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Two drugs for cancer patients are in short supply and that shortage could delay when patients can get life saving treatments. The drugs, cisplatin and carboplatin, used to be as widely available as aspirin but now 70% to 90% of doctors in the country that treat cancer have reported difficultyContinue Reading

Tropical Storm Bret formed Monday evening in the open Atlantic. As of 5 p.m., it was located 1295 miles east of the southern Windward Islands. Bret is moving to the west at 21 mph. Winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts. This system was Tropical Depression Three, and wasContinue Reading

A Juneteenth celebration and festival was held Monday in St. Augustine’s historic Lincolnville neighborhood to celebrate freedom, community and youth. The event was held in the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center located in a neighborhood rich with African American history. There were vendors, dancing, music, and more that brought theContinue Reading

The Nassau CSO Marine Unit had a busy weekend on the water with two boating incidents on Sunday night. Crews safely rescued a couple and their dog from a sinking boat that hit the jetties around 9 p.m. Deputies escorted the boat to the beach to prevent it from driftingContinue Reading

Mat Ishbia’s five-month tenure as the new owner of the Phoenix Suns has produced a whirlwind of change. Nobody seems completely safe — not even 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul — as the Michigan native continues his quest to deliver Phoenix its first NBA title. The aggressive owner oversawContinue Reading

In 12 days, Donna Deegan will be sworn in as Jacksonville’s new mayor. We’ve already learned who some of her key staff will be – and now we going to learn more about policy plans. Starting Tuesday, a series of meetings will be held that focus on important issues herContinue Reading

Westside residents are dealing with the aftermath of a chaotic Saturday shooting that caused a driver to ram into a number of cars. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, an underage boy was a passenger inside a vehicle with two other occupants. The teen was meeting with three men toContinue Reading

The American sailboat in the Ocean Race had the hole in its hull repaired and set off for Italy in an attempt to rejoin the around-the-world competition before it is over. The 11th Hour Racing Team left The Hague, Netherlands, on Sunday, less than 72 hours after it was T-bonedContinue Reading

Project Cold Case helps bring awareness to thousands of unsolved cases which in turn helped dozens of them be solved. If you’ve lived in Jacksonville a long time, you may remember the 1974 killing of Freddie Farah. It was the oldest cold case in the history of the Jacksonville Sheriff’sContinue Reading