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A 4-year-old boy died Sunday night after drowning in a pond in the Spring Park neighborhood. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 7:30 p.m. on Gerard Avenue. Police said family members removed the child from the pond and no foul play is suspected. In the past twoContinue Reading

It’s moving day at city hall. These are photos of Jacksonville’s new mayor Donna Deegan now in her new office on the fourth floor of city hall. She’s began her day by reading a letter left for her by former Mayor Lenny Curry wishing her luck. Deegan and her staffContinue Reading

A weekend in the Duval County on a misdemeanor was a death sentence for Dexter Barry, his family says. The 54-year-old died in November after he didn’t receive his medication at the jail that kept his body from rejecting his heart transplant. Records show questions about whether inmates were gettingContinue Reading

Two children and a teen were killed and several others suffered severe injuries after a Saturday morning crash on Interstate 95 in Nassau County. The Florida Highway Patrol said a car and an SUV were driving south around 7 a.m. on I-95 near mile marker 381, close to the GeorgiaContinue Reading

Duval County Public Schools released a video on its social media accounts Monday of Highlands Elementary School being demolished. A new school will open in 2024 thanks to the half-penny sales tax. Students are temporarily attending school on the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School campus for the 2023-24 schoolContinue Reading

Two Northeast Florida school districts had the highest scores in the state on end-of-year math and English language arts tests, according to recently released statewide data. Last week, the Florida Department of Education published standardized test results for every county around the state. It was the first year the standardizedContinue Reading

Fireworks are fun to watch on the Fourth of July and a yearly tradition for many. But if you plan on lighting them off yourself, Dr. Purva Grover, an emergency medicine physician for Cleveland Clinic Children’s, urges you to keep a few things in mind. “You have to be veryContinue Reading

A 51-year-old Palm Coast man is facing multiple child sex charges related to a victim younger than 12 years old, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Michael Wayne Jennelle was arrested Friday on charges of sexual batter on a victim younger than 12 and two counts of lewd and lasciviousContinue Reading

The July 4 holiday is here and it’s one of the best days of the year to show off how you and your family celebrated. Fun 4 All: Where to see fireworks in Jacksonville this Fourth of July | List: Here’s what’s open, closed on 4th of July | FourthContinue Reading