
Raymon Troncoso
ReporterReporter Raymon Troncoso joined WJCT News in June of 2021 after concluding his fellowship with Report For America, where he was embedded with Capitol News Illinois covering Illinois state government with a focus on policy and equity. You can reach him at (904) 358-6319 or Rtroncoso@wjct.org and follow him on Twitter @RayTroncoso.
Before that, while he was a University of Florida student, Raymon worked at WUFT News in Gainesville, where he hosted the local Morning Edition and won a Florida Associated Press award for Best Radio Newscast.
His bylines include the Chicago Sun-Times, (Ill.) State Journal-Register, NPR Illinois, (Chicago) Daily Herald and Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat, among others.
Raymon was born in Hialeah and grew up in Miramar, Florida. He has bachelor’s degrees in political science and telecommunication news.
When he’s not reporting, he enjoys exploring nature, playing video games and coaching wrestling at local high schools and youth clubs.
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Florida Cancer Connect is a statewide resource for cancer patients and survivors, consolidating informational resources like where to get specific treatments, navigating insurance coverage and quality of life management in a single website.
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Jacksonville has been a growing hub for the fintech industry thanks to aggressive courting of businesses and a longstanding finance sector.
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The St. Johns Water Management District is offering an incentive for growers to pursue water conservation projects.
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County Health Departments in Florida will use a three-phase plan to distribute the limited supply of vaccines to groups deemed high-risk.
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Jacksonville's public utility will stop disconnecting water and electricity services as part of broader financial relief efforts.
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A coalition of local activists and voting rights groups contend that City Council diluted the influence of Black residents by packing a majority into four of the city's 14 districts.
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Mayor Lenny Curry presented his budget proposal for the 2022-2023 fiscal year to City Council in a special meeting Thursday morning that saw the bulk of funds going to public safety, with continued big-dollar spending in the separate Capital Improvement Plan.
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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Drug Free Duval are putting on seminars twice a month for treating opioid overdoses.
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The iconic Jacksonville Beach Pier, battered by Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, officially reopened Wednesday after three years of reconstruction.
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Judge John Cooper ruled the law, set to take effect Friday, violates the right to privacy guaranteed in the Florida Constitution.