After 22 years in the U.S. Navy, Audriena Hutchinson retired to follow her dream of becoming a model. Months later, a sudden stroke changed everything — but not her spirit.

There are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don't.

A teenager who is accused of stabbing his mother to death in Florida was freed last year after charges were dropped in the fatal shooting of his father in Oklahoma.

Former Florida governor and first-term Republican senator Rick Scott is seeking re-election, and facing a trio of primary challengers. On the Democratic side, there are four candidates in that party’s primary.

Christopher was nominated by his Mother, his Father and his Aunt.  He was the winner in the Active Military Category of our Hyundai Hometown Heroes contest.   He is serving in the  Army as an evac Medic NCO with the one nine field hospital.

Christopher was nominated by his Mother, his Father and his Aunt.  He was the winner in the Active Military Category of our Hyundai Hometown Heroes contest.   He is serving in the  Army as an evac Medic NCO with the one nine field hospital.

A daughter was finally reunited with her mother’s ashes after they were lost in the mail last year.

Police say they've launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of British teenager Alex Batty who was missing for six years.

A young mother and her 2-month-old child were found dead on Monday in a Macclenny home, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office.

A Florida mother tearfully testified that her family could be torn apart if the state's ban on trans health care for children is allowed to take effect.

A local foundation is trying to give more opportunities to young adults aging out of the foster care system that will help set them up for success.

Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime.

A mother of a woman whose body was found in a field in Columbia County is speaking out.

A Jacksonville mother who police said was found murdered hours after she was reported missing is being remembered as a woman with a beautiful spirit.

Spence Pearson had his first court appearance

None of the six candidates seeking this office received more than 50% of the vote in the March election. Republican Mike Muldoon and Democrat Tyrona Clark-Murray were the top vote-getters, so they will advance to the May runoff. The race is open to all voters in the district.

Kirstie Alley, an Emmy-award winning actor known for her role in the comedy series “Cheers,” has died following a battle with cancer, her children announced Monday in a post on Twitter. She was 71.

With two months remaining in the year 2022, Duval County has surpassed the total number of homicides reported in Jacksonville for the year prior.

A Jacksonville mother on Wednesday identified the person found shot to death a week ago in the parking lot of a Woodstock apartment complex as a 17-year-old named Elijah McDonald.

As we age, our bodies and minds change. But you don’t have to throw in the towel and give in to the aging process.

An aardvark cub born at the San Diego Zoo is said to be doing well and developing quickly.

If you’re a new mother or an expecting mom-to-be, you don’t need another news article telling you about all the benefits of breastfeeding and breastmilk.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 32-year-old woman who had reportedly disappeared under “unusual circumstances.”

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and families and spouses might be scrambling to plan the perfect day just for her.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Loved ones on Thursday revealed that one of the victims in a triple murder in Northwest Jacksonville was a 30-year-old mother, who was all about the well-being of her family. She loved music and enjoyed being with her family and friends more than anything, being the center of the entire family. She was the light, the glue, and the spirit of the family,” the family said in a statement. Urriola was shot to death as were two men in the Northwest Jacksonville apartment. Across town at the opening of Breezy Jazz House on Thursday, a $10,000 donation was made to an early childhood music program to prevent gang violence.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jennifer Otero is making a Positively Jax difference in the lives of people living with Parkinson’s Disease. The mother of three and very busy chief administrative officer of an Orange-Park based defense contractor is also co-founder and race director of the First Coast Parkinson’s Run. She established the run in honor of her mother, Lorraine Hollinger, in an effort to ensure the lessons she and her family learned from their experience over a decade help others. There were other things complicating her mother’s health, but to make a long story short, she dedicated herself to fighting for a cure and finding resources for people through this run. Otero said it gives her peace and joy to help others and make a Positively Jax difference.

Mother says daughter was given drug-laced candy & ended up in hospitalPublished: September 25, 2020, 3:05 pmRichards said her daughter is making progress every day, but at moments, she will shake without control and has to be spoon fed.

Mother says daughter was given drug-laced candy & ended up in hospitalPublished: September 21, 2020, 7:22 pmA mother is speaking out after she says candy laced with a drug put her daughter in the hospital.

Renae Byrd was excited to be a new mother. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

In this undated handout photo provided by the Wroclaw zoo, a little tiger is pictured at the zoo in Wroclaw, Poland. The 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cub is getting to know the world and learning to hunt from her mother at a zoo in southwestern Poland, the first such cub born there in 20 years. The as-yet-unnamed cub was born May 23 as her mother Nuris first offspring and the authorities at the Wroclaw Zoo are overjoyed that the mother is taking very good care of her. (Wroclaw Zoo via AP)WARSAW – A 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cub is getting to know the world and learning to hunt from her mother at a zoo in southwestern Poland, the first such cub born there in 20 years. The as-yet-unnamed female cub was born May 23 as her mother Nuri’s first offspring and the authorities at the Wroclaw Zoo are overjoyed that the mother is taking very good care of her.

A mother of five runs a nonprofit animal sanctuary out of her home. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

Viral video: Mother of 10 says she was coughed on at Jacksonville Pier OnePublished: June 26, 2020, 10:23 pmHeather Sprague, a Jacksonville woman who says she’s a brain tumor patient, said while waiting for an appointment, she donned her mask and went into a Pier One Imports to escape the summer heat.

Jacksonville mother is desperately pleading for her daughter's killer to come forwardPublished: June 10, 2020, 11:21 pmCook’s family said she was with a group of women when the shooting happened, and they believe someone in the group knows the identity of the shooter.

5-year-old’s remains found in Alabama after her mother reported her missing in JacksonvilleIf you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

Sheriff: Mother stopped cooperatingPublished: November 7, 2019, 6:18 pmThe mother of 5-year-old Taylor Rose Williams, Brianna Rose, is not cooperating; she has stopped talking to police and investigators.

DUBLIN, Ga. – A mother opened a job fair in her own home, but it wasn't for anyone other than her young children to them about the importance of earning their keep. Shaketha Marion McGregor had enough after her kids, Jahkeem, Takeia and Serinity asked for allowance to buy cellphones and other material items. So instead of saying no, the single mom had a surprise waiting for them when they returned home from school a few weeks ago. Among the listings at McGregor's job fair were openings for Kitchen Manager, Lead Housekeeper and Laundry Supervisor. A later post showed Jahkeem, 13, and Serinity, 6, applied for the housekeeping position, with Takeia, 10, looking to land the laundry supervisor job.

The mother said she has used mirrors along with car seats with all of her children and hasn't had any issues in the past. On this occasion, though, according to Amanda's account, the car seat started smoking, and the burn was serious enough to leave holes in the fabric. 'I've [used] car seats with mirrors with all my kids—never have I experienced this! In her video, she described: 'This is my baby's car seat, smoking because there is a mirror on the back of the seat so I can see her. And this is caused by the sun's reflection into the car seat.

A Tennessee mother was caught off guard when she got a letter in the mail addressed to her dead son. When Gail Anderson opened the letter, she found a 30-word note her son had written to himself as a middle school student seven years earlier, Knoxville TV station WBIR reported. While bittersweet, she told WBIR the letter helped turned a day she had dreaded into something special. Cameron's middle school teacher said he hesitated sending the letter along with Cameron's classmates as he does every year to mark their high school graduation. But I knew that probably it would be really special to his mother," Dale Caldwell told WBIR.