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Teen injured when suspect fires at car at least 17 times outside Southpoint hotel: JSO
Read full article: Teen injured when suspect fires at car at least 17 times outside Southpoint hotel: JSOA teenage girl was injured after a suspect shot multiple times at the car she was in at a hotel parking lot in Southpoint Monday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
‘It wasn’t her time to go’: Strangers tag team CPR to save little girl found floating in pond
Read full article: ‘It wasn’t her time to go’: Strangers tag team CPR to save little girl found floating in pondGood Samaritan, JSO and JFRD use CPR to bring little girl "back to life" after she fell in a retention pond.
Katie’s Story: A journey of authenticity and acceptance in the news industry
Read full article: Katie’s Story: A journey of authenticity and acceptance in the news industryYou see, it’s less about coming out, but about letting your people in and living authentically as exactly who God created you to be.
12-year-old walking on sidewalk shot when gunman drives up, starts shooting: JSO
Read full article: 12-year-old walking on sidewalk shot when gunman drives up, starts shooting: JSOA 12-year-old girl was shot Thursday night when a car approached her while she walking on the street in the Panama Park neighborhood.
21-year-old man arrested, accused of shooting 12-year-old Jacksonville girl who was not intended target
Read full article: 21-year-old man arrested, accused of shooting 12-year-old Jacksonville girl who was not intended targetPolice announced an arrest in the shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Northwest Jacksonville.
Amber Alert: Van found in Clay County, 14-year-old still missing from Volusia County
Read full article: Amber Alert: Van found in Clay County, 14-year-old still missing from Volusia CountyA 14-year-old Volusia County girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert on Monday remained missing Tuesday, although the van mentioned in the initial alert was found in Clay County, authorities said.
10-year-old girl who ran off after argument with parent found safe
Read full article: 10-year-old girl who ran off after argument with parent found safeThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has located a 10-year-old girl who went missing Wednesday evening near Alta Drive on the Northside after an argument with a parent.
Brooke Shields takes charge of her story in 'Pretty Baby'
Read full article: Brooke Shields takes charge of her story in 'Pretty Baby'Brooke Shields has been known as beautiful and famous since she was a baby, but a new documentary series reveals it’s taken decades for her to feel confident in her talent.
16-year-old girl killed after storm sweeps through Florida Panhandle
Read full article: 16-year-old girl killed after storm sweeps through Florida PanhandleA 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle was killed when a tree fell on the vehicle she was in during a fierce storm that saw wind speeds reach 80 miles per hour.
Marilyn Parker: Once-shy girl enjoys epic (stomach-churning) Blue Angels adventure
Read full article: Marilyn Parker: Once-shy girl enjoys epic (stomach-churning) Blue Angels adventureMy flight with Blue Angel No. 7 was what everyone said it would be: the adventure of a lifetime and something I’ll never forget.
JSO releases sketch of man accused of luring young girls, sexually battering one on Westside
Read full article: JSO releases sketch of man accused of luring young girls, sexually battering one on WestsideThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating two cases over the past few weeks that appear to be connected, where a man is attempting to lure young girls into his vehicle. In one case, a girl was sexually battered.
13-year-old girl dies after pellet gun shooting, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office says
Read full article: 13-year-old girl dies after pellet gun shooting, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office saysA 13-year-old girl who was shot by a pellet gun earlier this month has died, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to News4JAX on Tuesday.
Group calls for justice after teen girl shot in red-light ambush escapes with minor injury
Read full article: Group calls for justice after teen girl shot in red-light ambush escapes with minor injuryThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a shooter that unloaded 20 bullets into a car that was stopped at a traffic light on the Northside early Sunday morning.
Authorities in St. Johns County cracking down on drunk drivers over holiday weekend
Read full article: Authorities in St. Johns County cracking down on drunk drivers over holiday weekendOperation Wolf Pack is underway, as multiple agencies in St. Johns County are watching for drunk drivers during the holiday weekend.
Deputies shoot 14-year-old Florida girl who they say pointed gun at them
Read full article: Deputies shoot 14-year-old Florida girl who they say pointed gun at themA Florida sheriff says his deputies did everything they could to de-escalate the situation after a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy broke into a home, found weapons and opened fire on officers.
Video appears to show man trying to kidnap Florida girl at bus stop
Read full article: Video appears to show man trying to kidnap Florida girl at bus stopA man was arrested Tuesday after he attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old girl at a bus stop in Pensacola, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Clay County deputies identify crying girl who ran from store
Read full article: Clay County deputies identify crying girl who ran from storeCLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said it has located and identified a child between the age of 7- to 12-years-old who caused concern when she ran from a gas station alone Sunday night. The girl was wearing a bonnet/scarf, purple pajamas and a blue face mask when she left a convenience store on County Road 220 at Heritage Farms. She was crying but when asked if she was OK, she ran out of the store towards the Breckenridge area. Deputies said they were still investigating the circumstances that led her to run from the store.
Bindi Irwin, husband welcome baby girl
Read full article: Bindi Irwin, husband welcome baby girlBindi Irwin, right, and husband Chandler PowellSome joyful news was announced on Friday. Bindi Irwin and her husband welcomed their first child into the world. Irwin posted images on Twitter earlier Friday morning with the caption “Grace Warrior Irwin Powell.”Grace was born on Thursday and weighs 7 pounds 7 ounces. Irwin posted saying Grace is named after her great-grandmother and relatives on her husbands side. Her middle name, “Warrior Irwin,” is a tribute to her dad Steve Irwin and his legacy as the most quote “incredible Wildlife Warrior.”
12-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy located safe
Read full article: 12-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy located safeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 12-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy that were subject of a search on Sunday have been found safe, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The girl was reported missing in Lexington, North Carolina, on Friday. Davidson County Sheriff’s Office investigators say they are not sure of her connection to Jacksonville, but when she was seen Saturday evening with a Jacksonville teenager on Saturday evening, local police joined the search. When JSO announced the juveniles were found, they did not say where or the circumstances. The front desk woman did not say what the motive for that was.
Missing 11-year-old girl found safe, Jacksonville police say
Read full article: Missing 11-year-old girl found safe, Jacksonville police sayBecause the girl is no longer missing, News4Jax has opted to remove her name and photo from this article. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A missing 11-year-old girl was found safe, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Sunday afternoon. That’s where police said they learned the girl had run away from the home sometime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. Police said the child was seen getting into a gray Dodge Charger. About an hour and a half after the Sheriff’s Office ask for the public’s help finding the girl, police announced she had been found safe.
St. Augustine man accused of raping girl
Read full article: St. Augustine man accused of raping girlST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – St. Augustine police are searching for a man accused of raping a girl last month. Hunter Dylan Jones Buck, 25, of St. Augustine, is wanted for sexual battery on a minor, the St. Augustine Police Department announced Monday in a Facebook post. The girl told police she saw a man, identified as Buck, driving around and thought he may have been doing work in the area. The girl’s mother told police she tried to block his escape, but he again pushed her out of the way. Anyone with information about Buck’s whereabouts is asked to call the St. Augustine Police Department at 904-825-1070 or Crime Stoppers at 888-277-8477.
Missing Clay County teen found safe
Read full article: Missing Clay County teen found safeORANGE PARK, Fla. – The 13-year-old girl from Clay County who went missing last month has been found safe, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Thursday. The Florida Missing Child Alert for ALEYSHA HICKS has been cancelled. The child is safe. If you would like further information, please call the Orange Park Police Department at 904-264-5555. — FDLE (@fdlepio) January 21, 2021Police said the Aleysha Hicks has run away 14 times since November.
17-year-old died in fall from moving truck in Baker County
Read full article: 17-year-old died in fall from moving truck in Baker CountyBAKER COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl on U.S. 90 near the intersection of Pine Top Road in Baker County. An initial report shows she was seated in the front passenger seat of a pick-up truck when she fell from the vehicle while it was moving at 10:45 p.m.She died at the scene. The investigation in continuing.
17-year-old girl killed in crash with tree in Putnam County
Read full article: 17-year-old girl killed in crash with tree in Putnam CountyWELAKA, Fla. – A teenage girl has died after a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday night in the town of Welaka. FHP investigators said the girl was 17-years-old. The crash happened as she was traveling west on County Road 308 B near the intersection of Foerster Lane when she the vehicle went onto the right shoulder, according to FHP. The driver then steered back onto the roadway, but she lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree on the car’s right side. The crash report shows the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
8 charged in sexual trafficking of 16-year-old girl, GBI says
Read full article: 8 charged in sexual trafficking of 16-year-old girl, GBI saysATLANTA – Officials say they have criminally charged eight Albany-area gang members in connection with prostituting a 16-year-old girl for two months in 2019. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says gang members sought men to engage in sex with the girl on a website, claiming she was an adult. Before, agents say members of the Inglewood Family Gang — an offshoot of the Bloods — prostituted the girl in hotels, vehicles and residences, taking money for themselves. In this case, evidence of a child sex trafficking ring came to light. https://t.co/0GnD8r2b95 pic.twitter.com/jKi0dxRKGG — GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) November 24, 2020Charges include aggravated sodomy, sexual trafficking, violating Georgia’s anti-gang law and violating the state’s racketeer influenced and corrupt organization law.
Amid pandemic, Belgrade street kids find comfort at refuge
Read full article: Amid pandemic, Belgrade street kids find comfort at refugeIn this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, a girl puts on her mask in Svratiste, or Roadhouse, Belgrade's first daily drop-in center for street children, in Serbia. For years, a small house tucked away in a Belgrade residential area has been an oasis of warmth and comfort for the Serbian capital's most vulnerable inhabitants - street children. The Roadhouse drop-in center has served the basic needs of hundreds of children who often have nowhere else to wash, warm up or properly eat. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Man, 20, arrested in shooting death of girlfriend’s 14-year-old sister
Read full article: Man, 20, arrested in shooting death of girlfriend’s 14-year-old sisterJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl last month in the Jacksonville Heights area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. According to Ifill’s arrest warrant, Ifill and his ex-girlfriend got into an argument over money, and the ex-girlfriend smashed his car window. The warrant said Ifill went to get his current girlfriend and her 14-year-old sister, intending to have it out with the ex-girlfriend and her family. Ifill got the gun back from the 14-year-old, and the confrontation led to an exchange of gunfire, according to the warrant. "All of this is supporting evidence they need to make that charge.”On Wednesday, when News4Jax stopped by the Renault Drive South home, which still had a lot of evidence tape visible, the family declined to comment.
Teen assumes Finland's PM post for a day in "Girls Takeover"
Read full article: Teen assumes Finland's PM post for a day in "Girls Takeover"A 16-year-old girl has assumed the post of Finnish prime minister for one day in the Girls Takeover scheme part of the U.Ns Day of the Girl to raise more awareness of gender equality in the world. Aava Murto stepped into the shoes of Prime Minister Sanna Marin Wednesday to highlight the impact of technology on gender equality. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)A 16-year-old girl ceremoniously assumed the post of Finnish prime minister for one day for the “Girls Takeover” program — part of the U.N. International Day of the Girl to raise more awareness of gender equality. Girls, too, have a digital future, and that is why girls should have a voice in technology,” Murto said. Girls Day on Sunday.
Jacksonville man accused of raping teen in St. Johns County
Read full article: Jacksonville man accused of raping teen in St. Johns CountyA 20-year-old Jacksonville man has been charged with raping a teenage girl last year in St. Johns County. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Austin Missinne forced himself on the girl on Nov. 3, 2019, in the victim’s car. The report said when Missinne forced the victim to kiss him and touched her in private places, she said no and told him to get out of the car. You can also contact the 24-hour rape crisis hotline serving St. Johns County at 904-824-1555 or the 24-hour hotline serving Duval, Nassau and Baker counties at 904-721-7273. Also in Nassau County, Micah’s Place is available for crisis assistance at 904-225-9979.
Teen girl injured in ATV crash, troopers say
Read full article: Teen girl injured in ATV crash, troopers sayA 14-year-old girl was injured in an ATV crash on North Forty Circle in Macclenny on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The girl was driving the ATV when it failed to negotiate a curve, causing the vehicle to overturn, troopers said. Three other teen girls who were passengers in the vehicle didn’t suffer injuries, troopers said.
12-year-old Mayport Middle student dies of COVID-19 complications
Read full article: 12-year-old Mayport Middle student dies of COVID-19 complicationsA 12-year-old girl who attended Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School died Friday due to complications after contracting the coronavirus, according to an online fundraising account created to help the family. A message that was sent by Chris Koek, the school’s principal, did not confirm the student’s name, but he did confirm that a Mayport Middle School student who was in the Duval HomeRoom program unexpectedly passed away. Duval HomeRoom is the online program that students have been using for remote learning. As of Friday, no positive COVID-19 cases were reported on the DCPS dashboard at Mayport Middle School during the 2020/2021 school year. Kimora Lynum, also known as Kimmie, had no underlying health conditions when she died from COVID-19 complications in July, her family said.
5-year-old New York girl saves swan from storm drain
Read full article: 5-year-old New York girl saves swan from storm drainA 5-year-old girl in New York is being hailed as a hero. She noticed a swan trapped in a storm drain and helped save its life. They got the swan out with the help of a big net and everyone agreed it would not have survived had it not been for Olivia. “And the stress that all the children and the parents are under that this little girl and a swan can just bring a smile to everybody’s face for a little while. It’s a good feeling.”Olivia says she wants to help animals when she grows up.
3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan
Read full article: 3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in TaiwanIn this image made from video, a 3 year old girl is lifted into the air by a large kite during a kite festival in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. The wind slowed down and the girl was safely recovered by adults on the ground. (Credit: Dainese Hsu)
Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets Cuba
Read full article: Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets CubaA girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Amber Alert canceled for 13-year-old Florida girl
Read full article: Amber Alert canceled for 13-year-old Florida girlMARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: The teen was found safe. The Florida AMBER Alert out of Martin County for 13-year-old Kimberly Newberry-Ohler has been resolved. #FLAMBER — FDLE (@fdlepio) June 11, 2020-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for a teenager in South Florida. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said 13-year-old Kimberly Newberry-Ohler was last seen Wednesday around 11 p.m. in Hobe Sound, Florida. Anyone with information regarding Kimberly is asked to call the Martin County Sheriff’s Office at 772-220-7170 or 911.
Governor DeSantis, wife welcome 3rd child to family
Read full article: Governor DeSantis, wife welcome 3rd child to familyThey welcomed a baby girl into the world, Casey DeSantis announced on Monday. “Ron and I are beyond blessed to welcome our new baby girl, Mamie to the world,” the announcement said. “She was the smallest of the bunch, but she is already holding her own,” Casey DeSantis said. “I did not go into the delivery room because I didn’t want to burn PPE,” DeSantis said. “You know, it was kind of a sad thing, but my wife and I both felt that was the right thing to do.
13-year-old girl Lake City girl found safe
Read full article: 13-year-old girl Lake City girl found safeThe Lake City Police Department said Wednesday a 13-year-old reported missing on Monday has been found. Officers said the girl, who ran away after a family disturbance, has been reunited with family.