Heather Leigh
News4JAX
Jacksonville, FL, United States
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FBI searches accused killer home for 3rd day
Investigators spent a third day searching in and around the Jacksonville Beach home of a 60-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering a teenage boy 23 years ago. → Read More
Search continues as man accused of killing teen faces judge
A Jacksonville Beach man who worked for decades as a mental health counselor and whose only previous trouble with the government was failure to pay his taxes a dozen years ago faced a Duval County judge Wednesday on a murder charge and was ordered held without bond. → Read More
16-year-old Paxon football player remembered after crash
Blue shirts sprinkled the parking lot of Paxon High School on Monday in honor of Marcus Chapman, a 16-year-old sophomore killed Friday night in a crash with a tractor-trailer. → Read More
Northwest Jacksonville man's home ransacked by crooks
A northwest Jacksonville homeowner is hoping three crooks are caught after they ransacked his home Monday, causing damage to his furniture and stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and valuables. → Read More
Missing man Putnam County man found safe
82-year-old James Price was last seen around 5:00 pm in the Caraway area. He was walking eastbound toward Palatka on the Rails to Trails bicycle path. → Read More
Parents reunite with abducted daughter 18 years later
The parents of a girl found safe 18 years after she was abducted from a Jacksonville hospital reunited with their daughter Saturday in South Carolina. → Read More
Florida Times-Union endorses Trump
On the heels of Election Day, the Florida Times-Union publicly endorsed Donald Trump Sunday as the “Change agent the U.S. needs” → Read More
Burglars break through walls in Orange Park strip mall
ORANGE PARK, Fla. - Burglars broke through the walls in an Orange Park strip mall Wednesday evening, stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from several stores. It happened about 10:30 p.m. at the shopping center on Blanding Boulevard near the Orange Park Mall. Customers at Lenscrafters told News4Jax the store was completely wiped out, saying that glasses on the wall, test equipment,… → Read More
Councilman: Riverside, Avondale restaurant bill not 'anti-growth'
A proposed bill that would restrict a certain amount of new restaurants in Jacksonville's historic Avondale and Riverside neighborhoods is not intended to be anti-growth but to help keep busy, loud, late-night restaurants from opening in residential areas, said City Councilman Jim Love. → Read More
St. Johns County superintendent search down to 2 finalists
Maintaining the standard of excellence- that's the goal for the state's top rated school district as it moves one step closer to selecting a new superintendent. → Read More
2 arrested in car theft at gas station
An 18-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were arrested in connection to an auto theft Monday evening at a gas station in the city's Cedar Hill Estates neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. → Read More
Haim's defense team wants key witness' statements prohibited
The defense team for a man accused of killing his wife in 1993 is trying to get statements made by the state’s key witness prohibited – calling them hearsay. → Read More
Girl sees burglar crawling in her bedroom
Police released a sketch of a man Mandarin residents said was crawling through their daughter's bedroom early Thursday morning. → Read More
Eureka Gardens mass shooting survivor: 'I thought I was dying'
Two months after a mass shooting at the Eureka Gardens apartment complex, one mother is still fighting to get out of the Intensive Care Unit and back to her two children. → Read More
After 40 years, man gets new trial in hate crime murder
Jacob Dougan, who was sentenced to die over 40 years ago for the brutal, racially motivated murder of an 18-year-old man in Jacksonville, will be getting a new trial. → Read More
Bill would restrict new restaurants in Avondale, Riverside
The Avondale and Riverside areas are booming with growth, which has led City Councilman Jim Love to propose a bill that would restrict new restaurants coming into certain areas of the historic neighborhoods. → Read More
Woman beaten by officer pleads guilty to resisting
A woman seen in a video being beaten while in handcuffs by a former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of resisting an officer. → Read More
FEMA evaluates hurricane damage in Putnam County
Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were in Puntam County Wednesday to assess the damage, looking at areas hit hardest and making a report to send back to Gov. Rick Scott. → Read More
Elderly man fortunate Hurricane Matthew damage wasn't worse
Millard Rigdon said after seeing the destruction along the coast, he’s fortunate. → Read More
Not everyone following Hurricane Matthew evacuation orders
Even though state and local leaders have been pleading for residents to evacuate, there are some who plan on sticking out Hurricane Matthew at home. → Read More