Aleesia Hatcher
Multimedia Journalist at WJXT-TV (Jacksonville, FL)
Multimedia Journalist at WCWJ-TV (Jacksonville, FL)
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1 week ago |
news4jax.com | Briana Brownlee |Chris Will |Ashley Harding |Aleesia Hatcher
Published: June 19, 2025 at 8:08 AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A prayer vigil Thursday morning will honor the lives of Angela Carr, Jerrald Gallion and A.J. Laguerre Jr., nearly two years after the three were killed in a racially-motivated attack at a Dollar General in Jacksonville. A historic marker was unveiled near the store in August to mark one year since the three were killed and to recognize the bravery of a survivor.
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2 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Marcela Camargo |Ariel Schiller |Aleesia Hatcher
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Family members identified the man who was killed in a shooting Wednesday in the parking lot of Copeland’s restaurant on Jacksonville’s Southside. The family identified the man as Kenneth Mobley. On Wednesday afternoon, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at the restaurant located at the intersection of Southside Boulevard and Touchton Road. The incident prompted a large police presence. A JSO helicopter, drone, and K-9 were also seen at the scene.
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2 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Travis Gibson |Aleesia Hatcher
Published: June 9, 2025 at 2:26 PMSign up for our NewslettersPublished: June 9, 2025 at 2:26 PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Delta Airlines flight that departed from Atlanta and was bound for Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing Monday afternoon in Jacksonville after smoke was reported in the cockpit.
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3 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Aleesia Hatcher
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A court hearing in Jacksonville’s federal court was held Friday morning to hear testimony in a case that could impact the longtime debate over Confederate monuments on city property. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Earl M. Johnson Jr. v. Mayor Donna Deegan and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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3 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Aleesia Hatcher
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A snow cone business dream will never become a reality for a Jacksonville family after a father was fatally shot outside his home while protecting his loved ones. Donte Swan, a father of 12, was killed on May 15, just steps away from his front door. His fiancée Iesha Gibson said they heard suspicious activity around their vehicles, and Swan went to go check it out. “He was a great person, a great guy, a great father, a great man,” Gibson said.
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