A proposal to impose a new tax on Jacksonville restaurants and hotels to help the homeless population has hit a major roadblock. The City Council Rules Committee withdrew the bill Monday.

Dariel Stockman said her daughter wandered miles away from Argyle Elementary School in Orange Park before a good Samaritan found the child hours later.

The unwelcome residents left at least $15,000 in damage, including holes in walls, ripped-out cabinets and a damaged dishwasher.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy and injured others in Northwest Jacksonville.The shooting happened Saturday evening at the intersection of New Kings and Moncrief roads. JSO said four boys from the ages 11 to 15 years old and a 21-year-old man, who is believed to be their football coach, were headed home