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Man accused in deadly Jacksonville crime spree that left officers injured pleads guilty
A man who was accused of robbing an internet cafe in Mayport in 2019 before carjacking an elderly man who later died pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last month. → Read More
Lawyer for man convicted in rape, murder of Orange Park vet tech files motion for new trial
The lawyer representing Michael Renard Jackson, the man convicted a second time in the 2007 rape and murder of 25-year-old Andrea Boyer at the Wells Road veterinary clinic where she worked, has filed a motion for a new trial. → Read More
Officer assaulted outside Jacksonville Walmart, man arrested, police say
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested and faces charges including attempted murder of a police officer following an assault Thursday outside the Walmart Supercenter on Philips Highway. → Read More
JSO confirms 2 decomposing bodies found inside Panama Park home result of murder-suicide
News4JAX has learned more details surrounding an investigation of a man and woman who were found dead in the late stages of decomposition inside a Panama Park home on Feb. 7. → Read More
NTSB releases preliminary report on plane that went into surf in St. Johns County
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the November crash of a small plane into the surf at Anastasia Island. → Read More
Necropsy on orca that died after washing ashore in Palm Coast finds no sign of human effects
A necropsy has been done on a 21-foot orca that died after washing up Wednesday morning on the beach at Jungle Hut Park in Palm Coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. → Read More
Shooting death of teen in Atlantic Beach ruled justifiable homicide, records show
The shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Atlantic Beach has been ruled a justifiable homicide, according to records on the Jacksonville’s Sheriff’s Office’s Open Data and Transparency site. → Read More
First right whale sighting of the year off Jekyll Island
According to the whale mapping website whalemap.org, the first right whale sighting of the year was Friday, November 30 off Jekyll Island. → Read More
Additional charges filed against DCPS custodian accused of child sexual battery
The State Attorney’s Office has filed additional charges against a Duval County Public Schools custodian accused of child sexual battery. → Read More
NAACP, others file objections to city of Jacksonville’s remedial redistricting plan, propose 3 maps of their own
There’s an update in the fight to redraw Jacksonville’s city council districts. → Read More
Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2016 shooting death of UNF employee
A man who investigators said was arrested in the deadly shooting of a University of North Florida employee has pleaded guilty to a related charge, Duval County court records show. → Read More
Man facing possible death penalty after being convicted in girlfriend’s murder
A man is facing a possible death penalty after being convicted in his girlfriend’s murder. → Read More
Trial delayed for Clay County contractor charged in client’s murder
The trial of Corey Binderim — a Clay County contractor who is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a client, Susan Mauldin — was set to begin Thursday with jury selection, but it has been delayed indefinitely. → Read More
Jury selection underway for man charged in murders of 2 boys in Putnam County
Jury selection is underway in the trial of a man charged in the murders of two boys in Putnam County. → Read More
Person critically injured in industrial accident on Blount Island, JFRD says
A person was critically injured in an industrial accident Wednesday on Blount Island, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. → Read More
Rotor blade came off experimental helicopter 1,000 feet above ground before deadly crash in Clay County: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on a July 30 crash of a gyroplane in the Melrose area of Clay County that killed two people. → Read More
Pickup truck backs into Westside house
A pickup truck backed through the front wall and door of a house in the Westside’s Cedar Hills neighborhood on Friday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
‘Stand your ground’ hearing scheduled in deadly St. Augustine shooting
A judge has scheduled a “stand your ground hearing” for November in the fatal shooting of Adam Amoia, who died during an altercation last year outside now-closed Dos Gatos in St. Augustine. → Read More
Man seriously hurt in fall on roof of Orange Park Mall, Fire Rescue says
A man was seriously hurt Thursday morning in a fall on the roof of the Orange Park Mall, Clay County Fire Rescue said. → Read More
Death of 79-year-old man found in Riverside home now investigated as murder: JSO
Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office are now investigating the death of a man, whose body was discovered at a home in Riverside, as murder, according to the agency’s transparency site. → Read More