Christina Burgess

5 days ago | firstcoastnews.com | Christina Burgess

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A home in Shearwater caught fire twice in just 24 hours. According to St. Johns County Fire Rescue, the first fire was sparked by a golf cart that ignited in the garage. The cause of the second, more destructive fire is still under investigation. Kathy Goodman is at a loss for words. As she stands in front of what’s left of her home. “I think I'm in shock. I don't know, I can't even tell you," Goodman said. "I’m 68 years old.

2 weeks ago | firstcoastnews.com | Christina Burgess

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A video of a Jacksonville man wrangling a 10-foot alligator is going viral on social media. Mike Dragich is the barefoot man who captured the gator in the median of I-95 on Sunday. However, Dragich is more than just a gator wrangler. He’s a man of faith who has a goal of not only protecting the community from gators but also saving the lives of our local veterans. Mike Dragich is also known as the blue-collar brawler.

2 weeks ago | firstcoastnews.com | Christina Burgess

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Friday, the Jacksonville Jaguars formally introduced their first round pick Travis Hunter. Back in high school, Hunter played basketball at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia. Hunter played with Vino Glover, who is now a junior on Edward Waters University basketball team. “He real down to earth, cool, very humble for a person of his status,” said Glover. Glover was a junior at Collins Hill when he first met Travis Hunter.

3 weeks ago | firstcoastnews.com | Christina Burgess

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dozens of Jacksonville high school students packed City Hall Tuesday, urging city council members to support a resolution opposing state education cuts that threaten programs like Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and dual enrollment. Sparked by Florida House Bill 5101 and Senate Bill 2510, the rally drew students from Fletcher High School, Wolfson High School, and River City Science Academy.

3 weeks ago | firstcoastnews.com | Christina Burgess

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Heartbreak and healing tonight at Florida State University. The campus community gathered with heavy hearts, united in grief and love, to remember the two lives tragically lost in Thursday’s school shooting. Another makeshift memorial is wrapped around the Unconquered statue on campus There's candles burning bright, flowers, Noles balloons, teddy bears and letters left behind from students leaving Friday’s vigil.