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• Judges hear Corrine Brown’s appeal on dismissed juror In a partial victory for former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a full federal appeals court agreed Thursday to take up her challenge to a conviction on fraud and tax charges in a charity scam. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a January decision by a three-judge panel that upheld the Jacksonville Democrat’s conviction and agreed to rehear the case as a full court, a move known as holding an “en banc” hearing. The Atlanta-based appeals court did not…
• Community group to have a say in selecting Glynn County’s new police chief Ever since Glynn County Police Chief Jay Wiggins announced he was resigning last month, the search has been on for the county’s next top cop. The search now includes input right from the Community First Planning Commission. The commission is a group made up of local pastors, business owners, and stakeholders within Glynn County. Pastor Darren West is the chair for the commission’s legal committee and says with the goal being to improve relations between the police force and the…
• Local expert addresses issues with getting vaccines into minority communities Fewer minorities are getting vaccinated in Florida against COVID-19 compared to people who are white. Of all the people who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the state, only 5.6% are Black and 9.9% are Hispanic. That’s compared to 66.4% going to people who are white. We’re taking a closer look at some of the factors that might explain why. First, accessibility. Last month, the local NAACP sent a letter to Mayor Lenny Curry and other…
• Safety devices disguised as jewelry get you help with the click of a button Safety and fashion usually are not used together in the same sentence. However, companies have transformed bulky panic alert buttons into fashionable devices that could save your life. In just the last few years, companies like Flare, Ripple and Nimb have come out with modern-day panic buttons. They’re designed to be discrete, fashionable and most importantly effective in alerting someone for help. Most of these companies were inspired by scary encounters the founders experienced. “It happened by complete accident,” said…
• Police-involved shooting in San Jose follows series of armed robberies San Jose residents continue to be on alert after police announced there has been a string of armed robberies in the area. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office made the announcement after a detective shot an armed robbery suspect Sunday morning in San Jose. Because of the series of armed robberies, according to the Sheriff’s Office, police were conducting surveillance in the area when the police-involved shooting happened. The JSO crime mapping tool shows there have been 11 robberies reported in the…
• Positively Jax: Volunteers rake in the trash at beaches clean-ups Hundreds of volunteers got in on the icky action Saturday morning and did more than “talk” some trash to help News4Jax and Beaches Go Green give three spots around our area a clean slate. Volunteers gathered at 9 a.m. to start picking up litter at three sites throughout our community. “We think it is so great. We think it is important to give back, especially when everybody around here is pretty local and following the wintertime it is always such…
• ‘Birthplace of freedom’: Fort Mose treasured for its historical importance Black culture stretches back farther in St. Augustine history than many may know. The first free Africans in America lived in the area, and when Spain still ruled Florida, Fort Mose became a refuge and home for people fleeing slavery. Capt. Francisco Menendez, a key figure for his time who is famous in Northeast Florida, was born free in West Africa, brought to America as a slave and then escaped from the Carolinas to St. Augustine in 1724. He was…
• 1,331 more COVID-19 cases reported in Georgia, 56 additional deaths The Georgia Department of Public Health on Monday reported 1,331 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of those cases, nine were reported in the Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax. As of Monday, a total of 806,119 confirmed cases had been reported by the state Department of Public Health. The agency on Monday reported 56 additional confirmed deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 14,689 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic. According to the state Department of…
• Plan would surround historic St. Johns County cemetery with commercial buildings St. Johns County officials have proposed a plan to commercialize part of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Cemetery’s land. The county’s communications manager says retail and business space would be built in front of the cemetery off State Road 16. But some people disagree with the plan and want to keep the land sacred. St. Johns County officials submitted an application to rezone 12.34 acres of the cemetery land to make room for 54,000 square feet of commercial buildings.…
• Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference at Edward Waters College today Gov. Ron DeSantis will be at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville on Thursday for an announcement. He will be joined by Mayor Lenny Curry and EWC president Dr. A. Zachary Faison Jr. The news conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. News4Jax will have a crew at the announcement and this article will be updated when we learn more. ...read more Source:: Headlines News4jax