We are catching a break in those hot mid 90s today with the easterly flow. This pattern will generate storms primarily west of the St. Johns River this afternoon. Isolated showers through the mid-morning are possible with less rain this afternoon. Storms after 2 pm develop over western Duval andContinue Reading
The Starke City Commission on Tuesday agreed to move forward with a plan to temporarily raise the millage rate in an effort to keep all firefighters employed as the city works to trim the budget. Commissioner Shannon Smith said after the meeting they will try to get the city managerContinue Reading
The classroom teacher shortage that has stressed Duval County Public Schools in recent years is showing signs of improvement. According to DCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. Dana Kriznar, as of Tuesday, the district had 258 instructional vacancies. At the same time last year, the district had 453 vacancies. “That’s progress. WeContinue Reading
Now: Thunderstorms continue over northeast Florida. Becoming partly cloudy for SE GA while storms will slowly end after 10 p.m. Patchy to dense fog west of the St. Johns River. Tonight: Storms will move south of the FL/GA line before weakening late tonight. Cloudy skies will become partly cloudy withContinue Reading
A dozen people were arrested during a drug raid on two homes in St. Augustine on Tuesday morning on Chapin Street. The homes are right next door to each other. St. Augustine code enforcement deemed one of them to be uninhabitable due to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Police said the homesContinue Reading
A Florida congressman wants to help renters struggling with affordability. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) has introduced the “End Junk Fees for Renters Act” to crack down on fees imposed by landlords that make it difficult to comparison shop. Frost said Florida has a housing affordability crisis and hopes that,Continue Reading
A Kingsland Police Department officer who claimed he was receiving harassing text messages from an unknown person was arrested Tuesday after police said they found that he was actually sending the text messages to himself. Last month, Officer Wesley Waldrop went to the command staff of the Kingsland Police DepartmentContinue Reading
Lightning strikes in Northeast Florida have caused serious damage to property in the last few days. Neighbors said a house fire in Clay County was sparked by lightning Monday afternoon during the intense storms. The News4Jax Weather Authority tracked 92 lightning strikes in that area during the 10-minute period when the call first cameContinue Reading
In the News4JAX I-TEAM’s ongoing investigation into failing apartment complexes in Jacksonville, the spotlight has shifted to the Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens properties, where government subsidies help many pay their rent. The two sister properties, just a mile north of the sports complex, have been under scrutiny for yearsContinue Reading
Oliver served as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s top deputy, stepping in for him while the governor was out of state and also overseeing the Department of Community Affairs, which coordinates state aid to towns and cities and supervises code enforcement. No cause of death was given, Murphy’s office said inContinue Reading
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