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Body camera video shows Jacksonville police, neighbors saving toddler after near drowning
New body camera video from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shows an officer and neighbors saving a two-year-old’s life. The video was shared on Facebook Tuesday. Officers responded to a potential drowning in a Southside retention pond on April 17. The toddler’s mother said the two-year-old slipped out of the house while she was in the bathroom. Neighbors helped look for the girl and found her in the retention pond.
Residents at Jax 55 and over community trapped in their homes yet again because of broken elevator
Some senior citizens are trapped in their homes. The elevator at the Meetinghouse at Collins Cove apartment complex has been out of service for several weeks -- and some elderly folks who live on the second and third floors haven’t been able to leave.
Community works together to rescue 2-year-old girl from retention pond in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A 2-year-old girl was saved from drowning after falling into a retention pond behind her home, thanks to the quick actions of neighbors and local law enforcement. The rescue unfolded after Madison’s mother, momentarily distracted in the restroom, realized her daughter had slipped outside. Neighbors...
Final report envisions moving aging jail out of downtown Jacksonville, creating $1B, campus-style facility
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A city committee has filed its final report on what needs to happen to move the county jail out of downtown and build a new, $1 billion campus-style facility somewhere in Duval County. The committee worked for seven months, but there is still a long way...
Tornado Warning issued for Glynn County after tornado confirmed near Alma
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A Tornado Warning was issued Thursday afternoon for multiple Southeast Georgia counties after a tornado was confirmed near Alma in Bacon County. The first warning was issued after a tornado was spotted in the Alma city limits around 3:11 p.m. Another Tornado Warning was issued for...
Jacksonville teen wanted to be a cop, another shot him before he could and is sentenced
On June 8, 2021, Siradus Sirmans was 16 years old and wanted to be a Jacksonville police officer, and D'Andre Jordan McCray was 15. Today Sirmans is still being mourned for his death that day at a Beaver Street park, and McCray is now sentenced to 35 years in prison. McCray pleaded guilty...
JFRD holds ribbon-cutting for new Northside fire station
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Deegan, along with representatives from City Council, and Chief Keith Powers will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new fire station on the Northside — Station 47. News4JAX will stream this event live beginning at 10 a.m. Press the play button above to...
First Alert Weather: Record heat Thursday followed by a Friday cool front for the Jacksonville area
The First Alert Weather Team said the focus shifts from heat to storms Thursday as late-day storms drop in from the north. Some could be strong to severe, particularly across Southeast Georgia.
Veteran JSO officer, State Attorney’s Office investigator named next Duval Schools police chief
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County Public Schools announced a new chief of school police on Wednesday. The Duval County School Board named Jackson Short the next person to take over the role after former police chief Greg Burton had to step down for medical reasons. “I am humbled and...
2 men sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for smuggling firearms from Jacksonville to Venezuela
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Department of Justice sentenced two men to six years each in federal prison for smuggling firearms out of the United States. On January 3, 2024, Antonio Jose Melean Reyes, 29, pleaded guilty to the smuggling charge and conspiring to use a facility of interstate commerce to commit a murder-for-hire.
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