Rhema Thompson
Rhema Thompson began her post at WJCT on a very cold day in January 2014 and left WJCT to join the team at The Florida Times Union in December 2014.
She has been in the news industry for more than six years, working in both broadcast and print. She received her master's degree in broadcast from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut and is a Husky for life.
Before joining the WJCT team, she served as education reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. Over the course of her career, she has produced for CBS News and covered crime, courts, arts and entertainment for several publications including The Newport Daily News, The Hartford Courant and The New York Daily News.
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The Jacksonville mother once sentenced to 20 years for shooting into a wall will now serve 65 days in county jail and two years under house arrest under... -
The man convicted of fatally shooting a Jacksonville teen at a Gate gas station in November 2012 will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the... -
There’s a new test in town and it's replacing Florida's long-established FCAT. The new Florida Standards Assessment will test students on their... -
Jurors in the retrial of Michael Dunn have found him guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. -
Jordan Davis’s father Ron Davis wiped away tears as Assistant State Attorney John Guy made his final statements before jury deliberations in the retrial... -
The fourth day of testimony in the Michael Dunn trial brought a lengthy end to the state's case and five new witnesses for the defense.Forensic consultant… -
On the second day of testimony in the Michael Dunn retrial, jurors heard from eight witnesses, including the three teens who were with 17-year-old... -
Jordan Davis leaned back and cowered in the moments before his death.That’s the picture Assistant State Attorney John Guy painted before jurors on the… -
After a lengthy first day, 42 people remain in the jury pool that could decide the fate of Michael Dunn for a second time. Jury selection began around... -
Attorneys for Michael Dunn will have to wait a little longer to find out if his second murder trial will stay in Jacksonville.
