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Ben Becker has this week's follow up of recently inspected restaurants.

What do the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo have in common? They're both this weekend, and Chandler Morgan tells you how you can enjoy these themes in this weekend's "Around Jax!"

WOKV salutes our First Responder of the week, George Pillsbury of the Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department.

This week's For Locals By Locals featured business is SPICE GRILL JAX.

Alexus reports on a number of demonstrators arrested at UNF after the campus set a 10pm curfew. The campus green has since been cleared of demonstration materials and refuse, in advance of commencement ceremonies starting this morning.

AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM - A program helping to close the digital divide is now at risk. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) helps provide internet service to nearly 23 million households across the country, including many military families and senior citizens. *This week* lawmakers met on Capitol Hill to raise alarms about the end of ACP and discuss possible options to keep the progr...

Logan reports on a massive drug bust on the Westside, as a caller tip lead to 9 arrests.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, with former President Trump holding his first rallies since his criminal trial in Manhattan began. He hit the campaign trail on Wednesday, and WOKV's Kirstin Garriss shares what happened at the Trump rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin, and what comments Trump made about his trial.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues as Secretary of State Blinken is back in the US after negotiation efforts between Israel and Hamas for a cease fire and hostage exchange. While terms haven't been agreed to, negotiations are still in effect. Meanwhile, college campus protests are drawing attention and ire from DC as tensions escalate. And Biden continues to campaign while Trump returns to his "hu...

STAR WARS DAY is this weekend, May the 4th be with you! For those who choose to celebrate, you can join the fun at Veteran's United Brewery for a costume contest and more. Speaking of costumes, check out the funny hats at any number of Kentucky Derby watch parties this weekend. Looking for something a little more chill? The Jacksonville Symphony wraps up their chamber music series in Jacoby Hall....

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE - School attendance is key for a child's success. While the Secretary of Education was on Capitol Hill this week, he addressed chronic absenteeism in our schools. This has been an ongoing concern since the pandemic. Nationally, the percentage of students missing 10 days of school or more surged from 15% in 2018 to 28% in 2022, according to the American Enterprise Institute. Secre...

Ben takes a look at a new scam taking advantage of people who work from home. Get the full story with Action News Jax tonight at 5:45pm, on CBS47 and FOX30.

CBS47/FOX30 FIRST ALERT FORECAST – THU., MAY 2ND CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE BURESH WOKV RADIO The WOKV Weather Meter for Today: 8 TODAY: Partly sunny & warm. High: 88 TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 64 FRIDAY: Partly sunny. High: 87 SATURDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated afternoon shower/t’storm. High: 86 SUNDAY: Partly sunny, an isolated afternoon shower/storm. High: 87 MONDAY: Partly sunny, an isola...

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as former President Trump will use today's break from his "hush money" trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan. But he will need to be careful of what he says, as yesterday Judge Merchan held him in contempt of court, and threatened him with jail time if he continues violating a gag order. WOKV's Samantha Manning looks at what...

WOKV's legal and political analyst Rick Mullaney from the JU Public Policy Institute reviews the legal and political ramifications of Florida's newly enacted abortion restriction law. Since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturned abortion protections from the infamous Roe v Wade case, abortion access has been a political hot topic, with conservatives pushing from restrictions or outright ban...

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden campaigns in Delaware today, and former President Trump is also making campaign stumps with today's break in court proceedings. Vice President Harris is also campaigning today in Jacksonville, where she will speak about the abortion restriction laws Republicans are pushing. Today marks the start of a new law in Florida that restricts abortions...

Robert has the details on Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Jacksonville today, where she will be speaking about women's health issues, including a new Florida law taking effect today restricting access to abortions. This issue will be on the November Florida ballot, and women's health issues have been a contentious campaign topic since the 2022 SCOTUS decision that overturned Roe v Wade.

Logan reports on Duval Co. Public Schools' plans to cut jobs and consolidate some schools, in light of decreased enrollment and funding due to the growth of charter school enrollments. At an NAACP Town Hall meeting yesterday, citizens and Duval County School Board representatives discussed the changes could mean to their communities.

COLLEGE DECISION DAY - Today is National College Decision Day - the deadline for many high school seniors to decide where they plan to attend school. However, this year many families are having to make that important decision without knowing if they can afford it. According to the latest data, only about 33% of high school seniors around the country completed a FAFSA application so far this year....

Robert reports on Vice President Harris's visit to Jacksonville today, where she will be speaking on the topic of women's health rights. It corresponds with a new abortion viability restriction law going into effect in Florida today.

Robert Grant follows the story of DCPS making deep cuts in laying off +/- 700 staff, teacher, and administrative positions, and consolidating some schools, in response to lost revenues and enrollment to charter school programs. Duval Teachers United, the local teachers union, says they were work with the school board to make sure teacher contracts are honored. Learn more on Action News Jax at 5pm...

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden and former President Trump will be back on the campaign trail this week. Trump has complained about being "unable to campaign" due to obligatory court attendance, but he has essentially made a campaign speech each morning before entering the NYC courtroom for his "hush money" trial. Speaking of that trial, Judge Merchan has levied contempt of...

City Council President Ron Salem joins JMN to discuss his proposed review of DIA activities and their results in growth and/or revitalization in the downtown area.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as legislators push back against pro-Palestine student demonstrations on college campuses, particularly amid allegations of anti-Semitic threats, but the White House is advocating a position of state-level interventions. Meanwhile Secretary of State Blinken says a negotiated ceasefire in Gaza is possible if Hamas cooperates.

Brian shares his thoughts on the college student protest movement, particularly those protesting against Israel violence and related funding. Is this a rise in anti-Semitism? it an organized national conspiracy? Hear more on the latest developments in Ivy League campus protests on the Brian Kilmeade Show 10a-noon!