Jessica Palombo
Editorial DirectorJessica Palombo supervises local news gathering and production, podcasts and web editorial content for WJCT News, ADAPT and Jacksonville Today. She is an award-winning writer and journalist with bylines including NPR, Experience Magazine, and The Gainesville Sun. She has a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and is an alumna of the University of Florida. A nearly lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she considers herself lucky to be raising her own children in her hometown. Follow Jessica Palombo on Twitter: @JaxJessicaP
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Starting in the spring, the regional airport in St. Augustine will once again offer direct flights to Philadelphia.The service is resuming as airlines are… -
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. Saturday in the TaxSlayer Bowl college football game. The University of Kentucky will play Georgia Tech at EverBank Field.… -
Fans of home improvement shows know it’s that time of year when HGTV opens up its annual Dream Home Sweepstakes. This year, if the winner lives on the… -
A grocery co-op is coming to the Northwest side of Jacksonville, in an area known as a food desert. The project is the work of nonprofits that are… -
The holidays are coming early for some Jacksonville children with disabilities. On Friday evening, they’re getting special vehicles and toys modified just… -
Florida retail sales are projected to be 4 percent higher this holiday season than last, which is expected to outpace the national average of between 3.3… -
Jacksonville is set to open what’s called a mental-health “central receiving system” next July. It’s a way to divert people with mental illness from jail,… -
Jacksonville's Women’s Giving Alliance recently awarded more than $400,000 to mental health providers.One of the grantees plans to use the money to help… -
Story updated 11/22 at 5:30 p.m. with additional interviews.Thanks to a big federal grant, the University of North Florida plans to prepare more people to… -
The number of juvenile arrests in Northeast Florida has dropped by more than a quarter over the past five years. A new report from the Florida Department…
