Sunday, February 12, 2017

Person hospitalized in NW Jacksonville shooting and other top stories.

  • Person hospitalized in NW Jacksonville shooting

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One person was sent to the hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound after a shooting Saturday evening, according to Jacksonville police.The shooting happened near the intersection of West 30th and Wilson Streets. When police got to the scene they found numerous shell casings, but they didn't find the person shot.Later, that person was located several blocks away near the intersection of West 19th Street and Moncrief Road. That person was taken to the hospital with injuries..
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  • Multiple homes damaged in NW Jacksonville fires

    Multiple homes damaged in NW Jacksonville fires
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville firefighters were on the scenes of two separate fires in Northwest Jacksonville, Saturday morning.The first was on Woodlawn Avenue around 10:30 a.m. in the Mixon Town neighborhood (above). Fire rescue said the fire was caused by a space heater. No major damage occured to the home and there were no injuries. The American Red Cross was called to assist.JFRD was also called to a fire on King Cole Drive. That fire is believed to have started in the garage. No injur..
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  • Jacksonville police: woman found, no kidnapping

    Jacksonville police: woman found, no kidnapping
    The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office located a woman who early Saturday called police and said she had been kidnapped. The call from Victoria Ann-Marie Guillotte, 25, triggered almost a day-long search by the Sheriff’s Office that included asking the public for help locating her and an unidentified man that she had been seen with at the GATE gas station, 3150 Emerson Ave. Guillotte, had not been heard from since 6:15 a.m. Saturday, which prompted the search for her, according to the Sheriff’s Off..
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  • Jacksonville falls to Florida Gulf Coast

    Jacksonville falls to Florida Gulf Coast
    FORT MYERS | Senior forward Demetris Morant had a game-high 25 points and 17 rebounds as Florida Gulf Coast remained atop the A-Sun with a 78-56 victory over Jacksonville on Saturday night. Morant his 11-of-14 shots from the field as Gulf Coast (17-6, 6-1) won its third game in a row and maintained a one-game lead in the conference heading into a Monday home game against UNF. JU (14-10, 2-5) battled in the first half and trailed 36-33 at halftime. But the Dolphins never pulled closer in the se..
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  • Conducting Electricity: Little time for rest for a busy musician

    Conducting Electricity: Little time for rest for a busy musician
    There’s always one period in my season that ends up being slightly more travel and work than any sane individual should undertake, and this year it’s been January. In the weeks since the Jacksonville Symphony opened the year with Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony (about which I wrote last month), I’ve guest-conducted with the Asheville and Dallas Symphonies and the Minnesota Orchestra. Here’s a snapshot of those weeks away from home. Sunday, Jan. 8: Recover from a very intense week with Jacksonville...
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  • After Donald Trump's executive order, no one has been detained at ...

    After Donald Trump's executive order, no one has been detained at ...
    While travelers were detained at other airports across the country, it was quiet at Jacksonville International Airport. “Nobody has been detained at the airport at all, period,” said Debbie Jones, Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s community relations administrator. She said the authority didn’t receive any guidance about President Donald Trump’s Friday executive order, which stopped all refugee entry for 120 days, indefinitely banned Syrian refugees and temporarily banned citizens from seven c..
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  • NFL/Jaguars Insider: Off-season issues for Pittsburgh

    NFL/Jaguars Insider: Off-season issues for Pittsburgh
    Why Pittsburgh chose to play the way it did defensively last week against New England — zone coverage that included pass rushers James Harrison and Bud Dupree dropping back — is one of the season’s great mysteries. But two of the Steelers’ off-season issues are much clearer: Do they extend receiver Antonio Brown’s contract and how much do they spend to re-sign tailback Le’Veon Bell? Brown counts $13.6 million against the cap in 2017, the final year of his contract. Pittsburgh could extend Brown,..
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  • Call Box: Who's depicted on the mural near the Hart Bridge?

    Call Box: Who's depicted on the mural near the Hart Bridge?
    Dear Call Box: Who are the people depicted in the mural on the tall building at the docks that you can see from the Hart Bridge? C.P., Jacksonville Dear C.P.: They are Connell Brooms and Sara Mahmoud, two human rights activists who live in Jacksonville. Australian artist Guido van Helten painted the mural on the 150-foot-tall towers at Lafarge North America Cement in Talleyrand in late November. It took him only 4½ days. He told Times-Union photographer Bob Self that was “probably the fastest I..
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  • Giving Back: For this mentor, it's all about connection

    Giving Back: For this mentor, it's all about connection
    By Nancy Winckler-Zuniga United Way of Northeast Florida When Tom Caron finished college in Michigan, he wasn’t quite sure what to do. Family members had volunteered with the Peace Corps, but he knew he wanted to help in the United States. When his wife got a job in New York City, he decided to sign up for the AmeriCorps program, volunteering to work with children in the New York City school system. Little did he know that this experience would soon lead him to Jacksonville and giving back thro..
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  • Federer beats Nadal in Australian final, wins 18th Grand Slam title

    Federer beats Nadal in Australian final, wins 18th Grand Slam title
    By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer has won his 18th Grand Slam title and put some extra distance on the all-time list between himself and Rafael Nadal, the man he beat 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in a vintage Australian Open final on Sunday. It was the 35-year-old Federer’s fifth Australian title, his first at a major since Wimbledon in 2012, and it reversed the status quo against his nemesis, Nadal. Federer had lost six of the previous eight Grand Slam finals he..
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Planets, moon put on a bright show in the New Year's sky .Police: 3 shot in NW Jax; 1 not expected to survive .
A Planet Skywatching Guide for 2017: When, Where & How to See the Planets .Paschi Said Failing to Lure Investors as State Readies Aid .

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