Jacksonville

Latest Stories

Gloria Williams enters the courtroom for her sentencing hearing, Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Williams, who kidnapped a newborn from a Florida hospital two decades ago and raised the child as her own, was sentenced Friday to 18 years for kidnapping. She will also serve five years concurrently on a charge of custody interference. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP, Pool)

Woman sentenced to 18 years for kidnapping infant in 1998

Associated Press

Free despite guilty plea in murder, ‘Uncle Louie’ returns

By BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS - Associated Press

Property owner Todd Smith and Charles Harding who lives in a mobile home behind the house and is helping with the renovation and restoration project with the historic marker to be put up on the Jacksonville, Florida property Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Todd Smith has bought the old 1970's Van Zant family home where Ronnie and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special all grew up. Their parents both remained in the home until they died and now after it was chopped up into apartments and then left empty and neglected by another owner, Smith is renovating and restoring the historic site. Smith plans to turn it into an AirBnB for Skynyrd fans and will be installing a historic marker at the property that already draws fans of the iconic Southern Rock band. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Home of Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special officially history

By MATT SOERGEL - Associated Press

Hospital closing in northeast Alabama city of Jacksonville

Associated Press

Property owner Todd Smith and Charles Harding who lives in a mobile home behind the house and is helping with the renovation and restoration project with the historic marker to be put up on the Jacksonville, Florida property Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Todd Smith has bought the old 1970's Van Zant family home where Ronnie and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special all grew up. Their parents both remained in the home until they died and now after it was chopped up into apartments and then left empty and neglected by another owner, Smith is renovating and restoring the historic site. Smith plans to turn it into an AirBnB for Skynyrd fans and will be installing a historic marker at the property that already draws fans of the iconic Southern Rock band. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Home of Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special officially history

By MATT SOERGEL - Associated Press

Boise State, Florida State set 2019 game in Jacksonville

Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2006, file photo, Johnny Van Zant, left, arrives with his brother Donnie, at the 40th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. The house where rockers Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny Van Zant grew up is officially one of Florida's historic sites. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)

Boyhood home of Lynyrd Skynyrd brothers is now historic site

Associated Press

Florida's Taven Bryan walks on stage after being selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Jaguars use NFL draft to build for future, not this fall

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

In this Aug. 4, 2014, photo, Rick Butler, a nationally renowned volleyball coach from Chicago, watches a scrimmage during the first day of a volleyball camp at Abbott Sports Complex in Lincoln, Neb. Michigan State University has maintained ties to Butler for decades after he was publicly accused in 1995 of sexually abusing and raping six underage girls he trained in the 1980s. Letters obtained by The Associated Press from accusers' advocates show the school has been under pressure since at least 2017 to sever ties with Butler. (Stacie Scott/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Michigan State kept ties to coach accused of sexual abuse

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin, left, talks with team general manger David Caldwell before an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Jacksonville, Fla. Just about every move they have made since top executive Tom Coughlin's return last year has been to bolster the defense and running game. Those old-school ideals are so much a part of Jacksonville's identity that Coughlin even helped fashion new uniforms to match the team's on-field style. The NFL draft probably will adhere to the franchise's throwback philosophy. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Look for Jaguars to continue building to team identity

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

Jaguar fan John Taylor holds his player signed Win sign as he waits in the stands for the Jaguars return to Jacksonville as another fan holds a Blake Bortles big head behind him. Fans gathered at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. to celebrate the return of the Jacksonville Jaguars after their 45-42 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 to advance to the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots. (Bob Self/Florida Times-Union via AP) **FILE**

Jacksonville Jaguars become 1st NFL team with dog park inside stadium

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2018 file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) warms up before the AFC championship NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. The Jaguars began their offseason program still thinking about how close they came to upsetting New England and getting to the Super Bowl. Jacksonville led 20-10 early in the fourth quarter before faltering. Players say the 24-20 loss still stings and will serve as a driving force over the next nine months. Bortles says there’s “a hunger to reach that final game and go win it.” (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)

Jaguars back at work with AFC title game loss still stinging

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2017, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis (89) makes a catch over Indianapolis Colts safety Matthias Farley, left, for a 2-point conversion during the second half of an NFL football game, in Jacksonville, Fla. Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis says he has been released after 12 seasons with the team. Lewis told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, he got the news from his agent and feels “disrespected” by the timing of the move. It came a week after free agency began. He says, “I wish they would have done it sooner. I think I deserved a little better than this.”(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Jaguars dump Lewis after 12 seasons, also release Hurns

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2017, file photo, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Donte Moncrief (10) catches a pass in front of Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Moncrief is gladly gambling on himself. The former Indianapolis Colts receiver signed a one-year, $7 million contract with AFC South rival Jacksonville. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Moncrief gambles on himself, signs 1-year deal with Jaguars

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

To the NCAAs: FGCU tops Jacksonville for A-Sun title, 68-58

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Robinson (15) runs after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. The Jaguars are not expected to use the franchise tag on free-agent receiver Allen Robinson, raising questions about the team's plan to revamp an offense that lacked play-makers in 2017. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Jaguars decline to tag WR Robinson, leaving future in doubt

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

Lipscomb beats Jacksonville, advances to ASUN championship

Associated Press

Jury picks death for man who abducted, killed Florida girl

Associated Press

Harris posts Jacksonville’s 1st triple-double since 1994

Associated Press

Scott, Masterson lead, Kennesaw St. beats Jacksonville 78-54

Associated Press