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The religious community came together in St. John’s County on Friday during Temple Bet Yam’s Shabbat service to pray for peace in Israel. Organizers said it was important to not only show solidarity with the victims in the Middle East, but also to condemn Hamas. Faith and community leaders fromContinue Reading

A parent who spoke to News4JAX said her stepson is believed to be one of the hundreds of people still being held hostage by Hamas. Family members of Sagui Dekel-Chen said he put up a fight against Hamas militants before they said he was captured. His stepmother said Dekel-Chen isContinue Reading

For the first time since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, killed hundreds of people, and kidnapped hundreds more, News4JAX spoke to a survivor who described the carnage and her terrifying escape. “Between five and eight terrorists stood in front of our car and started shooting at us, directly. One of themContinue Reading

A season that started with big expectations for the Golden Eagles has spiraled with a five-game losing streak. The playoffs aren’t possible so it’s the spoiler role from here on out. Fleming hasn’t finished a season with more than five losses since all the way back in 2005, so there’sContinue Reading

After the city condemned 10 units in a Westside apartment complex following complaints of unsafe living conditions, residents in units that were not condemned still have the right to take legal action if they’re living in conditions that violate code. Residents of the Colonial Forest Apartments have been voicing theirContinue Reading

A new monument was added to the Mississippi Memorial Friday afternoon honoring those who died in the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash 46 years ago near the town of Gillsburg. Devoted fans unveiled the granite monument to the band’s lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, one of six people killed in aContinue Reading

For the first time since the foreclosure crisis in 2010, home sales have dropped to dramatic lows. And climbing interest rates mean some families are being priced out of the market. We checked and as of Friday, the average rate on 30-year mortgages jumped to 7.99% this week, which isContinue Reading

More residents have been voicing their concerns about the issues plaguing medical transportation facilitated by Medicaid following the arrests of 20 drivers of a transportation company that was a subcontractor of Modivcare. Earlier this week, the I-TEAM spoke to Kevin Emerson who was on his way to his first dialysisContinue Reading

Four children were sent to a hospital after ingesting THC gummies at Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Elementary School in Interlachen Friday, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. First responders arrived at the school at about noon after getting reports of four children presenting symptoms of being under the influenceContinue Reading