With the grace period over, police can now enforce a new Jacksonville ordinance designed to stop panhandling along roadways.

As Hurricane Ian gains strength and approaches Florida, school districts and colleges are announcing school closures for this week. Duval, St. Johns, Nassau and Clay counties announced Tuesday that they will close. That followed announcements Monday in Baker and Putnam counties. In Duval, all schools will be closed Wednesday through Friday. The district altered earlier plans after Mayor Lenny Curry

Math teacher Tiffany Scott contacted News4JAX excited to share the news that George Washington Carver Elementary School had increased its school grade from an F to a C at the end of the last school year. She was so proud of her students for their hard work prepping for the FSA tests she wanted to share the good news with