Aug 27 Shooting at esports event in Florida raises calls for more security By Tamara Lush, Russ Bynum, Associated Press A champion gamer's decision to open fire Sunday afternoon during a video competition — killing two people and wounding nine others before killing himself — has prompted calls from gamers for more security at esports tournaments. Continue reading
Aug 26 AP report: Authorities say multiple dead in shooting at Jacksonville mall By Associated Press A gunman opened fire Sunday during an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing multiple people and sending many others to hospitals. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 3:55 Black pedestrians are disproportionately issued tickets in Jacksonville By PBS News Hour Getting a pedestrian ticket can damage one's credit or lead to a license suspension. And in Jacksonville, Florida, they are disproportionately issued to black people, according to a joint investigation by the Florida Times-Union and ProPublica. Topher Sanders of ProPublica,… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Florida begins recovery but restoring power poses big challenge By PBS News Hour Evacuees across Florida are making their way back home after Hurricane Irma but many must confront the hard work of recovery. Nearly every house in the Keys was impacted and the Jacksonville area remains under water and without power. John… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 9:55 How deepening the Panama Canal set off a fierce debate in Jacksonville By PBS News Hour A number of port cities on the East Coast are taking steps to deepen their harbors, in an effort to attract bigger-than-ever cargo container ships expected to arrive as early as next year with the expansion of the Panama Canal. Continue watching
Oct 03 Air crews searching for El Faro ship spot objects in water, recover life ring By Elisabeth Ponsot Search teams have spotted multiple objects in the water where crews are searching for the El Faro, the American cargo ship that went missing after encountering heavy weather from Hurricane Joaquin. Continue reading
Sep 13 Gentler justice: Florida youth detention center enacts ‘homelike’ reforms By Megan Thompson The Duval County Detention Center in Jacksonville, Florida, where teenagers who have been arrested wait to be arraigned or sent on to long-term facilities, has enacted a set of reforms by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice over the last… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 9:16 To help delinquent girls, programs aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate By PBS News Hour In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been victims of trauma and abuse. Now, programs in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate. Continue watching
Sep 12 ‘I am beautiful’: Meet once incarcerated girls who turned their lives around By Megan Thompson Programs launched by child advocates in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than simply incarcerate delinquent girls. And they're working. Meet three formerly incarcerated girls who have come out of the juvenile justice system on the other side. Continue reading