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Mayor Donna Deegan will present her first 2023-2024 budget to the Jacksonville city council Monday. For the past two weeks, Deegan’s administration has been at work mapping out its $1.7 billion spending plan for the city despite much of the budget being mapped out by the previous administration under MayorContinue Reading

A local man who survived a brutal stabbing while on his lunch break in June reached a major milestone Friday. After a lengthy recovery at a rehab facility, Thomas Williams was released to go home. On June 10 police say Raymond Rice, Jr. approached Thomas Williams while he was eatingContinue Reading

A public safety organization that aims to help patrol the city is looking to add more volunteers. Johnny Torres, a member of the group, said Watchful Wings Public Safety wants to help keep the city safe through community policing and outreach programs. “This is my passion, this is my calling,”Continue Reading

One of the men who was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in downtown Jacksonville in May pleaded guilty Thursday to being an accessory to the murder. 21-year-old Holden Dodson’s lawyer asked for a bond reduction so he can be released from jail pending sentencing. That request was takenContinue Reading

A group of judges is getting ready to talk to Jacksonville city council members about expanding a mental health program that helps people who are continuously arrested for non-violent crimes. There was a story about a man who was arrested 97 times in three years for nonviolent crimes like trespassingContinue Reading

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office issued a be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) order for a grey Toyota Sienna minivan Friday that deputies said is involved in a child abduction. The minivan has an Indiana tag with a 558RIG license plate number. The sheriff’s office said the situation is evolving quickly. According to deputies,Continue Reading

Should you be thinking about how much diet soda you’re drinking? Aspartame, the most popular artificial sweetener used in sugar-free soda and thousands of other food products, has been classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization. While the findings mean food products containing aspartame can causeContinue Reading

Scattered showers with storms are on the move as our thermometers melt in the fiery Friday heat. Now:  Scattered showers with storms US1/Hwy 301 moving east at around 10-15 mph.  These extend from Waycross, GA to Gainesville.  Gusty wind and locally heavy rainfall possible. 3p-5p:  These will be along USContinue Reading

A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that raising posted speed limits may do little to save time and increase traffic flow but could lead to more crashes, injuries, and deaths. The AAA Foundation’s research results varied across all 12 roadway sites examined. All had newContinue Reading