Green Cove Springs News

Florida Highway Patrol investigators said John Herbert, 50, of Green Cove Springs was in critical condition Sunday morning after being hit by an SUV while riding his motorcycle.

Each Saturday, the Times-Union's pet blog, Cold Noses, is featuring pets available for adoption at area shelters.

Provided by Ray Zerba The Golden Raintree is a fast-growing tree that spreads seeds easily.

Two children and a man have been found dead in an upscale gated community in north Florida.

Two children and a man have been found dead in an upscale gated community in north Florida.

First Coast Crime Stoppers announced enhanced rewards Monday in the search for Somer Thompson's killer and a Riverside rapist, while a fresh reward has been offered in the slaying of a construction worker in Jacksonville.

About 75 people waited outside Jacksonville Memory Gardens cemetery for Somer Thompson's funeral procession to arrive, which it did around 12:30. Just before 12:20, police started blocking off the streets around Wells and Blanding, and Kingsley and Blanding so that they could only be accessed by the funeral procession.

JACKSONVILLE - As President Obama prepares for a visit to Jacksonville's Mayport Naval Air Station, Rep.

The Duval County Health Department has confirmed the county's 13th death from the H1N1 swine flu.

Sam Thompson was at the Tuesday funeral and burial of his daughter Somer. He traveled almost 500 miles from North Carolina to help bury his child.

The Clay County Health Department will hold special free clinics Wednesday and Thursday for individuals seeking the nasal mist H1N1 vaccine.

A man is recovering after he fell in a void tank space on a tug boat Wednesday afternoon.

FBI and FDLE investigators sift through items in a dumpster outside an unoccupied home at 1080 Gano Avenue Friday morning.

Following is an excerpt from the report from the Jacksonville News.com. ORANGE PARK - Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler announced this afternoon that the body of a small child has been found in a Georgia landfill.

DON BURK/The Times-Union Diena Thompson, mother of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, tries to hold back tears during a morning news conference with Sheriff Rick Beseler, as she holds a photos of her missing daughter.

Antarctica remains a dream vacation for many people, especially those who have a passion for travel and going to new, exotic destinations.

Christmas will come to Green Cove Springs after all this year. The beloved, well-known holiday events - Christmas on Walnut Street and the Parade of Trees - will take place this year, although their fate was temporarily in question.

The Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition's meeting begins at noon Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 118 King St.

Cliff Backmann lived to care for his ill wife and the two mutts they rescued from the pound.

A 13-year-old Green Cove Springs boy was listed in fair condition at Shands Jacksonville on Monday, two days after authorities said he was shot accidentally inside his home.