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Columbia County’s emergency management director said Hurricane Idalia destroyed some infrastructure a power company needs to get back online. As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, more than 18,000 customers in the county were still without power, according to the state. The power issues have forced the school district to extendContinue Reading

Jacksonville was spared from a direct hit from Hurricane Idalila, but the storm still left its mark on parts of the city. One of the areas affected was the Riverside neighborhood, where Memorial Park flooded and the river wall was damaged. The same wall was damaged during Hurricane Irma inContinue Reading

Hurricane Idalia is a storm that is destined for the record books in Florida. While major hurricane strikes in the state have happened before, Idalia is special in many ways. First Big Bend Strike in over 125 years Idalia is the first major hurricane to strike the Big Bend regionContinue Reading

More than 700,000 vehicles are stolen in any given year, but not all cars are equal targets. News4JAX takes a look at the biggest targets and the cars least likely to be stolen. Two Dodge muscle cars top a new list of the most stolen cars in the US, accordingContinue Reading

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said so far there have been no reported deaths in the state attributed to Hurricane Idalia that slammed into the Big Bend region on Wednesday. But there was still widespread damage and more than 146,000 utility customers were still without power Thursday morning, mostly concentrated inContinue Reading

A police presence was spotted along Golfair Boulevard at I-95 where all lanes of Golfair, east of the interstate, are blocked. The incident happened at the intersection of Golfair and Brentwood. All lanes of Golfair Boulevard east of the interstate were blocked Thursday morning. It appears a Jacksonville Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading

Members of Flagler County’s Emergency Response Team are on their way to the Big Bend region in Suwannee County to assist other crews in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Idalia. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is taking the Mobile Command Center, ERT Bunk House trailer, Emergency Restaurant Team trailer,Continue Reading

The day starts dry with showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon and evening primarily south of I-10. Rain chance is 30% with some soakers into the evening. Drier air over Georgia will limit rain chances north of Jacksonville. Highs reach the low 90s with evening temps backing down into theContinue Reading

A scary video in Columbia County showed a family crawling under a tree that fell in the middle of their house as Hurricane Idalia hit the area Wednesday afternoon. The house was destroyed, but luckily no one was hurt. The wind from the storm was so strong the tree wasContinue Reading