Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier will host seven town hall meetings to discuss the school district’s current state and future.

The megayacht, which is longer than a football field at 133 yards (400 feet), charters for $3 million per week and features six decks, three pools, a gym, a helicopter pad and can host 12 guests and 37 crew members, according to Boat International.

The Friday evening forecast is fantastic! As is the weekend and week ahead.

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

Florida nonprofit **904WARD** has been actively participating in events surrounding Banned Books Week, shining a light on the importance of free access to literature and diverse voices. Here’s a closer look at their impactful initiatives:

Isolated to scattered rain will continue into the evening for parts of NE FL, SE GA

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.

The blanket of clouds will remain with little sunshine.

Rain continues as the Risk of Flooding Increases

An accumulation of rainfall triggered a Flood Watch as more rain could occur.

Here come the storms, locally heavy rain and flooding

2024 primary results for local races in Clay County.

2024 primary election results for Duval County races

2024 primary election results for local races in Nassau County

Elyse Berlin is a Duval native, singer/songwriter actively rooted in the Jacksonville music scene. Look out for her Album to be released this year, “City of Milk and Honey”. Until then, catch her at her favorite haunts…

More rain to come as Tropical Storm Debby slows

Duval's only non-sponsored multi-event weekend dedicated to local talent, small businesses and entertainment entrepreneurs, and underserved teachers and students is back! Since 2014, Duval Spring Fest has provided a platform for "local" artists, aspiring entertainers and entertainment entrepreneurs, creatives from Jacksonville and surrounding areas, and supporters of all the above.

Showers and storms are on the move, stronger across SE GA

Storms slowly fade out tonight targeting areas around I-75 to Highway 301. Heavier rain in Duval earlier is over for the evening.

April Purdie is known as Duval's finest fashion consultant and is the owner of AGP Pearls fashion boutique and has been in business for 3 years. April is intentional about helping men and women look good, feel good and dress their best as she builds the confidence and uplifts one's esteem or lacking the sense of fashion. Fashion is her passion and she loves to serve people with her expertise in giving them the look that turns heads. April hosts one of the hottest fashion shows of the year. Don't miss out on AGP Pearls 3rd annual fashion show on Sat. July 27,2024 at Studio 3903 from 5:30 pm-8:00 pm and its great entertainment, music, giveaways, food, vendors, good vibes and networking. You can purchase your ticket on ticketailor.com or on www.agppearlsfashion.com and shop the look while you browse online. Be sure to follow her on facebook April Purdie and Instagram agp_pearls.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued Wednesday afternoon until 3 p.m. for Duval and Nassau counties.

Elyse Berlin is a Duval native, singer/songwriter actively rooted in the Jacksonville music scene. Look out for her Album to be released this year, “City of Milk and Honey”. Until then, catch her at her favorite haunts…

Strong thunderstorms were impacting many Northeast Florida including parts of Nassau and Duval counties Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Stay hydrated and indoors during this dangerous heat day

Dr. Christopher Bernier was sworn in as the new Duval County Public Schools superintendent.

Jacksonville Gullah Geechee Nation CDC is committed to the education, development and preservation of the GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE within the City of Jacksonville, Florida and county of Duval.  The corporation was developed to guide a sagacious citizenry.  By developing a concise delivery of African American History relating to Culture and Heritage through a series of material we have reached our preliminary goal.  The continuation of their delivery will move into the Civil Rights Era.

Temperatures will peak into the upper 90s, feels like 100+

Thousands of people are expected to endure the heat for Jazz Fest 2024, a free three-day concert in downtown Jacksonville.

Some teachers are concerned after the Duval County Public Schools district confirmed approximately 700 positions could be cut. A Duval County Public Schools video campaign comes as we’re learning more about the district’s process around potentially closing and consolidating more than two dozen schools, in the coming years.

With more parents sending their children to private and charter schools, the district has lost about 30,000 students over the last 10 years.

Fresh gunfire has erupted in Haiti's capital, forcing aid workers in downtown Port-au-Prince to halt urgently needed care for thousands of people.

Shirk was a public defender for the 4th Judicial Circuit from 2009 to 2017. The circuit is made up of Duval, Nassau and Clay counties.

Chef Andrea Bryant Smith from the Farmery Bakery and Bodega joined us for this week’s Fresh Finds.

A man died early Wednesday morning following a minor crash that the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said may have been caused by a medical emergency.

The Roar, D-Line, and Duval's own Jaxson de Ville all keep the crowds hype and the energy high throughout the season. here is a look at what these teams bring to the field on game day!

After a cold start, highs reach the 60s with a dry day.

It's chillier today under clear skies and highs only reaching the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. Tonight will be colder in the mid-30s in town with low 40s east of I-95 to the coast.

Good morning and happy Sunday!Patchy dense fog across our southern counties this morning. Morning temperatures region wide are in the upper 50s inland and mid 60s elsewhere. Severe storms will be possible heading into the afternoon where a Marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for the risk of severe weather exist across the viewing area.Main risks will be damaging winds (65+) and an isolated tornado threat.The tornado threat will be potentially after 2 PM in our area as a line of storms approaches mostly north of 1-10 including Lake City and the tornado threat includes SE GA.Jacksonville and the beaches south are not in the tornado threat zone, but severe storms may roll through our area in the evening hours after 4-5PM with the damaging wind risk.Storms clear out after 9 PM Sunday and cold air starts to funnel in.Rest of the week: Dry and cool conditions will dominate the weather pattern after the cold front moves through. Highs on Monday will be in the upper 50s and cool overnight lows in the upper 30s to 40s so frost conditions may return for Monday and Tuesday morning.Temperatures quickly rebound during the week and rain chances return by next weekend.

The George Ralph Eldridge Way of life (GRE WAY), is focused on positive reinforcement for behavior health challenges, reading comprehension, and community outreach. We are servicing 3 counties this year, for the first time (Saint Johns, Duval, and Clay).

There are several back-to-school supply giveaways happening around Jacksonville on Saturday.

A wet Friday leads to showers, storms this weekend

The News4JAX I-TEAM is digging deeper into the new healthcare provider for the Duval County Jail.

After a good first day of training camp, the Jaguars had a much sloppier second day.

Truth Auto Repair is honest and fair repair shop.

The Jaguars have had a few different logos in team history. We want to know your favorite!

Dozens of volunteers with Changing Homelessness and other groups will collect valuable data on the homeless population in Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties this week. The counting will start on Tuesday and go until Thursday.

"SoulHood Saga" film series has been around since 2017 and has entertained the film community in Jacksonville, FL with each installment to continue the action-packed story.

One day before the NFL draft, the first selection in Jaguars history penned an inspiring letter to Jacksonville fans and the city. In a video released on social media, Tony Boselli said that “from the moment I was drafted, it was the only place I wanted to be.”

This Is NFAN's 18th annual 'Dining Out For Life' in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue responded to a call of multiple people at BridgePrep Academy of Duval experiencing an allergic reaction of some kind.

A Tuesday night police-involved shooting that left a JSO officer in critical condition and the suspect dead is an example of what’s happening across the United States.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson explained the challenges and opportunities of enforcing the law in District 4, which includes Duval, Nassau and Clay counties to a local philanthropy group Monday.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida Shines

James Weldon Johnson Park’s Hip Hop Festival returns for its second year to once again shine light on the Duval Hip Hop scene while paying special homage to the late Paten Locke – a Duval based, internationally acclaimed Hip Hop Legend whose influence reverberates throughout Duval’s Hip Hop circles to this day. The festival will feature many local food trucks and vendors, be family friendly, free to attend and will take place from 12pm to 5pm on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Three local high school students traveled to Tallahassee Wednesday morning to take their message of prevention directly to lawmakers.

Three law enforcement sources on Monday night confirmed to News4JAX that there has been a major development in the 2022 murder investigation of Jared Bridegan, a father of four children who was fatally shot in Jacksonville Beach.

In addition to the potential for isolated severe storms today, you will feel an increase in winds.

The anticipation for the ‘Battle at The Bank’ between the Jags and Chargers has been building since last Saturday’s AFC South win against the Titans.

The program provides service dogs to veterans with PTSD, adults, and children with mental health issues and those who are disabled.

AAA said don’t expect numbers to fall down immediately, but that the price is expected to continue dropping.

Sunday brings cool and sunny skies. Temps will be limited to a narrow range in the 50s as cold air flows south and this will result in a colder night.

High rents, skyrocketing insurance premiums and inflation are hot topics with the Florida Legislature.

Trash pickup will resume in Duval, Clay and St. Johns counties on Monday.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry on Wednesday night moved to close all three beaches in Duval — Atlantic, Jacksonville and Neptune — until further notice due to Hurricane Ian.

Rulings from six North Florida judicial circuits, including the Fourth Circuit (Clay, Duval and Nassau counties) and the Eight Circuit (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist Levy and Union counties), are appealed to the First District Court of Appeals.

The National Weather Service on Friday issued a tornado warning for Bradford, Clay and Duval counties until 9:45 p.m.

3:18 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Duval, and St. Johns counties through 3:45 p.m..

Cases of the monkeypox virus in Florida have more than tripled this month. However, health officials believe there is reason to be optimistic.

Comedian A-Train, Duval’s favorite funny man and host of the largest and longest-running ultimate night of entertainment, A-Train Live! The Experience, is back August 26th with Birthday Celebration Edition featuring Comedienne Dominiqe (Black Jesus, Chapelle Show, Last Comic Standing), Eric Carter Band, other special guests, hosted by Gene Dot Com. Comedian A-Train has been seen on Funny Not Famous and Season 6 of Braxton Family Values, and has traveled with and opened for Original King of Comedy D. L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, and more. He can be seen headlining all over the country.

Hubbard House is the certified domestic violence center serving Duval and Baker counties, with free shelter and services available for survivors and their children. Supporting the Hubbard House Thrift Store supports the work of Hubbard House in many key ways! The revenue from your purchases directly funds Hubbard House’s outreach services, and survivors working with Hubbard House are able to shop for free from your donations.

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Duval County in northeastern Florida until 1:45 p.m.

Today has been a bit hazy with dusty Saharan air and this will suppress some storms. The drier location will be at the beaches and areas over Putnam and southern St. Johns counties. Rain will develop near the Gulf and track northeastward through north Florida this afternoon. Inland locations of Duval, Baker and the Suwannee River Valley should get storms that may last late into the evening, especially over southeast Georgia.

There were a lucky few who saw a decent downpour or two today with over a half inch of rain fell in central Duval from Arlington to the southside earlier this afternoon.

Showers with isolated thunderstorms continue across central St. Johns county.  These will slowly push north as they weaken.  Showers will be possible over Clay, Putnam and southern Duval through around 2 p.m.  Near seasonal afternoon highs with increasing rain and storm coverage this week.

Kids Hope Alliance and the Jacksonville Library are encouraging kids to read this summer to boost literacy rates before the next school year.

Data from the Florida Department of Education shows that Black students in Florida are reading at much lower levels than white students.

Riders taking Uber trips will pay a fee of $0.55 per trip. Uber Eats deliveries will include a $0.45 surcharge starting Wednesday.

A powerful cold front will blow through mid-morning Saturday and with it comes the potential for brief and intense downpours. The threat is less on the rain amounts and more on the intensity or severity of the storms.

There is a high risk of brush fires across the state.

The Duval County School Board is poised to discuss an official proposal to ask voters for a one-mill increase to the county’s property tax rate in order to fund salary increases for teachers and reduce the record number of vacant staffing positions.

Most Americans now live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.

We wanted to celebrate Jacksonville’s unique Hip Hop Culture and feature some of the talented people in Duval keeping the culture alive.

My, oh my, that blast of cold air didn’t linger long did it? Nope!

Early voting ends Sunday. Election day is Tuesday and all 199 precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All registered voters are eligible to participate.

If you want some money – no strings attached – then you’re in luck.

The AAA auto club is predicting more than 53.4 million people to travel for Thanksgiving in 2021. That’s up 13% from 2020.

Forecast models continue to be really aggressive, wanting to bring heavy rains to our forecast. The reality though? Somewhat disappointing. Thursday, we saw a brief heavy downpour along I-95 in Duval and St. Johns counties and that was it. Rather disappointing.

Serving Duval and Baker Counties, Hubbard House, a full-service certified domestic violence center, has answered more than 101,500 hotline calls and sheltered more than 42,900 survivors and their children in its life-saving and life-changing 44-year history. The agency’s impact can be measured in suffering spared, lives liberated and tragic deaths avoided right here in the local community. And, for most survivors, it all begins when they make a confidential connection with an advocate at the 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline, available by phone at (904) 354-3114,or by text at (904) 210-3698.

Effective Sept. 7, Duval County Public Schools students must where a face covering that covers both their nose and mouth while inside a school facility, according to a new mask policy implemented Monday night.

The state’s unemployment rate rose by a tenth of a percent in July and now sits at 5.1%.

Short term, tonight through Friday evening will be some of our quietest weather days we have seen all summer. As we saw earlier Thursday, a few isolated pop-up thundershowers along the sea-breeze in St. Johns and Duval counties developed around 4 p.m. and they quickly faded. That was basically it for rainfall.

The number of Duval County Public Schools students who opted out of the district’s face mask recommendation grew by 1,300 in the last 24 hours.

Duval County Public Schools is strongly recommending its students wear face coverings when they head back to the classroom for the fall semester.

It was a wild weather Thursday evening in Northern Clay and Duval counties. Although there were numerous counties under severe thunderstorm warnings, Exact Track 4D didn’t see the two categories for severe thunderstorms actually take place. Hail greater than an inch (at the surface) and / or winds at or above 60 mph were never recorded. Nor were there any significant reports of trees down or wind damage. All good things.

The Jaguars hosted more than three dozen local Special Olympians on Friday at the team’s fantasy camp inside Flex Field, treating athletes and their families to an unforgettable morning inside the team’s practice facility.

A Flood Warning has been issued for parts of Clay, Duval and St. Johns County until 4:30 p.m. Watch for local waterways, creeks & streams that you know flood easily.

Storms are developing west of the St. Johns river but expect the majority to affect jst a few areas and remain brief. Clay and western Duval will see the rain track into Baker county this afternoon.

Crews responded to a brush fire Sunday near the Duval-Nassau county line, authorities said.

It is hot even with the breezy SW flow gusting over 25 mph at times. The high hit 92 and we will dip below 90 by 7 pm.  It is pretty dry now but some showers or isolated storms may spark toward the evening across Duval and Nassau counties and up into southern Georgia through 8 pm.

Throughout the long and emotional Duval school renaming process, Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene has mostly stayed silent. That changed on The Morning Show.