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The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously voted to move the Warrington College of Business Master of Business weekend part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) one-year and two-year program formats from Gainesville to the new UF graduate campus in Jacksonville at a virtual meeting on Tuesday....

Investigation into alleged overtime abuse within the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is expanding, with 20 officers under scrutiny.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A transit bus burst into flames in Jacksonville. The public city bus was on the side of the road when a mechanical issue caused a tire to catch fire, Monday afternoon. Flames and smoke could be seen billowing from the bus. According to officials, crews...

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. – Sailors assigned to the USS Mason at Naval Station Mayport set sail Tuesday on a scheduled deployment overseas. Their families bid them farewell as global tensions remain high amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. The parents of Ensign Emma Single told News4JAX their daughter...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly four months after 58-year-old Alesa Leach was found dead in a Jacksonville home, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it had arrested Joseph Anderson on a murder warrant. Authorities said Leach was discovered covered in blood on a mattress in a home on...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman is facing a long recovery after being severely shocked by a stove while preparing for the grand opening of her new business, according to a GoFundMe set up by the family. Chef Lorna Lopez relocated from New York during the pandemic. She is known...

WOKV Show Notes March 23, 2026: Average gas prices have risen 22 cents per gallon in the last week.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Afghan man who was given asylum in the U.S. was again taken into custody this month after being convicted back in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In a release last week, federal officials announced that the man — identified as Basir...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man has been arrested after police say he shot and killed his father Friday evening. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers responded just before 5:00 p.m. on March 20, 2026, to a home on Grant Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. When officers The post...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 140 pets in Jacksonville are now set up for success following a community event at Animal Care and Protective Services. Sunday morning, the city shelter invited owners for free pet vaccines, microchips, food, supplies and basic vet exams. The first walk-in patient of the event reportedly lined up...