Congressional and maritime leaders met in Miami on Friday to discuss port safety, security and infrastructure.

A fight between a father and his adult son over a gun in the parking lot of North Florida Educational Institute ended Wednesday when the gun went off, shooting the mother, police said.

Monday morning started off as the coldest morning we have had since early April, it was 46° as the sun came up. Blue skies turned gray, almost wintry looking. Yet, these clouds will actually help keep our morning temperatures milder as we wake up on Tuesday. Yes, having a high overcast of clouds actually reduces the amount of heat being radiated back into space during the night. The result is milder temperatures than if skies are clear.

Florida’s COVID-19 weekly situation report out Friday shows all the indicators going in the wrong direction. Jacksonville added the most coronavirus cases in one week since mid-February.

JACKOSNVILLE, Fla – Hanna and Gonzalo are in the Gulf and the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, respectively. Yep, the earliest seventh and earliest eighth named tropical storms (no hurricanes, yet). Now, for Jacksonville, we will continue our pattern of coastal morning showers, that move to I-95 by the lunch hour and then blow-up west of town after 2pm. Saturday will be much like today, which will make it a decent day to get yard work done, but after that? Bigger afternoon storms and showers return to everyone starting Sunday through next Thursday, Many locations will receive 2-3 inches of rain (if not more).

JACKOSNVILLE, Fla. Big-time inland storms have been between US301 and I-75, they have all but faded as we head to bed. Yet, unlike recent super sunny and super hot days, the heat won't be quite as unbearable. Easterly onshore winds will develop and cap our high temperatures in the upper 80s at the beach to the low 90s inland areas. Most of these showers will also be mainly west of US301 (well to the west, inland). Not too shabby for a sunny July day, when the average high temperature is 92Sea breeze (onshore) winds will help

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Today was hot and sunny, with afternoon temperatures topping out in the mid 90s, and feeling more like 102. A few widely scattered storms will pop up during the afternoon hours, accounting for 30% chances for showers. We have 30% chances for afternoon storms. Friday kicks off a wetter and ever-so-slightly cooler weather pattern with 60% chances for scattered storms and highs in the low 90s. Next weekend looks warm and wet, with afternoon highs in the low 90s and 50-60% chances for showers and storms.