The Ripple Effect – a five part series focusing on the racial disparities surrounding swimming and drowning rates in Northeast Florida has win an Emmy recently at  the 47th Annual Suncoast Emmy Awards in Hollywood, Florida. News4Jax anchor Amanda DeVoe and her news team produced the project during the summerContinue Reading

Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez is set to appear in court on Friday for a hearing as he faces manslaughter accusations in the death of St. Johns County Sergeant Deputy Michael Kunovich. A confrontation between Aguilar-Mendez, an 18-year-old from Guatemala, and Kunovich happened in May when Deputy Kunovich reported a suspicious person standingContinue Reading

When it comes to scholastic aptitude and African American history legacy, William M. Raines Vikings High School alumni stay in the forefront celebrating their success. In celebration of the season, the Raines Class of 1976 met for a Christmas soirée to mix, mingle, and share memories and camaraderie with classmates.Continue Reading

It’s the first day of Winter!  For us, that means sunny skies, sunglasses and flip flop socks. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will become cloudy late tonight and continue Friday.  Coastal showers possible along our beaches.  Temperatures will return to near seasonal averages tomorrow and a little above averageContinue Reading

The sanitation workers who collect our trash each week get a much-deserved day off for Christmas. So what does that mean for your county’s garbage collection schedule? We’ve compiled a county-by-county breakdown of how trash service is affected by the holidays to help you plan ahead for when to putContinue Reading

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at KIPP Bold City High School to unveil its new cutting-edge Cybersecurity Room. This significant event was made possible through a collaborative effort with leading organizations: FIS, The Jim and Tabitha Furyk Foundation, and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Leaders from each organizationContinue Reading

Vendor Lavish Lee Body Boutique Products Judges L to R. Brandy Kosecki, Anitra Jackson and Stephanie J. Reese Models: L to R 1st row | Iris Turner ,Rodrick Paulk, Alicia Treadwell, LaTanya Rodgers, Elise Williams; Models L to R 2nd row | Johnnee, Jamiah Baker, Keysean Johnson, Yawoada (NaNa) RetiredContinue Reading