Jacksonville man mistakenly believes he found deadly 'kissing bug'
Brittany D Dionne10:43 a.m. EST November 29, 2015A Jacksonville man showed off a bug he believed was the deadly "Kissing bug" he found at his Mandarin home.(Photo: Brittany Dionne)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With his neighbors curious to see, a Jacksonville man showed off a bug that he found at his Mandarin home Saturday.Patrick Farmer thought he found the 'kissing bug' – a bug known to carry a deadly and rare parasitic infection that experts say is spreading in the South.Cases have been reported in Ar..>> view originalHelp JSO find 2 persons of interest in shooting death of westside man
Jacob Rodriguez, First Coast News6:15 p.m. EST November 29, 2015Tommy Lee Brown (left) and Clint Matthew Jones (right)(Photo: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was shot and killed on the west side of Jacksonville Saturday night, police said.The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office asking for the public's help to find two persons of interest in the shooting death of Robin Terrell White, 32.White was taken to UF Health and later died after being shot on the 5300 block of Astral Str..>> view originalLocke leads UNCG over Jacksonville 71-69
Associated Press, news source6:10 p.m. EST November 29, 2015Kori Babineaux(Photo: USA TODAY)GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Kayel Locke had 19 points, including nine straight late, plus a key rebound, as UNC Greensboro beat Jacksonville 71-69 at the Spartan Showcase on Sunday.Marcel White scored to open the second half to put Jacksonville (2-5) up 40-30. Two Clay Byrd 3-pointers gave UNCG (3-3) the lead, 56-54 with 9:13 remaining. The Spartans clung to the lead and Locke's nine straight points gave them..>> view originalChargers-Jaguars Instant Analysis
Instant analysis of the Jaguars’ 31-25 loss to the San Diego Chargers today:OPPORTUNITY WASTEDHad the Jaguars beat a San Diego team that entered with six straight losses and were without two offensive linemen, they would have played meaningful games throughout December. Now they’re two games behind Houston and Indianapolis, both of whom won to improve to 6-5. What a blown chance by the Jaguars (now 4-7). They made way too many mistakes to beat any kind of team, much less one quarterbacked by the..>> view originalNight of fun, fireworks and colorful dragon
Nearly 70 boats covered in Christmas lights cruised up and down the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville on Saturday night as thousands of people lined the shore to see the show.The 2015 Community First Jacksonville Light Boat Parade featured boats of all sizes with a variety of decorations lighting up the water.In handing out awards, the panel of judges considered the participants’ concept, creativity, execution and on-boat enthusiasm.A fireworks display over the river capped the festivitie..>> view originalGene Frenette: Seminoles expose all Gators' flaws
GAINESVILLE | The longer Florida and coach Jim McElwain kept up a charmed existence through this 2015 season, the more inescapable the feeling became that the Gators were living on borrowed time.After three weeks of barely squeaking by pitifully flawed Florida Atlantic, South Carolina and Vanderbilt, the Gators had almost zero chance of finding any comeback magic Saturday night against No. 14 Florida State.A pedestrian offense and dreadful field-goal unit put Florida in such an awful predicament..>> view originalUF Health stands to gain $19 million under Gov. Scott's budget
UF Health Jacksonville appeared headed for a bruising session in the Legislature because funding for hospitals is falling across the state. But after Gov.>> view originalIn lawsuit over firefighter promotions, Jacksonville fights to keep document secret | jacksonville
A psychologist’s report on an obscure subject is complicating Jacksonville’s already-difficult position in a long court fight over whether it discriminates against black firefighters seeking promotions.The Justice Department has sued the city since 2012, saying low numbers of black firefighters who advance in rank suggest biased testing.The city has said its 100-question tests only measure things firefighters need to know for their jobs.But Justice attorneys have told a judge a former city psych..>> view originalMark Woods: Some of our biggest threats are homegrown
Mayor Lenny Curry recently jumped into the national debate about Syrian refugees, writing a letter to Florida’s congressional delegation, joining Gov. Rick Scott in calling for a halt to resettlement plans.I certainly understand the fears — the idea that, as Sen. Marco Rubio said, if you take in 1,000 refugees and 999 are fleeing oppression but one is an ISIS fighter, you have a problem.While we’re talking about whomightcome to Jacksonville and commit a terrorist act, it’s worth remembering who ..>> view originalGeorgia fires Mark Richt after 14 years, source tells ESPN
The University of Georgia fired football coach Mark Richt on Sunday, according to an ESPN source, ending one of the most successful reigns in Bulldog history but one that ended without the opportunity to play for a national championship and only two SEC titles.Richt went 145-51 in 14 seasons. Georgia squeaked past 3-9 Georgia Tech on Saturday 13-7. The Bulldogs lost to arch-rivals Florida and Tennessee and were routed by Alabama.Richt, 55, was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for..>> view original
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