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  • 6 days ago | actionnewsjax.com | Alexus Cleavenger

    ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — St. Johns County Fire Rescue said they’ve seen a 6.5% increase in structure fires in the last year. Lithium-ion batteries are a big reason why firefighters are battling more house fires. “We’ve seen a definite influx in golf cart fires and e-bike fires,” said Chris Naff, the spokesperson for St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

  • 1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Alexus Cleavenger

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Protesters are standing in solidarity with the three people who were arrested during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Action News Jax was at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday as dozens waited for the release of two out of the three that were arrested. Leah Grady was already released from jail when protesters gathered Wednesday and she spoke out. “Put simply, it was a dumb thing to be arrested for,” said Grady.

  • 1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Alexus Cleavenger

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New video shared with Action News Jax shows several people being walked out of Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting in handcuffs. Newly elected City Council President Kevin Carrico told us that three people were arrested for assault on a law enforcement officer. It happened just as public comment was ending.

  • 1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Alexus Cleavenger

    ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — After years of concerns over a dangerous walk to school, there is now a solution for some st. Johns County students. A new Florida law will require a bus to take students living in the St. Johns Forest neighborhood to and from Liberty Pines Academy. Kimberly Reach lives in that neighborhood and has four kids who go to the school. She said she never let her kids walk to school on the sidewalk along County Road 2209, where 9B and St. Johns Parkway meet.

  • 2 weeks ago | actionnewsjax.com | Alexus Cleavenger

    ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A St. John’s County mom who’s teenage son was killed by a truck driver is pushing for federal changes that she said will make the roads safer. Connor Dzion died in 2017 after a truck driver slammed into him as he was sitting in standstill traffic. In a civil case, lawyers said it was because the driver was on his phone, and not paying attention. But Dzion’s family said he should have seen plenty of warnings before the crash if he could read what was in front of him.

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