Jacksonville business owner stuck in Jamaica wants to use his roofing business to help...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville business owner Ricky Ravelo is currently in Jamaica after being unable to leave the country. Ricky and his group arrived in Jamaica last Wednesday for a planned vacation with friends. “Melissa had other plans for us,” his wife said. The News4JAX team has known...
Florida’s ‘Schools of Hope’ Set to Share Space with Public Schools Under New SB...
Florida's education landscape saw a major shift on Tuesday, with the enactment of a new piece of legislation known as SB 2510. Officially in effect, SB 2510 sets the ground for 'Schools of Hope' to share space within existing public school facilities across the state. As reported by Duval County Public Schools...
A Clay County mother told News4JAX her child got pinworms at school. Days later,...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County mother said her son contracted pinworms at New Berlin Elementary School, adding that the first grader came home with the infection at the end of September, leading to a difficult experience for her family. The mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said she...
Jacksonville man said he lost $500 on Green Dot Card registered in someone else’s...
A Jacksonville man bought a prepaid card at Walgreens, but his $500 vanished before he could even use it.
‘People are starving’: Jacksonville restaurants step up to feed families as SNAP benefits freeze
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With SNAP benefits on hold starting Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown, restaurants along the First Coast are stepping up to help families in need. Some local eateries are offering free meals to children who rely on food stamps. Maschall’s Kitchen, a family-run Afghan...
Navy Hospital Jacksonville Earns Award
OCTOBER 28, 2025 – Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville Management of Information Department (MID) was recently awarded the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Captain Joan Dooling Award for Information Professional Team of the Year for 2024. The award was given out during the 2025 Defense Health...
#AskJAXTDY | Where can I donate to a local food pantry?
Q: Food assistance could dry up Saturday for millions of people who need it, a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told Americans that no benefits will be issued Nov. 1 under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides monthly food...
Jacksonville hair stylist rides out Hurricane Melissa while trapped in Jamaica
A Jacksonville woman’s dream Jamaica trip turns into a hurricane nightmare.
Jacksonville Food Farmacy serves record number at end of October as SNAP funding runs...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As the federal government shutdown stretches on, the effects are hitting home for families who rely on food assistance. In just four days, SNAP and EBT credits will be cut off, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture warning there’s not enough federal funding to cover those benefits.
Student arrested after ‘non-credible’ threat made to Fletcher High campus, DCPS says
A threat to Fletcher High School on Wednesday was determined to be “non-credible,” and a student was arrested, Duval County Public Schools said.
