
Francine Frazier
Senior Web Producer at WJXT-TV (Jacksonville, FL)
Editor at Freelance
Senior web producer with WJXT - Channel 4/News4Jax.com
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news4jax.com | Katie Garner |Ciara Earrey |Francine Frazier
Published: June 23, 2025 at 1:08 PMShe’s an emcee, a comedian and a philanthropist who has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity -- and she does it all in drag! Local Drag Queen Karrissa Wade (she/her) has spent three decades in Jacksonville combating stigma through love and kindness while raising money for children’s cancer research, autism awareness and HIV patients.
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3 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Francine Frazier
Published: June 6, 2025 at 10:06 AMGov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Friday at the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Port Charlotte. DeSantis will be joined by Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Executive Director Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell. It’s likely DeSantis will be signing the Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds bill (CS/HB 797) that he received on Wednesday.
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3 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Francine Frazier
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Queer Trans Project, a Jacksonville-based, trans-led nonprofit that provides free gender-affirming resources to people across the country, was founded by 26-year-old Black trans organizer Cielo Sunsarae (pronounced See-el-oh Sun-suh-ray). Since 2021, The Queer Trans Project has distributed over $500,000 worth of gender-affirming items. “We look like the people that we serve. So that’s why we’re youth-led, we’re BIPOC-led, and we’re trans-led,” said Sunsarae (they/them).
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3 weeks ago |
news4jax.com | Francine Frazier
Published: June 4, 2025 at 12:44 PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 59-year-old man who was in the custody of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on charges of violating his probation on an aggravated assault charge died Tuesday in the hospital, JSO said. According to JSO, Adam Christopher Torrens was arrested May 17 in Clay County on a violation of probation warrant out of Duval County. Torrens was being treated at a hospital in Clay County before he was taken into JSO custody.
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news4jax.com | Francine Frazier
Published: June 4, 2025 at 12:26 PMST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Bridge of Lions is scheduled to close for routine maintenance from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday. During the closure, drivers will follow posted detour signs to use the State Road 312 Bridge to cross the Matanzas River instead. Stay informed about lane closures and roadwork in your area by following FDOT District 2 at @MyFDOT_NEFL on X or at MyFDOTNEFL on Facebook.
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