Friday, January 29, 2016

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  • Jacksonville man, 61, dies from attack in nursing home; fellow ...

    Jacksonville man, 61, dies from attack in nursing home; fellow ...
    A 61-year-old Jacksonville nursing home resident has died following a New Year’s weekend attack by another client at the Northside nursing home where they both lived, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The police report detailing the Jan. 2 incident indicates that the person who attacked Lucius Dunbar suffered from dementia, as did he. The case at Harts Harbor Health Care Center at 11565 Harts Road initially wasn’t sent to homicide investigators because Dunbar’s injuries weren’t de..
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  • Jacksonville's Sister Cities celebrates 40th anniversary of twinning ...

    The 40th anniversary of the “twinning” of Jacksonville and Murmansk, Russia as sister cities will be celebrated at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, by the Jacksonville Sister Cities Association. The anniversary event will be held at the San Jose Country Club at 7529 San Jose Blvd., and will include a cocktail hour, dinner, Russian artifacts display and a raffle. The Jacksonville Sister Cities Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967, its active sister city program currently twinned w..
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  • SUV barrels into Jacksonville Beach Metro Diner, restaurant opens ...

    SUV barrels into Jacksonville Beach Metro Diner, restaurant opens ...
    SUV barrels into Jacksonville Beach Metro Diner, restaurant opens next morning Lisa Robbins reports on Good Morning Jacksonville at 6:30 a.m. 1/29/2016 Garrett Pelican 11:12 AM. EST January 29, 2016 (Photo: Jacksonville Beach Police Department) (Photo: Custom) JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- Metro Diner in Jacksonville Beach opened its doors Friday morning after an SUV barreled into the restaurant Thursday night.Officers were called to the scene on 3rd Street No..
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  • Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner dies at age 74

    Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner dies at age 74
    NEW YORK รข€” Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to 1970s hit makers as the eventual leader of successor group Jefferson Starship, has died at age 74.Kantner, who drew upon his passion for politics and science fiction to help write such rock classics as "Wooden Ships" and "Volunteers," died on Thursday of organ failure and septic shock. He had been admitted to a San Francisco hospi..
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  • Expect a spectacle from Carrie Underwood show in Jacksonville

    Expect a spectacle from Carrie Underwood show in Jacksonville
    Carrie Underwood knows how to put on a spectacle. The first time she played Jacksonville, in 2010, she went through eight outfits and did one song from the bed of a blue pickup truck that flew over the crowd, suspended from the arena ceiling. Related: What to look for (and how to fit in) at a country music concert Related: Carrie Underwood to honor military families during tour that begins in Jacksonville Archived photo gallery: Carrie Underwood's 2014 EverBank Field concert Archived slideshow..
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  • Call Box: Lucky Strike Bowling Center has 'struck' out

    Call Box: Lucky Strike Bowling Center has 'struck' out
    Dear Call Box: I was wondering if you could tell me what’s going on with the old Lucky Strike Bowling Center on Harts Road. I’ve noticed that they are removing, remodeling or whatever because I’m seeing Dumpsters out there. So I’m just wondering what’s going in there. J.K., Northside Dear J.K.: The Northside bowling alley at 10850 Harts Road once sported 16 lanes, a lounge, dancing and DJs. It was built in 1981 and has 23,788 square feet. The bank-owned property was sold in November to ABPL Inc..
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  • JAX Chamber, U.S. Coast Guard ink liquefied natural gas safety ...

    JAX Chamber, U.S. Coast Guard ink liquefied natural gas safety ...
    JAX Chamber and the U.S. Coast Guard are teaming up to improve industry safety measures surrounding the use, transport and storage of liquefied natural gas in Jacksonville. In the past few years, the Jacksonville area has become a center of LNG activity with Crowley Maritime and other companies transporting and increasing use of the fuel in the maritime industry. The Chamber and Coast Guard signed an agreement to develop public and private sector safety promotion. Chamber President Daniel Davis..
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  • Georgia State closing library for security upgrades after series of ...

    Georgia State closing library for security upgrades after series of ...
    ATLANTA | The president of Georgia State University says the library on its main campus in downtown Atlanta will be temporarily closed to the public to install new security measures after a series of robberies inside the library. Georgia State President Mark Becker said in a statement that security cameras will also be added at the library and more police will patrol campus. Campus police say the latest crime occurred Thursday morning, when two students reported being robbed of their laptops at..
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  • Mayor Curry looks to Jacksonville Journey to solve violent crime ...

    Mayor Curry looks to Jacksonville Journey to solve violent crime ...
    Mayor Curry looks to Jacksonville Journey to solve violent crime problem Mayor Lenny Curry cracking down on crime in Jacksonville Janny Rodriguez 11:59 PM. EST January 28, 2016 “My heart is breaking every single day,” the mayor told those gathered at the first Jacksonville Journey Oversight Committee meeting. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With the recent spike in violent crimes on the First Coast, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry says he's taking a stand.He's throwin..
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  • Police identify man, 22, killed in Northwest Jacksonville drive-by ...

    Police identify man, 22, killed in Northwest Jacksonville drive-by ...
    Police identify man, 22, killed in Northwest Jacksonville drive-by shooting Family and friends remember Jerry Brown Colette DuChanois 5:16 PM. EST January 28, 2016 A Crime Stoppers sign had already been placed in a yard where police say a young man lost his life just after midnight.  (Photo: Custom) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in his car in during what police believe was a drive-by shooting in Northwest Jacksonville early Th..
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