Randy Roguski

6 days ago | jaxtoday.org | Randy Roguski

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. As the 2025 hurricane season approaches, it is crucial to become familiar with the season’s terminology and what everything means as soon as advisories are issued. Knowing what basic critical terms mean could save you lots of time (and worries) and avoid confusion in hyped messages. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Randy Roguski

The week will end with increased shower and thunderstorm activity across much of the Southeast. A low-pressure system entering the region will lead to plenty of moisture, which will cause instability. The moisture channel will continue streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico across Florida and the Carolinas throughout the weekend. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one. Storms, some severe, on Thursday afternoon and evening.

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Randy Roguski

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. The city chose this week — national Small Business Week — to cut the ribbon Wednesday on the first Entrepreneurship & Workforce Development Center in Jacksonville. The location in Brentwood is the site of a former liquor store the city purchased after outcry from nearby residents. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Randy Roguski

Doctors at UF Health who evaluated a broken, bruised and unresponsive Charles Faggart after he’d arrived from the Duval County jail on April 7 concluded he did not have fentanyl in his system or suffer a seizure, contradicting key details released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office about the controversial in-custody death.

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Randy Roguski

Published on May 6, 2025 at 4:24 pmFree local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Jacksonville Beach Council members voted in favor of a smoke-free beach May 5th, bringing it in line with the other Jacksonville beaches that ban smoking. City Council members approved the ban at a meeting Monday.