Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, severity of illness and prevention methods, according to the World Health Organization. InContinue Reading
News4JAX received a statement from the Navy confirming two individuals were transported Monday after a fire broke out on the USS Winston S. Churchill — a guided missile destroyer. Sky4 flew near the station where Navy fire units were spotted. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation. The Jacksonville FireContinue Reading
By Anthony L. White – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature need to lay off the Sominex and wake up. DeSantis and the state’s board of education ushered into law new educational standards aimed at rewriting Black History. One of the most controversial of those standards isContinue Reading
Two great white sharks, Simon and Jekyll, have been tracked swimming together for 4,000 miles along the Atlantic coast, from Georgia to Quebec, Canada. The two sharks, both about 9 feet long, were tagged by marine biologists with Ocearch in December 2022. Since then until July, they have remained closeContinue Reading
Officials from NASA and NOAA will discuss on Monday the latest climate data at a news conference. NASA said the news conference comes on the heels of record-breaking temperatures in June. July also produced hotter than normal temperatures, including the third hottest temperatures in Orlando on record. NASA is trackingContinue Reading
It’s a warm start, as temperatures will be in the low 80s as students head off to school. Pack extra water for the walk to and from the classroom, and a poncho- as we do have some non severe afternoon storms in the forecast. By noon, temperatures will be nearContinue Reading
There will be new traffic safety officers keeping an eye on the roads this school year at five Duval County school zones. The schools will have a Duval County School police officer watching people’s speed. The goal is to stop speeding and encourage drivers to slow down. It’s no secretContinue Reading
Drivers will need to slow down and stop or they will be caught on camera and issued a ticket. A new law now allows Florida buses to be equipped with stop arm cameras that will catch illegal passing. The law went into effect on July 1. The cameras allow theContinue Reading
After two years of construction, the brand-new Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School opened its doors to students Monday for the start of the 2023-2024 school year. It is one of 28 projects in Duval County paid for by the half-cent sales tax that voters approved in 2020. District officials areContinue Reading
Students in Duval County are heading back to class Monday — the last district in our area the start the new school year. Many students in Duval will notice some big changes at their schools with new resources in place to keep students safe. Duval County Public Schools Police ChiefContinue Reading
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