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New year, new events — and the options are limitless! The weekend is almost upon us! We will have a wet Saturday, but Sunday looks better for your brunch plans! Speaking of plans — here are some things we found that might appeal to you and your friends or families!Continue Reading

Family, friends and the community will remember the life of Jacksonville civil rights icon Lloyd Pearson at a memorial service Friday morning. Pearson died on Dec. 17 at 102 years old. Pearson’s daughters shared stories with News4JAX about his fight for equality and the legacy he left behind — storiesContinue Reading

A man was killed Thursday night after being struck by a pickup truck while walking on a road in the Arlington neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The traffic fatality happened just before 7 p.m. Police said a witness told them that the man was walking outside the northboundContinue Reading

Just before the New Year began, a 16-year-old was killed in a shooting in Mandarin. Then, the shooting death of a 14-year-old in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood marked Jacksonville’s first homicide of the year. On Wednesday night, a mother and her 4-year-old daughter were hit by gunfire on the Northside.Continue Reading

Jacksonville drivers are reacting to the latest proposed bill that would prohibit drivers from driving in the left lane of a highway — with certain exceptions. House Bill 317 proposes that drivers would be prohibited from driving in the left-hand lane or a roadway with two or more lanes andContinue Reading

The arrest of a 26-year-old registered sexual predator who Columbia County deputies said is accused of having child pornography is raising questions about explicit images created by artificial intelligence. Randy Cook, of Lake City, is a registered sexual predator who was convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation. During the investigation,Continue Reading

The Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) helped 79-year-old Willie Williams overturn his wrongful conviction after spending 44 years in prison. Williams was convicted for the attempted murder and robbery of two people at a produce store in 1976 based on eyewitness identification that involved law enforcement hypnotizing the witness. “TestimonyContinue Reading

A 1950′s-era immigration policy that resulted in the deportation of more than an estimated one million migrants could be resurrected if Ron DeSantis wins the presidential election. “We’re going to do the Biden 8 million, that’s a big task, Eisenhower had a program in the 50s, so we are goingContinue Reading

At least five young children have been the unintentional victims of gunfire over the past six months in Jacksonville, but there’s only been an arrest made in one of those cases. Kae’Lynn Matthews was three years old when she was shot and killed at a Southside apartment complex in September.Continue Reading