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Discharged U.S. Marine William L. Upham, as seen in a Facebook video threatening President Trump. | William Upham, Facebook
4 hours ago

Jacksonville write-in candidate accused of threatening to kill Trump

Prosecutors say discharged Marine William L. Upham posted a video calling President Trump “the enemy of God.”…

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Sheriff T.K. Waters announces the arrest of a Jacksonville police officer on a battery charge on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. | News4Jax
1 day ago

Jacksonville police officer charged with punching handcuffed suspect

Patrol Officer Shane Saydek faces termination after he was accused of hitting an extremely intoxicated suspect.…

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Police investigate the death of a man on State Road 16 who was running from ICE agents. | St. Johns County Sheriffs Office
2 days ago

Tractor-trailer hits and kills man running from ICE in St. Augustine

The death came amid increased scrutiny of ICE after agents shot and killed two people in other states.…

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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department unit is parked at the scene of a traffic crash on Hogan Road. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Fire Rescue unit stolen from Main Street fire station in Jacksonville

Someone walked into the fire station, started up the rescue vehicle and drove off. Police stopped him 5 miles away.…

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Undated booking photos show, from left, Dusty Ray Spencer, Dennis Sochor and Dominick Occhicone. | Florida Department of Corrections via AP
July 13, 2026

Can a prisoner be too old to execute? Average age on death row is rising

The last person executed in Florida was 74 years old, and several on death row are in their 80s.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks with Jacksonville Today on Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 10, 2026

Q&A | Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters discusses the jail, police shootings and more

Sheriff T.K. Waters sat down with Jacksonville Today to talk about his department halfway through 2026.…

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Melissa "Missy" Ellison and her then-baby daughter, Casie, in a photograph taken just before she was murdered in 1987 in her Westside home. | Project Cold Case/Ellison family
July 9, 2026

Cold case solved: 70-year-old man arrested in woman’s 1987 death

Melissa Ellison was clubbed to death with a fire log in her Westside home. Her young daughter was uninjured.…

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Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum speaks to supporters during a gathering at the Florida Democratic Party state conference, June 7, 2019, in Orlando. | John Raoux, AP file
July 7, 2026

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum faces drug charges in Alabama

Police said they found marijuana cigarettes and suspected methamphetamine in Gillum’s car.…

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The full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Florida's "Stop WOKE Act." | 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
July 7, 2026

Federal court halts Florida law banning ‘woke’ instruction in universities

The court said the state’s “Stop WOKE Act” sought to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse.…

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Baldwin Middle-Senior High School. | Google
June 30, 2026

Duval Schools principal accused of failing to report child abuse

Principal Michael Aaron Townsend was charged in connection with the arrest of a teacher last month.…