A 23-year-old man was arrested earlier this month and accused in the stabbing death of a 43-year-old man inside an Atlantic Beach home in 2020. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the 43-year-old man, identified by family as Israel Gonzales, was found stabbed to death in Oct. 2020 inside aContinue Reading
The Florida Education Association (FEA), the state’s largest teachers union, said there are more than 7,500 advertised openings for teachers and educational support staff halfway through the school year. According to FEA, new teacher vacancy numbers show that halfway through the school year there are still 4,096 advertised teacher vacanciesContinue Reading
As chilly temperatures are expected to return this weekend, Flagler County announced it will reopen its cold weather shelter for people in need. The Weather Authority is tracking a second round of freezing temperatures this weekend specifically in inland counties. The Flagler County Family Assistance Center, also known as TheContinue Reading
McKissack Daniel–growing the family business empire, one brick at a time. Photos: Anthony Artis. BY GILLIAN GLASCO – www.sundaybestmagazine.com – Far too often the ingenuity and contributions of Black Americans are erased, hidden, or simply never acknowledged in the history of the United States. The legacy of exploited labor and the subjugationContinue Reading
Detours and delays, instead of development. That’s how some describe efforts at revitalizing downtown Jacksonville over the past several years. On this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, we’re looking at what two Jacksonville natives call evidence of the struggle to change things in downtown and discussing theContinue Reading
We are under a Hard Freeze and Freeze Warning until 8 a.m. Partly cloudy skies and a little warmer this afternoon. Our afternoon highs will round out in the upper 50s to 60s. Wind N 5-10 mph. Partly cloudy skies move in with increasing rain chances after midnight. Scattered showersContinue Reading
The annual Wolfson Children’s Challenge Telethon is underway at WJXT, and all the money raised this year will help provide lifesaving and life-changing care for local children in need of important comprehensive therapy services. WJXT is once again partnering with Wolfson Children’s Hospital to host a day of donating atContinue Reading
It’s been six years since a young couple and their 10-month-old baby were killed in Arlington. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigators called attention to the triple murder with the release of new details in the case in hopes of bringing a grieving family justice. On Dec. 12, 2017, 20-year-old Quasean Trotter,Continue Reading
City Council Member Matt Carlucci filed an emergency bill Wednesday in response to the city of Jacksonville’s budget for the new Home Roof Rehabilitation program that filled up in less than 90 minutes of opening. Carlucci wants the city council to increase the budget from $500,000 to $946,000, which wasContinue Reading
The recent wave of chilly weather has Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia residents grabbing extra layers to stay warm. On Wednesday morning, frigid temperatures with lows in the 20s rolled into the area, causing residents to brace for a hard freeze and freeze warnings. Take a look at some ofContinue Reading
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