Wykina Harris has become an advocate for breast cancer screening after a mammogram revealed three tumors in her breast three years ago. Harris had just turned 40 years old when her doctor encouraged her to be screened for breast cancer. She had no symptoms and no family history when sheContinue Reading
Temps will reach about 95 in most areas this afternoon but the humidity is actually less than normal for June. This is why we we started out 7 degrees cooler this morning in the low 70s compared to yesterday. The break does not last as highs climb back above normalContinue Reading
Some more of Jacksonville’s history is now gone. The nearly 100-year-old Ford Motor plant site has been demolished. News4JAX news partner Jacksonville Daily Record reported the city issued permits for the demolition for the old plant in Talleyrand near the Mathews Bridge. Model-T cars were manufactured at the plant 97Continue Reading
Your Thursday will be served well done with a little charring along the edges. Whew, it was another hot one with “feels like” temperatures in the triple digits, but just below the critical value of 105 degrees today. The drier air mass will help with the heat/humidity combination and alsoContinue Reading
The medical examiner is working to find out how a man died after his body was found in the Ribault River on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to Roth Drive where JSO’s dive team recovered him. His identity was not revealed. So far, no foul play is suspected.Continue Reading
The recent heat wave has many people leaving their home air conditioners running. But for some seniors on a fixed income, continuously running the air conditioner is not an easy option. In the 32208 ZIP code, where the average median household income is around $36,000, or half the median householdContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for 10-year-old Aubrielle Noel Gordon. Aubrielle left her residence off Alta Drive on the Northside just after 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday after an argument with a parent. She is described as a Black female, 4′8″, 100 pounds, with black and purple braids, wearingContinue Reading
Within two weeks, eleven people have died in rip currents along the Gulf coast. That’s according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. Rip currents can be very powerful, and this article has information you need to know before getting in the water this weekend. The aftermath of aContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP is questioning the process of hiring a new superintendent for Duval County Public Schools after longtime DCPS employee and former Clay County School Superintendent Addison Davis resigned from his post as superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools and announced he’s moving back to NortheastContinue Reading
The 65-day shutdown of a homeless day shelter in Brunswick is over but there’s still no set date for when it plans to reopen. The closure came after multiple complaints from business owners and community members. The Well originally planned to reopen on Wednesday and director Wright Culpepper said heContinue Reading
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