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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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March 28, 2023

St. Augustine looks for ideas to improve parking

The city of St. Augustine is seeking public comments about blight, parking alternatives and areas of the city that lack…

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Sgt. Mike Russell of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday, March 28, 2023. | News4Jax
March 28, 2023

Police sergeant accused of smacking whistle from referee’s mouth

Sgt. Michael Russell, a 14-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, was charged with battery on a sports official at…

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March 28, 2023

New fire station officially opens in Arlington

Fire Station 65 will serve the Atlantic Boulevard and Arlington Road area, cutting response times to the neighborhoods around it,…

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March 27, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | How does the election supervisor do his job when his son is running for office?

With his son on the Jacksonville City Council ballot this spring, here’s what Election Supervisor Mike Hogan can’t do.…

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March 27, 2023

Major road project coming soon on Arlington Expressway

The $26 million resurfacing of the Arlington Expressway, from the Mathews Bridge to Southside Boulevard, will take about a year…

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March 27, 2023

Yearlong road project will begin Tuesday on I-295

The Florida Department of Transportation will resurface Interstate 295 from Beach Boulevard to St. Johns Bluff Road. …

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A truck plows through floodwaters in St. Augustine.
March 24, 2023

Drainage improvements coming in St. Augustine

The Florida Department of Transportation has set up an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. April 18 so residents can…

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March 24, 2023

Aiden Fucci gets life sentence for killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey

Fucci pleaded guilty to stabbing his classmate more than 100 times on Mother’s Day 2021 in St. Johns County.…

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March 24, 2023

Sunburn Cannabis opens this weekend in busy Five Points

Sunburn Cannabis is opening in the shuttered MedMen medical marijuana store at 1059 Park St.…

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March 23, 2023

Details emerge about arrest of Douglas Anderson music teacher

Jeffrey Payne Clayton professed his romantic feelings for a student and kissed her, according to an arrest warrant released Thursday.…

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March 23, 2023

Clay County jail is packed; a new one may be necessary

Sheriff Michelle Cook and county commissioners are discussing an enlarged law enforcement campus for the growing county.…

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March 22, 2023

LeAnna Cumber investigation forwarded to Ethics Commission

A special City Council committee investigated LeAnna Cumber’s role in the failed sale of JEA — and whether she was…

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March 22, 2023

Douglas Anderson teacher accused of lewd conduct with student

Jeffrey Clayton, department head at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct…

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March 21, 2023

Property appraiser race goes to runoff in May

Democrat Joyce Morgan, a City Council member, and Republican Jason Fischer, a former state representative, were the top finishers in…

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March 21, 2023

High school tip leads to guns and four arrests

Operation Safety Net seized six guns, including three assault rifles, after a tip about an armed person at Westside High…

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St. Augustine City Manager John Regan submitted his resignation Monday, effective June 2.
March 21, 2023

St. Augustine’s city manager retiring after 25 years

St. Augustine City Manager John Regan submitted his resignation Monday, effective June 2.…

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March 20, 2023

Clay crimefighters get a view from above

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has new eyes in the sky. Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook says the county has…

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The Jumbo Shrimp's ballpark, soon to be named VyStar Ballpark.
March 20, 2023

Hear what’s new at Jumbo Shrimp games

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will have a Virtual Town Hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to share the team’s…

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March 17, 2023

Sheriff turns up the spotlight on cold cases

A new Cold Case Spotlight from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office seeks new tips to solve an old homicide — the…

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March 16, 2023

People feel safe in Jax, but approval of JSO is declining

A public opinion poll by the University of North Florida found that 87% of people feel safe in their neighborhoods.…

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March 16, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | Are these traffic lights in Jax Beach ever turning on? 

Traffic lights have been installed but not turned on in Jacksonville Beach. Why the months-long delay?…

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March 16, 2023

What would you like to see in a Northside public library?

Community input is being sought at public meetings April 4 and 5 about a new library planned for New Berlin…

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March 15, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | Will local mosquito spraying kill pollinators?

Will spraying for mosquitoes kill beneficial pollinators in Jacksonville, a reader asks.…

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March 15, 2023

Diamonds, cars and more: Sheriff auctions seized property

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is auctioning jewelry, a Ford Mustang, a Land Rover and a boat trailer to pay for…