Top Jacksonville Area Local News Stories
Source: Jacksonville News
Doctors say they are seeing more patients being injured from using their tablet computers.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:34:44 GMT
A Jacksonville man talks about the crash that threw him off the Buckman Bridge.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:11:27 GMT
Troubling new numbers just released is a wakeup call for parents. The reports reveal a shocking number of teens who have done drugs in Duval County. And, more girls are trying them - more than ever before. One teen tells his story to help kids and parents stop this frightening trend.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:15:52 GMT
An appeals court Tuesday reversed a ruling that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. should pay $40.8 million in punitive damages to the widow of an Ocala man who died of lung cancer after smoking the company's cigarettes.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:07:28 GMT
St. Augustine resident concerned about a bill that would let the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind take their property are heading to Tallahassee to have their voices heard.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:09:36 GMT
An elderly woman who was hit by a car last month has died.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:08:29 GMT
A 16-year-old Mandarin High School student was arrested at school Tuesday after he was found to have a pellet gun in his possession, according to a Duval County Public Schools spokeswoman.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:58:07 GMT
The first caller to 911 after Monday's crash on the Buckman Bridge reported a car had flipped over the side. While two people were thrown from an SUV that flipped several times -- one into the water -- the vehicle remained on the bridge. Uncut 911 call | Images of Buckman Bridge crash
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:57:43 GMT
Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright paid a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday afternoon, visiting a company that has a global reach.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:43:44 GMT
Florida A&M University is disclosing that the vice-chair of its board of trustees has resigned.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:13:31 GMT
Atlantic Beach police are looking for a missing 16-year-old who hasn't been seen or heard from since Sunday morning.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:41:31 GMT
A proposal to give charter schools a guaranteed share of public school tax dollars for maintenance, rent and other capital outlay has died in a House appropriations subcommittee.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:25:06 GMT
The Florida Senate has unanimously approved a bill that increases the charges related to the crime known as "video voyeurism."
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:24:27 GMT
Investigators with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office are investigating the discovery of adult human skeletal remains near McCullough Creek in southwest St. Johns County.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:21:16 GMT
An armed robber is caught on camera leaving the store police say he robbed.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:07:43 GMT
A 76-year-old Jacksonville man was killed late Tuesday morning while working to cut down a tree.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:26:19 GMT
After a UNF investigation found a fraternity told a pledger to steal university property and then offered him marijuana, Pi Kappa Phi was suspended indefinitely.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:08:24 GMT
A 24-year-old High Springs man was indicted Tuesday on child pornography charges.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:28:37 GMT
There was a big announcement Tuesday morning that's sure to make pet owners happy.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:55:43 GMT
Melbourne police officers shot and killed a man after being called to an apartment complex, authorities say.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:38:51 GMT
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