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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The Rules Committee of the Jacksonville City Council voted down legislation Tuesday to hold a public referendum on whether to remove all historical markers from public places. -
County commissioners voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have waived rules protecting bald eagles to allow two developments to go forward. -
The St. Johns County Board of Commissioners is deciding whether to waive its own rules to allow two developments to move forward despite the presence of a bald eagle nest in the area. -
After complaints from the clinic's owner about harassment and threats from protesters, the Sheriff's Office will now keep at least one on-duty officer on site for the foreseeable future. -
Moody's Investors Service upgraded the city's credit rating, freeing up more funds for the general budget and improvement projects. -
Two Jacksonville Starbucks stores voted to unionize Tuesday, following a Tallahassee Starbucks that was the first to unionize in Florida last week. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending millions to the First Coast as part of a larger $20 million grant program as he establishes a statewide Office of Resilience. -
The Jacksonville City Council is looking for ways to address an apparent uptick in panhandling at major intersections without running afoul of the First Amendment as other Florida municipalities have. -
The city earned a top Insurance Service Office rating for the sixth year in a row, attributed largely to improvements to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. -
Destiny Aeinpour says she was detained along with her infant son at a local Dillard's after being falsely accused of stealing a dress she had purchased from a store in the same plaza.
