Chris Ruffin<\/a><\/p>\nChris Ruffin Jr. joined News4JAX as The Morning Show executive producer in April 2025. Chris is originally from Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from Stillman College, where his foundation for being a journalist was built. He is thrilled to be in Jacksonville and loves exploring and trying new restaurants across the River City with his wife.<\/p>\n
Bolles Flag Football Moving On<\/p>\n
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Bolles Flag Football Moving OnElementary schooler shares message for Brantley County community as students return to school<\/p>\n
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Elementary schooler shares message for Brantley County community as students return to schoolKingsland to reconsider data center rules; two planning and zoning items pulled from agenda<\/p>\n
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Kingsland to reconsider data center rules; two planning and zoning items pulled from agendaSecond week of trial begins for 4 men accused in the murder of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio<\/p>\n
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Second week of trial begins for 4 men accused in the murder of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio10 years in the making JU Men’s Lacrosse going Dancing\ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udc2c\ud83e\udd4d<\/p>\n
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10 years in the making JU Men’s Lacrosse going Dancing\ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udc2c\ud83e\udd4dDonations can be dropped off at area Navy Federal Credit Union locations<\/p>\n
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Donations can be dropped off at area Navy Federal Credit Union locationsYour brain on bargains: Why you\u2019re buying more at the grocery store than you planned<\/p>\n
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Your brain on bargains: Why you\u2019re buying more at the grocery store than you plannedCity Councilmember calls on Jacksonville to enter redistricting fray in wake of Supreme Court ruling<\/p>\n
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City Councilmember calls on Jacksonville to enter redistricting fray in wake of Supreme Court ruling1 wounded, cars left damaged when afterparty erupts in gunfire, witness says<\/p>\n
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1 wounded, cars left damaged when afterparty erupts in gunfire, witness saysJacksonville afterparty erupted into chaos before man was shot, witness says<\/p>\n
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Jacksonville afterparty erupted into chaos before man was shot, witness saysBrantley County ready to welcome displaced students back when they are ready to return<\/p>\n
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Brantley County ready to welcome displaced students back when they are ready to returnVarsity 4 Boys Basketball Player of the Year<\/p>\n
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Varsity 4 Boys Basketball Player of the YearVarsity 4 Girls Basketball Player of the Year Kathleen Crawley <\/p>\n
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Varsity 4 Girls Basketball Player of the Year Kathleen Crawley Neighbors describe heartbreak after ducklings run over, woman faces felony charges<\/p>\n
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Neighbors describe heartbreak after ducklings run over, woman faces felony chargesDCPS bus stop-arm camera warnings end as Blanding Blvd. identified as hotspot; $225 fines begin<\/p>\n
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DCPS bus stop-arm camera warnings end as Blanding Blvd. identified as hotspot; $225 fines beginWildfire now 45% contained as officials offer resources for recovery support<\/p>\n
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Wildfire now 45% contained as officials offer resources for recovery supportEverything you need to know about the 61st Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Fest<\/p>\n
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Everything you need to know about the 61st Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp FestAlligator warning during mating season<\/p>\n
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Alligator warning during mating seasonWoman describes killing man with hammer, testifies that he molested her for years as a child<\/p>\n
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Woman describes killing man with hammer, testifies that he molested her for years as a childDonations pour in for Brantley County community<\/p>\n
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Donations pour in for Brantley County communityVarsity 4 Boys Soccer Player of the Year Robert Calazans<\/p>\n
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Varsity 4 Boys Soccer Player of the Year Robert CalazansParamedic\u2019s home among the first to burn down in Brantley County wildfire, but he kept working<\/p>\n
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Paramedic\u2019s home among the first to burn down in Brantley County wildfire, but he kept workingBrantley County recovery efforts continue amid \u2018warzone\u2019 left by wildfire<\/p>\n
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Brantley County recovery efforts continue amid \u2018warzone\u2019 left by wildfireThe science behind the health hazards of wildfire smoke<\/p>\n
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The science behind the health hazards of wildfire smoke6-year-old living with congenital heart failure gets to meet Savannah Bananas<\/p>\n
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6-year-old living with congenital heart failure gets to meet Savannah BananasPrevious photoNext photo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One man is dead following an officer-involved shooting with the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office. JSO officers investigating shooting scene…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,14310,270345,22264,3,32972,2079,452,453],"class_list":["post-624550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-breaking-news","tag-jso","tag-news","tag-police-shooting","tag-shooting","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}