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The University of North Florida makes a difference and makes an impact — at least that’s what an FY 2022 Economic Impact Study is proving. On this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, we’re specifically talking about the public university’s economic impact on Northeast Florida. President Moez LimayenContinue Reading

A man was found fatally shot Wednesday night on Winding Vine Drive East, which is off Argyle Forest Boulevard in the Chimney Lakes area. Police were called to the area just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. They said they found a man on the ground in a parking lot suffering fromContinue Reading

What was projected to be a “near normal” hurricane season officially ended Thursday with 20 named storms — one of the most active seasons on record. Most of the storms, however, missed impacting the United States — with Hurricane Idalia packing the worst punch for Florida. Early projections from IdaliaContinue Reading

A new statewide poll found that the cost of housing is the most important problem facing Florida right now. The poll from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) found 26% of the more than 700 registered voters asked said affordable housing was a top issue, followedContinue Reading

Neptune Beach Police Department Chief Michael Key, Jr. continued the tradition of “Chief Walks,” where the police department goes door to door speaking to residents to learn about their concerns and see what’s happening in the community. “We’re out here to engage with our public and if they have issues,Continue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in identifying any potential suspects in the 2021 murder case of a 19-year-old in the Lake Forest neighborhood. Elijah Ellis was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a parked car on July 8, 2021, near Concord Park. Police said EllisContinue Reading

There is a large police presence in the Mandarin neighborhood Wednesday evening as a standoff is underway. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is responding to a situation at the Saddlebrook subdivision off Old St. Augustine Road, just south of Greenland Road. News4JAX is hearing that a suspect is barricaded inside aContinue Reading

It’s been three months since three people were killed in a racially-motivated shooting at a Grand Park Dollar General store. Now, an attorney representing family members of one of the victims said the community has failed to follow through on promises of support, transparency and change. Attorney John Phillips isContinue Reading

There is another inland freeze tonight, and then it warms up tomorrow afternoon. Tonight will be identical to last night with a light freeze inland west of I-295 and west I-95 north of Jacksonville. Areas south of Duval could see a freeze around Highway 301 and points westward. A FrostContinue Reading