Airshow goers can expect windy and warm conditions at NAS Jax.

For the second time in three weeks, a major hurricane is shaking up the high school football schedule.

Governor Ron DeSantis extended the state of emergency to 51 counties ahead of Tropical Storm Milton, and it now includes all of Northeast Florida counties.

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 35 counties ahead of Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday.

A Flood Warning has been issued for Duval and Nassau counties until 3:45 p.m. as more rain moves in from the Atlantic Ocean adding to the already saturated soil.

One suspect is in custody following a high-speed chase Tuesday involving Flagler and St. Johns County deputies and a stolen Ferrari.

Here come the storms, locally heavy rain and flooding

Dangerous feels-like temperatures remain until the evening after sunset for all of Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida. Storms with heavy downpours will continue in Putnam, Flagler, and part of St. Johns counties until after sunset.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz is seeking re-election in District 6, which covers southern St. Johns County, Putnam and Flagler counties and residents of eastern Marion and northern Volusia counties. He faces one Republican primary challenger, John Grow. The winner will face Democrat James David Stockton III in the November general election. A write-in candidate also qualified for the general election.

Strong to isolated severe storms

Stay hydrated and indoors during this dangerous heat day

Today is your one chance to get outdoors without the risk of getting soaked.

It's not a rut, it's a pattern...a hot and humid summertime pattern

Storms linger in SE GA before coming south to NE FL

The Flagler College men’s tennis team will play for its first national championship in nearly 40 years after rolling to a final four win on Friday in the NCAA Division II tournament.

Hold on to your hat! Windy, cloudy, warm day on tap...

It’s something you will only see happen on Channel 4.

Today is a Weather Authority Alert Day as strong and severe storms are expected to impact parts of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Severe weather anticipated Tuesday, including the potential for heavy downpours, tornadoes and small hail, led government and other offices around the area to announce closures for the day.

Models have backed off on rain for Christmas Eve and put it all on Christmas Day and Tuesday.

A Tornado Watch through 9 a.m. and steady rain all morning have prompted a Weather Alert through noon Thursday.

Temperatures this morning are muggy in the upper 60s to low to mid 70 near the coast. Afternoon highs will reach the low to mid 80s region wide with mostly cloudy then turning partly cloudy by the afternoon. Some early morning showers continue across Flagler and Putnam counties, but conditions will be clearing out throughout the day with isolated storm chances in our southern counties along I-95.Tomorrow early morning showers are possible across Flagler, Putnam and St. John’s County with isolated storm chances throughout the day but another day where most of us will stay dry with more dry air in the region and that also means less cloud coverage for Monday.Gusty NE winds or onshore flow will continue throughout the week with gusts up to 30 mph leading to dangerous conditions along our coastal areas. The coastal flood warning has been extended through Tuesday where high rip currents and dangerous surf continues to be possible.Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:13 PM

We all felt the breeze and saw some clouds, others had a soggy Saturday

Breezy with rounds of rain and storms on the way

High Rip Current risk for swimmers, Small Boat Advisory

Locally heavy showers, storms exit the beaches...for now

Scattered showers and storms will develop this afternoon with some isolated strong to severe storms possible.

A warm Wednesday with showers, storms for some...Feeling Lucky?

Tropical Storm Warning, Hurricane Watch, Flood watch, Storm Surge Warning...

Now that the Georgia/Florida game is over, there will be overcast and temperatures into the mid 60s overnight. Storms in Putnam and Flagler counties phase out into the early morning

Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election starts Monday in Jacksonville as well as Alachua, Bradford, Flagler and Putnam counties.

Individuals and households in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance, which may include temporary housing assistance, basic home repairs and certain other uninsured disaster-related needs.

A flood advisory was issued for Flagler and St. Johns counties Thursday morning as Tropical Storm Ian made its way toward Northeast Florida.

Jacksonville is just on the edge of Ian’s wrath.

Hurricane Ian slammed Southwest Florida on Wednesday, making landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm just after 3 p.m.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a Missing Child Alert for a teen last seen in Bunnell.

Rulings from several East Coast and Central Florida judicial circuits, including the Seventh Circuit (St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and other counties), are appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals.

Showers with areas of light rain continue across Putnam, Inland St. Johns and Flagler counties.  Cloudy skies with late day scattered showers, storms will develop near and along Highway 301 and then push east this evening.  Showers possible early Friday morning and the unsettled pattern continues this weekend.

Hello sunshine!  Clear skies over the River City as clouds continue to dissipate over coastal St. Johns and Flagler counties.  Near seasonal temperatures today with warmer temperatures tomorrow and the rest of the week.

We are off to a frigid start with morning lows in the low 20s inland.

A few isolated showers continue to move onshore this evening.

Maybe the best part of Friday will be the Gaughan Gauge, it will be a “9”, nice!

Ida really unloaded on the Northeast United States Wednesday night, some of the heaviest rainfall totals throughout Ida’s entire inland track took place between Philadelphia and Boston. Dozens died in flash flooding. A few locations saw as much as 10″ of rain, in a matter of hours. This illustrates the amazing deep layer of tropical moisture that surrounded Ida and allowed for the 3rd fastest rapid intensification over the past 50 years.

Happy Thursday! We’re waking up to some mild temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and areas of patchy fog.

We are in the 90s on this hot Tuesday and may finish the day with a record highs of 93. Most of us stay dry but a couple isolated storms may break the heat this evening in St. Johns and Flagler counties close to the coast.

Happy Sunday! A few showers and thunderstorms are lingering across southern Flagler and Putnam County this morning but will clear out by mid morning.

Happy Sunday! We’re off to another wet start with light to moderate rainfall building along the Gulf Coast and tracking east.

Happy Sunday! We are off to a stormy start with widespread heavy rainfall packed with lightning and small hail tracking east across NE FL this morning. This will be very inconvenient for any morning plans and could cause localized flooding on roadways. It’s best to stay in and wait it out through the morning.

Flagler College's Jaizec Lottie was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-American Team on Tuesday morning. Next stop: the NCAA Division II Final Four. Third-seeded Flagler will face second-seeded Northwest Missouri State in the Final Four on Thursday at 9 p.m. Jaizec Lottie had 29 points for Flagler, Derrick Ellis had 17 and Chris Metzger had 10, none bigger than his final two. Truman State’s final shot was a heavily contested look by Turner Scott that never had a chance.

Sunrise temperatures will be in the upper 50s inland, around 60° downtown and the Southside with area beaches starting off in the low 60s. Sunrise is at 7:24 a.m. and due to some high clouds, it could be fairly spectacular. During the typical heat of the day, mid-afternoon, say around 3 p.m. our temperatures will peak in the upper 80s along and west of I-95, to the mid-70s at area beaches. the cool sea breeze at area beaches will start to push onshore (westward) causing temperatures to cool back into the 60s. AdTomorrow evening will be beautiful, really pleasant as evening temperatures cool back into the 70s.

Flagler men's basketball, led by head coach Chad Warner (center) will play in the Elite Eight for the first time in school history after beating Alabama-Huntsville Tuesday night. For the first time in school history, Flagler is going to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight after an 89-75 win over Alabama-Huntsville. Flager is 17-2 on the season and has won 15 straight games heading into the Elite Eight in Evansville. They wound up adding six games against Division I teams, including regular-season games against Florida International, Central Michigan and UNF. He had led a similar transition at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia and he knows what it would take to win at Flagler.

The cold front behind the messy weather moves through overnight, clearing our skies out and chilling us down into the upper 30s. Saturday starts out cold and will be sunny and chilly all day, temperatures will climb up to around 60°. Saturday night turns cold again as temperatures dive down into the upper 30s and low 40s. Sunday starts of cold , but makes it into the cool low 60s for the afternoon hours under partly cloudy skies. Monday there will be an isolated shower or two, but otherwise partly sunny skies and mild temperatures, making it up to around 70° during the afternoon.

The tornado watch remains in effect for the following counties through 10 p.m.:Northeast Florida:Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Columbia County through 4:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee counties through 4:15 p.m.🌪 Tornado warning issued for supercell moving into Suwannee county. UPDATE 2:37 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Putnam County through 3:15 p.m. Here's a closer look at the area affect by the Tornado Warning just issued for Putnam county.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A round of showers and storms that moved across our area prompted a Weather Authority Alert Day on Sunday. People in that area saw hours of rain, with amounts up to an inch. Clay, Putnam and St. Johns counties were under a tornado warning for parts of Sunday afternoon as showers and stormes pushed through. There were some reports of downed trees near State Road 13A and some flooding on County Road 65. AdThe Weather Authority Alert Day ended shortly before 6 p.m., and showers will fade Sunday night.

After a damp and foggy start we are starting to see some sunshine peek through the clouds. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid 60s across SE GA and mid to upper 60s even low 70s across portions of NE FL. If you’re planning on firing up the grill for Super Bowl Sunday you can expect some sunshine with seasonal comfortable conditions. Overnight lows will drop into the seasonal upper 40s with clear skies. The next round of potentially disruptive weather starts next Friday and spills over into the weekend.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the Weather Authority Alert continues Saturday, the National Weather continues to watch to severe storms track east northeast across Northeast Florida. A Tornado Watch is in effect for Union, Putnam, St. Johns and Flagler counties until midnight. For the differences between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning, see the graphic below. Difference between a Tornado Watch and Tornado WarningThe Weather Authority Alert, which runs from 4-9 p.m., was triggered by heavy, disruptive rain and the potential for isolated severe thunderstorms. Those south of the I-10 corridor have an increased chance to see a strong to severe thunderstorm.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Within about 2 ½ hours Friday, all Publix COVID-19 vaccine appointments were booked up, including at locations in St. Johns and Flagler counties. The Publix vaccine appointments are for health care workers, people age 65 and up and long-term residents and staff. As the demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continues, more retailers are expected to help with the distribution. According to its website, Winn-Dixie plans to offer the vaccine to people, health care workers and long-term residents first. COUNTY-BY-COUNTY: COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Northeast FloridaWalmart said it’s prepared to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at its more than 5,000 stores and Sam’s Club pharmacies nationwide when it’s asked to do so.

New appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at the select Publix locations available in St. Johns and Flagler counties have been fully booked. It took less than an hour for all the Thursday slots to be reserved and about 2.5 hours for the Saturday-Wednesday openings. The appointments were made available after the state provided an additional 70,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to select Publix pharmacies in the state, including Flagler and St. Johns counties. Publix said to check back for an appointment using the online reservation system on Wednesday January 27. Publix said in a news release that the number of pharmacy locations administering the vaccinations is increasing from 105 to 242.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a windy and cold day on Saturday, the winds calm down during evening, but that means even colder temperatures overnight. Inland areas will be under a Freeze Warning- but will most likely exclude St Johns and Flagler counties and to the east of the St Johns River in Duval county. The areas under a Freeze Warning can expect temperatures to dip into the low 30s, which could kill some plants. For this freeze, you must protect your plants, pets, and people- but it is not a hard freeze, where we should be concerned about pipes. Winds will be lighter and we are not expected to see freezing temperatures Sunday night thanks to building clouds overnight.

Coastal areas will experience more clouds as the day progresses with a few spotty showers around between Flagler and St. Johns counties. Sunday low pressure moves through Florida spreading showers in the afternoon and evening, with this feature crossing our waters during the overnight hours. Temperatures in the morning start in the upper 40s to near 50 before reaching the mid to upper 60s. After a cold front passes overnight, winds will shift northwesterly in the wake of this storm system dropping highs down into the mid 50s Monday and we dry out. This strong front brings a weekend of freezing temperatures and quite possible the coldest Christmas afternoon since 2004.

Jacksonville will see a round of heavy rains, maybe a rumble of thunder during the early afternoon hours. Temperatures around Jacksonville, will be from the 50s north of town to near 70 near the World Golf Village. Down south, Putnam and Flagler counties, will see some morning sunshine and therefore see afternoon highs near 72°. It will be those warmer temperatures south of town that will fuel a few stronger cells/downpours. Brrr...Friday through Sunday will see afternoon temperatures in the 60s, dry conditions with partly cloudy skies.

There will still be freezing temperatures in the normally cold locations just west of Jacksonville to inland Southeastern Georgia. Thursday starts off chilly with inland frost, but warms up into the upper 60s, hitting 70° for an afternoon high. Expect increasing clouds in the afternoon skies and light winds. Saturday we may wake up damp, but the cold front behind the showers pushes through, clearing our skies and cooling us down. We will hit the mid 60s under partly sunny skies.

Thursday starts off chilly with inland frost, but warms up into the upper 60s, hitting 70° for an afternoon high. Expect mostly sunny skies and light winds. We will hit the upper 60s under mostly sunny skies. Sunday is a tad cooler, waking up in the mid 40s and warming up into the low 60s under mostly cloudy skies. Monday and Tuesday look sunny and cool, only topping out in the low 60s.

Year of the scratch-off: More than half of winning tickets worth at least $600 claimed in 2020Published: November 16, 2020, 6:20 pmFor the past few months, News4Jax has been getting a steady stream of news releases from the Florida Lottery. Included in the list of winners are multiple people from Jacksonville, along with others from St. Johns and Flagler counties.

Tropical Storm Eta will move northeast across northeast Florida this morning and early afternoon. Eta is forecast to move off the northeast Florida coast this afternoon with improving conditions expected by sunset. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Friday: Clearing and cooler with wake up temperatures in the 60s to low 70s across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s across southeast Georgia, northeast Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At 10 p.m. Wednesday, a tropical storm warning was issued from the Flagler/Volusia County line northward to St. Andrews Sound in Georgia. As of 10 p.m. the center of Eta was located about 55 miles northwest of St. Petersburg and had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Weakening is expected as Eta moves on shore which will be followed by rapid weakening throughout Today. Tropical storms and tropical depressions are typically poorly organized and, as such, oftentimes, a freak area of torrential rains can explode rather randomly leading to extreme rainfall amounts -- amounts of more than 4-5″ over a rather short period of time, say 6 hours. As Eta gets closer, we will update this story with what we can specifically expect as Eta approaches.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval and Flagler counties are announcing a two-week event to help pay overdue traffic tickets or criminal fees without having to pay collection fees. 2020 Operation Greenlight is a two-week online event that waives collection fees on overdue traffic tickets and criminal charges. List the ticket numbers or case numbers that you wish to pay in the space provided on the registration gorm. In Flagler County, residents with suspended licenses will have an opportunity to pay overdue court obligations, including traffic tickets, all while saving 40-percent in collection fees. Click here for the full information on the initiative in Flagler County.

Look for increasing cloud cover today with light rain showers this evening primarily from Jacksonville and points south. Overnight heavier rain with possible thunderstorms target Flagler and St Johns counties overnight into Sunday morning. Breezy NE winds today could gust over 25 this afternoon resulting in a high risk for rip currents. Highs today reach the mid/upper 70s, with overnight low temperatures will be in the lower 60s. Cloudy skies, breezy and damp conditions last most of the day.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today was another gorgeous Fall day, topping out in the upper 70s and low 80s. We did see increasing clouds from the south throughout the afternoon and those clouds may obscure any view we might have had of tonight’s launch. Expect cloudy skies and afternoon temperatures only in the mid 70s. Partly cloudy skies are back Monday and Tuesday, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. Wednesday and Thursday warm up- topping out in the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies, but cooler weather kicks off again next Friday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Issues continue in the wake of our recent wet weather pattern, including a Flood Watch for St. Johns and Flagler counties. There will be a few morning showers, it is more likely that the afternoon and evening hours will see a round, or two of storms. Some could have small hail and gusty winds, even to severe levels. Severe levels include winds above 60 mph and hail 1″ or greater. Sunrise Wednesday may still have a few showers and then skies will clear before the lunch hour.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY, AND FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIESThe passing downpours continue into the early evening, then fade after sunset. Overnight temperatures will sink down into the mid to low 70s under mostly cloudy skies. Thursday and Friday start out chilly, in the upper 50s and low 60s. Under sunny skies we will turn mild in the afternoon, topping out in the low 80s. The cooler temperatures stick around through the weekend, waking up in the upper 50s and low 60s and topping out in the upper 70s as a Nor’Easter builds.

Look for fewer showers with a 40% chance through the day primarily near coastal areas and especially around St. Johns, Flagler and Putnam counties. Sunday brings the highest winds gusts before letting up just a touch to around 20-25 mph. Minor river and beach flooding is possible with late morning high tide at the beach around noon on the river. Those northeast winds stay strong with gusts to 40 mph and waves crashing near 10 at the beach. Over 3 inches of rain fell in St. Johns county with nearly 5 inches in St. Augustine near Treaty Park.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Of the 147 additional deaths from COVID-19 the Florida Department of Health reported Thursday, nine were of Jacksonville residents, there were two additional deaths each in Alachua and Clay counties and one each in Bradford, Flagler and St. Johns counties. In the 11 Northeast Florida counties News4Jax has tracked through the pandemic, 718 total deaths have been reported since COVID-19 hit the state at the beginning of March. Alachua’s positivity rate for Wednesday was 11.22%. Duval County’s positivity rate was 3.79% and has remained below 5% for a week. The Florida Department of Health said Wednesday the state’s positivity rate Wednesday was 4.46%.

The state Division of Elections on Tuesday morning posted that 42 vote-by-mail ballots had been returned, with most of them in Flagler and Monroe counties. Supervisors of elections must send requested vote-by-mail ballots to stateside and overseas military members, along with overseas citizens, no later than 45 days before an election. The first big batches of vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 election will be sent out by county supervisors between Sept. 24 and Oct. 1. In 2016, when 3.47 million vote-by-mail ballots were sent out, Republicans returned 1.08 million of the ballots and Democrats returned 1.03 million, as President Donald Trump won the state by 112,911 overall votes. Supervisors sent 1.394 million vote-by-mail ballots to Democrats and 1.347 million to Republicans.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The feels-like temperature could reach 112° in Jacksonville on Friday afternoon, which is dangerous for those susceptible to heat. This advisory is issued when the maximum heat index temperature is expected to be 100° or higher for at least two days and night time air temperatures will not drop below 75°. Sunday kicks off a cloudier, wetter and not-as-hot weather pattern. we expect a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms, keeping up in the upper 80s for daytime highs. The wetter and not-as-hot weather pattern sticks around through Labor Day, with 70% chances for showers and thunderstorms with daytime highs around 88°.

Heat Advisory for Putnam, inland St. Johns and Flagler counties noon through 6pm. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s inland with 90s along our beaches. Isolated showers with storms for northeast Florida, from Gainesville to St. Johns county, 20-30 percent. Saturday: The heat continues with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers, storms, 20-30 percent for northeast Florida as Georgia stays hot and dry. Highs in the mid to upper 90s inland, low 90s along our beaches.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Several dozen sea turtle hatchlings found along northeast Florida beaches are eating plastic pollution and turning up dead. Hard plastic fragments recovered from the 2016 post-hatchlings were significantly larger than those recovered from the 2017 post-hatchlings despite more plastic pieces being ingested in 2017. In comparison to another survey in south Florida, the north Florida average plastic-to-body mass ratio is 162% higher than those from South Florida. While weathering breaks the physical shapes of plastics down, the tiny particles remain in the ocean for centuries as more plastic pollution spills into the seas at unprecedented scales. Upcoming research will see how the long-term health and survival impacts of plastic pollution along with its associated chemical additives impact the reptile population.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – You can now explore the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, which is now the current home of Flagler College, virtually. But college officials at Flagler’s Legacy Historic Tours have created a solution to share the history of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon through a virtual tour option. Flagler’s Legacy partnered with local St. Augustine company Listing Solutions to capture 3D images of the interior of the former hotel. Plus, the virtual tour has more information than can fit into the one-hour, in-person tour. “The new tour was created more as an added bonus to our Flagler’s Legacy Tours, rather than a replacement,” said Flagler’s Legacy Assistant Director Nikki Liberatore.

Ten Circuit judges in the 7th Judicial Circuit returned to the bench without opposition. 7th Judicial Circuit Judge - Group 14Joan AnthonyAge: (no answer)Candidate’s family: (no answer)Occupation: Small Business OwnerEducation: I received my Bachelor’s degree in History from Bethune-Cookman College in 1981 and my Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law in 1984. Occupation: Attorney at Canan LawEducation: Bachelors from Westminster College JD from Florida Coastal School of Law Florida Bar Board Certified Trial ExpertPolitical experience: None. Now more than ever we need judges who are ready to take the bench and hit the ground running. We need judges who can hit the ground running with little to no learning curve and the experience to utilize technology to advance the justice system forward!

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Cloudy skies with light mist and drizzle could spread across parts of southeast Georgia through mid morning as a weak front pushes east. Partly cloudy skies this afternoon and evening with slightly less than seasonal temperatures. Mainly dry with sunny skies and OPEN WINDOW friendly afternoon highs as an offshore wind pattern develops this week. Today: Becoming partly cloudy and cool. Wind WNW 5-10 mph.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Today was cloudy and breezy, with mild afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. We saw a few isolated coastal showers in our southernmost counties, all other areas will most likely remain dry. Thursday will be mostly cloudy and warm, with a few coastal showers. we should see most of the showers pushing out of our area. We will wake up in the low 50s and warm up into the mid 70s.

Rainier pattern Tomorrow as weak cold front moves into southeast Georgia Tuesday evening. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s across southeast Georgia and the upper 70s to lower 80s across northeast Florida. Tuesday: Becoming cloudy with increasing showers, storms, 30-40 percent across southeast Georgia, 40-60 percent for northeast Florida. Wake up temperatures in the upper 50s to 60s inland, upper 60s to low 70s along our beaches. Afternoon highs in the upper 70s for southeast Georgia, upper 70s to low 80s across northeast Florida.

A weak frontal boundary will persist off the east coast which will bring showers with a few thunderstorms possible. Afternoon highs in the upper 70s to 80s. Cloudy skies with showers possible overnight. Saturday: A warm front will lift through the area as a possible tropical or sub-tropical low develops along the central Gulf Coast. Showers possible through the day with wake up temperatures in the upper 60s to 70s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Showers are spaced apart much more this afternoon meaning you won't be nearly as wet as rain eases up into the evening. Most of the showers will be south of I-10 into the early evening especially focusing around St. Johns and Flagler counties. Look for mostly cloudy skies with lows in the lower 70s in town to mid 60s inland west of Orange Park. Morning showers and isolated storms 40% across northeast Florida, 20 percent for southeast Georgia. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 80s for northeast Florida, mid 80s for inland southeast Georgia, low 80s along our beaches.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Northeast Floridas historic coastline is the target of a bill introduced by Florida congressmen. U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Michael Waltz announced Monday theyre backing legislation that would designate parts of Duval, Flagler, Nassau and St. Johns counties as a National Heritage Area. The bill, known as the Nations Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act, would recognize the region for its historical value. That funding would offset the costs absorbed by the museum during the heritage areas creation. A 2012 study showed the Alliance of National Heritage Areas contributed nearly $13 billion annually to Americas economy and supported almost 148,000 jobs.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Today will be breezy, dry and sunny. The northeasterly winds will drive a higher volume of water against our coastline, making for minor coastal and river flooding during times of high tide. Expect breezy northeasterly winds between 10-15 mph. Minor river flooding will be an increasing concern during high tide with the consistent northeasterly winds. Expect afternoon highs in the upper 80s.

Ron DeSantis on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in anticipation of a powerful hit from Hurricane Dorian during the Labor Day weekend. On Thursday morning, the State Emergency Operations Center will activate to a Level 2, enhancing the coordination between federal, state and local emergency management agencies. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said Wednesday his city's Emergency Operations Center was starting to ramp up and would begin full-time operations Thursday morning. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew caused damage as it skirted the East Coast, and Hurricane Hermine knocked out electricity in the Tallahassee area. Hurricane Irma barreled through much of the state in 2017, and Hurricane Michael devastated parts of the Panhandle last year.

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Of nine judges on the circuit bench in St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler and Volusia counties, only one race is contested and will appear on the primary ballot.) My legal experience includes the following practice areas:District Court of Appeal- criminal, civil, and family. Circuit Court- criminal felony, juvenile, dependency, civil, probate, and family. Administrative Court- civil. In electing a Circuit Judge, the people are selecting a traveling trial judge.