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Jazzy’s Restaurant and Lounge, a well-known restaurant located on King Street in Riverside, announced its immediate closure on Tuesday. The announcement has left patrons sad and confused about the abrupt shutdown. A statement said the location was closing due to “circumstances beyond our control” and announced a new project calledContinue Reading

A 62-year-old woman who was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for attempted murder and firearms charges died Monday after experiencing an apparent medical episode Saturday while in custody, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police said Rebecca Faircloth was originally arrested on May 31, 2021, on charges of attemptedContinue Reading

Students return to the classroom in Glynn County on Tuesday and several expressed relief at the safety measures in place as they dropped their children off for the first day of school. A third of K-12 parents fear a shooting could happen at their child’s school according to a PewContinue Reading

Today we have an Excessive Heat Warning for the viewing area from 10AM to 8PM. Heat Index temperatures will go up to 118 degrees, with a high temperature today of 98 degrees. We are also under a Marginal to Slight Risk of storm severity across parts of FL and SEContinue Reading

A man drowned Monday night in the pool at an apartment complex on Sunbeam Road just east of San Jose Boulevard, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police said they were still working to identify the man, so it’s unclear if he lives at the complex. Someone who lives at theContinue Reading

A community meeting was held Monday night to talk about the new controversial Black history curriculum in Florida schools. Opponents of the curriculum met at the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Northwest Jacksonville. Some community members are organizing and looking at legal options to fight the curriculum which they sayContinue Reading

A fisherman who went missing this weekend off the coast of St. Augustine is home recovering. Charlie Gregory’s story has been making headlines across the country after he was found Saturday morning clinging to his small boat 12 miles offshore. News4JAX spoke with Charlie Gregory’s father on Monday and heContinue Reading

Now:  Isolated thunderstorms are weakening as we head into a very warm night.  Excessive Heat Warnings are already in place for Tuesday. Tonight:  Isolated storms are approaching coastal areas of Nassau county and northern Ware county in southeast Georgia.  These will dissipate after 10 pm tonight.  The rest of theContinue Reading

Thanks to a local union, 20 Florida college students had their financial load lightened on Monday. The Longshoreman’s Association handed out thousands of dollars including an award to all three triplets in one family. The ceremony happened at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville. Charles Spencer is the founding director ofContinue Reading