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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Updated at 1:22 on April 14 to reflect that the April 14 job fair is full. While record numbers of people are applying for unemployment benefits in… -
Between the federally run and city-run drive-through testing sites in Jacksonville, more than 3,200 people have been tested for coronavirus so far. That… -
An executive order by Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry went into effect Tuesday at 8 a.m. “This [order] allows any employees who can perform their job… -
As of March 15, the state of Florida has expanded its criteria for coronavirus testing to allow doctors to test at their discretion.The new state… -
On Wednesday, the CDC announced new guidelines for coronavirus testing in the U.S.: Doctors can now approve testing at their discretion and are no longer… -
Jacksonville-area hospitals are taking extra precautions against the new coronavirus — though there are no confirmed cases in Northeast Florida.Memorial… -
Jacksonville has the state’s highest rate of registered sex offenders or predators without a permanent address.That’s one takeaway from a new state report… -
A 30-year-old St. Augustine man is being held in Pinellas County after being arrested for allegedly burglarizing the home of pop star Taylor Swift’s dad’s… -
While schools and government offices in St. Johns County will be closed Monday for Presidents Day, it will be business as usual for folks who work in that… -
On Tuesday JAXPORT announced it stands to get $93 million in federal funding for the next phase of deepening the St. Johns River to 47 feet from its…
