Skyrocketing rents are one of the biggest complaints about housing in Jacksonville. Besides that, with so many moving to our area, there is also what the city is now calling a housing crisis. Some have blamed that on big investors buying up rental properties for profit and ignoring the upkeep.Continue Reading
The Duval County School Board met today to discuss the next steps in the search for a new superintendent — including the timeline and how you can make your voice heard in this process. The goal is to vote on the next superintendent at a meeting on November 21, justContinue Reading
Property Insurance experts are calling it a step in the right direction, in helping consumers in the state of Florida who have been rocked by the home insurance crisis. Steps are now being taken for five insurance companies to take over nearly 200,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance, in anContinue Reading
We know the first day of school comes with a lot of questions about transportation. If you have any questions or issues with your child’s bus, we have the numbers for each district’s transportation department and bus hotline listed below. RELATED: Bus driver shortages loom as students head back toContinue Reading
The state of Hawaii is dealing with enormous wildfires that are being caused by two competing weather systems hundreds of miles away. The islands of Maui and the big island of Hawaii are dealing with out of control wildfires that have burned thousands of acres and impacted towns and villages.Continue Reading
Several records were set at local climate sites Tuesday August 8th after Monday’s bast of record heat. Jacksonville reached a daily record high temp of 99F, along with peak heat index of 114F on August 8. This tied the old 114° record set in 2007. Alma, GA Set a newContinue Reading
There have been numerous headlines in the world of pro wrestling in the past couple weeks. The most notable of which is the news that WWE’s Vince McMahon was served with a Federal subpoena and search warrant in July. This was made known from a quarterly report that WWE filedContinue Reading
Two days before a Neptune Beach Publix made national headlines for selling the winning $1.58 billion Mega Millions ticket, the store attracted the unwanted attention of an armed robbery suspect, according to police. A post on the Neptune Beach Police Department Facebook page said Russell E. Gnann threatened staff atContinue Reading
A woman arrested in July and charged with murder after human remains were found on the porch of a home in the Lakeshore neighborhood pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in Duval County court. Shannon McCarthy, 43, has been charged with sending written threats, tampering with evidence, and the second-degree murderContinue Reading
By Lynn Jones – During the 1940’s through the 1960’s, the United States Post Service (USPS) saw a surge of equal opportunity hiring access for African Africans as clerks and carriers. In the African American community securing a job with the USPS was considered a good career job choice thatContinue Reading
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