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  • 1 day ago | actionnewsjax.com | Logan MacDonald

    JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — It’s now been eight years since Anne Burris lost her mother to Alzheimer’s disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the disease affects roughly one out of every eight people in Duval County above the age of 65. “It’s debilitating, it brings people back to a childlike state, to worse than a childlike state,” Burris outlined.

  • 1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Logan MacDonald

    St. Johns County, Fla. — School board members for the St. Johns County School District placed new restrictions on three books. Board officials decided to take “Check & Mate” and “Monday’s Not Coming” out of middle schools and restrict them to only ninth through twelfth grade, with parents’ permission to check out. Meanwhile, “There is Someone Inside Your House” was restricted to only high school seniors, also with parental permission. “My son was 18 in 11th grade.

  • 1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Logan MacDonald

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Michael Easter was just 23 years old when he was shot and killed Friday morning, and his shooter remains at large. Michael was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Elevation Lounge on the Northside early Friday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened after a fight outside the lounge, before the suspected shooter ran off. Michael leaves behind his grieving mother and two sons, a seven-year-old and a four-year-old.

  • 1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Logan MacDonald

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A presentation was held Monday morning in Jacksonville’s Southbank on Duval DOGE, with Duval DOGE chair and Jacksonville City Councilman Ron Salem outlining the $25 million in savings he says it’s found so far. During the presentation, Salem said those savings have primarily come from leftover funding within capital improvement projects.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Logan MacDonald

    A man was shot in northwest Jacksonville Sunday morning, and his shooter is on the loose as of Sunday afternoon. Read: No Kings Day protesters & supporters rally in St. Augustine“It’s very concerning,” Tia Douglas, a nearby neighbor, told Action News Jax Sunday.

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Marilyn Vaca

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Shaaz Peerani primarily covers news in Jacksonville, Florida, United States and surrounding areas.

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Ellen J. Horrow

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Ellen J. Horrow primarily covers news in the Jacksonville area, including surrounding regions in Florida, United States.

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Logan MacDonald
Logan MacDonald @LoganMacMedia
12 Oct 24

BREAKING NEWS: A nation-wide manhunt now underway for the black 2000s mustang in this photo (RHL4285 NC tag) after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO ) says this man shot and killed an active duty corrections officers. Stay tuned on @ActionNewsJax all morning https://t.co/3CBjvBknj9

Logan MacDonald
Logan MacDonald @LoganMacMedia
25 Apr 24

“They didn’t attack her. They was eating her!” Violent dog attacks are on the rise in our area. “He just lunged at me!” We’re showing you which local neighborhoods are more vulnerable for a dog attack | Thursday at 5 p.m. on Action News Jax. @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/Me66g6TkT9

Logan MacDonald
Logan MacDonald @LoganMacMedia
8 Apr 24

Just saw a guy giving his toddler daughter Beverly at Disney World. Poor girl.