Friday, November 13, 2015

Last Top Stories: Captain, students struggle to get tug back to Jacksonville as they face numerous obstacles on voyage | jacksonville

  • Captain, students struggle to get tug back to Jacksonville as they face numerous obstacles on voyage | jacksonville

    Captain, students struggle to get tug back to Jacksonville as they face numerous obstacles on voyage | jacksonville
    A tugboat donated to MAD DADS Jacksonville and Maritime Training for their merchant-marine training program is already sinking.According to Captain Nate Wilson, his crew of students barely managed to get the vessel to Jacksonville from Key West. The craft experienced engine failure, throttle failure and heavy leaks.Wilson said repairs could prove a costly setback for the financially struggling program."We're so in the hole, it's getting to the point where we almost can't do it anymore," Wilson s..
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  • Jacksonville Jaguars Q&A: What can expect from the offense in final eight games? - Big Cat Country

    Jacksonville Jaguars Q&A: What can expect from the offense in final eight games? - Big Cat Country
    Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsWhat can we expect from the offense in the final eight games? Does a cornerback make sense in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft? Was Julius this fat in Denver?TheJacksonville Jaguarsare coming off a painful loss to theNew York Jetsin a game in which they realistically could (and should) have won. They'll have a chance to bounce back this week against theBaltimore Ravensand it's a game that's a lot more important than some people think it is. Going forward, que..
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  • Dining Notes: New locations. a gingerbread masterpiece and...

    Dining Notes: New locations. a gingerbread masterpiece and...
    Shhhh — Here’s a secretThe Secret Garden CafĂ©has opened its second location, this one at 798 Third St. S. in Jacksonville Beach.Breakfast and lunch are served all day, every day, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at both the Jacksonville Beach and 10095 Beach Blvd. locations.Owners Jen and Chas Walton also offer lunch catering for business groups, with delivery available. Pro tip: Try the fried green tomatoes, topped with goat cheese and served with a red onion marmalade and roasted red pepper mayo for d..
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  • 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide on Jacksonville's Northside that involves children | jacksonville

    Four people are dead, including children, in what police are investigating as a domestic murder-suicide on Jacksonville’s Northside.“At this time it is being worked as a murder/suicide with multiple victims,” the Sheriff’s Office said.It happened about 3:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Shirley Oaks Drive off New Berlin Road.Director Mike Bruno said all were found in the house and one survivor is hospitalized in life-threatening condition. He said the apparent shooter was a man. He would not s..
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  • Dirt bike rider shot, robbed on Jacksonville's Westside | jacksonville

    Dirt bike rider shot, robbed on Jacksonville's Westside | jacksonville
    A dirt bike rider was shot in the leg by another man who took the motorcycle in a robbery Friday morning on Jacksonville’s Westside.The wounded man was taken to a hospital following the attack about 6:15 a.m., said Sgt. Angela Tompkins of the Sheriff’s Office.The shooter was described as about 25 years old with low dreadlocks and wearing dark pants and a brown shirt. The victim was in his early 30s, Tompkins said.Police were collecting evidence at the scene Friday morning and had cordoned off pa..
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  • Bank of America foundation spreads Friday the 13th grant joy to...

    Bank of America foundation spreads Friday the 13th grant joy to...
    The day was Friday the 13th and the $20,000 check was the oversize cardboard variety not good at any financial institution.But the Bank of America Charitable Foundation grant it symbolized was real, so when Lelia Duncan got her hands on it she danced for joy outside Community Connections of Jacksonville, the social services nonprofit she heads.“This is a big deal for us,” she said.Community Connections was the first stop in a daylong grant-presentation tour by Bank of America executives who dist..
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  • What son This Week In Jacksonville Sunday | Home - Home

    A panel discussion with Jennifer Carroll and Leslie Dougher, then one-on-one with Janet Adkins on education, plus David Jolly, candidate for U.S. Senate.
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  • Jacksonville felon who had drugs and 12 guns seized faces 15 years to life | jacksonville

    Jacksonville felon who had drugs and 12 guns seized faces 15 years to life | jacksonville
    A Jacksonville felon arrested in possession of drugs and a dozen guns is headed back to prison.U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan found Michael Anthony Holmes, 51, of the 6500 block of Armco Street guilty of possessing multiple firearms as a felon and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.He faces 15 years to life in federal prison. Holmes waived his right to a jury trial and the case proceeded directly before Corrigan, the U.S. Attorney’s..
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  • Military: U.S. 'reasonably certain' Jihadi John is dead

    Military: U.S. 'reasonably certain' Jihadi John is dead
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is "reasonably certain" its drone strike in Syria killed the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," who appeared in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages.But families of the hostages brutally killed last year said his presumed death is little solace.Army Col. Steve Warren, U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, told reporters Friday that officials had been following Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British citizen, for some time."Th..
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  • Officer suspended for late report on baton use and mishandling...

    Officer suspended for late report on baton use and mishandling...
    A Duval school resource officer was suspended without pay for 10 days for not properly notifying supervisors after he used a baton on a student while breaking up a fight in April and for failing to properly handle two bags of marijuana which students had at Robert E. Lee High in September.According to district internal affairs files, Officer Joseph Richardson failed to take appropriate actions and mishandled evidence. The incidents were the latest of several missteps in Richardson’s 10-year tenu..
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