JACKSONVILLE BEACH

The St. Johns County father of four had just left the home of his ex-wife in Jacksonville Beach and stopped to move a tire out of the road, according to investigators. A tire they say was placed there intentionally.

The State Attorney’s Office and Jacksonville Beach Police Department announced that Mario Fernandez Saldana, the husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife Shanna Gardner Fernandez, has been arrested in Bridegan’s murder. Read: Ikea class action agreement could get you part of $24M settlementThe charges Fernandez Saldana is facingFernandez Saldana was arrested Thursday by ATF agents in Kissimmee. Investigators discovered that the single link between Bridegan and Tenon was Fernandez Saldana: that Tenon rented a Jacksonville house that belonged to Fernandez Saldana. At the time of Bridegan’s death, the two shared equal custody of their twins, Fernandez Saldana’s arrest warrant said. According to Fernandez Saldana’s arrest warrant, he met Gardner-Fernandez in 2018 at her CrossFit gym, where Fernandez Saldana worked as a maintenance man.

Michael Troy Hutto, noted for the Jacksonville Beach-based clothing brand, was sentenced to 12 years in the 2020 death of Lora Grace Duncan, 18.

Florida showed deadly dominance in a recently compiled list of the most dangerous beaches in the U.S.

A popular Jacksonville Beach restaurant owner is in the hospital and in serious condition after a Father’s Day dip in the swimming pool turned tragic.

U.S. Army medic Sam Newey never heard the German mortar coming as he dashed through a field in Eastern France to help a wounded comrade 77 years ago.

A mama duck found herself at the right place at the right time when she “delivered” her babies at the labor and delivery center of Baptist Medical Center’s Jacksonville Beach location this week.

FireDude04 shared this photo of seagulls taking flight during a sunrise over Jacksonville Beach. ORLANDO, Fla. – Expect a much cooler day on Friday behind a front that brought a few showers to Central Florida Thursday night. We will be dry across-the-board through the weekend and most of next week. The average high in Orlando on this date is 78. AdFor the first day of spring on Saturday, expect a high of 70.

Expect afternoon highs to reach the mid to upper 80s by 3 p.m.Beach Forecast: Tons of sunshine, with highs in the mid-80s along the coast. A moderate to low risk of rip currents will be in effect today with surf at 3-4 feet. Pollen Forecast: Continued heat and dry weather will cause pollen counts to remain very high throughout the week. Our next front will reach northern Florida late this afternoon, increasing clouds across far northern portions of the area. With the addition of more clouds and rain, temperatures will begin the downward trend into the low 80s.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A man was arrested after snatching a puppy while delivering food to a Jacksonville Beach home on Saturday, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Sunday. I mean, it was just terrible,” Block told News 6 partner WJXT-TV by phone on Sunday. AdBlock said the food delivery driver was caught on surveillance video walking into an elevator with the dog before leaving in a blue Ford Focus. Jacksonville Beach police say the theft of the dog was captured on surveillance video. We confirmed the individual charged with this crime was not a Grubhub driver and has never been contracted with us.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A shark bit a Jacksonville Beach professional surfer's elbow, leaving him bloody and with deep teeth marks. **Surfer Frank O'Rourke was out near the pier at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday when the shark latched onto his arm, knocking him off his board, according to News 6 sister station WJXT. "He immediately went to a bar 'cause he was like, 'I got bit by a shark,' and people were like, 'I'll buy you drinks.' So he went and hung out at the pier," Berger said. He chose not to go to the hospital, but his friend told News4Jax he thinks O'Rourke could have afforded a stitch or two.