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Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast. After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at The Florida Times-Union before joining the staff of WJCT News 89.9.
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May 18, 2023

Breeze adds flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles

Breeze Airways, a 2-year-old low-cost airline, is adding seasonal nonstops from Jacksonville to Los Angeles, Raleigh-Durham and Pittsburgh.…

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May 17, 2023

Jax Beach plaza redesign draws protests

Voters on Tuesday defeated a ballot issue to allow higher buildings in the area, but the proposed redesign of Latham…

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May 17, 2023

Crewmates and families remember 37 killed on USS Stark

A ceremony Wednesday commemorated those who died when Iraqi missiles hit the ship based at Naval Station Mayport almost 40…

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May 17, 2023

Detective’s slaying still unsolved 28 years later

Detective Lonnie Miller Sr. was shot and killed during a burglary call in 1995. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is trying…

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A Chevrolet Bolt and a Tesla Model X recharge at the Northeast Florida Transportation Planning Organization offices in Downtown Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan
May 17, 2023

Electric vehicles in Jax: ‘Be patient,’ better infrastructure is coming

A growing number of Jacksonville drivers are choosing electric vehicles — at a time when local EV-charging infrastructure hasn’t kept…

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May 16, 2023

Joyce Morgan elected Duval County property appraiser

The Democrat Morgan won 51% of the vote to defeat former Republican state lawmaker Jason Fischer in Tuesday’s runoff election.…

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May 15, 2023

Arlington’s renovated silent-film studio plans sneak preview

The Norman Studios Silent Film Museum — Florida’s only intact silent-film studio complex — will have free public tours Saturday.…

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May 15, 2023

Ground broken for larger Duval Medical Examiner’s Office

The current facility can handle a maximum of 45 bodies but has been at capacity several times in recent months,…

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May 15, 2023

Jacksonville police officer accused of DUI with child in car

Edith Adriana Jaworski, a 17-year Sheriff’s Office veteran, was charged after a car crash Saturday.…

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May 12, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | What’s up with road issues near Town Center, The Avenues?

What’s being done about road issues near Jax malls? Projects begin this summer and fall near The Avenues, Town Center.…

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May 12, 2023

Have your say on developing Clay County

The county has scheduled community meetings in May and June to get residents’ ideas for a strategic plan.…

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May 11, 2023

Construction nearing for First Coast Expressway bridge

The bridge over the St. Johns River will link Clay and St. Johns counties, just north of the existing Shands…

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May 11, 2023

Third annual Riverside Avondale garden tour is Saturday

The third annual Riverside Avondale Preservation Garden Tour will access several gardens for a look at different styles, with live…

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May 11, 2023

USS Orleck will reopen to public on Memorial Day weekend

The historic U.S. Navy destroyer will reopen at its new home on what is being called The Navy Pier.…

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May 10, 2023

Community Foundation finds a new president in Flint, Michigan

Isaiah M. Oliver, head of the community foundation in Flint, will replace retiring Nina M. Waters in Northeast Florida.…

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May 10, 2023

DeSantis signs sweeping immigration bill in Jacksonville

The bill sponsored by Rep. Kiyan Michael of Jacksonville imposes new restrictions on employers, hospitals and local governments.…

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May 10, 2023

Wolfson gets first portable MRI for children

Wolfson is the first children’s hospital in the Southeast to adopt the portable MRI system, which brings the equipment to…

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May 9, 2023

New city manager appointed for St. Augustine

The St. Augustine City Commission unanimously appointed Assistant City Manager David Birchim to replace John Regan when Regan retires June…

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May 5, 2023

Emergency operations chief resigns as hurricane season looms

Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Chief Andre Ayoub will take over for Todd Smith, who departs while under investigation.…

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May 5, 2023

Former submarine officer takes helm at Navy Region Southeast

Capt. Ian Johnson took over for Rear Adm. Wes McCall as Navy Region Southeast commander at a ceremony Friday at…

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May 4, 2023

Massive I-95/I-295 project will take another year

COVID-19 and other issues have delayed a $176.8 million interchange project on the Northside far past the original completion date…

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May 4, 2023

Families can get a virtual marker for people killed on the road

The Florida Department of Transportation’s District 2 has developed a virtual Memorial Marker Pilot Program in Northeast Florida.…

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A design image shows one of the Behavioral Health and Wellness rooms that will be built on the third floor of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. | Vikki Mioduszewski, Wolfson Children’s Hospital
May 3, 2023

Players donates $3 million for Wolfson behavioral health unit

The new 20-bed Behavioral Health and Wellness Unit at Wolfson Children’s Hospital will double the number of beds available for children…

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May 3, 2023

Group opposes gay pride site as a threat to children

Citizens Defending Freedom-Nassau asked city officials to move the Fernandina Beach Pride event planned June 10 at a city park.…