Chris Ruffin Jr. joined News4JAX as The Morning Show executive producer in April 2025. Chris is originally from Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from Stillman College, where his foundation for being a journalist was built. He is thrilled to be in Jacksonville and loves exploring and trying new restaurants across the River City with his wife.
A man who had been spotted in a stolen vehicle before running from police was fatally shot Tuesday night during a foot chase with officers when he pulled out a handgun, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on Wednesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old girl in Arlington.
The family of a 13-year-old is heartbroken after she was killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night in Arlington.
A man was killed, three other adults were injured and a child narrowly escaped harm when a shooter fired into their vehicle on I-10 eastbound near the I-95 split, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man who was asleep in bed last night was shot in the leg when police say a gunman in an SUV stopped outside the home and fired more than 10 shots at the house.
A man who was injured in a shooting during an argument Thursday night at an apartment complex on Knight Boxx Road is expected to recover, Clay County deputies said Friday.
