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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The State Fire Marshal's Office says the man who
drove the tanker delivering fuel when a BP station exploded in Augustine
was at fault.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A man was bitten by a shark in the 1100
block of 1st Street South, according to Tom Francis with the
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It is still questionable that the new courthouse is
going to open on Tuesday morning. Your tax dollars paid for this more
than $350 million dollar project that is over budget and years overdue.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In 2005, when JSO started using Tasers, Sheriff John Rutherford endured the blast of a stun gun. The
sheriff was trying to show two things: a Taser will immobilize you
and it is a non-lethal weapon.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An individual who can only be identified as John Doe has been found guilty of seven counts of aggravated identity theft, six counts of falsely representing a social security number, and one count of passport fraud according to U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The 2012 Jacksonville Jazz Festival took over the downtown area Thursday, with several street closures through Sunday.
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- An Interlachen man turns himself into Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies Tuesday after a warrant for his arrest was released following an investigation into a shooting incident that occurred May 4 in Interlachen.
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. -- The Fernandina Beach Police Department and the
Explosive Ordnance Detachment team combed the beach today as a
precautionary measure after a beachgoer found non-explosive ordnances
this month.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's a weekend full of Memorial Day events to honor the brave men and women in our armed forces. Adding to the ceremonies are a few favorites that promise to make this weekend one to remember.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Fraternal Order of Police Foundation presented
a $50,000 check to the Police Athletic League. The foundation raised
the money through their annual Guns N' Hoses Fight Night event.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Duval County Public Schools' reading initiative, Read It Forward Jax!, has been selected as a first-place winner in the Overall Image Campaign category for the Sunshine Medallion Awards.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Now that the high adventures ropes course has been built at the University of North Florida, staff training is getting underway.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said both lanes of Townsend Boulevard are back open in the Arlington area after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole, knocking out power to the area.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Some local firefighters are bringing the heat Thursday morning, but it is all to help local veterans.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- Around 3:00 a.m. Thursday a woman was found shot to death outside a Jacksonville apartment complex.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When your kids leave the house for school, you trust they take heed to the warnings and advice you've given them. However, testing your child's will power are new temptations that make trying drugs or alcohol easier. Fortunately, there is help.
ST. JOHNS, Fla. -- Steve Bielicki woke up to quite a surprise this
morning when he was greeted by a black bear in his pool enclosure.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We are learning new information that the new courthouse may not be ready to open Tuesday because of problems with the fire and smoke systems.
The new layout of the Blue Crab Festival is expected to open up it up, allowing people to access and see the St. Johns River better.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sure, Suzanne Perritt can handle your terrestrial family vacation but, if you're interested in something less grounded, she's really good at that too.
Canada police arrest nearly 700 students CANADIAN police made nearly 700 arrests after mass protests by students in several cities on Wednesday night.
(heraldsun world)
Dirt Showdown review Dirt Showdown is a boisterous and varied racer best enjoyed with friends, writes Tom Hoggins.
(telegraph technology)
NASA time - lapse shows Lyrid meteor shower from space - as well as the Aurora Borealis and lightnin ISS astronauts captured a cameo appearance from the Lyrid metorite shower, as well as lightning and glare from city lights in Florida.
(dailymail sciencetech)
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