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August 30, 2023

Relief fund activated to help community heal after racist mass shooting 

A relief fund that’s helped Jacksonville recover from past hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic has been reactivated in response to…

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The second floor of a 1904-era building collapsed at East 1st and Walnut streets on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
August 30, 2023

Condemned building collapses onto street during storm

A condemned building partly collapsed Wednesday during the height of Hurricane Idalia’s wind and rain assault on Jacksonville. The former…

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E. Denise Lee
August 30, 2023

City Council legend E. Denise Lee dies at 71

Local leaders remembered the longtime Northside councilwoman as a tireless champion for the community.…

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The Duval Schools administration building. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
August 30, 2023

Duval Schools will resume classes Friday

Duval Schools will remain closed Thursday. Clay County and St. Johns County schools plan to return to class.…

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Waves smash the balustrade at Memorial Park in Jacksonville on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
August 30, 2023

Memorial Park balustrade falls victim to another hurricane

The winds from Hurricane Idalia once again destroyed the concrete balustrade at Memorial Park in the Riverside neighborhood — a…

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August 30, 2023

OPINION | Time to cut bait on JTA’s driverless Skyway replacement

There are other options for public transit that are cheaper, carry more passengers and are available right now. …

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August 30, 2023

Power outages spread across Jacksonville area

Although Hurricane Idalia was causing limited damage Wednesday in Northeast Florida, power outages were spreading across the region.…

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August 30, 2023

Florida evacuated 4,000 prisoners ahead of Idalia

The state moved prisoners from 35 facilities to more robust buildings better equipped to survive dangerous conditions.…

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The St. Johns River splashes over the sea wall on River Road in San Marco on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
August 30, 2023

Hurricane Idalia cuts a path through North Florida

Hurricane Idalia made landfall about 7:45 a.m Wednesday near Keaton Beach. Tropical storm winds were expected to hit Jacksonville later…

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August 29, 2023

Idalia’s winds expected to hit Jax early Wednesday

The National Hurricane Center predicts 1 to 4 inches of rainfall on the First Coast and a storm surge of…

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August 29, 2023

Black scholars will mobilize in Jacksonville next month

Leaders of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History say they won’t be deterred by racial…

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Jacksonville teacher and activist Neil Jefferson was among the speakers during a demonstration decrying white supremacy on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The incident was slated to celebrate the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but shifted into a demonstration following racial violence in Jacksonville's Grand Park neighborhood on Aug. 26. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 29, 2023

Jacksonville demonstrators decry white supremacy, point fingers at DeSantis 

A rally in James Weldon Johnson Park changed into a demonstration against white supremacy after Saturday’s racist shooting.…

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Jamil Davis of Black Voters Matter speaks to hundreds of people at James Weldon Johnson Park in downtown Jacksonville during a demonstration against white supremacy on Monday, Aug. 28, 2028. The rally was initially slated to observe the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but was switched following racial violence in Grand Park on Saturday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 28, 2023

OPINION | This hate is ours to hold 

I didn’t want to write this, but here I am using my words to process a pain that runs too…

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This is the Dollar General store in Jacksonville where three people were shot to death Aug. 26, 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 28, 2023

Dollar General shooter may have targeted another store

Ryan Christopher Palmeter drove first to a Family Dollar store but left when he saw a security guard, the sheriff…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and other city officials give a storm update about Tropical Storm Idalia on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. l Steven Ponson, WJCT News 89.8
August 28, 2023

How to prepare for the arrival of Idalia

People in Northeast Florida are advised to prepare for a hurricane-force storm that is likely to hit the Gulf Coast…

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Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. | Chris O'Meara, AP
August 28, 2023

Closings mount ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia

Duval County Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and all after-school activities will be canceled.…

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Abercrombie & Fitch is returning to St. Johns Town Center. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 28, 2023

Abercrombie & Fitch plans fall return to St. Johns Town Center

Abercrombie & Fitch will return to St. Johns Town Center in the space vacated by Soft Surroundings.…

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August 28, 2023

Idalia expected to hit Florida as a major hurricane Wednesday

Hurricane Idalia is expected to cross the state toward Northeast Florida as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane. Jacksonville is…

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Paula Findlay was among the hundreds who attended a prayer vigil on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 following a mass shooting fueled by racial animus toward Black people at a Dollar General in the Grand Park neighborhood. Findlay is a lifelong Jaxon who is the principal at Arlington Elementary. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 28, 2023

Dollar General shooting aligns with anniversary of racist violence of Ax Handle Saturday

Sunday’s vigils for the racially motivated shooting occurred on the 63rd anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday.…

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Sandra Thompson is one of the few Jaxons who attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. She was a senior at Florida A&M University at the time who was active in the NAACP and viewed attending the march the next step in her activism. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 27, 2023

Jacksonville labor leaders, March on Washington attendee reflect, 60 years on

Jacksonville’s own A. Philip Randolph’s activism and mastery of mobilization helped make the March on Washington a reality.…

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back D'Ernest Johnson (25) runs into the end zone to score a touchdown during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
August 27, 2023

SPORTS | After unbeaten preseason, are Jaguars ready to contend for a title?

There’s almost nothing more that the Jaguars would have wanted to accomplish with their starters in the preseason finale on…

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Police seal off the area after a shooting Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
August 26, 2023

Three dead in racial shooting at Dollar General in Jacksonville

Sheriff T.K. Waters said the gunman killed three Black individuals and then turned the gun on himself.…

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August 25, 2023

Mayor and finance board spar over diversity chief funding

The Finance Committee recommended slicing a portion of the mayor’s budget that would have paid for a chief of diversity.…

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Conservative advocacy group PragerU says teachers can now show the group's videos in class. Districts disagree.
August 25, 2023

Northeast Florida schools say teachers can’t show PragerU videos

Conservative advocacy group PragerU says Florida teachers can now show the group’s videos in class. Districts in Northeast Florida disagree.…