Orange Park News

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Somer Thompson's mother is speaking out after her daughter's killer was sentenced to life in prison.

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office detectives say a 24-year-old Clay County man traveled into St.

A 24-year old Clay County man was arrested today after he traveled into St Johns County thinking he was going to have sex with an underage girl, according to information received by Historic City News this afternoon.

Project Turnaround runs from 3 to 8 p.m. at the church, 512 Kingsley Ave., according to a news release.

The U.S. District Court in Jacksonville upheld two ordinances that will prohibit certain establishments on Wells Road from selling alcohol after 11 p.m. Lawmakers decided that stopping alcohol sales at 11 p.m. at the nightclubs located in the area would help diminish crime in the Orange Park area.

ORANGE PARK, Fla.-- When Jarred Harrell pleaded guilty to all charges on Friday... he was able to save himself from death row.

Much of it just thrown away. Luckily, a small but important amount of this food is not wasted but provided to food pantries and nonprofits of all kinds.

Clay County sheriff's deputies said Harold Fuller, was driving a silver 2009 Nissan Versa with Florida tag# P659RP.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- A Silver Alert has been issued for a elderly man missing from Clay County.

Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a trash bin and later found in a landfill, the little girl's twin brother addressed his sister's killer.

KYTX CBS 19 Tyler Longview News Weather Sports'Significant' news anticipated in hearing of man accused of molesting, killing girl - A Florida man accused of kidnapping, molesting and killing a 7-year-old girl will be in court Friday for a hearing that a sheriff's office said could include "significant court action" regarding his case.

The man accused of killing a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill is scheduled for a court appearance Friday and a court spokeswoman says there's potential for a "significant development" in the case.

According to the Clay County Sheriff's Office, there is the potential for "significant court action" in regards pending prosecution of Jarred Harrell, and he will be present in the courtroom for the first time since he was arraigned in 2010.

Family members of Kalil McCoy, who was killed last summer, have been wearing purple to the court appearances of the four men charged in her murder.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- The Clay County Sheriff's Office is investigating the "flim flam" of an 84-year-old Orange Park woman.

The man charged with the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson was supposed to go on trial this week for an unrelated child molestation charge, but that trial has been delayed.

Graduates Elizabeth Hayes and Felix Soleh perfect their nursing skills using the SJR State nursing program's state-of-the-art simulator.

The Museum of Science and History in downtown Jacksonville is hosting an exhibit of nine quilts honoring fallen warriors from Florida.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- A store clerk had a hunch a couple in her store may be shoplifters, but they still walked right out the door with merchandise, ignoring the clerk.

An early Wednesday drive-by shooting left two bullet-damaged homes and rattled nerves behind in the 1300 block of Woodlawn Drive in Orange Park, but no injuries.