Former “Love Island USA” contestant Cierra Ortega has released a video on TikTok apologizing for previously using a racial slur against Asian people.

“Love Island USA” says contestant Cierra Ortega has left the show “due to a personal situation” during Sunday’s episode, just a week before the finale will air.

More than 1500 runners participated in the Ortega River Run to raise money for students at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville on Saturday morning.

Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus.

Residents living on the third floor of a senior apartment community in Ortega said they’ve been trapped in their units for weeks after reporting issues with the elevator.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is spotlighting a double murder cold case from June 2011 in the Ortega neighborhood to bring closure to those impacted by the crime, according to a release.

More than 1,600 runners gave back to other students Saturday morning when they laced up for the 46th Annual Ortega River Run.

Residents in the Ortega Farms neighborhood are speaking out about an uptick in reported auto thefts.

Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months.

A Jacksonville family is still searching for answers in the deaths of two men, who were found dead inside a home in the Ortega neighborhood on June 28, 2011.

With morning lows in the 20s Saturday, we had a frosty start to Christmas Eve. We might not be seeing a "white" Christmas this year but Jack Frost is certainly visiting and our viewers were eager to share what he left behind.

2.7 million Florida travelers will drive to their Thanksgiving destination. That’s about 91 percent, but it couldn’t come at a better time.

As Nicole lashed Florida on Thursday, roadways and yards flooded in the Riverside, Avondale and Ortega neighborhoods.

The driver who led police on an 8-mile chase last week from the Paxon area down Roosevelt Boulevard before he crashed a stolen pickup truck in Ortega is 17 years old, according to an arrest report.

New dashboard camera video given to News4JAX is shedding light on a police chase and crashes Thursday on the city’s Westside.

Fan experience continues to evolve at one of the PGA Tour Champions premier events.

A man was found shot behind an apartment building in Ortega Parks and died at the hospital, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County on Tuesday issued a rabies alert for an area of the Westside.

A viewer sent News4JAX a video showing a car club meet-up Saturday night near Ortega.

The man killed by a falling tree branch on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida was an active-duty Navy airman stationed at Naval Station Jacksonville, according to a public affairs officer for the base.

A man died Wednesday after a tree fell and hit two cars in Ortega as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Officials are making safety improvements to an intersection where at least two children have recently been hit.

Multiple parents in Oakleaf are speaking out after numerous children have been hit by cars at the intersections around the large roundabout that’s located near Oakleaf High School and Plantation Oaks Elementary School. And Clay County officials are taking action following outcry from parents and inquiries from News4Jax.

Amazonas state Gov. Wilson Lima led a ceremony that kicked off the vaccination campaign Monday night in Manaus, an isolated riverside city of 2.2 million people. “I want to thank God and our ancestors,” said Ortega, who is also a volunteer nurse in her Indigenous community. The state had already transferred 112 patients to be treated in the Federal District, Brasilia, and other states, according to the state’s health secretariat. “All this creates a climate that favors premature death.”___Associated Press videojournalist Fernando Crispim in Manaus contributed to this report.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The climate report from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville states that 2020 was the warmest and most humid year on record. These weather conditions are compared to temperature records that go back to 1974 and rainfall records back to 1998. The average temperature in 2020 was 71.9° ( +3.0°F above normal), just ahead of 71.8° back in 2015. The highest peak wind speed was 53 mph on Feb. 6, 2020. The peak wind speed of 50 mph on Dec. 24, 2020, was the highest all-time for the month of December.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue says that a mobile home caught on fire near the 5200 block of Collins Road in the Ortega neighborhood. Crews rushed to the scene at around 6 a.m., and immediately started fighting flames coming out of the home. JFRD says the fire is now under control. No injuries have been reported so far. The Red Cross is currently helping one individual who was displaced by the incident.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A body washed up near the backyard of a riverfront home in the Ortega neighborhood Thursday evening. Police and firefighters responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the back of the Ortega Boulevard home, where the body of a woman was found on rocks next to the bulkhead. The homeowner, who’s a doctor, estimated the body to have been in the water for more than 24 hours. He said the half-clothed body appeared to be that of a woman in her late 20s to early 30s. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives were called to investigate.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Riding the wave of its popularity in San Marco, Hightide Burrito Co. is ready to make a splash in the Ortega neighborhood. The Jacksonville-based, fast-casual burrito joint recently opened a new location at Sadler Point Marina at 4591 Lakeside Drive just a few doors down from The Loop restaurant. Regulars will still be able to enjoy their favorites – like the 904 and Hightide burritos – along with some brand new additions to the menu. The new location, which features a bar and spacious outdoor patio, is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. For a limited time only, customers can score $3 off their first online order with the promo code Ortega.

The woman who created a GoFundMe page for 5-year-old Matthew (Mateo) Ortega confirms hes the Kingsland boy who died Monday from abuse. The Camden County Sheriff's Office arrested the child's mother, Maria Miranda Alas, from El Salvador, on a charge of murder and her boyfriend for making false statements. The Sheriff's Office said Alas flagged down a deputy Monday and communicated through broken English that the boy in her lap was unconscious. The couple was escorted to Camden Medical Center. As the child's condition worsened, he was flown by air ambulance to Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, where he died.