GMT
Police investigating after two young children were found alone in a Lake City apartment, their 33-year-old mother was arrested on two counts of child neglect.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:44:21 GMT
The FDA just released a study showing more than 400 popular lipsticks have tested positive for lead.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:28:39 GMT
Doctors say they are seeing more patients being injured from using their tablet computers.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:34:44 GMT
An appeals court Tuesday reversed a ruling that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. should pay $40.8 million in punitive damages to the widow of an Ocala man who died of lung cancer after smoking the company's cigarettes.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:07:28 GMT
St. Augustine resident concerned about a bill that would let the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind take their property are heading to Tallahassee to have their voices heard.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:09:36 GMT
An elderly woman who was hit by a car last month has died.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:08:29 GMT
A 16-year-old Mandarin High School student was arrested at school Tuesday after he was found to have a pellet gun in his possession, according to a Duval County Public Schools spokeswoman.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:58:07 GMT
The first caller to 911 after Monday's crash on the Buckman Bridge reported a car had flipped over the side. While two people were thrown from an SUV that flipped several times -- one into the water -- the vehicle remained on the bridge. Uncut 911 call | Images of Buckman Bridge crash
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:57:43 GMT
Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright paid a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday afternoon, visiting a company that has a global reach.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:43:44 GMT
Florida A&M University is disclosing that the vice-chair of its board of trustees has resigned.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:13:31 GMT
Atlantic Beach police are looking for a missing 16-year-old who hasn't been seen or heard from since Sunday morning.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:41:31 GMT
A proposal to give charter schools a guaranteed share of public school tax dollars for maintenance, rent and other capital outlay has died in a House appropriations subcommittee.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:25:06 GMT
The Florida Senate has unanimously approved a bill that increases the charges related to the crime known as "video voyeurism."
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:24:27 GMT
Investigators with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office are investigating the discovery of adult human skeletal remains near McCullough Creek in southwest St. Johns County.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:21:16 GMT
An armed robber is caught on camera leaving the store police say he robbed.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:07:43 GMT