A study of access to polls during elections has found systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in turnout.

The Jaguars are starting a backup quarterback on a banged up team. A trip to Detroit (8-1) looms Sunday and the outlook is bleak yet again for Jacksonville.

The Jaguars wasted a defensive masterpiece on Sunday with an offensive that just couldn’t move the ball.

‘Sight for Kids Spooktacular’: Jaguars, Johnson & Johnson Vision partner for community event

Mary Jones, a longtime dispatcher for the Sparta Police Department in Georgia, was killed in the Sept. 12 crash. Sparta is a small community between Atlanta and Augusta.

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Los Angeles area.

Three Jacksonville girls were in the spotlight in New York City Saturday after they were featured in the annual video presentation in Times Square through the National Down Syndrome Society.

“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 judge has again rejected a request to free an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, saying she suspects a cover-up related to the sources of the funds for his bond.

Grace Jones used to scrutinize, pore over and analyze every statistic that she could. So, what did Jones, the Episcopal ace and All-News4JAX softball player of the year, do to change her tried and true methods that had worked so well for her?

The new Apple TV+ series ‘Sunny’ is both a cautionary and, at times, sweet tale about artificial intelligence.

An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader will stay in jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

Hurricane season is here and to help Jacksonville residents prepare, two organizations held a supplies giveaway Saturday morning.

It’s a humid and sticky Tuesday morning and Mac Jones is loose, smiling and just having fun. That’s a big change for Jones, and he’s enjoying every moment of it.

Jayne Anne Phillips’ “Night Watch,” a mother-daughter saga set in a West Virginia asylum after the Civil War, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

The News4JAX sports staff hands out grades for the second night of the NFL draft and how the Jaguars did.

The News4JAX I-TEAM found out what Florida law requires to do after a breach and if you can hold them legally liable for negligence for not adequately protecting your data following a ransomware attack at Beaches Energy in Jacksonville Beach.

Mac Jones is embracing a return to his hometown after a dismal season in New England that cost him his starting job and put his long-term future in the league in doubt.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to acquire New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones for a sixth-round pick in next month’s NFL draft according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school softball rankings will be published Thursday’s during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 28.

A local children’s author had the opportunity to read and share insight on her book “Mike The Friendly Firefighter” during a literacy event at the Jacksonville Public Library on Saturday.

What over 25 people thought was a great job opportunity for the New Year turned into an unplanned situation that they are calling a scam.

Saturday was a day of celebration for author Brittany Jones after she officially launched her first book of a children’s book series.

Mac Jones kept his job as the New England Patriots starting quarterback on Sunday against the New York Giants.

Family members of three missing fishermen who disappeared more than a month ago off the coast of Brunswick are feverishly scouring the coasts of St. Johns County. This after debris from their boat was discovered in the water off the coast of St. Johns County Sunday. Monday, the United Cajun Navy, who found the fish box of the boat, posted a photo of a possible life raft seen in the water.

Jonathan Taylor ran for a first-quarter touchdown and Mac Jones threw a crucial interception in the fourth quarter and the Indianapolis Colts held on for a 10-6 win over New England Patriots in Germany.

The New England Patriots are struggling like they never have since Bill Belichick took over in 2000.

More than 4,000 people are expected to attend the upcoming Buddy Walk in Jacksonville Beach to raise money for the Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville (DSAJ) next Saturday.

DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score and the Dallas Cowboys blew out the New England Patriots 38-3.

The New England Patriots have pulled third-year starting quarterback Mac Jones after two turnovers led directly to touchdowns for the Dallas Cowboys.

A young mother recalls the moment she thought was going to be her last when she was trapped in the Dollar General with her 2-year-old daughter with a 21-year-old shooter who killed three people in a racially-motivated attack.

A grieving mother is making sure her daughter’s death is not in vain.

Nearly half of U.S. drinking water is estimated to contain substances known as “PFAS.”

Preparing for a new mayor and administration in Jacksonville--transition teams are starting to meet to discuss how to better the city. Mayor-elect Donna Deegan takes the oath of office on Saturday, taking over for outgoing Mayor Lenny Curry. Wednesday – we sat in on the first infrastructure committee meeting – it’s a group that covers everything from potholes to police.

When Black and white swimmers jumped in together and integrated the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, owner James Brock was so enraged he grabbed a bottle of acid and threw it into the pool. The fallout from that act is still being felt today.

Early voting began Monday and as the weekend approaches, election officials are predicting that voter traffic will ramp up.

The family of a woman killed on Interstate 95 back in January is speaking out.

A teacher who helps preside over a program for students with autism, Carrie Jones knows full well some aspects the general public might not understand.

A Jacksonville man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a 21-year-old and her unborn child.

The Duval County School Police Department on Wednesday arrested a longtime music teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts accused of lewd conduct involving a student, district officials said.

Since starting at MSNBC last September, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki hasn't been hard to find on the air.

The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade Wednesday, and the death toll kept rising, surpassing 11,000.

A fired Florida health data manager who accused officials of wanting to manipulate COVID-19 statistics has reached an agreement with prosecutors on a felony charge that she illegally accessed state computers.

News4JAX caught up with the owner of a boat that caught on fire Thursday as Tropical Storm Nicole moved through Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teen.

Election day is quickly approaching and safety is always at the top of the minds of poll workers, especially after incidents of election worker intimidation have happened across the country.

Mac Jones says he wants to start this week against the Jets and believes he deserves to remain in the lineup despite struggling in his return to the field following three-game absence because of an ankle injury.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones made a surprise return to the practice field on Friday, but was ruled out for this weekend's game at Green Bay.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick says veteran Brian Hoyer will start if Mac Jones is unable to play in their matchup with the Green Bay Packers.

The 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica, Mariah Carey and Usher, generated more than $2.4 billion in commitments to fight extreme poverty and disease.

The performance didn’t come close to matching the hype for the 2021 quarterback class.

The performance didn’t come close to matching the hype for the 2021 quarterback class.

Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a path for them.

The Jaguars were the league’s worst team on the field last season, but not the worst in ticket sales or revenue.

Whatever the Patriots offense looks like in the aftermath of former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’ departure, Bill Belichick says Mac Jones will have a role in molding it.

An alert citizen who flagged down a nearby officer helped stop a would-be robber Tuesday morning at a BP gas station in the Lake Forest area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Stephanie Jones is the founder of Women at Werk. She also runs a private practice for mental health outpatient services.

The Chargers’ Justin Herbert hit Baltimore’s Mark Andrews with two touchdown passes to leading the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC in the return of the Pro Bowl.

Following several opt-outs by AFC quarterbacks, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, who starred at The Bolles School and then Alabama, has been named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad.

Rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece to put the New England Patriots in the playoffs with their 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jaguars lost their eighth straight game, the longest losing streak of the year, in one of the most lopsided losses in franchise history, 50-10, to the Patriots on Sunday.

News4JAX on Wednesday checked in with local hospitals to see what is happening at those locations and went to several testing and vaccine sites to check if more people are taking precautions now because of the omicron variant.

Channel 4′s Positively JAX Toy Drive kicked off Wednesday.

Lucinda Jones purchased bicycles and dropped them off around 9 a.m. Wednesday. She said she loves to give back.

Adrian Phillips intercepted two Justin Herbert passes and returned one for the go-ahead touchdown, Nick Folk kicked four field goals and the New England Patriots rallied for a 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

28 million eligible children are one step closer to being able to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA has approved Pfizer's vaccine for kids 5-11.

Jameis Winston threw two touchdown passes, Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception for a score and the New Orleans Saints beat the New England Patriots 28-13.

A bronze bust of Burt Reynolds, featuring his famous cowboy hat and even more famous mustache, now adorns his grave.

A local preschooler is not only melting hearts, he's making a splash in the Big Apple to raise awareness about the impacts of having a loved one with Down syndrome.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at the first full week of the football season, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

The New England Patriots have released quarterback Cam Newton.

Cam Newton passed for 103 yards and a touchdown, Mac Jones threw for 146 yards and the New England Patriots routed the Philadelphia Eagles 35-0 on Thursday night.

Shopping for school uniforms at a store inside the Regency Square Mall left some parents and guardians frustrated on Monday.

Mac Jones had probably his best day so far during Day 9 of Patriots training camp.

One group offering COVID-19 testing in Jacksonville is working to open additional locations as early as next week.

Two brothers operating their family’s dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to give up hundreds of cows for goats.

For just $1, players can win up to five times or win all five prizes shown if they reveal the Money Bag symbol.

A New York judge has formally appointed a former judge to ensure attorney-client privilege is protected in an examination of multiple electronic devices seized from Rudy Giuliani.

A judge says he's appointing a former federal judge to oversee a review of materials seized in raids on Rudolph Giuliani's home and office.

A former Florida Department of Health employee is getting whistleblower status a year after being fired for repeatedly violating the agency’s policy about communicating with the media.

Mac Jones became just the 22nd player in the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia coverage area to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

Nearly a year after a video surfaced showing 25-year-old Black man Ahmaud Arbery being chased down the street of a South Georgia neighborhood, and eventually shot to death, the three men accused in his murder have been indicted on federal hate crime charges.

From his days starring at Bolles where he led the Bulldogs to the state finals, to the top of the college football world at Alabama, where the Mac Jones has had quite the football career already. Thursday, he could become the highest-drafted player from Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Months after a Jacksonville man was shot and killed in the back parking lot of a Jacksonville drive-thru, his mother says she’s not giving up hope an arrest will be made. Jones’ 21-year-old son, Anthony Graham III, was killed near the Checkers off Kings Road in September. The family said it’s offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the murder of their loved one. “I miss talking to him everyday, hearing his voice and seeing his smile,” Jones said. “You took a lot away from this family and from me as a mother when you killed him.”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Seniors and people with disabilities in Jacksonville lined up Friday to be vaccinated outside their government high-rise. Two retrofitted city buses acted as mobile vaccination clinics for the residents. But the Jacksonville Housing Authority said its senior housing was not included in the effort. Mia Jones is the CEO of Agape Family Health, a nonprofit health center assisting in running a state vaccination clinic on Jacksonville’s Northside. Jones said after seeing reports she offered to vaccinate hundreds of seniors living on JHA properties.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Housing Authority officials said Monday that state contractor Agape Family Health will hold vaccination clinics this month at two of its senior high-rises. Agape Family Health CEO Mia Jones has, for weeks, assisted in running the state vaccination site at Edward Waters College. After seeing News4Jax’s stories on JHA’s senior housing properties, she offered to vaccinate 500 of the authority’s residents this week. “I was surprised because I thought that all of the senior housing properties had been taken care of with the corporate pharmacies going out,” Jones said. Otis Bess Jr., 71, is a Vietnam veteran and a resident of JHA senior high-rise Centennial Towers.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just after 3 p.m. Tuesday, a line started to develop outside of the state vaccination clinic at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville. This line consisted of people who wanted a shot but did not meet any of the governor’s criteria to get one. In the last 5 mins, a worker at EWC said they had 9 shots they need to put in an arm. Ron DeSantis announced in late February that the gym on the historically Black college’s campus would become a vaccination clinic. The site started at an allocation of 200 doses a day, but this week, it was increased to 500 a day, according to the CEO of Agape whose company assists in operating the site.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – K-12 school employees, law enforcement officers and firefighters age 50 and older will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine shots starting Wednesday, according to an executive order signed Monday by Florida Gov. Ad“I also do car duty and bus duty after school, so I’m at the facility, I’m in the classroom,” Jones said. “Every week we get a new email saying we’ve got a new case in our school,” McGurr said. When am I going to get it?”McGurr said she had been waiting for a while to finally get her COVID-19 vaccine until Sunday when she saw a social media post. According to the public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office, 58 people at the agency qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine now.

SATILLA SHORES, Ga. – One year after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was chased and fatally shot while running in a Southeast Georgia neighborhood, his mother is still working to keep a promise she made to her son at his funeral. McMichael told investigators he went into his house to get his son, Travis McMichael. Within a day of taking over, the GBI announced the arrest of Travis and Greg McMichael for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. In May 2020, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr requested the GBI open an investigation into the prosecutors who first handled the Arbery case. AdSince the arrests, the Georgia attorney general has appointed the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office to take over the prosecution of the case.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Jones, is praising Georgia Gov. Despite losing her son, when she heard what Kemp said, “I was happy.”Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law has been in place since 1863. A father and son, Gregory and Travis McMichael, were pursuing Ahmaud and shot him to death. Unfortunately, we lost Ahmaud, but Ahmaud is implementing change,” Jones said. Jones said she’s holding a candlelight vigil Tuesday in Waynesboro, Georgia, where her son is laid to rest.

Rebekah Jones says she was fired from the Florida Department of Health after she refused to "manipulate" COVID-19 data (Photo: Courtesy photo)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Florida Department of Health data analyst Rebekah Jones is dropping a civil lawsuit alleging that state law-enforcement agents violated her rights when they searched her home and hauled away computer equipment in December. Jones’ attorneys filed a notice last week in federal court in Tallahassee that said she was dismissing the lawsuit “without prejudice,” which means it could be filed again. Ron DeSantis’ administration has manipulated data about the COVID-19 pandemic. She was fired last year and set up a competing COVID-19 online dashboard to display data about the virus. The civil lawsuit contended that FDLE agents violated Jones’ First Amendment rights and due-process rights and conducted an unlawful search and seizure when they searched her home.

National champion Alabama has five players leaving early after beating Ohio State in the CFP title game on Jan. 11, with All-America quarterback Jones and linebacker Dylan Moses both early graduates. The 30 players with college eligibility remaining after completing their degree requirements had to notify the NFL of their intentions for the draft. Players less than four years removed from high school who have not completed a degree need to be granted special entry to the draft by the NFL. Southern California has the most players leaving early for NFL draft eligibility with six. Stanford and Ohio State matched Alabama with five each.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrest of Rebekah Jones, 31, on Monday morning. The agency said she is charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices. Court records show that Jones posted a $2,500 bond following an initial appearance hearing in Tallahassee on Monday morning. The message that led to the search warrant implored employees still at the Health Department “to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead. But the agency threatened to arrest her in Maryland if she did not turn herself in by Monday night, Dobson said.

Be a hero.”FDLE agents raided her home in December, seizing her computers and other data equipment. Ron DeSantis on social media and questioned the validity of the state's COVID data, said in a Twitter statement Saturday that she would surrender shortly. Jones said on Twitter that “the warrant was based on a lie” and noted a state agent told her the arrest warrant is unrelated to the December raid. Jones was fired from her post in May after she raised questions about Florida’s COVID-19 data. After the December raid, Jones filed a complaint in Leon County Circuit Court alleging state police violated her rights to free speech and due process.

Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith of Alabama is winner of the Maxwell Award as the college football player of the year. Four other Alabama players won awards during the College Football Awards Show. Four other Alabama players received awards during the College Football Awards Show. _ Offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood became the sixth Alabama player to win the Outland Trophy as the outstanding interior lineman. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)Alabama quarterback Mac Jones didn’t win the Heisman Trophy on Tuesday night, but he had a big hand in helping the player who did. Jones’ teammate, receiver DeVonta Smith, earned the annual award, given to college football’s top player. Tebow was a three-time Heisman finalist. Those passing totals rank second in college football, trailing only Florida’s Kyle Trask (4,283 yards, 43 TDs), a fellow Heisman finalist. Another Alabama alum, running back Derrick Henry, is the only other area player to earn a Heisman finalist spot.

Sherina Jones poses with one of her community refrigerators, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. Jones offers free food for the community from a stocked community refrigerator called the Village Freedge. Worried that children were missing meals after COVID-19 closed schools, the 36-year-old cancer survivor used her meager savings to buy her first community refrigerator in August. When one of the refrigerators was stolen just before the Thanksgiving Day turkey giveaway, it was more than a theft. Jones introduced her to a single mom who feeds her kids breakfast from one of the community refrigerators.

(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)ARLINGTON, Texas – A truly untraditional Rose Bowl setting, a very common result for Alabama in the College Football Playoff. 4 Notre Dame in a CFP semifinal Rose Bowl played inside about 1,400 miles from Pasadena, California. “I don't think there’s anything quite like the Rose Bowl, the tradition, the setting, the mountains. 3 Ohio State, which beat Clemson 49-28 in the other CFP semifinal at the Sugar Bowl on Friday night. PERFECT AT COWS HOMEAlabama is 5-0 at AT&T Stadium, with a pair of convincing CFP semifinal wins there.

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1988, file photo, former Boston Celtics teammates Bill Russell, Sacramento Kings coach, left, and K.C. Jones, Celtics coach, meet before the start of the Kings-Celtics NBA basketball game at the Boston Garden in Boston. Only Russell and fellow Celtics teammate Sam Jones won more NBA championships as players. Jones went, winning was sure to follow,” the Celtics said in a statement before their Christmas Day game against the Brooklyn Nets. Jones reunited with Russell in Boston to win eight straight NBA titles from 1959-66.

(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith along with Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Florida’s Kyle Trask have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Jones, a former Bolles star and Jacksonville native, and Smith are the eighth set of teammates to be finalists together since the tradition started in 1982. Jones leads the nation in efficiency rating (202.34), completion percentage (76.5) and yards per pass (11.4), with 32 touchdown passes. Jones or Smith would become Alabama’s third Heisman winner, but first that is not a running back. Iowa State running back Breece Hall was sixth, followed by Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, BYU quarterback Zach Wilson, Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts.