8-year-old boy dies after grease fire engulfs Westside home: JSO
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Thursday afternoon fire that broke out while an 8-year-old boy and his grandparents were cooking at a home in the Commonwealth neighborhood has claimed the life…
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Inmate Leroy Beckett dies in JSO custody
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man who was an inmate at Duval County Jail died in custody Wednesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Leroy Beckett, 66, was taken…
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Duval County inmate dies after days being hospitalized, JSO says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 66-year-old Duval County inmate died at a local hospital Wednesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said Leroy Beckett, 66, was transported to a hospital…
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Postal worker dies after crash causes vehicle to overturn on 103rd Street
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 40-year-old postal worker died Tuesday after a multiple-vehicle crash on 103rd Street Tuesday. The FHP report said the postal worker was driving on 103rd Street just…
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‘Gentle, intelligent’ 22-year-old giraffe dies at Jacksonville Zoo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old giraffe named “Spock” was euthanized at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on Monday, according to the zoo’s Facebook page. Spock was a geriatric giraffe and…
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22-year-old giraffe Spock dies at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens
Spock was humanely euthanized due to health concerns stemming from her age. She was an ‘auntie’ to 22 giraffe calves throughout her long life. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Staff at the…
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Gainesville woman dies from crash on U.S. 441
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – An 88-year-old died Saturday evening following a crash on U.S. 441 and County Road 237, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 6:57 p.m., the driver…
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Driver dies after semitruck drives off I-295 overpass, crashes onto train tracks below
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The driver of a semitruck died after it went off an overpass and crashed onto the railroad tracks below at Pickettville Road. Traffic is starting to flow…
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21-year-old Lake Butler woman dies in head-on collision with semi in Union County
UNION COUNTY, Fla. – A 21-year-old Lake Butler woman died in a head-on collision with a semitruck in Union County on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The…
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32-year-old inmate dies in custody at Jacksonville hosptial, JSO says
JACKSONVILLE, Fl. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that a Duval County inmate died early Sunday morning at a Jacksonville hospital, according to a release. The release said correctional officers…
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