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After widespread closures last year, residents welcome reopening of 10 more city pools on Memorial Day weekend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – City pools in Jacksonville are now open to the public. Last year, News4JAX reported nearly half the city’s public pools were closed at the start of the summer due to staffing shortages and repairs. In response, then-mayor-elect Donna Deegan said it was important to reverse that.
‘Trustworthy, dependable’: Community members share heartwarming messages for Tom Wills ahead of retirement
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you haven’t heard, Tom Wills, the longtime lead anchor of News4JAX, is retiring after nearly 50 years behind the desk. Wills’ career began in Washington, D.C., and he has been part of the Graham Media Group family for 60 years. Joining WJXT in 1975, Wills has been a cornerstone of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia news, covering major events like the 9/11 attacks, space shuttle disasters, and the birth of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Hundreds of people lay tokens, wreaths for fallen service members at Jacksonville National Cemetery
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a somber day at Jacksonville’s National Cemetery as hundreds of people laid wreaths and said prayers for the brave service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. It’s especially emotional for Michael Jardine who was there visiting his brother. “Ronald...
Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate
PHOENIX – Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking lot last summer after telling her family she lost her money and home to a romance scam. But the car broke down, and the air conditioner stopped working, leaving her vulnerable to the dangerous desert heat. Orr collapsed last July as she walked on the lot’s scalding asphalt, which registered 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 C) as the air temperature topped the triple digits.
Beautify Jax: City plans to clean up downtown, funnel homeless to shelters with fencing
Properties often transform into trash lots and hangouts, but as Action News Jax’s Dawn Lopez discovered, the city is working to clean up the problem, starting with keeping vandals out.
Dangerous, hot temperatures remain into the work week
Temperatures remain in the 90s for the holiday weekend. Sunday evening temperatures will drop into the mid-70s with a south wind between 5-10 miles per hour. There will be mostly clear skies tonight. Monday morning will begin pleasant in the low 70s, with light winds coming from the south and...
‘I just want my business back’: Community comes together to support Jacksonville day care damaged by storm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – People in the community are helping a local day care owner fix her building and clean up the debris after a powerful storm earlier this month caused significant damage to the building. The window, the roof, the ramp and the entrance at Dreams Come True Learning...
City, Hillwood start permitting for warehouse at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center
The city and Hillwood, Jacksonville’s master developer at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center, are considering a 562,500-square-foot speculative distribution center at the Westside business park. JEA, the city utility, is reviewing a service-availability request determination. Also, the St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing plans for the project,...
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