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Halloween is right around the corner and The Better Business Bureau is sharing tips on how to celebrate on a budget. Total Halloween spending is expected to reach a record $12.2 billion. On top of that, 73% of people surveyed plan to participate in Halloween-related activities this year. Those numbersContinue Reading

Today will be ostly sunny and mild. Clear skies with patchy fog early and morning lows in the 40s to low 50s. Afternoon highs in the 70s. Wind N/NE 5-15 mph. Hazards include tidal flooding through late tomorrow night. The rip current risk for today is moderate, and your UVContinue Reading

News4JAX has learned the company interested in purchasing the Regency Square Mall after the current management of the shopping center put the mall up for sale following nine years of ownership. According to the Jacksonville Daily Record, a News4JAX news partner, Blackwater Development LLC announced it is the prospective buyerContinue Reading

SpaceX plans to move forward with its Tuesday night launch of Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral as the weather is “looking good for lift off.” Liftoff is scheduled for 8:39 p.m. Click the video above to watch launch. This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting theContinue Reading

The former St. Johns County Fire Chief who said he was forced to resign from his position this month is fighting to get reinstated as a firefighter. Scott Bullard and his supporters addressed county commissioners on Tuesday morning. A firefighter who is head of the union also spoke against him.Continue Reading

K-9s Holmes and Nitro are wearing some new body armor while on the job in Flagler County. The Sheriff’s Deputy K-9s received a donation from the non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. Both K-9s were given vests embroidered with the sentiment “Born to Love-Trained to Serve-Loyal Always.” The charityContinue Reading

Inspired by Baylee Holbrook, hundreds came together this past Sunday for a community baptism at the Palatka Riverfront. The gathering comes three weeks after Holbrook, a 16-year-old who was struck by lightning while hunting with her father in Putnam County, passed away. Hundreds got baptized in or by the St.Continue Reading

More people who call Colonial Forest Apartments on the Westside home came forward on Tuesday and described unsafe living conditions at the complex. Officials from the fire department and the city’s neighborhood department were at the complex doing inspections and said they condemned 10 units at Colonial Forest. They’re workingContinue Reading

FBI Jacksonville and the Duval County Public Schools’ Parent Academy are hosting the “Be Smart with your Kids’ Smartphone” program for the fall semester. The event is led by Special Agents from FBI Jacksonville who investigate crimes against children and terrorism. The presentation includes a review of the latest socialContinue Reading