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11:00 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Nigel was located near latitude 24.0 North, longitude 49.1 West. Nigel is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph. This general motion is forecast to continue for the next couple of days. Nigel is then forecast to turn northward by late Tuesday andContinue Reading

Even with increasing rain chances, downtown and those Teal-gating stayed dry.  Showers with storms across SE GA with scattered showers across NE FL.  These will continue through late tonight. Now: Showers with thunderstorms from US 1 to the Golden Isles in SE GA, Highway 301 to the Beltway for NEContinue Reading

A jailhouse informant’s two-hour-long audio recording could be key evidence for the jury in the Johnathan Quiles trial. That’s evidence we expect to hear when testimony starts again Monday morning. Quiles is charged with raping and murdering his niece, Iyana Sawyer, back in 20-18. It’s believed she was pregnant withContinue Reading

Local college students are helping NASA collect data by using a high altitude weather balloon. It is a part of a national project. Sunday morning, students from UNF and UCF did a test launch on UNF’s campus ahead of the annular solar eclipse in October. “Seeing that in the airContinue Reading

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a shooting that happened late Saturday. In a social media post, the sheriff’s office says it responded to a 911 call about a shooting at the Kangaroo store on Summit Street. A deputy performed CPR until Putnam County Fire and RescueContinue Reading

Sunday GAME DAY! Trending dry for the start of the day into the early afternoon with partly cloudy skies. Chance of a shower for the last half of the game. Pop up showers and thunderstorms inland in the afternoon, then turning severe this evening after 6 PM. Main threats couldContinue Reading

JFRD is responding to a hydroiodic acid chemical spill from a rail car. People in the area below need to evacuate immediately. The picture above is the area that needs to immediately evacuate. Symptoms of exposure include severe irritation to the skin and eyes, and it can also irritate theContinue Reading

The family of a St. Johns County teen killed in a drunk driving crash held their third annual golf tournament in their son’s honor. More than a hundred people came together to raise money for the Jack Wheeler Memorial Foundation. Wheeler was killed at 18 years old in a drunk-drivingContinue Reading

Three weeks after the racist Dollar General shooting in Jacksonville, groups marched and rallied Saturday to eliminate hate and foster in a community that believes it continues to be a target. Prior to the shooting that claimed the lives of three people, Gov. Ron DeSantis was criticized for making changesContinue Reading