NWS confirms tornado in St. Johns County’s Beacon Lake community

The NWS said an EF0 tornado impacted a northern St. Johns County neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Author: Lauren Rautenkranz, Malcolm Harvey, First Coast News (On Your Side) …

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NWS Jacksonville renews Clay County’s StormReady certification

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The National Weather Service – Jacksonville has renewed the Clay County Emergency Management’s StormReady certification. The StormReady program provides safety skills needed to save lives and…

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Wilkinson Junior High teacher named Clay County’s 2024 Teacher of the Year

Robin Campbell, a Wilkinson Junior High School science teacher, was named Clay County’s Teacher of the Year last week as The Clay Education Foundation hosted the annual Apple Awards. In…

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A tip made a difference in Ware County’s ‘Baby Jane Doe’ case. Why tips are important in ‘breaking the case.’

WARE COUNTY, Ga. – It was the tip that made a difference, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigators. After News4JAX published a story about “Baby Jane Doe,” GBI said…

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Ex-St. Johns County fire chief waits on county’s response to grievance as support grows

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A petition calling for the former St. Johns County Fire Rescue Chief to be re-employed with the department has now been signed by 1,000 people….

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Local organization is taking action to combat bullying in Duval County’s public schools

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and one non-profit organization is taking steps to prevent bullying in schools across Duval County. City Year Jacksonville provides mentors to…

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6-hour standoff in Nassau County’s Wildlight community ends peacefully, deputies say

YULEE, Fla. – A standoff with a person barricaded in a home in Nassau County’s Wildlight community ended peacefully around 5 a.m. Friday when the person was taken into custody,…

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