1999 Jacksonville murder suspect to be extradited from England ...
A 38-year-old man who has fought his return to Jacksonville to face charges in a 1999 shooting death in Mayport could be sent back after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that he should be tried for murder in the United States, according to the BBC. Phillip Harkins has been behind bars in England for 14 years. He was originally implicated in the death of 22-year-old Joshua Hayes during an attempted robbery at the Oak Harbour public boat ramp in the 2400 block of Seaway Court, according ..>> view originalUPDATE: Jacksonville police identify boy found unsupervised
Police were able to identify a young boy about an hour after he was found unsupervised Monday in Jacksonville. The Sheriff’s Office posted a tweet about 2:30 p.m. thanking followers for their help getting the word out about the child after police sought their assistance. Earlier, the Sheriff’s Office tweeted that helped was needed learning the boy’s identity. Police did not initially disclose the boy’s age or where he was found.>> view originalHumana, UF launch faith-based health-wellness initiative in ...
Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick Sr. turns 90 in October and intends to be around for at least another decade. “I have decided that I am going to reach into the 100s,” said McKissick, who retired in 2014 after 47 years as senior pastor of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville. “Good health has always been part of my agenda.” He wants good health to be part of the community’s agenda as well, particularly the African-American community. McKissick was among the local religious leaders who..>> view originalGas prices rise nationally, but still falling in Jacksonville
Gas prices are showing their first signs of rising, or at least slowing the decrease, in the past month. The national average for a gallon of regular gas rose 3 cents in the past week, according to AAA’s weekly report. The average dropped 1 cent in Florida to $2.14 and 1 cent in Georgia to $2.01. On Friday, AAA reported, the average price in Florida increased for the first time after 33 straight days of decline. But then the price dropped again on Saturday and Sunday. In Jacksonville, the aver..>> view originalJacksonville dumpster diving: Items you buy online may have come ...
by: Jenna Bourne, Action News Jax Updated: Jul 10, 2017 - 7:41 PM Valuable products tossed into a dumpster could be sold to you as brand new. Some items for sale on the Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist really come from businesses' trash. If one man's trash is another man's treasure, Jeremie is a treasure hunter. “I've found a PlayStation 3 before. I've found video games. I mean, anyone that has kids or plays video games themselves, they consider that a treasure,” said the Jacksonv..>> view originalAmazon job fairs kick off in Jacksonville
Amazon job fairs kick off in Jacksonville Amazon hosted its first job fair in the River City on Monday. Amazon is planning several jobs fairs around Jacksonville this week and is looking to hire about 4,000 employees. First Coast News , WTLV 6:36 PM. EDT July 10, 2017 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Amazon hosted its first job fair in the River City on Monday. Amazon is planning several jobs fairs around Jacksonville this week and is looking to hire about 4,000 employees. Applicants mu..>> view original8-year-old killed, 2 other people hurt in crash in Jacksonville
Updated: Jul 10, 2017 - 7:56 PM An 8-year-old boy was killed and two other people including another child were hurt in a crash in Jacksonville on Monday. A 27-year-old Lakeland woman had two children inside her 2002 Toyota Camry when she tried to make a left turn from Argyle Forest Boulevard onto SR 23, troopers said. The passenger side of the Camry was hit by a 2006 Toyota CRV traveling westbound on Argyle Forest. The woman, 8-year-old Angel Rios and a 9-year-old girl were taken..>> view originalOne of us: 'Every child needs something to hug,' says Jacksonville ...
Nanci Duchovnay spends her weekends visiting flea markets, looking for what she calls “animation characters.” These include both stuffed and plastic toys depicting familiar cartoon characters. She estimates she spends $50 to $60 each weekend buying toys. Many of the dealers who know her give her some toys that they haven’t been able to sell. She takes many of the toys to Mission Harvest America, where they go into shipments overseas to areas where poverty or disaster has created problems. “To m..>> view originalJacksonville woman dies in crash in rural Georgia
Two Jacksonville women were killed and two others injured Saturday in a crash at a rural intersection east of Alma, Ga., the Georgia State Patrol said. Merlene Dixon, 79, of Jacksonville was driving a Hyundai Elantra south on Damascus Church Road about 6:20 p.m. when she failed to stop at stop sign and drove into the intersection with Scuffle Town Highway into the path of a pickup truck, the State Patrol report said. The driver of the GMC pickup, 73-year-old Roy Crosby of Alma, steered left in..>> view originalJacksonville man convicted of killing suspected pedophile at 14 ...
Updated: Jul 10, 2017 - 7:53 PM A Jacksonville man convicted of murder accepted a plea deal and will serve seven more years in prison after he was re-sentenced Monday. Mark Berrios was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for shooting Olen Hepler, a suspected pedophile, in 1995. Berrios was 14. Investigators said he stole Hepler's truck and $800. On Monday, he was offered a 30-year plea deal at a re-sentencing hearing. He accepted and will serve seven more years in prison af..>> view original
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