Clay County News

In an 18-day stretch, the Clay County Sheriff's Office has contended with a fatal police shooting, a double homicide, the disappearance of a little girl whose body was later discovered in a landfill and, this week, the murder-suicide of two children and their father .

After America's Most Wanted featured Somer Thompson's kidnapping and murder on Saturday's episode, the Clay County Sheriff's Office released artist renderings of two items that belonged to the Orange Park first grader and haven't been seen since her abduction.

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.

The Clay County Sheriff's Office has released two images of items that might have been in 7-year-old Somer Thompson's possession when she was abducted Oct.

State fire investigators working with the Clay County Sheriff's Office arrested three men accused of setting a fire inside the Orange Park Walmart store last week.

The Jacksonville Jewish Federation is reaching out to Jewish families in Clay County.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:07 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. ORANGE PARK Counseling will be offered to Clay County deputies after the usually quiet area has experienced seven killings in 18 days.

Store surveillance cameras that caught three men starting a fire inside an Orange Park Walmart is being credited with arrests in the case Thursday.

Clay County investigators have arrested a Jacksonville man in the Oct. 18 fatal stabbings of two men outside a Fleming Island nightclub.

David Lamm of "Lamm at Large" will be the guest speaker tonight for the Clay County Gator Club's annual Florida/Georgia Halloween meeting.

The Clay County Sheriff's Office provides the following driver safety tips. Since drivera TMs error is one of the most common causes of auto accidents, remembering some of these tips can prevent injuries and fatalities: 1. Keep your vehicle in good repair.

Swimming Pen Elementary fifth grader, S helby, was one of the first students at her school to get the shot in the arm.

A Clay County man undergoing a divorce shot and killed his two sleeping children while his wife was showering and then shot himself, authorities said.

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

Starting today, the Clay County Health Department will be offering the H1N1 vaccine to public and private school students.

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

The newly formed 2009-10 Clay County Charter Review Commission will hold its first meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

A school board member in Escambia County, Alabama has been arrested on charges he allegedly fondled female inamtes.

For news updates and more photos, go to jacksonville.com. For information on how to report tips in the case, help the family or contact Rockers Against Sexual Predators, go here: How to help solve the mystery Follow the case Somer Thompson photo gallery Letter of thanks Facts in the case Oct.

The Clay County Health Department will begin providing H1N1 vaccinations to children in schools starting next week.