VIDEO: The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is asking for continued prayers for its firefighters who were injured in an explosion while battling a fire on a cargo ship docked at Blount Island. On Saturday, the blaze continued to burn, and experts say it could continue for days. Eight firefighters were injured in the blast, which occurred on Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV News 4 Jacksonville

Coronavirus cases in the United States have been slowly ticking up since the Memorial Day holiday, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. New cases hit a peak of 31,578, based on a seven-day average, on April 10 before steadily falling to an eight-week low of just over 20,600 a day on May 28 — and have been rising ever since.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC

MTV's True Life series is going to the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The network announced True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders, a new self-shot special spotlighting millennial volunteer first responders working through the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders will follow Rhanell aka Nurse Barbie, a 31-year-old trauma nurse and Alex aka Ace, a 33-year-old FDNY EMT.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: E! News

Police and firefighters marched with protesters of all ages in Avondale Sunday morning. Protesters marched at 9:30 a.m. from the Avondale Town Center to district four headquarters. The march comes after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN. Organizer and Youth Services Section Police Officer Eddie Hawkins from Avondale, says this is about the community, especially the youth, to come together with police and firefighters to march against officers’ misconduct and for the community to have the tough conversations with them.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati

The coronavirus claimed six more lives in Washington state over the past 24 hours as it continued its relentless assault amid the economic reopening of most counties and ongoing mass protests against racism and police brutality. The additional fatalities pushed the statewide death toll from coronavirus to 1,159.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000