Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Jacksonville fugitive arrested decades later and other top stories.

  • Jacksonville fugitive arrested decades later

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville man wanted for his involvement in a scheme to murder a central Florida mayor was captured by the FBI Thursday, nearly 40 years after the crime.The FBI recently developed new information that William Claybourne Taylor was living in Reidsville, North Carolina under a false name.FLYER: FBI wanted poster for TaylorTaylor, now 67, was wanted for his alleged involvement in the January 8, 1977 murder of a former Immigration and Naturalization Service official, and t..
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  • FSU, Boise State, near deal to play in Jacksonville in 2019

    FSU, Boise State, near deal to play in Jacksonville in 2019
    FSU, Boise State, near deal to play in Jacksonville in 2019 Matthew Head, WTLV 4:04 PM. EST July 28, 2016 A You First Squad surprise for Boselli Foundation kids at EverBank (Photo: FCN) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-  Florida State and Boise State are nearing a deal to move their 2019 matchup to EverBank Field.Jacksonville Sports Council officials confirm negotiations are actively on-going with the Florida State and the Boise State football programs regarding a 2019 opening-week..
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  • Termite tenting for St. Augustine City Hall's Lightner Building is coming

    Termite tenting for St. Augustine City Hall's Lightner Building is coming
    St. Augustine City Hall’s termite problems aren’t new, but they’re expected to bring a fresh challenge to city finances. John Regan, the city manager, said the building needs termite tenting — which involves covering a building and fumigating the space to kill the bugs. He said it should be done in the next year or two, and it will likely cost $250,000 or more, he said. “It’s a technically difficult job and expensive,” Regan said, adding that it’s an example of the ongoing expense of caring for..
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  • Drowning of 5-year-old Jacksonville child under investigation as ...

    Drowning of 5-year-old Jacksonville child under investigation as ...
    Calling it “tragic and heartbreaking,” Florida’s Department of Children and Families said it is investigating the death of a 5-year-old Jacksonville child found Wednesday afternoon floating in a fenced-in pool behind a neighbor’s home on Ortega Bluff Parkway. But no one is commenting on how Kyrie Michiah Johnson got from her home to the pool only a few hundred feet apart, separated by a backyard fence in this quiet neighborhood just west of Roosevelt Boulevard. And no one has indicated whether ..
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  • Jacksonville's own Firehouse Subs reaches 1000 franchises, picks ...

    Jacksonville's own Firehouse Subs reaches 1000 franchises, picks ...
    One thousand restaurants. That’s a far cry from a couple of firefighting brothers who simply wanted to open just one Firehouse Subs shop. That first one was in Mandarin’s Crown Point Plaza 22 years ago. But Robin and Chris Sorensen just opened their 1,000th shop this month in Rowland Heights, Calif. What started as a family hankering to make oversized submarine sandwiches has morphed into one of the largest fast food chains in the country and has branched out into a substantial philanthropic wi..
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  • After freezing jobs expansion in N.C., Deutsche Bank moves ahead ...

    After freezing jobs expansion in N.C., Deutsche Bank moves ahead ...
    One North Carolina city's loss appears to be Jacksonville's gain. German investment giant Deutsche Bank, which halted plans to expand its technology ...
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  • First Coast residents wanting Amazon jobs can apply online

    First Coast residents wanting Amazon jobs can apply online
    With Wednesday’s announcement that Amazon plans to open a massive 2.4 million-square-foot distribution center on Jacksonville’s Northside, many people wonder how they can apply for one of the 1,500 jobs expected to be generated at the facility. Amazon is advising potential applicants to visit the company’s jobs website www.amazondelivers.jobs. The site is a generic online application portal and does direct users to a Florida-specific area to fill out applications. But a specific locator for Ja..
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  • Jacksonville prosecuter moving up to the ranks of admiral

    Jacksonville prosecuter moving up to the ranks of admiral
    Jacksonville prosecuter moving up to the ranks of admiral Journey of a hometown hero Kenneth Amaro, WTLV 6:02 PM. EST July 28, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fl -- A day with Matt O'Keefe may have different meaning, it all depends on where his office is located.   On one day it may be the Jacksonville State's Attorney office, on another day it may be a military camp in Djibouti, the horn of Africa.   O'Keefe is an assistant state attorney 18 years protecting citizens from felons..
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Body found along tree line in northeast Jacksonville; Homicide ... .Democrats' division, emails roil party on Day 1 of convention .
Man rescued by Jacksonville fishermen after floating at sea all night .Proposed rule could affect Jacksonville Beach nightlife .

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