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All of today’s top news stories from WJAX. Get the full analysis behind how media bias impacts breaking news.

In total, 121 have been published by WJAX which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Top WJAX News

More than 300 Charged in $14.6 Billion Health Care Fraud Schemes Takedown, Justice Department Says

Department of Justice · United States

More than 300 Charged in $14.6 Billion Health Care Fraud Schemes Takedown, Justice Department Says

62% Center coverage: 187 sources

Tropical Storms Barry and Flossie Form Off Mexico's Southeast and Southwest Coasts

Hurricanes · Mexico

Tropical Storms Barry and Flossie Form Off Mexico's Southeast and Southwest Coasts

55% Center coverage: 117 sources

As movement grows, microschools aren’t so ‘micro’ anymore

United States · United States

As movement grows, microschools aren’t so ‘micro’ anymore

92% Center coverage: 37 sources

Linda Jacobson // The 74 As movement grows, microschools aren’t so ‘micro’ anymore In 2021, Tiffany Blassingame, who comes from a family of educators, opened her own school in a building attached to a Baptist church in downtown Decatur, Georgia. She teaches 18 K-5 students who come from across Atlanta for a Christian-based curriculum with a social justice lens. But now she’s got company. Down a hallway lined with artwork, backpacks and storage b…See the Story

He Pioneered the Cellphone. It Changed How People Around the World Talk to Each Other — and Don’t

53% Center coverage: 36 sources

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. The Chicago boy became a star engineer who ran Motorola’s research and development arm when the hometown telecommunications titan was locked in a 1970s corporate battle to invent the portable phone. Cooper rejected AT&T’s wager on the car phone, betting that America wanted to feel like Dick Tracy, armed with “a device that was an exte…Innovation · Ottumwa See the Story

New Laws Take Effect in Florida on July 1

90% Center coverage: 10 sources

Over 100 new laws will come into effect in Florida on July 1, 2025, addressing issues ranging from reckless speeding to animal cruelty.Ron DeSantis · Florida See the Story

Brunswick man facing child sexual exploitation charges after two-month internet crimes investigation

Coverage: 2 sources

The investigation began in May 2025 when the Glynn County Police Department received information regarding potential internet crimes against children occurring within the county.Cybercrimes See the Story

New leadership at UF Health Jacksonville’s Department of Pediatrics after internal investigation

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

UF Health Jacksonville has officially named a new chair of its Department of Pediatrics, following an internal investigation into the department’s leadership.Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Read Article

UF Health investigative report: Jacksonville doctor created hostile work environment, resigning

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Action News Jax’s Ben Becker has obtained an internal UF Health investigative report that details troubling allegations against a prominent local pediatrician.Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Read Article

Cell Phone Ban for Florida Elementary, Middle School Students During School Day Goes Into Effect

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The bill that bans cell phone use for Florida elementary and middle school students during the school day went into effect on Tuesday.Florida, United States · Florida See the Story

Traffic Alert: All lanes of Buckman Bridge headed toward Mandarin shut down because of deadly crash

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

A deadly crash has shut down all southbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge headed toward Mandarin as rush hour builds.Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville See the Story

New UF graduate campus coming to Jacksonville under approved redevelopment deal

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Mayor Donna Deegan announced the passage of ordinance #2025-396, a redevelopment agreement between the City of Jacksonville and the University of Florida to establish a new graduate campus.Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Read Article

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