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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Floridians who want to kick the smoking habit now have even easier access to free nicotine-replacement therapy through the Tobacco Free Florida… -
Getting more people qualified for the workforce is the goal of a Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce program called Earn Up. Its efforts recently earned the… -
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is looking to find a home for a wayward pony named Tom Boy.The dappled, brown Welsh pony was spotted running free, and no… -
With Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump scheduled to speak in downtown Jacksonville Wednesday, supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton took to… -
Northeast Florida homeowners can help keep away the mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus. That’s what Duval County Health Department Director Kelli Wells… -
Incumbent Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio faces 14 opponents in his bid for reelection.One of them is a former entertainment lawyer named Steven… -
The Zika virus is most likely present in Florida mosquitoes, health officials announced Friday. That’s after they investigated four cases of Zika in… -
Updated 3:30 p.m.A Duval County Circuit Judge is facing charges that he mistreated his staff and used language unbecoming of a judge.The Florida Judicial… -
Updated at 2:20 p.m.: Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry unveiled an austere city budget Monday that “reflects the constraints that we face due to increasing… -
A former Jacksonville Transportation Authority manager was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing nearly $400,000 from the company. Robert Franques is…