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UNF Dormitory Elevator Fire Intentionally Set posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:58am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A fire in a UNF dorm elevator was intentionally set, according to university spokesperson Sharon Ashton. An email release from Ashton said the fire marshal made that... read more...
Homicide Detectives Investigating Death in Southside Fire posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 5:35am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An elderly woman is dead after a Southside fire Monday night, according to JFRD spokesperson Tom Francis. The fire broke out at a home on Fawn Lake Drive, just south of the... read more...
Food Lion Closures Leave Strip Malls without Anchors posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 - 11:03am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Food Lion stores all over the First Coast will be closing their doors, leaving people without jobs and neighboring businesses without an anchor store in shopping centers. The... read more...
Council Passes Bill to Monitor Big Spending, Considers Library Cuts posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 11:31pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There was a swath of red in council chambers Tuesday night, worn in protest to the proposed deep cuts to library funding. The city's Finance Committee... read more...
Winn-Dixie Recalls Mislabeled Baked Goods posted on Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 12:01am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie stores announced a voluntary recall of some baked goods, saying they weren't labeled for eggs or wheat. According to a release from the store, the "Winn-Dixie Lemon... read more...
PGA Check Saves Duval County High School Golf posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 12:06am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Amid the frenzy at Friday night's Sharks arena football game, the PGA presented a $60,000 check to save the golf programs at Duval County public high schools. The crowd,... read more...
Rick Scott Puts Mike Hogan to Work posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 10:13pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former mayoral candidate Mike Hogan didn't win his bid to lead Jacksonville, but he'll still have a job in government. On Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott announced that he... read more...
Mayor Alvin Brown: No New Taxes! posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 - 6:03pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mayor Alvin Brown unveiled a balanced budget that would eliminate the city's $58 million deficit at a meeting with the city council this morning. In fact, according to... read more...
Local Bus Company Offers Transportation Option for Magnet Students posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 11:10pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duval County magnet school students now have another option to help them get to school. Student Transportation of America (STA) is starting a pilot program to help those kids... read more...