Political Florida

Clouds Showers Coming From Gulf

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --Patchy fog may form this morning but it will rain again this afternoon.  very isolated areas with small hail and
gusty winds 60% high 86.  More showers Thursday  with only
20% chances for the weekend..

Increasing northeast winds will modify the afternoon heat by the weekend.

 

 

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Adoption Privacy Rules Hamper Obtaining A Florida ID

Editor's Note: After Ken's report Walker was able to obtain a license. 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- 21 year old Jessie Walker said she's persona non grata.

"I've never had a driver license or state ID. I've never been able to obtain one," she said.

She said her many attempts to get a state ID have all been rejected.

"(I've tried) North Carolina, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Raiford, Charlotte. Florida I've been to Jacksonville, West Palm. Boynton Beach, Davie, Pompano Beach," said Walker.

Walker was adopted from a Pennsylvania group home when she was 14. She said it was a closed adoption. Moving from state to state. she lost her only copy of her birth certificate and getting a new one is not easy.

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.

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Did City Violate Establishment Clause On Day of Prayer?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- While organizers and participants of the National Day of Prayer were praying for peace in the city, trouble was brewing.

"This is the first time I've ever had a mayor participate in the national day of prayer," said Pastor Ted Corley.

Corley has hosted the event for the past 14 years in the Jacksonville city council chambers. He said it being there does not violate the establishment clause. Corley said he pays the cost of a bond, not the city.

"The city has nothing to do with this. They allow us to use the facility like they would anyone," said Pastor Corley.

Council President Stephen Joost, who was in the audience, said the event has been vetted.

"I did ask the city attorneys to review and they said it was okay," said Joost. 

May is American Stroke Month- Let’s Get Back to the Basics

May is American Stroke Month- Let’s Get Back to the Basics

 

About 795,000 Americans will have a new or recurrent stroke this year, and more than 137,000 of them will die. Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death among Americans. Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. But, do you really know what a stroke is?