Jacksonville News

Jacksonville police have arrested a 17-year-old accused of raping and robbing a woman.

BOB SELF/The Times-Union Bernie Zitomer helps Kim Goodman with her wine purchases Monday at Wine Warehouse of Edgewood in Jacksonville.

ANDY JACOBSOHN/The Times-Union Timothy Hogg hands David Ashby a clay heart the children made at the Sulzbacher Center to honor Ashby's arrival.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- *FOURTH OF JULY LIBERTY CELEBRATION Date: July 4th Time: 9:30pm Location: Oceanfront- Jacksonville Fishing Pier Cost: free - A fireworks display will start at 9:30pm *DOWNTOWN CELEBRATIONS Date: July 4th Time: 10am- 5pm Location: Downtown Riverfront - Events start at 10am, ending with fireworks from the Riverfront.

Two publications that utilize peer review to select the best lawyers in Florida recently hit the newsstands and Jacksonville was well represented.

People from all over came to watch the fireworks over the St. Johns River on the 4th of July.

Authorities in Gainesville still searching for the gunmen.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist is running for the U.S. Senate next year, and we wonder if one reason is that he doesn't want to be in Tallahassee when the next hurricane hits his state.

Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a fire early Thursday morning on the 3000 block of NW 51st Ave.

It's been two weeks since a young mother was shot and killed while working at a Southside Wendy's. Since then, the restaurant has remained closed.

Adventure Landing in St. Augustine is opening the World's largest inflatable water slide, called the Hippo Slide, on Saturday, July 4th.

Sheila Hackert, seen here, lost her husband and daughter in a fire back in 2001.

Floridians were urged Thursday to observe fire safety rules and follow fireworks laws as they celebrate the Fourth of July.

Sheriff's deputies find one of the largest methamphetamine labs to date in Putnam County.

According to the certified 2009 tax roll data, property values have dropped approximately $3.5 billion in Duval County.

Two pedestrians were hit by a car while walking on County Road 139. The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of the car, Eugene Ford, 92, was driving southbound on County Road 139 when he hit them with the front of his car.

Sports Mania, a full-service sports merchandise and sports memorabilia store, opened its fifth store in Jacksonville at The Jacksonville Landing Thursday.

John Wilson is scrambling to find a new therapist for his 7-year-old autistic son.

The view couldn't be better. It's waterfront property, a hot fishing spot, and there is peace and quiet.

About 500 people gathered at the Jacksonville Landing as part of a peaceful protest called the First Coast Tea Party.