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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fire Erupts at Jacksonville Airport, Temporarily Halts All Flights
Flights resumed at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida late Friday after a major fire in the facility's Hourly Garage forced a full shutdown for several hours. The blaze ignited just after noon and reportedly started in a single vehicle before spreading rapidly to roughly 50 others The Florida Times Union reported. The fire led to partial collapses on the second and third floors of the garage and forced firefighters to pull back due to safety concerns. Drones were deployed to assess the damage. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers said the structure, which was last inspected in October, will require a thorough investigation before reopening. Officials confirmed the fire remained under control by late afternoon, though it continued to smolder. No injuries were reported. The fire's location, on the garage level nearest the terminal, brought travel to a standstill. Some outbound flights managed to depart, but inbound traffic was halted until the airport officially reopened at 5 p.m. During the airport's closure, flights were diverted to Orlando leaders urged travelers to check with their airlines before heading to the airport, noting that parking availability remains severely limited. The 1,200-space Hourly Garage is closed indefinitely, and the Daily Garage was also taken offline Friday evening. City officials said they would continue monitoring the situation. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, who joined emergency and airport officials at a press briefing, praised first responders and reiterated the importance of traveler safety. 'We'll continue to monitor the structure, but it will be a long process,' she said. The incident comes just ahead of the Memorial Day travel rush and raises fresh concerns about infrastructure readiness at major transit hubs. For now, officials are encouraging the use of rideshare services and off-site parking lots while recovery efforts continue.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman arrested for stabbing man to death at Florida senior living facility: Police
A 68-year-old woman has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a man at a senior living facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Carol Carroll was arrested on suspicion of murder after sheriff's deputies responded to Morris Manor Apartments and found 73-year-old Robert Tucker with multiple stab wounds to his torso in the lobby of the facility on Tuesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue informed officers that Tucker had died at the scene, according to an arrest report. MORE: Mother, stepfather allegedly kept daughter in a dog crate during years of abuse Officers noticed a trail of blood from Tucker leading to a specific unit on the property, including multiple spots of blood in the hallway, a pool of blood inside an elevator and more blood on the second flood of the building, according to the report. After obtaining a master key from the property, Carroll exited the bedroom and was detained by officers, according to the report. After police spoke to Carroll and reviewed evidence at the scene she was arrested for Tucker's murder. Carroll and Tucker knew each other prior to the stabbing, according to police. A security guard on the property told investigators they had gone to conduct rounds on the property. When he returned to the front security desk in the lobby, he found the victim lying on the floor bleeding, according to the report. The security guard told officers that he did not recognize the victim, according to records. While searching the apartment, investigators found a small rag with blood on it, blood on the living room floor and bedroom floor. A knife with blood on it was found in a brown purse inside the bedroom, according to the arrest report. MORE: Woman charged with trying to hire hitman on Tinder to kill ex, his daughter Investigators notified Tucker's sons of his death. They told investigators that Tucker came down to Jacksonville in February to be closer to his children and grandchildren, after being released from the hospital following an illness, according to the arrest report. Tucker had been residing with Carroll at her apartment apart from staying with a son for two days, the report said. Tucker's sons told investigators that they did not know Tucker or Carroll to be violent and were not aware of any domestic violence issues between them. But, they told investigators that Carroll is bipolar/schizophrenic, according to the report. Investigators did not find any obvious signs of injury on Carroll during two interviews with her, but photographs were taken of Carroll in areas where she told police she had been struck, the report said. MORE: Walmart employee in Georgia kills 2 co-workers, injures another in after-hours shooting spree Carroll is being held in a pretrial detention facility and will be facing a murder charge, according to the sheriff's office. She is scheduled to appear in court on June 4. Woman arrested for stabbing man to death at Florida senior living facility: Police originally appeared on
Miami Herald
13-05-2025
- Climate
- Miami Herald
T-ball team's beach trip turns terrifying when 3 kids seen drowning, FL cops say
A T-ball team's beach outing turned terrifying when multiple children were heard screaming for help in the Atlantic Ocean, according to officials in North Florida. It happened Saturday, May 10, in the Jacksonville area, when three children were rapidly whisked away from the beach by a powerful rip current, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said in a May 12 Facebook post. The resulting chaos included rescues and beach resuscitation occurring simultaneously, officials said. It started when a boy screaming 'Help me! Help me!' drew attention to children flailing in the water off Huguenot Memorial Park. 'Moments earlier, officers saw beachgoer Steven Insco carrying a small boy and girl out of the water,' the sheriff's office reported. 'Beach Patrol Officer Tyler Sweeney stripped off his vest and gear, grabbed a buoy, and dove into the water to find the boy who was calling for help. At the same time, Officer Billy Crocker tended to an unconscious 8-year-old girl and prepared to begin CPR. After giving her a sternum rub, she began to show signs of recovery.' Jacksonville Fire and Rescue arrived soon after and fitted the girl with a breathing apparatus and rushed her to a hospital, officials said. 'Meanwhile, Officer Sweeney located the boy in the surf and brought him safely back to shore,' the sheriff's office said. Crocker visited the 8-year-old girl Sunday at the hospital and was assured she has improved and would soon be released, officials said. The children were at the beach for a T-ball team outing, officials said. Details of where the team is based were not released. Rip currents are a common cause of drowning along the nation's beaches, experts say. The currents are powerful channels of water that flow away from shore at speeds of up to 8 feet per second, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 'That is faster than an Olympic swimmer! Drowning deaths occur when people, pulled away from the shoreline, are unable to keep themselves afloat and swim to shore,' NOAA reports. 'This may be due to any combination of fear, panic, exhaustion, or lack of swimming skills. Once people become tired, they can easily go under without flotation to hold onto.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man shot, killed in Jacksonville's Hyde Park neighborhood
A man is dead after a shooting Tuesday night in Hyde Park. Jacksonville police said they were called to the 1500 block of Lane Ave. S. at about 8:40 p.m. in reference to gunfire. Officers arrived and found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, a police news release says. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Police said circumstances that lead to the shooting are unknown and multiple people of interest were detained at the scene. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Read: Child's e-bike crash in St. Johns County raises safety questions Read: 'Sacrificed his life for the children': Army veteran drowns saving relatives off Fernandina Beach Read: 24 travelers banned after massive fight breaks out at Carnival Cruise Line terminal [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Teen dies in Hanna Park drowning
An adult male in his late teens is dead after drowning Sunday in Hanna Park, 500 Wonderwood Drive, Jacksonville. Police responded to the area at about 5 p.m. in response to a drowning. Officers working at the park rescued the victim from the water and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, a Jacksonville police news release states. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< 'The initial investigation has revealed the victim was swimming when a possible rip current pulled him out and he went under the water,' police stated in the news release. Foul play is not suspected, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Read: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 Read: Two-year-old boy dies after accidentally shooting himself in Jacksonville Read: Surveillance video released: FBI, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office search for bank robber [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
