Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:

• The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office quells unfounded rumors of a serial killer — but how does law enforcement typically handle such crimes?
• There are more tenants in the urban core, but Downtown still trails the rest of the state.
• A state lawmaker is accused of stealing FEMA funds for her own personal and political use.
• The House Ethics Committee reopens an investigation into beleaguered congressman Cory Mills.
• And the city’s DOGE committee continues to dig into Jacksonville’s telehealth provider.

Guests:

• Mike Mendenhall, City Hall reporter and associate editor at Jacksonville Today.
• Randy DeFoor, former Jacksonville City Council member.
• Frank Powers, former assignment manager at News4Jax.
• Dan Scanlan, reporter at WJCT News.

And, the local screenwriter behind a quirky holiday crime film. Dial It Back follows the antics of a blended family including two college-aged kids and their newly married parents. Amid family drama and the impending holidays, they also have to reckon with being taken hostage by mobsters. We ask the Ponte Vedra Beach resident about how the film is loosely based on her own experiences.

Guest:

• Erin Keefer, screenwriter of Christmas comedy Dial It Back.