Veterans

Community advocates in Jacksonville are hoping to take another step towards ending homelessness in the city later this month.100 Homes Jacksonville is a…

Ryan Begin, an injured veteran, says marijuana helped his pain and PTSD in ways that prescription drugs did not. Those drugs "drained his soul," he says. But pot brought on new complications for the Iraq vet because while six states allow the use of marijuana for PTSD, the federal government does not.

Florida officials inducted six citizens into the state’s Veterans Hall of fame Tuesday. Lawmakers created the honor in 2011, but concerns about...

Judy Woodruff, the Jacksonville City Council, and state highways are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning…

Local veterans, local students, and the Florida Department of Transportation are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday…

Today is Veterans Day, the day Americans have set aside to honor the men and women of the military who in ways large and small have helped shape…

Jacksonville officials say this year’s Week of Valor won’t be a financial burden to the city and they’re confident last year’s problems won’t happen…

Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, ENDA, and Zeljko Causevic are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up…

A new documentary film is premiering in St. Johns County this weekend honoring several generations of local veterans.Presented by the Veterans Council of…

Only about eight months ago, Jacksonville's Five Star Veterans Center didn’t know from one day to the next whether it's doors would remain open.Today, not…