Brendan Rivers
Brendan Rivers comes to WJCT News with years of experience reporting and hosting news for several stations in the Daytona Beach area.
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High school students threaten to sue the governor after the state rejected an African American studies course as teachers cover up their classroom libraries, fearing theyâll run afoul of new state standards on what books students have access to.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes to solidify Floridaâs bans on COVID-19 mandates and a look at what the stateâs doing to protect its natural resources.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is âwhere woke goes to die,â but what does that mean for professors â and students â on the receiving end of the governorâs policies?
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Florida aims to fix troubled insurance industry; Gov. DeSantis calls for COVID vaccine investigationFlorida lawmakers wrap up another whirlwind special session aimed at fixing the state's crumbling property insurance market, and Gov. Ron DeSantis asks a grand jury to investigate wrongdoing connected to the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Florida is being hit with a "tripledemic" as the holidays approach; a new study says the state's roads are dangerous for drivers; and Hurricanes Ian and Nicole unearth a pair of shipwrecks.
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Lawmakers tackle property insurance; DeSantis targets Florida prosecutor; the âcone of uncertaintyLawmakers tackle property insurance; DeSantis targets Florida prosecutor; the âcone of uncertaintyâ
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Gender-affirming care ban; 2nd term for Florida's top doctor; school boards trending red; Artemis 1 launches
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Republicans dominate Florida midterms; Trump vs. DeSantis; Gen Z goes to Congress
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As climate change warms the planet, volunteers mapped heat in Jacksonville, Fla., in a federal research project. The city will use data collected to help neighborhoods threatened by extreme heat.
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A city reliant on heritage tourism struggles to protect its most valuable assets.
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Jacksonville University and the Jacksonville Port Authority are collaborating on a new initiative called Connected aimed at teaching the public how essential the St. Johns River is to both the environment and the local economy.
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The historic city of St. Augustine, Fla., is battling rising seas to protect its heritage and tourism dollars. But it's also making a digital record of its artifacts in case they are lost.