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A woman from Jacksonville is proving to her younger self that her dance dreams to hit center stage can, indeed, come true. “My younger self wouldn’t believe me if I told her where we would end up 15+ years later,” Amari Marshall wrote in an Instagram post with a statuesqueContinue Reading

The Jacksonville sheriff’s officer involved in a Saturday crash that sent the officer and a woman to the hospital ran through a red light before colliding with the woman’s vehicle, according to a crash report obtained by News4JAX. The report said the officer was driving about 40 mph with theContinue Reading

Despite national warnings about a mystery respiratory illness affecting canines across a dozen states, many Northeast Florida residents said they haven’t heard anything about the highly contagious illness that has spread to 14 states including Florida and Georgia. Pet owners at the John Gorrie Dog Park in Five Points saidContinue Reading

Jacksonville police suspect foul play in the death of a man found in an apartment Thursday on Merrill Road. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, someone went to check on the man in his 50s when he was found dead around 2:15 p.m. JSO did not provide a cause ofContinue Reading

The First Coast Relief Fund is now accepting grant applications from local organizations that are working hard to support the New Town and Grand Park neighborhoods. According to leaders behind the fund, they plan to distribute approximately $250,000 during this first phase of grant opportunities. The grants come from moneyContinue Reading

The number one problem facing Floridians today, according to a new UNF poll of registered voters, is the high cost of housing in what’s being called an “affordability crisis.” Respondents to the poll said the economy, jobs and inflation, and things like education, are all top issues, but the topContinue Reading

Several charges against Le’Keian Woods, whose arrest sparked outrage in September, were downgraded by the State Attorney’s Office, according to court documents. Woods was facing two counts of armed trafficking, which were dropped. The resisting an officer with violence charge was replaced with resisting without violence, according to court documents.Continue Reading

As preparations are underway for the reopening of the Dollar General where three people were killed in August, a nearby resident is giving a new perspective on the brutal attack and how the community is faring now. AJ Laguerre Junior,19, Angela Carr, 52, and Jerrald Gallion, 29, were shot andContinue Reading

There’s new hope for residents at a troubled apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Eastside. The Downtown East Apartments, formerly known as Franklin Arms, have been plagued with pests, mold, and violence for years. But now, the Jacksonville Housing Authority and a local nonprofit are taking ownership after buying it from aContinue Reading