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More than a dozen Duval County school buses were behind schedule Tuesday with the longest delays being up to an hour. For parents or students who want to get an idea of where their bus might be, you can take a look at the district’s website: https://dcps.duvalschools.org/busdelays. Most of theContinue Reading

Good Tuesday Morning, friends! We are under a Heat Advisory from 11AM to 7PM. Higher rain and storm chances are still on track for Today, so pack the poncho in your kid’s bookbags for later this afternoon. The best chance for activity will be in the PM hours, with someContinue Reading

Maverick is his name and his sense of smell is incredibly unique. So much so, the German Shepard is the only firearms detection canine in all of Northeast Florida. The 2-year-old dog and his handler, Officer Joe Baker, demonstrated Maverick’s innate ability to find a weapon hidden in one ofContinue Reading

We know the toll summer’s heat can take on people and pets, but that’s not all. Consumer Reports says it can wreak havoc on your home, too. For starters, don’t take your HVAC system for granted. It’s probably overtaxed from the constant high heat, which can lead to pricey repairs.Continue Reading

It was a chaotic first day back to school for some in Duval County The school district said a shortage of bus drivers is worse than expected. The bus tracking website listed dozens of delays Monday morning and afternoon. A spokesperson said that especially affected were the Westside, the Northside,Continue Reading

A 6-year-old boy died Monday in Jacksonville after he was accidentally shot in the head by a 9-year-old who was handling a gun when it went off. The shooting happened at a home in the Duclay neighborhood on Shady Pine Street South. JSO said an adult was in the homeContinue Reading

A Jacksonville teen is out of the hospital and recovering after a serious car crash just weeks ago. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to rescue Caitlyn Sowell, 17, from the mangled wreckage. Her father, a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective who was working just blocks away, came toContinue Reading

A Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured Sunday night during a crash that happened while he was responding to a call. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 25-year-old deputy was in a marked vehicle with emergency lights and sirens activated while responding to back up another deputyContinue Reading

Clay County District Schools is mourning the loss of one of its school police officers who died unexpectedly last weekend. The district said Officer Tony Reno died in a “scuba diving incident” on Saturday in South Carolina. He was the Student Resource Officer at Plantation Oaks Elementary and had beenContinue Reading