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A triple Christmas Night shooting in Palatka that left two young men dead and a third man in the hospital fighting for his life was just a small portion of the gun violence that has erupted during the Christmas holidays.
An investigation into the City of Palatka’s former interim city manager, Jonathan Griffith, has concluded that he concealed a significant business relationship while serving in his position.
A family in Putnam County is meeting their brother/son for the first time after going 52 years without knowing they existed.
There is a renewed warning about gas station skimmers as a Jacksonville man faces justice in another state
A 63-year-old man from Palatka was killed Thursday and a 40-year-old man was injured in a crash on State Road 207, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
Detectives in North Carolina on Tuesday arrested former QI Roberts Junior-Senior High School teacher Robert Grady Bush Jr., 54, of Palatka and accused him of a second-degree felony of authority figure soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student.
The high school football playoffs begin this week. Here is a glance of the matchups for local teams in the Rural and Class 1A and 2A divisions. Breakdowns of games in Classes 3A-7A will be published on Thursday.
A 50-year-old St. Augustine man died Friday night after he stepped into the path of a car on U.S. 1 near Andora Street and was struck, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
An investigative panel on Monday alleged that a Putnam County judge appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year abused her authority through the “improper use” of judicial contempt power “in direct contravention of clearly established procedures and law.”
Some low-lying areas in the county have seen flooding due to heavy rain. Some residents plan to evacuate while others will stay home and ride out the storm.
It was a wild and chaotic week as Hurricane Helene shook up the high school football schedule. Teams played on Wednesday and Friday, with many pushing their Week 6 games to Monday, Sept. 30. But quite a few teams squeezed in their games. Here’s a look at the results and the ever-changing schedule.
The Palatka High School community came together Friday to honor the life of a 15-year-old football player who suddenly passed away from a possible cardiac arrest.
A vigil is being held for a Palatka Junior-Senior High School (PJSHS) football player after he died unexpectedly in his home Tuesday morning, according to the Putnam County School District.
Alyssa Vallad’s crushed a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to slap an exclamation point on the most dominant close to a season in program history and deliver the Vikings a 7-5 win over Kirkwood for the NJCAA Division II title in Spartanburg, SC.
The dream ride of the St. Johns River State College softball team continues, and it’s taken the Vikings all the way to the NJCAA Division II national championship game.
A local college’s baseball and softball teams are capping off historic seasons in a unique way.
The Palatka Police Department said it will crackdown on people who blast loud music while driving and those with loud car exhausts because of complaints from residents.
A man in Putnam County is being held without bond due to not cooperating with investigators after he was charged with possessing an explosive, aggravated battery, and illegal possession of a gun silencer.
A Putnam County deputy was rushed to a hospital Friday after he was exposed to an unknown substance during a traffic stop in Palatka, according to the sheriff’s office.
On Thursday, News4JAX got a behind-the-scenes look at Green Dragon Florida's facility where they’re cultivating and processing medical marijuana.
The City of Palatka launched a new program that will help residents who struggled with utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a release, the St. John’s River Water Management District conducted a 196-acre prescribed burn at its J.P. Hall Bayard Conservation Area in Clay County.
A Florida woman was arrested last week after allegedly trying to sell her daughter outside of a local business, according to the Palatka Police Department.
A 33-year-old Putnam County man who pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder in the shooting death of his friend has been sentenced to life in prison.
Putnam County residents in an unincorporated area of Palatka said their community is under siege by gun violence.
The mother of a 12-year-old boy is speaking out after her son was injured by his teacher Monday.
A 3-year-old was safely rescued Monday night after two good samaritans spotted him in the middle of a busy street in Palatka.
After Week, 10 the playoff picture is coming into focus. Eight district champions were crowned this week, with one big one left to go.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving two cars that left at least one person dead on State Road 19 and Crill Avenue in Palatka Sunday evening.
In Palatka, a two-year investigation into illegal drug activity led to multiple arrests during a raid on a suspected drug house.
Baylee Holbrook, a 16-year-old who was struck by lightning while hunting with her dad in Putnam County passed away Thursday morning, according to Trinity Baptist Church.
A 16-year-old Putnam County girl and her father were struck by lightning that glanced off a tree Tuesday afternoon while they were hunting, the Sheriff's Office said.
A Putnam County solid waste employee is facing charges of larceny and fraud after investigators said she went on an illegal shopping spree with a county credit card. Denise Adams, 48, of Interlachen has already bonded out of jail on a $30,000 bond.
This week’s SnapJAX stories brought me to a rural part of our area -- to a house on 40 acres in Palatka where we were looking for something that only 1% of the population will ever see: a pink grasshopper. Jackie Green, who owns the property, has enjoyed such a rare sighting TWICE.
The North Palatka community is sick of the increase in violence after two men in their early-20s were injured in a Wednesday late-night shooting.
Video from this weekend shows WWE legend “The Undertaker” standing just feet away from a swimming shark. And his wife said he was doing it to protect her.
The man brought Harry Potter books, $20, and some muffins from a gas station, PCSO said.
A 9-year-old was killed and three others including two children were seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash in Putnam County.
A Palatka man was arrested Thursday morning and accused of kidnapping after he allegedly took a 5-year-old child from a home he was visiting.
A Deltona man is dead Saturday after being thrown out of an overturned Can-Am side-by-side vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced an indictment in the 2015 murder of a pregnant woman from Daytona Beach.
A body was found in the St. Johns River after a car drove off Browns Landing Boat Ramp in Palatka early Monday morning, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Two people were taken to jail and face multiple felony charges after a neighbor saw something and reported it to authorities, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Farm Share, Florida’s leading food nonprofit and the state’s largest food bank, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Jacksonville area on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Jenkins Middle School.
A jury in Putnam County on Tuesday sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the stabbing death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, according to a news release from the State Attorney’s Office.
The United States Postal Service on Tuesday announced it’s offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible after two postal workers were robbed at gunpoint in Putnam County.
Two teams go head-to-head in Putnam County for their last game of the regular season for this week’s Football Friday on 4 when Palatka High School takes on St. Augustine in one of the area’s oldest rivalries.
A Palatka woman was stabbed multiple times Tuesday night following an argument with her roommate, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
The biggest week of the high school football regular season is in the books, headlined by an upset decades in the making.
It wasn’t just the 43 times that Ta’Jon Nelms carried the ball that was impressive, nor was it the 194 yards the Fernandina Beach running back picked up on the ground.
The Palatka Police Department on Friday night said detectives continue their investigation into a shooting outside Vick’s Supper Club, renewing its push for anyone with information to come forward.
A dozen illegal firearms, lots of cash and more than a kilo of illegal narcotics have been confiscated amid a crackdown following a spike in violent crime in and around Palatka, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives arrested a 31-year-old Palatka man accused of threatening a mass shooting on social media, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
A pilot was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a small plane crashed Monday morning in a wooded area in the Palatka area, authorities said.
The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 3 games.
Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach and Palatka Mayor Terrill Hill appear to be at odds.
