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Parents react to school grades, continue to question if school closures are necessary

The topic of school closures in Duval County has been at the top of parents’ minds since Duval County Public Schools rolled out the Master Facility Plan as a plan to tackle a massive budget issue.

Department of Health cautions residents about blue-green algae bloom in Doctors Lake

Blue-green algae are once again invading Doctors Lake, leaving parts of the lake looking bright green.

Jacksonville personal trainer who lost her father to cancer helps people dealing with life-altering medical conditions

Aviola Miraka is a certified personal trainer and former professional volleyball player who has a passion for working with clients who have had cancer, heart disease, dementia, and other medical conditions that have life-altering effects.

Man accused of being a serial rapist has been arrested for sexual battery 5 times since 1973

He was arrested nearly 20 years after a DNA collection linked him to numerous sexual assaults.

Third arrest made in double murder in $20K gang bounty shooting from October

A third arrest was made in the fatal gang bounty shooting that left two men dead on Jacksonville’s northside nearly nine months later.

Some Duval County middle and high school students losing access to school bus transportation

Some Duval County middle and high school students will be losing bus transportation in the upcoming school year.

Westside nursing home employee spotted the missing 70-year-old woman after nearly 2-day search

A Westside nursing home employee was the one to spot the missing 70-year-old woman after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office searched for nearly two days.

Multiple organizations want to add more polling, early voting locations to predominantly Black Jacksonville district

Multiple groups in Jacksonville want more early voting and election day polling locations added to District 10, a predominantly Black district.

Mysterious death of a man on St. Simons Island under investigation amid social media speculation, police say

The Glynn County Police Department (GCPD) said Friday it is continuing to investigate the “unintended death” of a 35-year-old man who died on St. Simons Island last weekend.

Summer pattern keeps the daily rain coming

Light rain ends after sunset with only an isolated shower through midnight under cloudy skies. Many areas had 1-2 inches of rain but now drier air moves in overnight before storms return Saturday afternoon.

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