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Wake Up, Jacksonville! episodes
- Friday, Jan. 30: School Theft Charges + Deegan Defends Photo + New JU Scholarships + Zoo Opens March 6
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- School bookkeeper accused of stealing $140K; chicken coop bought
- Deegan defends Ramallah Club photo posted on Holocaust day
- Riverview septic-to-sewer hits 70% opt-in; $147M
- JU, Brooks launch $10K–$25K nursing scholarships with jobs
- Zoo opens manatee rehab exhibit, SkyScape March 6
5 min - Thursday, Jan. 29: Extra Bar Hour? + Cockfighting Bust + AGX Shuts Down + Jax Housing Market, Affordability
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Jacksonville may extend Downtown bar hours to 3 a.m.
- Cockfighting ring busted on Northside; 11 arrested
- AGX Freight suspends operations amid lender dispute
- Zillow ranks Jacksonville a top housing market for 2026
- Local media unite to investigate housing affordability
4 min - Thursday, Jan. 15: Florida Session Priorities + New Re-entry Housing Complex + Mayor Loses Bet, Ships Shrimp
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Florida session: property tax cuts, charter rules, Dem affordability bills
- RESTORE breaks ground on third reentry housing quadplex
- Duval Armory sold; $30M food hall, arts hub planned
- Fifth Third names Ryan Ayres city president; Comerica deal
- Deegan ships Mayport shrimp to Buffalo after playoff bet
5 min - Wednesday, Jan. 14: Repeat Eatery Offenders + NIMBYism Stops Clinic + New UNF Trustees
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Jax restaurants hit with repeat high-priority health complaints
- West Augustine residents stop methadone clinic; provider seeks new site
- DeSantis names five UNF trustees, pending Senate confirmation
- Rowe sells two IGA properties for $17 million
- MLK breakfast Friday; downtown parade next Monday
5 min - Tuesday, Jan. 13: Third Police Shooting in a Week + Deegan Re-election War Chest + Jags Looking Forward
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Third police shooting in a week under state review
- Deegan’s committee nears $1.5M ahead of re-election
- Baptist Health proposes $110M hotel Downtown
- Downtown CEO pressed on real momentum
- Jaguars close strong season with playoff heartbreak
4 min - Monday, Jan. 12: Stadium Costs Overrun + Jags Tourism Boost + UNF Pay Hike Disparity
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- EverBank Stadium overhaul hits $100M overruns, Jags relocate
- Jaguars playoff push fuels 17% jump in corporate flights
- UNF admins get $412K raises; faculty get $1,200
- Jacksonville Panel Backs City-Owned Venues for Council Ceremonies
- Florida House leader tees up AI, data-center regulation fight
5 min - Friday, Jan. 9: Jags Downtown Surge + Jax Judge Orders Medicaid Rewrite + Unemployment Rises
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Jaguars playoff weekend delivers big downtown business surge
- Judge: Florida Medicaid termination notices must be rewritten by March
- Jacksonville unemployment hits 5.1% as health jobs grow
- 2026 hospitality wave: Block Jax, jazz lounge, beach hotel
- Economist warns race-based jail-site bans could trigger lawsuits
5 min - Thursday, Jan. 8: Homicides Up + Secret 'Aligator Alcatraz' Contract + Chemours Layoffs
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
Jacksonville homicides rose to 115; domestic killings climbedSecretive Jacksonville-linked firm lands $78M 'Alligator Alcatraz' contract
Rep. Duggan backs bills to restore Ocklawaha River
Chemours to lay off 75 at North Florida mines
Scenic Jacksonville executive director Nancy Powell retiring in April
5 min - Wednesday, Jan. 7: Two Police Shootings + $3M Armory Sale + Clean Energy Fail
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Two Jacksonville police shootings reported Monday night
- City ups Armory sale price to $3M in revised deal
- Coal protest targets JEA’s failing clean energy grades
- Anheuser-Busch invests $30M in Northside brewery upgrades
- Nothing Putt Fun project advances despite zoning hurdles
4 min - Tuesday, Jan. 6: Murder Conviction Scrutiny + JSO Officer's DUI Charge + Motorsports Park Update
Today's Jacksonville newscast includes these stories:
- Integrity unit halted review of Ferrell murder conviction
- JSO veteran officer Goethe charged with DUI in St. Johns
- Nassau eyes 600-acre Rahal-designed North Florida Motorsports Park
- St. Johns tweaks impact fees, adds conservation; tourism scaled back
- Judge tosses lawsuit as Fernandina paid parking vote nears
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Catch up on all the Jacksonville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.