Claire Heddles - Jacksonville Today
ReporterClaire joined WJCT as a reporter in August 2021. She was previously the local host of NPR's Morning Edition at WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee. During her time in East Tennessee, her coverage of the COVID pandemic earned a Public Media Journalists’ Association award for investigative reporting.
Claire grew up in the desert city of Tucson, Arizona and received a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. As a student, her work with Al Jazeera's Contrast VR won a Webby award. After graduation, Claire worked at NPR as a national desk intern.
Claire’s work has aired nationally on NPR’s All Things Considered, and she has bylines at NPR, The Advocate Magazine and Truthout.
Outside of reporting, Claire enjoys trying new recipes and restaurants around Jacksonville, throwing pottery and spending time outdoors. You can contact Claire with tips, story ideas or comments at (904) 250-0926, cheddles@wjct.org or on Twitter @claireheddles.
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Contractors threatened to pull out of the demolition project unless they got paid.
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The city is seeking federal reimbursement from FEMA to operate the COVID testing sites.
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City Council is holding its first meeting of the year Monday night, when it will move forward on its once-in-a-decade redistricting process. -
Rising cases also have not prompted more people to get vaccinated, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. -
Almost a hundred Duval school staff reported having COVID this week. Forty-six new cases were reported on Friday alone, the highest number on a single day since the start of the school year. -
A Tampa-based development group pitched a plan Thursday for a new convention center on Bay Street in downtown Jacksonville, but City Council members said they have other priorities. -
Blue Guardians of Democracy says one goal is to promote federal voting rights legislation, including a proposal to prevent states from limiting early voting and mail-in voting. -
In a press conference in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo also announced plans to add another monoclonal antibody treatment site. -
In a statement, Curry said he is fully vaccinated and will isolate at home all week. He did not attend a press conference Tuesday in Jacksonville with Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
Frazier and other activists tried to talk to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo about the state's COVID response. Instead, Frazier was led away in handcuffs for trespassing in a public building.
