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One Florida abortion clinic confronts a new six-week ban with a last-minute push and long-term plans
On Tuesday afternoon, Mikenzie Buchanan scooped up an armful of clipboards piled behind the front desk at A Woman’s Choice, an abortion clinic here; it was almost too many to hold. On each clipboard, behind a blue cover to protect personal information, were documents and charts for patients who had visited the clinic to receive a medication abortion that day.
JSO correctional officer, city employee charged with bringing drugs into Duval County jail
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested its own correctional officer and 16 other people and charged them with bringing drugs into the Duval County jail. Correctional Officer Kobe Collett resigned after he was arrested on Monday. He had been with the department for more than two years. Collett was charged with money laundering, unlawful compensation for official behavior, introducing or possessing contraband in a county detention facility and three counts of criminal conspiracy, all of which are felonies.
Jacksonville couple arrested, accused of stealing from the Navy Exchange at NAS Jax
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 60-year-old retiree and his wife are in jail, accused of stealing more than $1200 from the Navy Exchange. JSO did not release details of how they were arrested, but, Robert and Tiegan Doane would have had to enter and leave the base via a checkpoint where military police are stationed.
Developers squeeze in lots of style for unique Jacksonville Beach 'skinny house' on sale
When the Williams Coastal Heights area of South Jacksonville Beach was first platted in the 1920s, all the parcels were narrow, just 25 feet wide. Many lots were sold together, so homes were built on two or three lots combined, a trend that continues to this day. Somehow along the...
Nate Monroe: In Jacksonville, one of Florida's largest school districts is crumbling
COMMENTARY | The 129,000-student Duval County Public School District, one of the largest in Florida, is crumbling before our eyes. It's struggling to replace its former leader, Superintendent Diana Greene, who resigned last summer under pressure for reasons that have never been explained. A multi-billion dollar capital campaign, financed by a voter-approved...
Israeli man recalls moment he had to ‘embrace death’ to escape Hamas attack six months ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 23-year-old survivor who was shot during the Hamas attack at the music festival in Israel on Oct. 7 shared his harrowing story with News4JAX. “I’m on the ground. Two of my friends are dead. I don’t know what I can do. I was looking at the road. The terrorists were doing crimes in front of my eyes; taking people out of their cars and shooting them in front of my eyes,” Yuval Siman Tov said.
Florida attorney who told police 'F*** you, I'm a lawyer' in 2019 now accused of stealing clients' money
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A lawyer who made headlines for an expletive-filled DUI arrest in 2019 has now been ordered to stop practicing law by the Florida Supreme Court. James Alfred Stanley Jr., who once told police officers, "F*** you, I'm a lawyer, you dumb f***," has now been suspended from the Florida Bar through an emergency order.
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