While speaking in Jacksonville on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeated a claim that Florida’s crime rate is at 50-year low — but is it true? Data experts told News4JAX it’s a statistic that doesn’t paint the full picture. DeSantis made the claim while responding to a Black Air ForceContinue Reading
A woman was killed in a head-on Thursday morning crash in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said an 89-year-old man driving south on State Road 200 at 7:30 a.m. in a sports utility vehicle when he possibly experienced a medical emergency that caused him to swerveContinue Reading
Free lawn watering and cooler temperatures under cloudy skies. Happy Friday! Now: Showers and storms continue across western Clay and Putnam counties. More widespread across southern St. Johns and Flagler county. Locally heavy rain, lightning and gusty wind possible for the next hour or so. Tonight: Scattered showers with isolatedContinue Reading
Hurricanes that never hit but remain hundreds of miles away are capable of taking people’s lives and the death statistics are growing. The unfortunate cause is sneaker waves. People can be caught off guard from apparently mellow waves only to be surprised by long intervals of massive wave sets atContinue Reading
In this week’s episode of SnapJAX Stories — you never know what you’ll find in the wilderness! One of our “snappers,” Candace Watkins, knows she’s always going to see something wild on her 30-acre farm in Keystone Heights and knows to always have her camera ready. “I’ve had people tellContinue Reading
West Beaches Dental Care will be hosting a free dental care event for Jacksonville residents this Saturday, Sept. 9, at their Beach Boulevard location. The dental care facility will offer free X-rays, exams, cleanings and extractions on a first-come, first-serve basis. Adults and kids alike are welcome to attend thisContinue Reading
Family, friends and the Jacksonville community are paying their final respects on Friday and Saturday to those who died in a racist attack at a Dollar General store in New Town. Saturday marks two weeks since the shooting. RELATED: The Jacksonville shooter killed a devoted dad, a beloved mom andContinue Reading
A 40-year-old woman is dead, and a 45-year-old man is seriously injured, after being hit by a pickup truck on US-1 north of County Road 2002 on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, a pickup truck driven by a 32-year-old man was traveling southbound in theContinue Reading
The Jaguars second home game of the season features a match-up with AFC South division rivals, the Houston Texans. First-round QB CJ Stroud leads the Texans to Jacksonville to match up with T-Law and the Boys and a News4JAX Insider can claim two tickets close to the action. 🐆 🏈Continue Reading
At 5:00 p.m. the clear eye of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 51.3 West. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph. The hurricane will continue moving in this direction for the next several days while gradually slowing down its forward speed. On the forecastContinue Reading
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