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More than 500 people were rescued at Florida beaches over the 4th of July weekend, and Ocean Rescue wants you to understand the dangers of the water. The summer brings thousands of people out to the beach, but do swimmers really know what they are getting into when they getContinue Reading

Mayor Donna Deegan was sworn in as the first woman mayor in Jacksonville on July 1, 2023. The ceremony brought up emotional moments in her life, tributes to her family and included an optimistic look ahead. Deegan spoke about her three-time battle with breast cancer. She spoke about her familyContinue Reading

It was a hot Independence Day across Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida, but it was also the warmest day in recorded history on Earth. The estimated global temperature climbed to 62.9° Fahrenheit, the warmest temp ever recorded. So what does this mean? And could we get even warmer? How toContinue Reading

Hundreds of people turned out on a Saturday night to celebrate the historic inauguration of the first elected woman as Jacksonville mayor. They filled the River Club of Jacksonville for the Inaugural Ball, dressed to the nines and ready to party. Mayor Deegan took to the stage at 8:20 p.m.Continue Reading

The next generation of hurricane forecast modeling began tracking hurricanes for the first time this June. The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System, or HAFS, provides high-resolution track and intensity forecasts, similar to the guidance long provided by specialized hurricane models called HMON and HWRF. HAFS has already shown significant improvementsContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office teamed up with the Drug Enforcement Administration for pair of operations targeting drug traffickers in the city and netted a slew of guns and drugs and two arrests, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Wednesday. In Operation Tulsa, investigators seized three handguns, two rifles, one kilo of fentanyl,Continue Reading

A man is dead after a crash Tuesday night around 9:30 p.m., according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, a 25-year-old man was traveling on a bicycle westbound across Southside Boulevard when a vehicle heading north hit the bicyclist. The cyclist was transported was takenContinue Reading

Hundreds of volunteers gathered Wednesday for the annual July 5th cleanup at the beaches — and they had a warning about a lesser-known danger for local wildlife. The annual beach cleanup helps take care of the mess left behind after the July 4th fireworks festivities. You name it, it wasContinue Reading

The cost of financing a new vehicle remains at an all-time high according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Elevated interest rates continue to drive up costs, leading some consumers to take on $1000+ monthly payments. The average annual percentage rate (APR) ticked up a tenth of a percentageContinue Reading