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39-year-old mother killed, 2 children injured in Davenport crash. Driver may face charges
A mother was killed and her two children injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday night. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said speed and impairment appear to be factors and it expects to file criminal charges against the driver. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. on North Ridge Trail, north...
IFL: Quad City Steamwheelers (8-7) at Jacksonville Sharks (4-11)
Quad City Steamwheelers (8-7) at Jacksonville Sharks (4-11) When: Saturday, 6:05 p.m. (Central), Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla. History: This is Quad City’s first meeting with the expansion Sharks, who just joined the league this year after lengthy and successful Arena Football League and National Arena League runs.
Jaguars Employee Theft Football
Jacksonville Jaguars sue imprisoned ex-employee over multimillion-dollar theft from team. The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team’s virtual credit card program. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Duval County Circuit Court, seeks more than $66 million in damages, or three times the amount Amit Patel admitted stealing to feed a gambling addiction and a lavish lifestyle. The 31-year=old Patel was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison in March after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and making an illegal monetary transaction.
More than a dozen flights canceled at JIA after global IT outage
A worldwide outage Friday morning at a global IT provider has canceled flights and caused dozens of delays at Jacksonville International Airport, as airlines found their computer systems down. At least 16 flights have been canceled at JIA, according to FlightAware. At least 36 flights are delayed in Jacksonville as...
Who is Amit Patel? Jacksonville Jaguars sued him after he stole $22 million for gambling
A former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars now faces a lawsuit by the NFL team he stole more than $22 million from to pay his gambling debts. The Jaguars sued Amit Patel on Thursday, July 19 for $66.7 million — triple what he was convicted of embezzling to fund a lavish lifestyle and feed his addiction to sports betting. The team cited a Florida law that says victims of theft are entitled to recover triple the amount stolen.
North Jacksonville Ulta Beauty approved for a makeover
Ulta Beauty received a permit from the city of Jacksonville to remodel its store at 14964 Max Leggett Pkwy. in the Parkway Shops shopping center across from River City Marketplace in north Jacksonville. Rectenwald Brothers will serve as the general contractor for the $490K update to the 9,932 square foot...
Blue Angels, Patty Wagstaff on 2024 Jacksonville air show schedule
Plenty of people in Jacksonville already know what they're doing on the third weekend of October. That's when the NAS Jax Air Show comes to town with high-flying aerobatic aviators, parachute teams and the Blue Angels. Here's what we know about this year's air show. When is Jacksonville's air show...
Jacksonville Jaguars 'Prowler Throwbacks' available now
The Jacksonville Jaguars are turning back the clock for their 30th season with some very cool Prowler throwback uniforms. Based on the team's original 1995 look, the uniforms will make their debut against Indianapolis on October 6. The name 'Prowler Throwbacks' comes from the running Jaguar logo on the shoulder/sleeve....
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