Jacksonville News (Page 347)

COVID-19 cases are steadily rising in Florida. The state Department of Health’s latest report confirms a 29.7% uptick in positive cases… that’s nearly a 7% increase from last week. Health experts are tracking three new strains. Public health officials are most concerned about the dominant strains EG.5 and XBB.1.5. InfectiousContinue Reading

We did it again!  Another tied record at JAX with 63 comfortable degrees, matching the record from 1997.  Seasonal temperatures today and then the sizzle returns through the rest of the week. Now: Hazy summer skies with near seasonal temperatures.  Average highs this time of year upper 80s to lowContinue Reading

Ja’Liyah Allen is the 1-year-old girl, shot and killed in Flagler county Sunday night. Her father is heartbroken and wants justice for his daughter. The Flagler County sheriff said the child did not touch the gun. While there were eight adults in the home when it happened, according to FlaglerContinue Reading

A tropical depression has formed in the far eastern Atlantic and is expected to become a major hurricane named Lee that will track between Bermuda and the northern Leeward Islands by the end of the weekend. Both the GFS and the EURO are in close alignment on a path northwestwardContinue Reading

Feeding Northeast Florida and the Jacksonville Jaguars are hosting a food giveaway at 2212 North Myrtle Ave at Families of Slain Children until 2pm Tuesday, Sept. 5.Continue Reading

As efforts continued to sort out damage from Hurricane Idalia, regulators on Friday approved proposals by seven private insurers to pull as many as 202,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworksy signed orders approving the proposals by Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co.,Continue Reading

No bones about it, Charlotte is the cutest pet in Jacksonville. At least that’s what the Jacksonville Humane Society said when they announced the winner of their annual cutest pet contest on Tuesday. The contest, in partnership with Subaru of Jacksonville, raised a total of $51,725 for the shelter. ThatContinue Reading

Florida Lottery winners are being turned away from collecting their winnings because of problems involving the Department of Economic Opportunity, records show. In January, Florida couple Dolly Kountz and Dave Kreshpane went to collect $2,900 in prize money from a Pick 4 ticket only to be told Kountz owed $11,000Continue Reading

There is a wave of COVID-19 spreading right now, and some people are getting it for the first time. Virus levels are up and it seems like everyone knows someone who is sick with COVID-19 right now. We are asking top health officials questions today about the spread and whatContinue Reading