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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

A mother of a woman whose body was found in a field in Columbia County is speaking out. Eleanor Houston said she still doesn’t understand why someone would want to hurt her child, who she described as a caring person. “Nobody’s child deserves to be that. I shouldn’t be buryingContinue 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

A woman is accused of shooting a man in his early 20s after a domestic dispute, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Around 4 p.m., officers were called to Jackson Avenue. Police said a domestic dispute between the woman and the man led to the woman firing several shots atContinue Reading

WEEKEND FORECAST: Saturday evening temperatures will end in the mid-70s with winds from the east, high humidity, and low rain chances. Sunday rain chances increase to near 70 percent from early morning into the late afternoon in SE GA and NE FL. Sunday temperatures will begin in the mid toContinue Reading

Two storefronts are moving into what was once known as the home of the iconic San Marco Theater, which permanently closed its doors after eight decades. The 84-year-old theater announced its closure on social media in December, citing an oversaturated streaming service industry as the cause. Iguana San Marco andContinue Reading

Shining a light on historically Black colleges and universities. Today, hundreds of high school students here in Jacksonville and beyond came out for the “5th annual legacy H-B-C-U college fair”. Throughout the day, hundreds of students got the chance to meet with recruiters. And gather important admissions information in hopesContinue Reading