Abukar Adan
Abukar has joined the WJCT News from , which is based in Portland, Maine.
He grew up in Portland and recently graduated from Colby College. Abukar got his start in radio journalism as a 2016 Jim Dowe Public Media Intern at Maine Public, where he produced a series of stories about Muslims in Maine.
Abukar continued to freelance for Maine Public Radio throughout his senior year and eventually joined the team as a reporter. Before coming to Maine Public Radio, he was an editorial assistant for the Colby Magazine, a Huffington Post blogger, and the News Director of Colby's WMHB Radio Station.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump were in Jacksonville Friday to showcase the job opportunities they say are being... -
The majority of voters in Duval County are in favor of decriminalizing marijuana, according to a University of North Florida poll released Friday. -
Vice President Mike Pence is kicking off a 26 city tour of battleground states in Jacksonville on Monday, May 20. -
Legislation filed this week by Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana is getting pushback from top city... -
The Trump Administration is supporting a request Florida lawmakers just passed to curb rising drug costs by allowing the state to important cheaper... -
Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a proposal would allow public and charter schools to carry guns in the classroom, although many school districts... -
A bill aimed at making sure people with mental health and substance abuse disorders have access to early intervention and peer mentorship has... -
The state is taking public input on new testing standards for Florida K-12 schools, as the Florida Department of Education works to overhaul Common Core... -
A Jacksonville state lawmaker is pushing to expand a program that helps patients without traditional health insurance directly pay healthcare providers.... -
A Senate Bill that would permanently cut back the time Floridians have to apply for Medicaid if they want healthcare costs retroactively covered is up...
