Erik Avanier
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Lake City woman arrested, accused of setting her boyfriend on fire
A Lake City woman was arrested and in jail Monday after police said she set her boyfriend on fire. → Read More
Hundreds gather at Memorial Park on day marking year since Russian invasion of Ukraine
One year ago Friday, Russian military tanks and trucks drove across the border of Ukraine and began a war that displaced and killed thousands of Ukrainians. → Read More
Fighter pilot, US lawmaker & fmr. intelligence officer each weigh in on Chinese balloon
A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon continued sailing across the U.S. on Friday night. → Read More
Family heirlooms missing after burglar ransacks Miramar home
A brazen home burglary in broad daylight has left some residents in Jacksonville’s Miramar neighborhood on-edge. → Read More
Officer investigating burglary grazed by bullet; suspect fatally shot, Jacksonville sheriff says
Units with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were investigating a residential burglary Friday night, when a man inside a car identified a suspect vehicle fired a shot that grazed an officer’s face, and police returned fire, killing that man, Sheriff T.K. Waters said. → Read More
‘She was standing right there’: Springfield cat reportedly taken in November found by owner
Two months ago, a resident in the Springfield neighborhood recorded a man snatching a cat off his neighbor’s front porch, wrestling her to the ground and stuffing it into a tarp before walking away. → Read More
Narcotics detectives shoot, kill man during operation on Northside, Jacksonville police say
Narcotics detectives, who on Thursday evening were conducting surveillance of a known drug dealer, shot and killed a man who they said attempted to flee from the scene and refused to drop a knife, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
Authorities: Emaciated dogs rescued from home in Crescent City, 2 facing charges
Two people are facing animal neglect charges after multiple dogs that were said to be in bad shape were taken from a home in Crescent City, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
Jacksonville family’s dog shot by armed burglar, owner says
A 9-year-old dog was shot while trying to protect his owners from an armed burglar that broke into their house while they were fast asleep, the family told News4JAX on Wednesday. → Read More
Orange Park High student arrested, twice accused of sexual battery
An 18-year-old Orange Park High School student is facing charges of sexual battery. Clay County Sheriff’s Office jail records show he’s accused of assaulting two teenage girls. → Read More
Protecting your pipes: Difference between drip & stream for freezing temps
With temperatures expected to drop to below freezing at times over the next several days, there are a few ways to protect pipes from bursting inside your house. → Read More
Mayport sailor accused of video voyeurism
A Mayport sailor was arrested this week on one count of video voyeurism, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
Security cam captures man who set fire to parked SUV in driveway of Northside home
A security camera placed outside a home on Jacksonville’s Northside recorded a masked man placing what appears to be a Molotov cocktail on the front hood of a car in a driveway. → Read More
Man killed in Palatka shooting, police say
A man died in a shooting early Friday morning in Palatka, authorities said. → Read More
Watchdog group ranks Florida No. 2 of 15 for puppy scams, and yes, many ads look legit
The website veterinarians.org said it’s tracking hundreds of online puppy scams in 15 states, including Florida, and some are cheating buyers out of thousands of dollars. → Read More
Candlelight vigil honors Prince Holland, boy killed in drive-by
Prince Holland was one of five people who were inside an SUV that was struck in a hail of gunfire, which took the 13-year-old boy’s life and injured two others. → Read More
Doctors say reversing effects of fentanyl overdose becoming more challenging
For years, naloxone, which is also sold under the commonly-known brand name Narcan, has been used to reverse the effects of a life-threatening opioid overdose. → Read More
Amid debate, Jacksonville radio station says it’ll continue playing music by Ye, formerly Kanye West
A debate is brewing over whether hip-hop radio stations should stop playing rap music by Ye — the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. → Read More
Cracking down on DUI traffic violations, JSO vows to make highways safer this holiday season
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Friday at an afternoon news conference the results of a recent operation that led to 33 DUI-related arrests over the Thanksgiving holiday. → Read More
Florida Gators QB Jalen Kitna bonds out of jail after arrest on child porn charges
Florida Gators backup quarterback Jalen Kitna bonded out of jail Thursday evening after he was arrested Wednesday on two charges of distribution of child exploitation material and three charges of possession of child pornography. → Read More