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Doctors are noticing a spike in respiratory infections across the United States including in Florida. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, at least 1.8 million people across the U.S. have been infected with the flu this season — 17,000 people were hospitalized. And, so far, dataContinue Reading

A flight from Orlando on its way to Providence, Rhode Island was diverted to Jacksonville Tuesday due to a reported threat, according to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA). The Federal Bureau of Investigations said it is responding to a threat against the plane. Other law enforcement agencies are also respondingContinue Reading

The man accused of fatally hitting a Northwest Jacksonville mother and 1-year-old child while they were visiting Tennessee made his first court appearance Tuesday. Randy Vega, 41, of Tampa, is facing two counts of vehicular homicide by impairment and aggravated vehicular assault by impairment and other charges after Chattanooga policeContinue Reading

Jaguars quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, is dealing with a high ankle sprain. Medical professionals say that can typically be worse than a lower ankle sprain, but it also depends on tissue damage. The images of Trevor Lawrence going down, punching the ground and showing frustration as he came off the fieldContinue Reading

The families of three Black residents killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Jacksonville Dollar General store on Aug. 26, 2023, are still pained by this tragedy. The three victims memorialized outside the Grand Park Dollar General Store — Angela Carr, A.J. Laguerre Jr. and Jerald Gallion — wereContinue Reading

The driver accused of killing an 18-year-old Creekside High School grad in a wrong-way head-on crash in May pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Tuesday morning. Ariel Monteagudo is being charged with vehicular homicide in the crash that killed Stetson College football player Trenton Stewart on May 9. Stewart’s parents,Continue Reading

A memorial is growing at the corner of North Volusia Street and West King Street in St. Johns County. That is where a 6-year-old was riding his bicycle when he was hit and killed Monday evening around 6:15 p.m. Family members of the little boy spoke with News4JAX Tuesday andContinue Reading

Cool with continued clearing today.  Chilly temperatures under clear skies tonight.  Sunny skies with highs below seasonal averages tomorrow will be followed by a frosty start to Thursday.  Temperatures rebound Friday with increasing rain chances this weekend. Now:  Partly cloudy with a cool breeze. Tonight: Clear and chilly with temperaturesContinue Reading

One local couple is celebrating after finding a unique way to tie the knot! One of our News4JAX co-workers, Bruce Melvin, married his sweetheart of more than five years in a car wash. You read that correctly, a car wash! Bruce and Ingrid said they thought of a few differentContinue Reading