Friday, April 28, 2017

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  • Jacksonville police identify victims of double murder-suicide as ...

    Jacksonville police identify victims of double murder-suicide as ...
    The development director for a longtime Jacksonville residential community for adults with developmental disabilities and her 30-year-old daughter were the victims of Wednesday’s murder-suicide by her ex-husband at a Beach Boulevard condominium, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Lori Elizabeth Rush was killed with daughter Elizabeth Christine Ceratt by former husband Alan Junior Rush, according to police. Lori Rush had worked in the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine for a number..
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  • It still doesn't look like IKEA, but Jacksonville store coming along

    It still doesn't look like IKEA, but Jacksonville store coming along
    Right now, it’s mostly just metal beams with the April wind whipping through them. The ground inside is dotted with puddles from the week’s rain. There’s no Swedish meatballs yet. But the first of the big, blue panels went up this week and pretty soon, the new IKEA store will look like an IKEA store. Construction continues on the new store at Gate Parkway and Interstate 295. But no opening date has been set. “We’re just saying it will open in the fall,” said spokesman Joseph Roth. “Until it’s..
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  • 3-year-old found unresponsive in Jacksonville pool

    3-year-old found unresponsive in Jacksonville pool
    A 3-year-old boy is being treated at a hospital after he was found unresponsive in a pool late Thursday morning in the Sandalwood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The fire department and police responded to the near drowning in the 10800 block of Kuralei Drive just before noon after a report of a small child in a pool, police said. Rescuers arrived as a neighbor was performing CPR on the little boy, and paramedics took over before he was taken to the hospital. The ..
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  • Thursday morning fires, 1 sparked by lightning, leave Jacksonville ...

    Thursday morning fires, 1 sparked by lightning, leave Jacksonville ...
    The heavy line of thunderstorms that rippled through the Jacksonville area early Thursday apparently sparked at least one major fire that gutted a Mandarin home’s garage and caused its resident to flee to safety, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. But a bigger early morning fire that left many families homeless at an Arlington complex was not caused by lightning, fire officials said. The fire at Caroline Square complex at 5959 Fort Caroline Road was called in at 5 a.m. ..
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  • New division chief confirmed for Jacksonville animal shelter

    New division chief confirmed for Jacksonville animal shelter
    Jacksonville’s former code enforcement administrator has been approved by the City Council as the city animal shelter’s division chief. Devron Cody has been acting division chief at Animal Care and Protective Services since Feb. 20, said city spokeswoman Tia Ford, but the council confirmation made the appointment permanent. The council action increased his annual salary from $63,564 to $95,000, she said. Cody has been code enforcement administrator since June 2014, having risen in the city c..
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  • Former Jacksonville meteorologist found dead in Maine

    Former Jacksonville meteorologist found dead in Maine
    PORTLAND, Maine - A former Jacksonville meteorologist who had been working for a Portland, Maine, television station has been found dead.According to the Auburn, Maine, Police Department, the body of Tom Johnston was found on Old Orchard Beach Thursday."Any suspicion of foul play has been ruled out and the investigation is focused on an apparent suicide," the police department said in a Facebook post Thursday night. Johnston worked with I-TEAM investigator Lynnsey Gardner at another local telev..
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  • DCF data shows spike in child deaths in Jacksonville

    DCF data shows spike in child deaths in Jacksonville
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Data from the Department of Children and Families reveals a sudden spike in child fatalities in the first three months of 2017, including one in January, three in February and seven in March.News4Jax found that 11 deaths were suspicious enough to prompt an investigation by DCF into possible child abuse or neglect.One of those cases includes the death of 1-month-old Hannah Htoo, who was found unresponsive March 24 inside a San Marco apartment and died several days later.DCF ..
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  • Jacksonville police release surveillance video of triple shooting

    Jacksonville police release surveillance video of triple shooting
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police on Thursday released surveillance video of a triple shooting last month in the Biltmore area of Northwest Jacksonville.It happened just after 4 p.m. on March 23 at North Edgewood Avenue and New Kings Road. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, three people were in a white Chevrolet Impala when a light-colored four-door Acura ILX pulled up next to them, fired shots then took off.One of the three occupants in the Chevrolet was hit in the head, and the other t..
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  • For Mama Blue, ubuntu is the key

    For Mama Blue, ubuntu is the key
    Mama Blue on stage is all attitude and ingenuity, unapologetically raw with emotion. Her sound, funky, jazzy with a dash of blues and gospel, is reminiscent of the ‘70s era. She can make her audience dance with joy, or she can tap into the emotional pain she’s seen and leave not one dry eye in her wake. At just under 5 feet tall, Mama Blue succeeds in commanding the attention from those in her presence. In between songs, she chats with the crowd, letting everyone know who she is, sharing her th..
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  • Sunday Notebook: More, much more, planned for Gate Parkway

    Sunday Notebook: More, much more, planned for Gate Parkway
    I took a tour of IKEA building that’s under construction at Gate Parkway and Interstate 295 last week. The story ran in Friday’s paper, but will recap the most important updates: Opening is planned for fall, but no date has been set. It will hire more than 250 people, with managerial positions posted this month, and hiring for other positions starting this summer. The Swedish meatballs have been expanded to include chicken and veggie. But that drive down Gate Parkway south from Butler Bouleva..
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