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It’s a new solution to help people afford homes in Glynn County. A nonprofit is building a tiny home village at the home of the old Altama Presbyterian Church in Brunswick that is designed for people living on the street. Each tiny home is about 240 square feet and comesContinue Reading

This week the city has been learning more about Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s plan for Jacksonville’s future. On Wednesday, she looked to the past.  Deegan’s transition team is working to revive the Jacksonville Journey, a crime-fighting program that started in 2007. There were numerous meetings this week on the programContinue Reading

Quite possibly the top “bad guy” or “heel” in wrestling today is Maxwell Jacob Friedman a.k.a. MJF. MJF has propelled himself to the top of Jacksonville-based All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He’s done that through something more than wrestling ability, by using something a lot of performers don’t possess: A keenContinue Reading

After a brief respite from the truly hot weather this week, warmer temperatures are expected to return in the next couple of days. This will be the second true “heatwave” of the summer, and will likely result in Heat Advisories and feels like temperatures above 105° in the afternoon. TheContinue Reading

The Baptist Medical Center South campus is on emergency backup power Wednesday due to an electrical outage, a spokesperson for Baptist Health said. They did not specify what caused the power outage. Sources told News4JAX a vehicle struck a tower on the campus, but we are working to confirm that.Continue Reading

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said a 9-month-old child died last month after the child’s teenage mother put fentanyl in the child’s bottle. Leeper said deputies went to a home in Callahan on June 26 after it got a call that the 9-month-old boy was not breathing and had noContinue Reading

The price of food, gas, and houses keeps going up — even if it appears to be slowing. The latest report from the Consumer Price Index says consumer prices overall increased 3% from a year earlier. Although it increased, it is down from 4% in May, according to the LaborContinue Reading

The Duval County school district is inching closer to hiring a new superintendent to replace Dr. Diana Greene, who recently retired early amid turmoil in the district. School Board members are meeting Wednesday to discuss the next steps in hiring a new superintendent. WATCH LIVE: News4Jax is streaming the meeting.Continue Reading

UPS workers could go on strike for the first time since 1997 if they can’t reach a new contract deal by the end of the month. With an Aug. 1 deadline approaching, 340,000 employees nationwide are preparing to picket when the five-year contract between the nation’s largest trucking company andContinue Reading