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Aaron Farrar joins News4Jax as a weekend morning reporter, after working a year at WFXR in Roanoke, Virginia, as a morning news reporter and primary fill-in anchor. Before that, he spent two years as a multimedia journalist at WTVC in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While in the Volunteer State, Aaron won several Associated Press awards for his work. Aaron was named best TV reporter in 2018 by the AP and won an award for best short light feature for a story of a World War II veteran receiving his high school diploma at 99 years old. He picked up another Associated Press award in 2019 for a short serious news story when a 2-year-old girl went missing and was found sleeping on a porch a few blocks away from home. Aaron also worked at WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia, from 2015 to 2018. He began his time in the Mountain State as a multimedia journalist before spending more than two years as the weekend sports anchor and reporter. While there, Aaron won an Ohio AP award for best sports feature story about an elementary school basketball player who competed in a national free throw competition.
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Susie E. Tolbert Elementary is one of six schools to potentially close | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 19, 2024

6 Jacksonville elementaries could close at the end of this school year

6 Jacksonville elementary schools could close at the end of this school year.…

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Shirley became a homeowner through an affordable housing program at HabiJax. | News4Jax
May 31, 2024

Human trafficking survivor buys home through HabiJax

The woman, named Shirley, hopes her story of overcoming challenges will inspire others.…

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. points to a bullet hole in a St. Johns County home in 1964. | Florida archives, News4Jax
May 3, 2024

House with MLK link is on the move in St. Augustine

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was photographed in the house after segregationists firebombed it and shot at it.…

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April 18, 2024

Douglas Anderson teacher accused of indecent exposure

Chris Allen-Black, an algebra teacher, was arrested in Orange County on the misdemeanor charge.…

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Aaron Zahn, left, and Ryan Wannemacher. | News4Jax
March 14, 2024

One jury reaches verdict in JEA conspiracy trial

The jury deciding the case of former CEO Aaron Zahn reached a verdict, but it will remain secret until the…

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Former Jaguars employee Amit Patel. | News4Jax
March 12, 2024

Former Jaguars employee gets 6½ years for embezzlement

Amit Patel admitted to stealing more than $22 milllion from the team over three years. Prosecutors say he spent the…

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A driver hands money to a man panhandling at University Boulevard at Beach Boulevard. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
February 28, 2024

69 arrested since Jacksonville banned panhandling

Hundreds of people have been cited since the city made it illegal to panhandle or to give money to panhandlers.…

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The St. Johns County shoreline. | News4Jax
December 15, 2023

St. Johns coastal residents concerned about erosion

Residents are not happy about a stalled dune restoration project as another storm approaches on the weekend.…

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Body camera footage shows Fernandina Beach City Manager Ty Ross after his bicycle crash. | News4Jax
December 8, 2023

Fernandina city manager was drinking before bike crash

The crash happened less than two months after Ty Ross was hired as Fernandina Beach city manager.…

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December 1, 2023

JEA seeks 100-plus drivers for study on EV charging

The year of research will record how people charge their electric vehicles, when they do it and where.…

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November 17, 2023

Miller Electric opens EV design center in Jacksonville

Miller Electric said the electric vehicle center is the first of its kind in the country.…

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School buses are lined for the start of school in Duval County Public Schools. | News4Jax
November 8, 2023

Duval Schools aims to reduce bus delays

The school district will not renew its contract with Student Transportation of America, which encountered a severe shortgage of drivers.…

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September 13, 2023

Clay County leads state in removed schoolbooks

More than 300 books have been removed from Florida school districts in the last year, and Clay County had the…

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The St. Johns County school district will have a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Beachside High School.
September 7, 2023

St. Johns County Schools considers rezoning

The school district continues to try to sort out the puzzle of rearranging school zones to accommodate the county’s rapid growth.…

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School buses are lined for the start of school in Duval County Public Schools. | News4Jax
August 14, 2023

School bus delays raise heat concerns

Duval County Public Schools sent a message to parents Sunday warning of “significant delays” on many of its bus routes…

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July 19, 2023

Clay County opens a new school: Spring Park Elementary

The school in Green Cove Springs includes 48 classrooms with state-of-art technology and security features.…

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July 12, 2023

UPS workers in Jacksonville prepare for strike

UPS workers could go on strike for the first time since 1997 if they can’t reach a new contract deal…

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A girl reads a book after school. | Kristina Barke, for Kaiser Health News
March 2, 2023

Clay County considers new policy on schoolbooks

The Clay County School District could soon have a new policy for reviewing books and other materials, in response to…

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November 21, 2022

USS Cooperstown joins fleet at Naval Station Mayport

Another ship has joined the fleet at Naval Station Mayport. The pre-commissioned USS Cooperstown arrived Sunday morning ahead of possibly…