The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday afternoon that the missing endangered teen from the Northside was found safe. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported the 16-year-old missing as of January 28, but JSO considered the teen endangered on Saturday after her family reported her missing under suspicious circumstances, whichContinue Reading

The Elevation Experience presented by Visit Lauderdale perfectly aligned with the Orange Blossom Classic’s “The Reunion” theme, setting the stage for the upcoming HBCU Reunion Experience Labor Day Weekend. Prominent HBCU alumni, including Wendy Raquel Robinson and Yandy Smith-Harris, alongside Grammy award-winning singer LeToya Luckett, shared their invaluable experiences, inspiringContinue Reading

Washington, D.C.—Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, President of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (“ASALH”), is announcing a National Membership Campaign to attract new members to the nation’s oldest African American history association. The Association seeks to attract new members to join its campaign to promoteContinue Reading

In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included differentContinue Reading

By Lucius Gantt – I’ve been writing editorials, and opinion columns for most of my life. I’m not ashamed of my maturity but my first column appeared in the Georgia State University “Signal”, the campus newspaper in the late 1960s. I wasn’t writing about campus clowns or playing bid whiskContinue Reading

An inmate in the Duval County Jail was found unresponsive Friday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Notasha Morrison, 40, was arrested on July 9 on a violation of probation on sale or delivery of fentanyl charge. According to police, Morrison was initially put in a general population dorm,Continue Reading

By midnight, temperatures will be in the upper 70s with winds between 5-10 miles per hour from the southwest and mostly cloudy skies. Sunday morning begins in the mid 70s with winds from the southwest at 6-9 miles per hour and mostly cloudy skies with rain chances. Rain chances willContinue Reading

A Delta flight from Orlando with over 200 passengers onboard had to divert to Jacksonville Saturday afternoon after a mechanical issue. Flight 2978 landed safely at the Jacksonville International Airport around 3 p.m. after an oil quantity issue was found in one of the aircraft’s two engines, according to aContinue Reading