Jacksonville Jaguars announce landmark partnership with Uber
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Uber, becoming the first professional sports team to provide in-app access to promotionally priced tickets for fans taking a ride to EverBank Field on game day. The new season-long initiative kicks off on Nov. 19 when the Jaguars battle the Tennessee Titans in prime time on Thursday Night Football.“With Uber we’ve created an integrated solution to the seating and transportation needs of Jaguars fan..>> view originalEmbattled dentist jailed in Jacksonville on Medicaid fraud charges | jacksonville
Howard Schneider, the embattled Jacksonville dentist who gave up his license and left town after complaints that he hurt children at his practice, turned himself in Monday on Medicaid fraud charges.He was charged with 11 counts of unauthorized Medicaid claims of $10,000 or less, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. His bail was set at $110,000.Schneider, 78, is facing multiple lawsuits in connection with abuse claims. In April angry parents protested outside his 1871 University Blvd. S. offic..>> view originalGov. Rick Scott says Florida should not accept Syrian refugees
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is among at least 15 governors, mostly Republicans, saying they do not want Syrian refugees to be relocated to their states in light of the Paris attacks.“Following the terrorist attacks by ISIS in Paris that killed over 120 people and wounded more than 350, and the news that at least one of the terror attack suspects gained access to France by posing as a Syrian refugee, our state agency will not support the requests we have received,” Scott wrote to congressional leader..>> view originalCourt fight challenges Jacksonville ordinance barring charity donation bins | jacksonville
A law against having unmanned collection bins to collect donated goods has triggered a lawsuit by a nonprofit that argues the city is violating the U.S. Constitution.The suit by Go Green Charity Recyclers says an ordinance the City Council passed in June “completely extinguishes … [its] ability to carry out its free speech” by seeking donations through its bins.The suit also claims the same law treats charities that use unmanned bins differently than those operating thrift stores, and argues the..>> view originalCareer Showcase job fair set for professionals seeking sales jobs in...
Business professionals interested in sales will have a chance to pitch their skills to up to 10 companies that specialize in sales Wednesday in Jacksonville..Career Showcase, a for-profit business development firm, is hosting a job fair and forum Wednesday running from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn East Bay Meadows,11083 Nursery Fields Drive in Jacksonville. As of Monday, there were eight companies planning to give presentations to potential job candidates including: Avis, Vector Security,..>> view original28-year-old Ponte Vedra man shot and killed at a Jacksonville intersection Sunday | jacksonville
A 28-year-old St. Johns County man was shot and killed in Jacksonville Sunday by a shooter who pulled up to the victim’s vehicle and opened fire.Christopher Andrew Vandewater of Ponte Vedra Beach was dropped off at the Mayo Clinic by a friend who told police the men had been driving on San Pablo Road before stopping at William Davis Parkway. When they stopped a car pulled up beside them and shots were fired.Police said the suspect’s car was a dark color.No time for the shooting was provided by p..>> view originalPublix donation to fund refrigerated truck for Jacksonville food bank | jacksonville
Jacksonville-based Feeding Northeast Florida was one of 12 regional food banks across the country to receive a $120,000 donation from Publix.The grocery chain donated about $1.5 million to food banks in its operating area that partner with the Feeding America national food network, according to a news release. The food banks will use the money to acquire refrigerated trucks to transport perishable items donated by food retailers.Other Florida food banks to receive the grants were Feeding Tampa B..>> view originalOpposing viewpoint: Ravens as bad as they've ever been
BALTIMORE | The Ravens would have lost even if they had won.In one of the most-bizarre endings in the modern day NFL, the Ravens lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 22-20, on Jason Myers’ 53-yard field goal with no time on the clock.If there was any hope for the Ravens this season, it sailed through the uprights with Myers’ field goal. If there was any optimism about a turnaround, it disappeared into the cool evening air at M&T Bank Stadium.Enough is enough.Good teams don’t lose to Oakland, Cl..>> view originalJaguars DT Sen'Derrick Marks tears triceps
The Jaguars announced today that defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks tore his triceps tendon in Sunday's win at Baltimore.Marks had an MRI after the game and is getting a second opinion on the injury today. Marks was injured while pass-rushing early in Sunday's third quarter.The Jaguars did not rule him out for the season, but a torn triceps is almost always a season-ending injury and requires surgery. Among the players who have sustained triceps injuries in their careers are former Baltimore lin..>> view originalSearch of El Faro wreckage concludes without finding data recorder
The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded its search of the sunken cargo ship El Faro and failed to locate the voyage data recorder.Finding the recorder, which is like an airplane’s black box, would have helped investigators piecing together the final hours of the ship, which was enveloped by Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1 during a Jacksonville-to-Puerto Rico trip. Thirty-three people died.Officials with the safety board announced Monday that the video documentation of the cargo ship h..>> view original
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