If someone is dumping trash on your property, Jacksonville’s top blight official says the first call you make should be to the police — because what’s happening is a crime.

Our entire Weather Authority team walks you through getting storm-ready for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season -- from preparing your home to building your hurricane kit to what local officials do to keep the community safe.

Wildfires don’t just burn. When they get intense enough, they can generate their own weather. We’re talking tornadoes, powerful wind systems, and even thunderstorms.

Weighted vests are being used to lose weight, but do they really work? Most importantly, are they safe? News4JAX Anchor Jenese Harris tried on a weighted vest, with the help of a doctor who said these vests are not for everyone.

WJXT’s Jenese Harris traveled to New York City to attend the 2025 Gracies where she and other winners received their statue.

Attorney says he represented multiple clients with missed payments from Changing Homelessness

The All Women in Media Foundation has announced the 2025 winners of the annual Gracie Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions by women in media, both in front of and behind the camera. This year, we are proud to announce that WJXT’s Jenese Harris won a Gracie in the category of On-Air Talent.

Super Bowl week is in full swing, and News4Jax anchor Jenese Harris is on the ground in New Orleans to capture the excitement of opening night.

We may be biased, but we think our meteorologists at News4JAX are the best.

On this episode of Going Ringside we explore the career of arguably the greatest female wrestler of all time, Becky Lynch. "The Man" as she's known joins us on the episode and we also analyze where she is among the great female wrestlers ever. We also take a deep dive into the old WWF Magazines with News4jax Anchor Jenese Harris who still has a large collection.

The Weather Authority is comprised of John Gaughan, Richard Nunn, David Heckard and Jenese Harris.

“My parents never doubted my dreams, they simply required excellence, as did my teachers,” said Harris.

Quite a treat Sunday night for our very own Jenese Harris as she got to step on the stage at Jacksonville’s Jazz Fest and introduce legendary singer and icon, Patti LaBelle.

This drone was restored piece by piece in February over three months, for about $31,000 and the help of about 20 people and Aviation Systems Engineering Company.

This week the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery while he was running in a Georgia neighborhood could have a verdict for their trial.

Fast-forward hundreds of years, African Americans can now find out where their maternal ancestors came from before slavery through DNA testing by African Ancestry. “The community created African Ancestry. “We sequence the DNA to examine the individual genetic profile,” said Dr. Rick Kittles, co-founder and scientific director of African Ancestry. (Jenese Harris)After swabbing my jaw and waiting for the results, I have the answer: I share a maternal genetic ancestry with Fulani people living in Nigeria. “I’m excited about your results, Jenese, because I also share maternal genetic ancestry with Fulani people in Nigeria,” Paige said.

Decades later, as they entered the workforce, most were told they could not wear their hair in its natural state. A recent study by Dove found black women are 80% more likely to change their natural hair to conform to social norms or expectations at work. While these News4Jax reporters now wear natural hair on air at WJXT, some employers still limit the hairstyle of African-Americans and there is no law in place to protect their right to wear their hair the way God created it. The CROWN Act -- an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair -- makes it illegal to deny employment or educational opportunities based on hair in California in 2019. Pringle is moved when viewers contact her and let her know that her natural hair has an impact.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – One of the most high-profile child murder cases in Jacksonville history is back in the headlines as an attorney representing convicted killer Donald Smith argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday that Smith should get a new trial. Kuritz said the prosecutor violated the “golden rule” that jurors can’t be asked to put themselves in the victim’s shoes when she said: “And from the grave, she is crying out to you: ‘Donald Smith raped me. Donald Smith sodomized me. “The state openly admits that these autopsy photographs of a heinous, atrocious and cruel murder are heinous. Walmart surveillance video shows Cherish walking out front door with Donald Smith.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments this week about whether a man sentenced to death in the slaying of an 8-year-old girl should receive a new trial. Attorney H. Kate Bedell wrote in a brief this year at the Supreme Court that Circuit Judge Mallory Cooper erred in denying a change of venue. While at Walmart, Smith said he would buy the family cheeseburgers at a McDonald’s at the store but left with Cherish Perrywinkle in a van. Smith’s appeal to the Supreme Court seeks a new trial and raises a series of issues, including arguing that the circuit judge erred by allowing autopsy photos of Cherish Perrywinkle to be used during the trial. “So I hope to God and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they won’t allow that appeal.”News4Jax reached out to the mother and father of Cherish Perrywinkle.

If you’ve never had a chance to get to know Jenese Harris, you’re missing out. For instance, we learned that Jenese might be an architect if she had not become a journalist. And that if she could have any super power, she would choose time travel — and for a very heartfelt reason. Without further ado, here are our four biggest takeaways from Jenese’s AMA:Do the news topics you cover ever bother you? At times, the sad stories are heartbreaking and I have always been told by mentors to not show emotion.

If you’ve never had a chance to get to know Jenese Harris, you’re missing out. But even for those of us who have been fortunate enough to work alongside Jenese in Channel 4′s newsroom, there were some surprises revealed in her Ask Me Anything for Insiders. For instance, we learned that Jenese might be an architect if she had not become a journalist. Without further ado, here are our four biggest takeaways from Jenese’s AMA:Do the news topics you cover ever bother you? At times, the sad stories are heartbreaking and I have always been told by mentors to not show emotion.

If you’ve never had a chance to get to know Jenese Harris, you’re missing out. But even for those of us who have been fortunate enough to work alongside Jenese in Channel 4′s newsroom, there were some surprises revealed in her Ask Me Anything for Insiders. For instance, we learned that Jenese might be an architect if she had not become a journalist. Without further ado, here are our four biggest takeaways from Jenese’s AMA:Do the news topics you cover ever bother you? At times, the sad stories are heartbreaking and I have always been told by mentors to not show emotion.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a bill that sets aside $1.8 million to hire an independent attorney to help review the sale of JEA. JEA has moved to its negotiations phase with nine business groups that are interested in buying the utility. The City Council also considered a resolution that opposed a plan to make Duval County's school superintendent an elected position. There were nine votes for and nine votes against the resolution. The Fire Watch will coordinate an effort to organize existing resources to combat the veteran suicide epidemic.

Though no arrests announced in case, community seeing positive change By Jenese Harris - Reporter/anchor, Colette DuChanois - Web producer Posted: 10:26 PM, October 21, 2019 Updated: 10:26 PM,... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

News4Jax reporter Jenese Harris went out on a boat with volunteers searching Tuesday for two missing firefighters.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - News4Jax has obtained police body camera footage taken as officers interviewed a man suspected in the death of a missing pregnant Jacksonville teenager. Quiles, the teen's uncle, is believed to be the father of her baby. The videos were dated Dec. 27, which was about a week after Sawyer was last seen. In a video, deputies show up at Quiles' house, saying they needed to search the home for Sawyer. Officers go room by room, checking the garage and the back yard but find no sign of Sawyer.

News4Jax reporter Jenese Harris has more on the Gainer Family's lawsuit against the Hilltop Apartments. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.