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I’d like to share with you a couple of my John and Mary memories. I want to start with some of the very first comments that former news anchor Deborah Gianoulis and I made about Mary 30 years ago–and we stand by them today. “Mary Baer has fit into ourContinue Reading

In Northwest Jacksonville members of the Dinsmore community gathered Tuesday to discuss what they call a “train problem.” City Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. and Florida House of Representative Dean Black were both on hand to listen to the concerns. One resident told News4JAX they were recently stuck behind a trainContinue Reading

Mary Baer and John Gaughan will have their last broadcast on Channel 4, Wednesday, May 31. The two have belonged to this community for 30 years. They’ve made the big sacrifice to work until 11:30 at night, or, come into work when you’re telling everyone else to shelter in placeContinue Reading

Mary Baer came to Jacksonville in 1992 after working as a news anchor and reporter in Columbus, Ohio. She started her television career at KTVL in her hometown of Medford, Oregon. Mary is a graduate of the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism. John Gaughan came to Jacksonville in 1992Continue Reading

Kirby Smart sounded ready to be done with the Southeastern Conference’s great schedule debate. “The most overrated conversation in the world,” the Georgia coach said Tuesday. As is tradition, the Southeastern Conference took over a resort hotel on the Florida Gulf Coast for its spring meetings this week. The hottestContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching Tuesday night for two children who didn’t return home from a neighborhood park on the Westside. According to JSO, the sisters, Makayla, 7, and Maliah, 10, were last seen walking in the 500 block of Chaffee Road around 1:30 p.m. Makayla was wearing aContinue Reading

Reports of children being sexually exploited online are on the rise. “FBI Jacksonville is receiving reports of children being exploited online, every single day,” said FBI spokeswoman Amanda Videll. Last week, News4JAX reported the arrest of a Clay County man accused of running a child sex trafficking ring. And aContinue Reading

Only 3% of high school football players continue their playing career in college. Then only 1.6% of collegiate athletes find themselves on an NFL roster. If you’re lucky enough to beat the odds, an even smaller percentage of players transition from on the field to the sidelines as a coach.Continue Reading

There’s only one ball. Who’s going to get it? In Doug Pederson’s world, that’s a good problem to have. The Jaguars pass catching group is as talented as its been in quite some time. Christian Kirk and Zay Jones had very strong first seasons with Jacksonville. Tight end Evan EngramContinue Reading