April 8, 2025
Mayor Donna Deegan agreed to meet with ICARE to explore the possibility of an affordable housing trust fund.…
March 28, 2025
Alleged gunmen arrested in slaying of 7-year-old boy
The two 17-year-olds are the last of six people arrested in the slaying of Breon Allen Jr. in January.…
March 7, 2025
Documents contradict prosecutor’s statements in Bridegan murder case
A witness’s claims of innocence were never disclosed to defendants, new documents show.…
February 7, 2025
Prosecutors say they discussed ‘nothing’ with witness after he alleged ‘false testimony’
Prosecutors say nothing came of a meeting with a witness who said he gave “false testimony” in the Bridegan murder…
February 6, 2025
Star witness recants testimony in Bridegan murder case
Henry Tennon stated during a court hearing that he wanted to recant his testimony in the high-profile slaying of Jared…
January 2, 2025
Jacksonville ends 2024 with record low homicides
Murders, manslaughters and justifiable homicides fell by more than half last year, records show.…
December 19, 2024
Babysitter gets 17 years for infant’s death in hot car
Baker County babysitter Rhonda Jewell said she forgot she left the 10-month-old girl in her car until five hours later.…
December 17, 2024
Jury recommends life sentence for husband in murder plot
Jerry Burns was convicted of plotting the slaying of his wife, who was stabbed 39 times.…
December 13, 2024
Husband convicted in wife’s murder-for-hire killing
Jerry Burns faces the death penalty after he was convicted of arranging his wife’s murder.…
December 10, 2024
Arrest made in 39-year-old Camden County murders
A Camden County church deacon and his wife were shot to death during a Bible study class. The wrong man…
October 17, 2024
Jury recommends life sentence for Clay County contractor
Contractor Corey Binderim was convicted of killing Susan Mauldin of Fleming Island in October 2019.…
July 15, 2024
Police reopen 34-year-old case of skeleton found in woods
Cold case detectives say the man was never identified and there was no evidence of who killed him,.…
May 20, 2024
Sheriff Office reexamines teenage girls’ slayings
No leads ever emerged in the shootings of Jazmine Shelton, 13, and Megan Simmons, 14, on Aug. 10, 2013.…
April 8, 2024
ICARE lays murder toll at sheriff’s doorstep
ICARE again implored Sheriff T.K. Waters to adopt the Group Violence Intervention program to stem murders in Jacksonville.…
November 16, 2023
Defense wants prosecutors removed in Bridegan murder
Defense attorneys say prosecutors violated attorney-client privilege for two people accused of plotting Jared Bridegan’s slaying.…