Evan Sims pleads guilty to making threat on plane diverted to Jax

Evan Sims, 41, was arrested after Breeze Airways Flight 717 made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport on Dec. 5, 2023. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Rhode Island man accused…

Read more »

Is there a bomb threat at the Duval County court Wednesday?

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tells First Coast News that it was investigating an incident, as no further information was provided. DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — Editor’s note: First Coast News has…

Read more »

Rhode Island man pleads guilty to making a false bomb threat that diverted plane to Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Rhode Island man who got into an argument with his travel companion and caused the flight to divert in Jacksonville pleaded guilty in federal court to…

Read more »

Bomb threat at The Bolles School Wednesday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authorities are investigating a bomb threat at The Bolles School on the Southside. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is on scene at 7400 San Jose Blvd, the school…

Read more »

DCPS gives ‘all-clear’ for Normandy Village Elementary students to be returned to school after bomb threat

Normandy Village Elementary School students were being evacuated to Edward H. White High School Thursday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duval County Public Schools has given an “all-clear” after telling families…

Read more »

Man accused of bomb threat on plane has next court date in March

Evan Sims is accused of making bomb threats on a flight from Orlando to Providence December 5th that was rerouted to Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Wednesday there was a status…

Read more »

Weather Authority Alert for locally heavy rain and storm threat

Update:  No changes needed.  Rain is here and more to come. Areas of light rainfall will continue to spread over northeast Florida and southeast Georgia tonight.  Rain will progressively get…

Read more »

Deck The Chairs cancels weekend activities due to severe weather threat

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Christmas is almost one week away, which typically means there’s enough time to squeeze in some fun holiday events. Well, in Northeast Florida, the weather seems…

Read more »

Expect heavy rainfall, possible severe weather threat this weekend

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Locally heavy rainfall and the possibility of a severe weather threat with thunderstorms and possible tornadoes have prompted a Weather Authority Alert for Saturday, possibly stretching into…

Read more »

Le’Keian Woods’ cousin arrested for making shooting threat to JSO

Waheed Felton, 23, is facing a “making threats” charge and is currently being held in Duval County Jail on a $100,003 bond. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man claiming to be…

Read more »