Jacksonville, Fl — Heavy rain bands have shifted south of the area, meaning more sun and warmer temperatures. We’re also getting a break from the humidity the next couple of days. Little to no rain is expected for the remainder of the week, with a few coastal showers returning by the weekend. Temperatures will be comfortable in the 60s/70s each morning and 80s each afternoon. King tides continue with minor, trivial impacts.

TROPICS: Today is the statistical peak of the hurricane season, and there is nothing of concern in the tropics. On this date in 1964 (61 years ago!) Hurricane Dora made landfall near St. Augustine as Category 2 hurricane - the last hurricane to make landfall on our coast.

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day and the message is simple: Death by suicide is preventable and one is too many. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in 2023. 988 is a 24/7 helpline available for people who are having thoughts about taking their own life. You can take the Zero Suicide Jax Pledge today, and join WOKV in a month-long campaign that will, hopefully, become a daily mission in NE Florida.

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The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting. It happened in the area of Brainard Drive and U.S. 1 in south St. Augustine. This story is developing on Jacksonville’s Morning News.

Federal investigators say the collapse of a Florida condo that killed 98 people in 2021 was likely caused by a weakness in the pool deck. The National Institute of Standards and Technology released its findings Tuesday on the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside. The agency said it used structural testing and a computer analysis of video of the collapse to determine that it started in the pool deck beneath the tower, where there was a “failure” in a “slab-column connection.” The agency said a full report on the collapse will be released by the end of the year.

Democratic former school board member who garnered attention for defeating a future cofounder of Moms for Liberty has announced she is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida. Jennifer Jenkins made headlines when she unseated Tina Descovich on the Brevard County School Board in 2020. It was an upset win for Jenkins in a southeast Florida county that President Donald Trump had carried by nearly 20 points. Now Jenkins is challenging Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. She was appointed to the seat by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill vacancy left by Marco Rubio, who was tapped by Trump to become secretary of state.

Fox Across America’s Jimmy Failla joins JMN. Traffic delays have some Jax drivers stuck on the tops of area bridges, which can be scary if you’re afraid of heights -- Jimmy explains that with driving a cab in NYC, he’s scared of heights too (like Washington Heights and Crown Heights!). That leads to Taxi cab traffic nightmares in NYC, and remembering 9/11 -- when all Americans got along until about October 1st, and Presidents throwing out the first pitch. Hear more with Jimmy Failla every weeknight on Fox Across America at 6pm!

Capitol Update: A federal judge ruled that Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can keep her job, determining that a President Trump has no legitimate cause for her termination. In other news, GOP legislators are looking for ways around Democrat delays in approving presidential nominations. And the 9/30 government shutdown deadline looms closer, likely requiring another continuing resolution as Congress faces failing to pass appropriations and funding bills on time...for the 28th year in a row.

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