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• Join the News4Jax team in supporting the fight against ALS As our WJXT family continues to mourn beloved executive producer Sharon Siegel-Cohen, who lost a courageous battle last year with Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, we keep her memory alive by participating in The Walk to Defeat ALS. ALS, a disorder that affects the function of nerves and muscles, tends to strike people between the ages of 40 and 70. Sharon was 62 when her valiant struggle ended in 2020. CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO SHARON’S SONGBIRDS A Jacksonville native…
• Sources: JSO opens internal probe into officers’ actions on night Louis Nix III was last heard from The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has opened an internal affairs investigation into officers’ actions on the night retired NFL player Louis Nix III was last heard from, multiple sources have told News4Jax. The missing person report quoted Nix’s girlfriend, who said she was talking on the phone with Nix at 7:57 p.m. Feb. 23 when he told her he was driving to her apartment on Broxton Bay Drive. He never made it. His SUV and body were found in a pond…
• 3 killed in head-on crash identified as mother of 6 & her parents Three people killed in a head-on crash early Saturday morning on State Road 13 in St. Johns County were identified by family members as a mother of six and her two parents. News4Jax was told Veronica Reyes and her parents, Antiono and Maria Gomez, were in the area for a birthday party this weekend. The Florida Highway Patrol said five other people were injured in the crash. According to the Highway Patrol, a pickup truck heading south on S.R. 13…
• Hundreds show support at Parade of Hope for those battling ALS ALS is a disorder that affects the function of nerves and muscles and tends to strike people between the age of 40 and 70. Saturday morning, hundreds in the Jacksonville-area community did what they could to strike back at ALS by taking part in the ALS Parade of Hope, which took the place of the annual Walk to Defeat ALS this year. “It’s a terrible disease to watch someone wither away the way it does because they literally suffocate, and…
• Murray Hill neighbors on edge following repeated incidents of public indecency A man whom neighbors in Murray Hill said has repeatedly exposed himself while performing sex acts in public has struck again, but this time a home security camera recorded him in the act. Around 8:44 Saturday morning, a red Chevy Impala was seen on surveillance video pulling up to a Murray Hill home. Moments later, the driver was seen getting out of the car and performing a sex act. The homeowner, who asked not to be identified, said he grabbed…
• Fauci: Opening Florida for business as COVID-19 variants surge a ‘risky proposition’ Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House chief medical advisor, told News4Jax this week that opening Florida without coronavirus precautions in place is a “risky proposition” as variants of the sometimes deadly virus continue to surge. Florida has the most documented cases of the U.K variant, a strain that is more contagious compared to SARS-CoV-2 and has the potential to be more deadly. The variant known as B117, which first emerged in the United Kingdom, has become the predominant strain in…
• After Chauvin verdict, Jacksonville FOP leader says ‘greatest criminal justice system’ worked Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday. The jury reached its verdict after deliberating about 10 hours over two days. Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands cuffed behind his back and could be sent to prison for decades. The ruling has sparked reaction from leaders all over the nation, including Florida and in Jacksonville. Steve Zona is the president of the Fraternal Order of…
• Child among 3 critically injured in Merrill Road crash, firefighters say Three people, including a child, suffered critical injuries Thursday afternoon in a crash on Merrill Road, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said. Aerials from Sky4 showed what appeared to be a white vehicle that had slammed into a powerline pole along Merrill Road just in front of a church, across from Columbine Drive. News4Jax has a crew at the scene and will update when we learn more about the crash. All westbound lanes of Merrill Road are closed and traffic is…
• What are your ideas for the former Jacksonville Landing site? If you have ideas about what to do with the green space that was once the location of the Jacksonville Landing, then a design firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wants to hear from you. Agency Landscape + Planning is one of three firms competing for the design of the downtown site. The firm is soliciting ideas from the public on what should happen to the land overlooking the St. Johns River where the Landing stood for more than 30 years…
• Middleburg woman accused of bringing drugs into jail A Middleburg woman faces a list of charges after authorities say they found several bags of drugs during her intake at the Clay County jail. The 24-year-old woman was taken into custody late Tuesday on an outstanding warrant after a traffic stop, according to her arrest report. While performing a body scan, the booking officer spotted what was described as a “noticeable bulge” on the scan. “When the scan came through, it showed some abnormalities,” William Arnold, chief of jail…