Madison Foglio

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dozens of protestors gathered at the Duval County Courthouse Friday, demanding answers in the death of a Duval County jail inmate. Charles Faggart died more than two months ago on April 10th while in the jail’s custody. His death resulted in eight Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office corrections officers and one correctionssergeant beingstripped of their corrections authority and reassigned to different positions.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Feeding Northeast Florida just received a $750,000 grant from Walmart and Feeding America to help the group continue its mission to feed those struggling with food insecurity across the region. Newly released data from Feeding America shows a 17% increase in food insecurity in the 12 counties served by Feeding Northeast Florida during the past year. FNEFL says that means 1 in 7 adults and 1 in 5 children in our region suffer from food insecurity.

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — What was supposed to be a regular fishing trip for Yvonne Norman and her brother off the coast of St. Augustine turned into an experience that she and the world will never forget. Yvonne Norman of Clay County was fishing 9 miles off of St. Augustine on Monday when she hooked a massive African Pompano. She told Action New Jax, she never saw one that big, and after doing a quick search online, she realized that her big catch of the day was the biggest catch of her life.

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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — St. Johns County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to move forward with the notification process for their proposed Solid Waste Assessment trash pickup rate hike. Currently, the rate is set at $254 a year. The proposed rate hike would bump up the bill to $334 for 2026, and $394 for 2027. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<“The Non-Ad Valorem Assessment, the MSBU provides us 70 percent of our funding.

1 week ago | actionnewsjax.com | Madison Foglio

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A witness in a shooting case was killed weeks after Jacksonville police responded to her home following a vandalism incident. The family of Cassandra Brown, who was in her 60s, believes she was targeted for her role in testifying in the criminal trial. A police report obtained by Action News Jax states that Brown called police on May 10 to report vandalism at her home and deflated tires on her car.