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News4JAX.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjlct56bvw26Nearly four years after 18-year-old Rashaud Fields was shot and killed just hours after his high school graduation, his family and a Jacksonville city leader are coming together to honor his memory. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/16/jacksonville-family-councilwoman-to-remember-teen-killed-hours-after-high-school-graduation-four-years-ago/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_16 Apr 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlct56bvw26https://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjl7mapytr2uAll lanes on State Road 26 between County Road 234 and U.S. 301 in Alachua County were closed Wednesday as fire crews worked to extinguish a more than 400-acre wildfire. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/16/traffic-alert-400-acre-wildfire-closes-part-of-sr-26-in-alachua-county/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_16 Apr 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl7mapytr2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjl44i4ouw2qTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing Wednesday that the U.S. plans to ramp up economic pain on Iran, and said the new moves will be the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign. https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/15/from-dropping-bombs-to-pressuring-banks-us-pivots-to-economic-warfare-on-iran/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_16 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl44i4ouw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjl2gboehb26The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month. https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/15/french-government-seeking-release-of-86-year-old-french-widow-detained-by-ice/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl2gboehb26https://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjkvyirgkk2wBREAKING UPDATE: Around 5:45 p.m., Deputies said Tommy Harrell was found and will be brought back to the Baker County Detention Center. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/15/baker-county-deputies-searching-for-man-in-south-glen-st-mary-area-legacy-elementary-on-lockdown/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkvyirgkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjks2ssk5d27Newly released video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student who entered the lobby of the school and began firing a pistol. https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/2026/04/15/dramatic-video-shows-oklahoma-high-school-principal-tackle-disarm-gunman-as-students-flee/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjks2ssk5d27https://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjkqelfuwi2pAn effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump's budget director told a House committee Wednesday. https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/15/trumps-budget-director-defends-white-house-plan-for-massive-boost-in-military-spending/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkqelfuwi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjkopcfsi62lSpring is about to feel like summer with record to near-record highs possible through Sunday. https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2026/04/15/spring-heat-wave-brings-near-record-highs-through-sunday/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkopcfsi62lhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjivgxtv7i2gThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday night that it is searching for a missing man who was last seen in the Ribault neighborhood. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/15/jso-searching-for-missing-70-year-old-man-last-seen-near-ribault-neighborhood/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjivgxtv7i2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjitzbzfb725Spring is over, but the questions obviously still linger. https://www.news4jax.com/sports/2026/04/15/questions-the-florida-gators-still-cant-answer-after-the-spring-game-qb-ol-secondary/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjitzbzfb725https://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjiseds6jo2yThe U.S. military launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days. https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/15/another-us-strike-on-suspected-drug-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific-kills-4/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiseds6jo2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjiqnuts6d2qA Jacksonville man accused of sexually battering a 13-year-old boy is now facing a single, upgraded charge after prosecutors dropped one of the original counts against him. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/15/former-dance-company-ceo-still-faces-sexual-battery-charge-after-one-count-dropped/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqnuts6d2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjipt7qlvk2nBefore Florida voters cast their ballots for high-profile 2026 elections in a few months, some Clay County voters have already completed the process on matters that will directly impact them.15 Apr 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjipt7qlvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjioywcl2u2gTaylor Frankie Paul, a star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives " and a recently scrubbed season of “The Bachelorette,” will not be charged in a pair of February fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. https://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/2026/04/15/mormon-wives-star-taylor-frankie-paul-will-not-be-charged-in-recent-fights-with-ex-partner/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjioywcl2u2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjinczlc4q2yRepublican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election to take the congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/14/republican-clay-fuller-sworn-in-to-take-house-seat-formerly-held-by-marjorie-taylor-greene/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_15 Apr 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjinczlc4q2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjilnbqkrd2wA grand jury indicted a Florida doctor on a manslaughter charge for allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during a 2024 surgery.15 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjilnbqkrd2whttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjijxo67ew27Following recent incidents involving Duval County Public Schools buses, DCPS Police Chief Jackson Short answered some questions about driver safety, road rules, and what drivers should expect near railroad crossings. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/14/school-bus-safety-what-drivers-need-to-know-about-railroad-crossings/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_14 Apr 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjijxo67ew27https://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjiic5tly52yAmid ongoing scrutiny of Jacksonville’s public utility, the JEA Board of Directors will take part in a detailed budget workshop on Tuesday, where they will hear recommendations for rate increases. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/14/jea-board-discusses-rate-increases-capacity-fees-amid-budget-shortfall-internal-tensions-public-scrutiny/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_14 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiic5tly52yhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjidbadmwf2zGov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday renaming the Tallahassee International Airport after Florida State University’s legendary head football coach Bobby Bowden, calling it a fitting tribute to one of the most celebrated figures in Florida sports history. https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/14/live-desantis-holds-news-conference-at-fdot-project-site-in-tallahassee/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_14 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjidbadmwf2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjgdklpi4k2nPutnam County Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach announced the death of former Sheriff Jeff Hardy. Hardy served the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office for more than two decades, leaving a legacy marked by institutional reform, community dedication and unwavering commitment to public service. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/14/he-will-be-missed-former-putnam-county-sheriff-dies-leaving-lasting-legacy-in-law-enforcement/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_14 Apr 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgdklpi4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjga7bzier2zA 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2026/04/13/16-year-old-from-florida-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-killing-stepsister-on-carnival-cruise-ship/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_14 Apr 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjga7bzier2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjg37dvpya2gThe director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 said Monday he did not see early federal and state warnings issued the day before the storm hit, and that staff had no meetings about the pending danger. https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/2026/04/13/camp-mystic-official-says-he-didnt-see-flood-warnings-issued-the-day-before-storm-hit/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_14 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg37dvpya2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjfw53lvch2lAfter much speculation, well-known attorney John Morgan of Morgan & Morgan addressed a popular question: Will he run for governor of the state of Florida? https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/04/13/will-he-run-well-known-attorney-announces-his-next-move-to-help-florida/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_13 Apr 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfw53lvch2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjfuhjrkyo2pBREAKING UPDATE | The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it was investigating a shooting on Monday afternoon near Raines High School that left a 20-year-old man injured and prompted the high school to lock down. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/13/large-police-presence-near-raines-high-school/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_13 Apr 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfuhjrkyo2phttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjftmlnwg42nWARMING UP | As the high pressure continues, temperatures will rise toward record highs. https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2026/04/13/record-heat-looms-as-high-pressure-dominates-inland-weather/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_13 Apr 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjftmlnwg42nhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mjfmogygco2wBREAKING NEWS | A large police presence was near Raines High School on Monday afternoon, causing the school to go on lockdown, according to Duval County Public Schools. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/13/large-police-presence-near-raines-high-school/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_13 Apr 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfmogygco2whttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mj64e4ro2x26Waters said he doesn’t anticipate additional arrests stemming from traffic and overtime misconduct and that the agency is working to prevent this from happening in the future. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/10/cellphone-data-radio-records-revealed-jso-officers-werent-on-the-job-when-they-were-claiming-overtime-arrest-reports/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_10 Apr 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj64e4ro2x26https://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mj47zdyhdl2sSome downtown Jacksonville parking meters are showing their age — and for drivers trying to pay for a spot, that could mean more confusion than convenience. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/10/notice-something-different-city-transitioning-from-aging-meters-to-parking-kiosk-systems/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_10 Apr 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj47zdyhdl2shttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mj42ykdbup2dA Jacksonville city council member said he is working to address growing concerns about traffic safety on Zoo Parkway after two school bus crashes happened on the same road within one week. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/09/council-member-addressing-zoo-parkway-concerns-after-2-school-bus-crashes-within-one-week/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_10 Apr 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj42ykdbup2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/news4jax.com/post/3mj3k7xyhus2oMonique and Adam Madrid share how a simple idea for a comedy festival grew into the LOL Jax Film Festival, now Jacksonville’s largest local film and comedy festival. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/09/voices-of-the-904-ep-3-she-had-the-idea-he-had-the-support-together-they-created-jacksonvilles-largest-film-fest/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_09 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:2xccci3ynhdyox6aptd6k4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3k7xyhus2o