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News4JAX (WJXT/WCWJ) and The Porter Firm are proud to present the fifth annual Jacksonville Image Awards. News4JAX (WJXT/WCWJ) is committed to informing and celebrating the communities we serve. The Jacksonville Image Awards were created to honor and celebrate the achievements of individuals and organizations in our local African American communitiesContinue Reading

UF Health in Jacksonville is using a new tool to help doctors diagnose prostate cancer. Dr. Shahla Masood, who is the chair of UF Health Jacksonville’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, said traditionally, doctors read slides of cells under a microscope, but with the help of artificial intelligence, moreContinue Reading

The father of a teen who was fatally shot in the street on Saturday says he is hurt by his son’s death. 15-year-old Me’kel Queen was found dead in the middle of Java Drive after multiple witnesses reported hearing some type of argument before the shooting. “It hurts me deeplyContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 79-year-old last seen driving a pick-up truck on Interstate 10 between Jacksonville and Live Oak. Pansy Arwood was reported missing by her family early Monday on Jacksonville’s northside. Police believe Arwood could be suffering from early-onset dementia because of her age.Continue Reading

The two 4-year-old children who were found dead inside a toy box just over a week ago in a Regency home were twin brother and sister, according to an online fundraiser created by their aunt. A GoFundMe page, posted by the sister of the mother’s children, Deanna Myers, identified theContinue Reading

Tempers flared over the weekend in an already tense environment as the New Town community came together for what was supposed to be a meeting focused on healing after a racially motivated triple shooting the previous weekend. The Saturday event allowed city leaders such as City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, who’sContinue Reading

The News4JAX I-TEAM has uncovered that the Serenata Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach is in financial trouble and the owners are involved in at least two foreclosure lawsuits. Members of the popular beach club contacted the I-TEAM over the weekend wondering about the future of the club after aContinue Reading

We tied a record low temperature this morning.  We dropped to 66 degrees at JAX.  This ties the old record set in 2021.  The chilliest Labor Day was 65 degrees in 1994. Now: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies.  Too nice outside to be inside. Tonight:  Mostly clear skies with lightContinue Reading

Republican Congressman Aaron Bean last year became the first Republican to represent Jacksonville’s minority voters in three decades. But how his district was created, according to a state judge, was unconstitutional. A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for anyContinue Reading