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• 🔒 Cheer on the 🐆Jags as they rumble with the Las Vegas Raiders 🏴‍☠️ The Jaguars host the Las Vegas Raiders for their fourth home game of the season at TIAA Bank Field on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. One News4JAX Insider can win two tickets to cheer on the team when they play against one of the NFL’s legendary franchises. A News4JAX Insider can win two (2) tickets to see the Jaguars host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. at TIAA Bank Field. Enter the Insider Jaguars…
• Trial for Jacksonville man accused of killing ex-girlfriend, injuring sister begins Monday On Monday, jury selection is expected to begin in the trial of the man charged with shooting and killing his former girlfriend and badly injuring her sister. Chad Absher was the subject of a citywide manhunt after police say he killed Ashlee Rucker, and shot her sister, Lisa. She survived. The trial has been pushed back 13 times. This comes exactly five years to the day that police said he shot and killed Ashlee Rucker and wounded her sister, Lisa,…
• District asking Nassau County voters to approve property tax increase aimed at improving schools Early voting started Wednesday in Nassau County with a question for voters about the future of their schools. The Nassau County School District is asking voters to approve a property tax increase — similar to what more than 20 other Florida counties have done, including Duval County in August. Through Nov. 8, voters in Nassau County have to decide whether they want to add 1 mill to their property tax rate. It works out to $1 of extra taxes for…
• Truck crashes into Neptune Beach church building before bursting into flames Police are investigating what caused a car to crash into a Neptune Beach church building Thursday morning. A News4JAX crew at the scene saw a burned-out truck and damage to the front of the administrative building of the church. Pillars had been knocked over and damaged and part of the door frame of the entrance was melted. The damage from the fire could be seen on the awning as well. Crews said the truck has since been towed away. A…
• Will Jacksonville City Council make decision on redrawn map today? The political face of Jacksonville could change Friday as the City Council is updating boundaries for school board and council districts. A federal judge told the council to come up with another layout -- after local groups sued because the council used race to plot new district lines. News4JAX has been at meetings all week and a decision on a new map could be made Friday. By 10 a.m. Friday there were six new maps under consideration by the council.…
• ‘It’s just so sad’: Jewish community speaks out against recent antisemitic messages displayed across Jacksonville Following the antisemitic comments and tweets Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shared that have caused a lot of controversy in America, Jacksonville has seen multiple appearances of antisemitic rhetoric across the area. In the midst of Georgia-Florida game day celebrations, an antisemitic message that read “Kanye was right about the Jews” was projected across the TIAA Bank Field Saturday evening. Another antisemitic message displayed on banners that read “End Jewish Supremacy in America” and “Honk if you know it’s…
• I-TEAM: Local family scammed by man posing as property manager offered more time to find home A local family now has more time to find another place to live, after the family’s attorney tells the News4JAX I-TEAM that JWB Real Estate has negotiated an agreement to allow the family to stay in the home for the month of November, as long as they pay rent. The agreement came less than a day after the I-TEAM brought you the story of Lori Beth Hyman and her family. She said they were scammed by a man who claimed…
• I-TEAM: Leaders were warned in 2014 that a Jacksonville law school would fail. 7 years later, it closed A 43,000-square-foot building on Jacksonville’s Southside now sits empty after Florida Coastal School of Law — once considered a respected, up-and-coming Jacksonville law school — closed its doors for good at the end of the 2021 spring semester. The school had been declining in enrollment over the previous decade, and former students who spoke to News4JAX said their law careers took a hit because of it. Kim Lambros experienced that phenomenon as she was looking for work after graduation. “They…
• Housing fallout leading to better deals for some future homeowners A local real estate agent says new home prices are dropping and it’s because of the ripple effect from COVID-19 and supply chain issues. During the pandemic, home prices increased, mortgage rates were around 3% and more homes were built. But a backlog of construction supplies slowed down completion and move-in dates. Jonathan Daugherty, a realtor in St. Johns County, said housing fallout is leading to better deals for some future homeowners. Future homeowners who qualified for a mortgage at…
• $1B Powerball jackpot up for grabs People showed up at convenience stores, groceries and gas stations around the country to snatch up lottery tickets for a chance at Monday night’s massive $1 billion Powerball jackpot. The jackpot soared after no one matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. It’s the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won by three ticketholders in 2016. No one has hit all six numbers since Aug. 3, a testament to how…