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FBI Investigating Fast Train College

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at Fast Train College on Jacksonville's Southside.

Jeff Westcott, Public Information Officer for the Jacksonville FBI field office, said the FBI is there serving a search warrant as part of a joint investigation between the United States Department of Education and the FBI.

Westcott said agents arrived shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. They are expecting to be there the majority of the day.

No arrests are planned today, Westcott said. Agents are there to gather evidence.

At this time, the college will not be shut down.

The owner of Fast Train College informed the Commission for Independent Education that the FBI was on the premises, according to Susan Hood of the Florida Department of Education.

Morning classes were canceled, but afternoon classes were supposed to go on as scheduled, Hood said.

New Details in Baymeadows Double Shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Homicide investigators from the Jacksonville Sheriff's office are investigating a double shooting in the 8700 block of Harpers Glen Court in Baymeadows.

Police at the scene tell First Coast News neighbors called 911 shortly after 9:30 Friday morning to report hearing gunshots.

When police arrived they found a 64-year-old woman dead inside the home and a 73-year-old male outside with gunshot wounds.  The man was taken to Shands Jacksonville where he died from his injuries.  At this time, police have not released their names.

Police believe they were married.

JSO Sgt. Lonnie Mills said, ""At this time it doesn't appear to be anything that's going to affect the neighborhood, it appears to be a domestic situation."

Clean Out Those Cabinets: Stamp Out Hunger is Saturday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Check your mailbox!  The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday and letter carriers have been dropping off donation bags at homes all over the First Coast this week.  

This is the 20th year of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive.  

The donation drive is designed to make giving easy.  All people have to do is put some non-perishable food in a bag and leave it by their mailboxes Saturday.  Postal workers will take the donations and transport them to Second Harvest of North Florida.  

Doctors Use Eco-friendly Technology to Ablate AFIB

Doctors Use Eco-friendly Technology to Ablate AFIB

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Richard McCoy, 66, has always enjoyed an active lifestyle between tending to his greenhouse, working full time and playing with his three grandchildren. When all of this was compromised by a heart condition, McCoy’s doctors turned to Soundstar®eco technology to help fix his ticker.

Pricing Strategy That Could Take A Bite Out Of Your Wallet

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It is the price you pay for being thrifty. The cost of being deliberate. It is a widely used system that will drive you crazy and it is rooted in the airline industry: dynamic pricing.

It can cause airline ticket prices to fluctuate, and not just because you're getting closer to your travel date. Steve Crandall, who's been a travel agent for 27 years, said even he doesn't fully understand how it works.

"It is just like any other industry; it is supply and demand," said Crandall.

It's sort of supply and demand, but sometimes you are actually competing against yourself. George Hobica, an industry analyst, said the system discriminates.

"It is fair if you get a great airfare. It is not fair if you don't," said Hobica.

The system is based on the computer technology and algorithms.

Police: Fraudulent Credit Card Used to Buy $16K in Jewelry

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying two women who used a fraudulent credit card to purchase $16,745 worth of jewelry.

The two women went into Underwood Jewelers inside the Avenues Mall at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5th, according to a news release from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Melissa Bujeda.

While there, the two used a fraudulent credit card to purchase $16,745 worth of jewelry from the store, Bujeda said.

If anyone has information about the identity or location of the suspect, they are asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or via email at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.

Medical Walker: Big Bill For Medicare Fuels Family's Anger

PROVIDENCE, Fla. -- Lola Shelton, 84, uses a walker to get around. When she could no longer adjust the height on the used one she purchased for $50, her healthcare provider recommended she get a new walker.

"She said I can get a new one and she said your insurance will buy you a new one," said Shelton.

On March 29th the new walker was delivered to her door. Except for the wider seat and a support brace in the center, it looked exactly like her $50 walker. The price was the eye opener.

"I was very surprised I didn't have any idea it would be that much," she said. 

Carroll Pitmon, Shelton's son in law was stunned.

"We had priced these before she got this one and the highest price we found was $199 for the cadillac model, " said Pitmon.

Pitmon and Shelton are upset because Medicare is being billed $808 for the new walker.