Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department announced the passing of one of its engineers on Tuesday.

The Christ Church in the Westside holds a live nativity with real animals.

Just call him Chase History. Christ’s Church Academy star Chase Healey won his third consecutive Class 1A state championship with a sterling performance on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando. Healey beat True North’s Brennon Chow, 6-2, 6-6, (7-2) to make history as just the seventh boys player to end his career with three titles.

The Christ’s Church star is one victory away from a third consecutive state championship after cruising to three wins in singles.

There will be an NBA game in Salt Lake City on Sunday night.

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years.

Police are investigating what caused a truck to crash into a Neptune Beach church building Thursday morning.

Restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts is one of the many agenda items awaiting Pope Francis on his trip to Canada, which begins Sunday.

Two Jesuit priests and a tour guide murdered in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara this week are the latest in a long line of activists, reporters, travelers and local residents who have been threatened or killed by criminal gangs that dominate the region.

A Texas community was left in awe after a devastating fire ravished a Bridgeport church on Friday bringing everything to the ground — everything but a cross.

Chase Healey made it an unforgettable week at the state tennis tournament for local players.

For the past year, 53-year-old Christopher Pledger has been locked up in the Clay County Jail, accused of sexual battery, records show.

More than 400 Detroit families came to Faith Xperience Church to watch 10,000 eggs drop from a helicopter!

Christian worshipers gathered in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Seplucher, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection, to observe the Easter holiday.

A former member of a North Jacksonville church connected to a case involving more than 30 years of sexual abuse pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to two counts of sexual battery.

Paul Dyal, 78, is facing two counts of sexual battery on a child. When he appeared before a judge last month, he was ordered to be held without bond.

Deputy said there is a swamp near the homes and divers are on standby and will wade through the water if necessary.

Some of the women who say they were abused at a north Jacksonville church went back to the church campus Wednesday with their attorney to share their stories.

The senior pastor of Celebration Church, one of the largest churches in Jacksonville, took a moment during Sunday morning service to address a legal dispute between the church and its founding pastors.

Attorney Cynthia Crawford, representing survivors of sex assaults linked to Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ Church, said she is holding a news conference today.

One day after three men linked to a local church were arrested for child sexual abuse, News4JAX is learning more about the almost 20-year investigation.

For the past year, 53-year-old Christopher Pledger has been locked up in the Clay County Jail, accused of sexual battery, records show.

Bold City Church’s annual turkey outreach is Saturday, November 20th from 9am-12pm on the Northside.

The Supervisor of Elections Office in Clay County has announced the death of a beloved elections worker, who died of complications from COVID-19.

A historic Black church was destroyed by a fire last Thursday night. Now, members of St. Simon’s Baptist Church are making do by holding services outside. The pastor’s assistant said the church staff will keep holding services outside until the church is rebuilt. It’s joy that I cannot explain.”Ambakisye, the assistant pastor at St. Simons Baptist Church, said Sunday’s service was wonderful and chose to focus on the good rather than the church being destroyed. Investigators are calling the fire that destroyed St. Simon’s Church on Thursday night suspicious.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This week the Downtown Development Review Board approved the historic Laura Street Trio project, according to News4Jax partners at the Jax Daily Record. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) The city also approved plans for a concert venue attached to a rooftop bar on Bay Street, also known as Project 323. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Church leaders in Florida are pushing for more than 80 churches in under-served areas to become vaccination clinics. Church leaders say the governor and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry aren’t doing enough to reach underserved communities with the vaccine. They are now working to get the federal government to provide enough doses to open these sites. The leaders say it’s not political, it’s about saving lives. Church leaders announced nine Northeast Florida locations where they say coronavirus vaccination clinics should be placed.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Household of Faith Church in Jacksonville wants to help families in need this Thanksgiving. The church is giving away 600 turkeys and several pallets of food items to community members Saturday at 9 a.m. A limited supply of gas cards and Walmart gift cards will also be included. Call the church if you need food for Thanksgiving at 904-764-8400. Household of Faith church

However, many churches in Northeast Florida told News4Jax they will not open their churches. Instead, they will stream Easter service online. At University Church, lead Pastor Frank Ciresi, said they will also stream Easter Service online. In addition to streaming Easter service, other churches are bringing people together at a safe social distance. Their drive-in Easter service will be held on Sunday at 10:15 a.m. in the Northeast Florida Fair parking lot to accommodate hundreds of worshipers.

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