Survivor remembers Jacksonville mass shooting
Clark Fouraker7:23 p.m. EST December 9, 2015GMAC Shooting in 1990(Photo: First Coast News)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Over the years, the tape quality has faded but Paul Sternett's memory is still sharp."There are things I remember, things that I saw that I, of course, don't talk about," Sternett said.Sternett worked inside the Jacksonville GMAC office building shot up by a gunman on June 18, 1990. "I had been at work about 5 minutes when James Pough walked through the front door," he remembers.Gunman..>> view originalHoax school bomb threats cause dilemma in Jacksonville but have to be taken seriously | jacksonville
A series of bomb threats plagued five schools in Duval and Clay counties in just over 24 hours, instigating lock-downs, class cancellations, police investigations and demands from school officials for stricter social media control.Orange Park High School canceled classes Tuesday morning after receiving a threatening e-mail, while a separate threat by phone caused Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology in Jacksonville to evacuate.Following suit Wednesday, Andrew Jackson High School initiated a..>> view originalBrumos dealerships sold to Fields Auto Group
An iconic group of high-end Jacksonville automobile dealerships with historic ties to endurance racing across the world has been sold to the Fields Auto Group.Brumos Automotive, which operates seven dealerships on Jacksonville’s Westside and Arlington area, including a 56-year-old Porsche sales and racing operation on Atlantic Boulevard, told its employees late Wednesday morning that the operations had been sold.Brumos officials wouldn’t release any terms of the transaction, which is expected to..>> view originalJacksonville's CSX to move stock trading from New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq | jacksonville
On the heels of having its stock value downgraded by financial institutions, Jacksonville-based CSX Corp. announced Wednesday it is shifting its stock offerings from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market after the market close of trading on Dec. 21.Officials with the railway company said the stock offering will still be listed as “CSX” but the move comes amid an atmosphere of cutting expenses.“Moving to Nasdaq Global Select Market provides new opportunities and synergies..>> view originalDogs, inmates learn from each other in Jacksonville prison program | jacksonville
One of Jameison Henning’s assignments as an inmate at Montgomery Correctional Center on Jacksonville’s Northside was working on the “ditch crew.” He was not a fan.But later he was one of 14 inmates chosen to participate in the center’s TAILS program, where inmates train city shelter dogs to make them adoptable. Henning relished that assignment, which matched him with a dog named Captain.The dogs lived with the inmates and after eight weeks were transformed from fearful and withdrawn to happy and..>> view originalWoman faces allegations of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy in...
Shauna Dee Taylor has moved around the country leaving a trail of court cases in California and Arizona where she lost custody of several children and was diagnosed with Munchausen Syndrome by proxy throughout the process.She now faces similar charges in Duval County.Munchausen syndrome by proxy, or factitious disorder, is a form of child abuse or neglect where a caregiver falsifies or induces a child’s illness leading to unnecessary and potentially harmful medical investigations or treatment, a..>> view originalPlane diverts to Jacksonville with engine problems
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Frontier Flight 917 en route to Orlando from Trenton, N.J., landed safely in Jacksonville Wednesday morning after it was diverted to Jacksonville International Airport with engine problems, according to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.Frontier officials said one of the plane's two engines shut down because of hydraulic pressure issues, forcing the emergency landing around 9 a.m."(Engine shut downs) happen very rarely. Our crew is trained rigorously on irregular operation,..>> view originalDesperate grandmother calls help from Family Promise of Jacksonville 'a blessing, a gift from God' | jacksonville
Veronica Medley was four days away from personal disaster.On a Thursday in early January, she had custody of two young grandchildren and the trio was living with a friend who also offered boarding to people recovering from drug addiction. State welfare officials did not approve of the accommodations and planned to put her grandchildren in foster care the following Monday.Medley, now 62, was frantic. She did not have the money to arrange new housing and did not know where to turn. But family was ..>> view originalJaguars LB Paul Posluszny undergoes surgery on broken hand
Jaguars middle linebacker Paul Posluszny underwent surgery to repair his broken right hand Tuesday in Philadelphia, but he has not been ruled out of Sunday’s game against Indianapolis.Posluszny was injured late in Sunday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans when he drove his hand into the turf while making a tackle on quarterback Marcus Mariota.Coach Gus Bradley said the Jaguars could take it all the way up to Sunday morning before deciding Posluszny’s status. He will be fitted with club-like cast, wh..>> view original2nd dog shot in 3 days by Jacksonville police; officers were doing 'flakka' drug search | jacksonville
Jacksonville police killed an aggressive dog Wednesday during a search at a home where the synthetic drug flakka was suspected to have been sold. It's the second dog shot by officers in three days.The Sheriff's Office said its SWAT team served a search warrant at the home in the 1000 block of West 13th Street off Moncrief Road when the dog charged and was shot.Police had received several complaints that flakka was being sold from the home. The crystal flakka, which gets its street name from the ..>> view original
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