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Help homeless students through holidays posted on Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 7:08pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When you're a teenager and living in a homeless shelter, a lot goes through your mind. "You don't want to tell your friends," said Sabon. But many of the teenagers we... read more...
Black Friday shoppers, read the ads carefully posted on Friday, November 22, 2013 - 7:21pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Black Friday is a big day for retailers and for some shoppers it is the best day to find the best deals of the year. But failing to read the ads carefully can turn a... read more...
Toxic site clean up at Bethune Cookman Elementary posted on Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 7:45pm JACKSONVILLE,Fla. -- Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary was a stronghold in Jacksonville's black community but for the past 12 years it has sat empty, falling apart, and sitting on a toxic site... read more...
Golf tournament helps fight mental illness posted on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 7:33pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rudolph Dunnam said for the first time in his 59 years, he knows what it means to have a life. "Now I consider myself on the path for living," he said. Dunnam described... read more...
Father ticketed for son's red light violation posted on Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 11:12pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Gabriel Alexander lives in Baker County and drives a Cadillac. Gabriel Alexander II, his son, lives in Duval County and drives an Acura. "I don't even drive the vehicle," said... read more...
Drop box thefts leave renters worried about eviction posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 6:07pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a string of drop box thefts in rental communities, more than 30 cases, and is now warning landlords and tenants to stop... read more...
Nonprofit's mission is 'Enroll America' in Obamacare posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 6:25pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Affordable Health Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare is the law. If you're now uninsured, you must have health insurance by 2014. That said, the program's deadlines, the... read more...
Metal gets in man's blood after hip replacement posted on Friday, October 4, 2013 - 6:01pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Steven Starrett, 34, had his first hip replacement surgery in 2007, his second in 2008, and is scheduled for yet another surgery this year. "I've been healthy my whole life... read more...
Playground near unsecured retention pond posted on Friday, September 20, 2013 - 6:23pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jasmine Valentin lives near Ken Road and 103rd street, close enough to realize that a playground feet from a retention pond is an accident waiting to happen. "I've been... read more...