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The City of Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated into one government 55 years ago on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.   A unique municipality was established here in Florida and one of only a few around the country. That consolidation followed a very dark period in this city’s history. There wereContinue Reading

When News4JAX spoke to Latasha Hobbs outside the Police Memorial Building Thursday, she was just hours from meeting with detectives working on her son’s case. It’s been six years since Maurice Hobbs was shot and killed. He’d turned 18 years old just two days before. Ahead of her meeting, HobbsContinue Reading

Today will be partly cloudy with fog early then overcast skies through the day followed by partial evening clearing. There’s a vast difference based on where you’re reading this web story from- expect partly cloudy skies for SE GA while NE FL will sit under overcast skies. A slight chanceContinue Reading

A pregnant woman is recovering after she was shot twice outside a Jacksonville music studio Friday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened on Gibson Road, right off Beach Boulevard. Officers said she was shot after walking outside in the parking lot of a music studio aroundContinue Reading

Finding solutions for the Black community was the goal of an event on Thursday night called “The State of Black Jacksonville.” Local activists from a group called Black Commission came together at the Jacksonville Urban League to discuss the biggest hurdles their communities are facing and how to overcome them. TheContinue Reading

A Brunswick mother is on a desperate quest to get justice for her son’s murder. “I just want justice, and turn yourself in. This pain that I feel has broken my whole family. The whole community and children are hurting over this,” a tearful Kimberly Ellis told News4JAX on Thursday.Continue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced it discovered during a drug investigation that the field-testing kits it uses to test for cocaine were indicating false positives. The agency said on Wednesday that a narcotics detective discovered that multiple over-the-counter substances were indicating false positives while using the Scott CompanyContinue Reading

Thursday marks one year since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, and to this day, residents and businesses hit the hardest are still recovering from the deadliest storm to hit the state since 1935. A total of 149 Floridians were killed because of theContinue Reading

Hundreds of thousands of service members and civilian workers, including military families in Jacksonville, might not see their next paycheck unless Congress passes emergency legislation to ensure America’s military continues to get paid. Lawmakers have until the end of the day Saturday to pass a spending deal to avert theContinue Reading