This local mother never thought she’d be able to own a home. A nonprofit...
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – Helen Johnson took a trip to Jacksonville 25 years ago that changed the trajectory of her life. She fell in love with the beaches during her vacation and filled out an application for an apartment before she returned home to the Bronx. When she received the call that the apartment was hers and...
‘That’s a shame’: Blue Angels performance not canceled yet, but at risk if shutdown...
The Blue Angels’ planned performance at next weekend’s Sea and Sky Air Show could be in jeopardy if the federal government doesn’t reopen soon, but city officials aren’t hitting the panic button just yet.
12 Who Care: Gloria Vinson, helping families coping with suicide loss
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Suicide is a topic often left unspoken, but that’s why the Vinson Foundation exists: to let families who have lost a loved one to suicide know they are not alone. Gloria Vinson has turned her own heartbreak into a mission of hope. "My husband Jimmy...
Local food bank offers more help to assist those during government shutdown
It’s day 17 of the federal government shutdown, and leaders with one local food bank say they are seeing an increase in the number of people needing assistance.
EXCLUSIVE: Violinist Lindsey Stirling reflects on AGT and more ahead of Jacksonville show
Popular violinist and former America’s Got Talent contestant Lindsey Stirling will be coming to Moran Theater in November. Stirling sat down with WOKV’s Chase Bunker ahead of her show to reflect on her time on America’s Got Talent, how much prep goes into her shows, and the song you must learn if you play the violin.
Family-owned Jacksonville plant nursery lost a total of $20K in 3 thefts over the...
The owners of Discount Plants of Florida are looking for those responsible for stealing merchandise from them three times in just seven months -- totaling tens of thousands of dollars in losses. Owner Jimmie Bingham runs the nursery on Old St. Augustine Road with his daughter and said the business...
Buckman Bridge backups could continue until spring
Drivers beware: Repairs and weekend backups on the Buckman Bridge are likely to continue for months. The Florida Department of Transportation began a $5.4 million repair project six months ago to replace metal joints, and the work won’t be done until spring.
Jacksonville family mourns ‘free spirit’ killed in hit-and-run crash as detectives identify suspect
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Family members are mourning a 35-year-old woman who was hit and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Mayport earlier this month, as a kind, outgoing woman who loved her family deeply. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Rebecca “Becca” McCarley was riding her bicycle along Wonderwood Drive...
‘No Kings’ protest organizers send letter to COJ and JSO amid safety concerns ahead...
As thousands of people prepare to participate in No Kings protests across the country, here in Jacksonville, protest organizers have one concern on their mind…safety.
Retired military couple’s moving truck crashes, looted en route to St. Johns County: ‘It’s...
A military family says they lost everything after a moving truck carrying all of their belongings crashed in Arizona last week, leaving their items abandoned and picked through by strangers on the side of the road. Alejandra and Bert Wing had recently retired and relocated from Hawaii to Fruit Cove, according to a...

















