Crime and safety analyst Tom Hackney provided his perspective on the videos from the Georgia-Florida game showing officers punching fans, saying he felt the officers followed protocol.

Cannabis, marijuana or weed. It goes by many names but now the discussion is on the ballot to make it legal in Florida.

In the hours after Jacksonville residents felt the impacts of Hurricane Helene, people were surprised to find Riverside’s Memorial Park was blocked off Friday morning.

Former President Donald Trump expressed support for Florida’s Amendment 3, a November ballot initiative that would legalize the personal use of marijuana in Florida for those 21 years and older.

Former President Donald Trump expressed support for Florida’s Amendment 3, a November ballot initiative that would legalize the personal use of marijuana in Florida for those 21 years and older.

There is still a very visible reminder of that storm at Memorial Park in the Five Points neighborhood. Barriers and caution tape are up along the waterfront after waves broke up several balustrades.

“I’m just telling my story in hopes it evokes change,” Mercedez Jones said as she read from a memoir in the living room of her home.

A new memorial now honors the lives of Angela Carr, Jerrald Gallion and A.J. Laguerre Jr., one year after the three were killed in a racially-motivated attack at a Dollar General in Jacksonville.

Jerry Holland, the Duval County Supervisor of Elections, is sounding the alarm that critical money his office requested was left out of the mayor’s proposed budget.

Mayor Donna Deegan will present her budget to the city council on Monday at 9:30am. So, we want to know what questions you have about the budget that we can bring to the mayor?

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department officially opened Station 68 on the east bank of the St. Johns River.

Friday marks one week since crews began demolishing the RISE Doro apartment building after a devastating fire nearly two weeks ago.

Wednesday closed the chapter on a years-long battle to remove a Confederate monument from Jacksonville’s Springfield Park -- an action that was met with much praise and scrutiny with critics saying the monument was a symbol of oppression and supporters saying it was an important piece of history.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department will honor the 25 firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty for Duval County while working for the department.

Thousands of people in Northeast Florida have signed up for affordable healthcare after the city of Jacksonville launched a brand-new initiative last month — “Get Covered Jax” — in the hopes of getting those without health insurance enrolled.

A 4-year-old boy died Sunday night after drowning in a pond in the Spring Park neighborhood.

Donna Deegan is a three-time breast cancer survivor.

"I have never seen this much of death and suffering," said Michealsen, who has been a chaplain for 13 years. "I often tell families that I'm holding their loved one's hand when they can't and that I am with them when they are dying when they can't be." Grieving families, unable to enter the hospital because of the deadly virus, watch through the iPad he’s carried into the room with him. Deegan and about a dozen other chaplains cover shifts that extend to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He was sure he'd eventually be infected as COVID-19 patients began pouring into the hospital every day.

Deegan to challenge U.S. Rep. John Rutherford in 2020. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.