Medical Examiner

The current facility can handle a maximum of 45 bodies but has been at capacity several times in recent months, city documents show.

The medical examiner's office has been cramped for years, and COVID-19 made it worse.

Valerie Rao, the embattled medical examiner who has held onto her job in the face of criticism for the last five years, announced she would retire in the…

The Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s Office Monday received a mobile-unit to house more office space. It’s part of a $206,000 city plan to temporarily…

The Jacksonville medical examiner's office doesn’t have enough room for its bodies. So the City Council could vote as soon as next week on an emergency…

A public health crisis spinning out of control.That’s how Dr. Valarie Rao, medical examiner for Florida’s 4th District, describes North Florida's opioid…

Thursday on First Coast Connect, 4th District medical examiner Dr. Valerie Rao and Lt. Mark Rowley, quality improvement officer with the Jacksonville Fire…