Local News (Page 437)

Fentanyl test strips are now legal in the state of Florida after a bill signing this week formally decriminalizing the strips. Advocates have tried for years to make this happen, but until this week, fentanyl test strips had been classified as “drug paraphernalia” in Florida. On Amazon, they cost upContinue Reading

Every year in the U.S., almost 800,000 people will suffer a stroke, that’s one person every 40 seconds. About 140,000 will die from it. Some people will fully recover, but for many, they will live with a lifetime of serious disability, including lasting deficits in the ability to move theirContinue Reading

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