Animal welfare organizations across Florida worked together in a hoarding case to rescue 25 dogs living outside on a property in Hamilton County over the last week.

Lake City troopers and Traffic Homicide investigators are currently working on two separate fatal crashes in Hamilton County on Interstate 75 Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A committee created by WJXT/WCWJ is narrowing down each category to three finalists.

Help recognize someone doing impactful work in our local African American communities by nominating them in one of eight categories.

Residents in the small community Jasper said that they’d never seen anything like what Hurricane Idalia brought to town on Wednesday. Whipping winds and sideways rain started pounding the area just before noon and dragged on across the day.

The SnapJAX Community Challenge will allow all of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia to show off all of the different ways their hometowns are unique.

INSERT-grade from INSERT County now heads to Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

The First Coast Spelling Bee is coming up, giving 14 local students the chance at the local title and a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

A 26-year-old Orange Park man was killed early Sunday morning in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 in Hamilton County, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Highway Patrol.

A man was in custody Monday after a body was found Sunday in Columbia County, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

A Florida Amber Alert issued in March for a 17-year-old girl missing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was canceled early Friday when authorities announced she had been found safe in southern Alabama.

The agency states that in June 2020, authorities in Hamilton County Tennessee secured a warrant for John Westbrook, charging him with custodial interference. Most recently, on Feb. 23, 2021, a Hamilton County grand jury indicted John Westbrook on a charge of aggravated kidnapping in connection to the 17-year-old’s disappearance. The district attorney in Hamilton County said a sighting was reported in Fort Walton Beach on March 6. Authorities believe John Westbrook may have also traveled to the western United States with Daphne Westbrook. “And in recent weeks, evidence uncovered during the investigation into John Westbrook has led authorities to become increasingly concerned for Daphne’s wellbeing.”

FRIDAYEagle's View (1-1) at Joshua Christian (0-2): Eagle's View makes it two wins in a row. N4J pick: Eagle's View 30, Joshua Christian 6Hamilton County (0-2) at Suwannee (2-0), 7:30 p.m.: Bulldogs open with three in a row. N4J pick: Fort White 21, Santa Fe 20Union County (2-0) at Dixie County (2-0), 7:30 p.m.: Excellent early season challenge for the Tigers. N4J pick: Baldwin 24, Westside 20Cedar Creek Christian (1-1) at Paxon (1-1), 6 p.m.: Golden Eagles pick up back-to-back victories. N4J pick: Raines 19, Lee 14Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

iStock/JOE CICAKJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - High school football kicks off this week with preseason classics. A look at the schedule for the scrimmages. The regular season starts next week. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated. Yonge at PalatkaParker at Trinity ChristianPaxon at NeasePonte Vedra at OakleafProvidence at Englewood, 6 p.m.Raines at White, 6 p.m.Sandalwood at RickardsSatellite at St. JosephSt. Johns Country Day at St. EdwardsWestside at Fleming IslandYulee at SuwanneeCopyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

iStock/JOE CICAKJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - High school football kicks off this week with preseason classics. A look at the schedule for the scrimmages. The regular season starts next week. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated. Yonge at PalatkaParker at Trinity ChristianPaxon at NeasePonte Vedra at OakleafProvidence at Englewood, 6 p.m.Raines at White, 6 p.m.Sandalwood at RickardsSatellite at St. JosephSt. Johns Country Day at St. EdwardsWestside at Fleming IslandYulee at SuwanneeCopyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

A former Ohio judge who was sentenced to six months in jail had to be dragged out of the courtroom after her hearing this week. Former Hamilton County juvenile court Judge Tracie Hunter was sentenced after she helped her brother, a county employee, keep his job. Hunter was dragged out of the courtroom by an officer. She lost her job as a judge, her law license, her ability to earn an income. Shes lost peace of mind.Despite the pushback, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Dinkelacker upheld the sentencing.