Neighbors scared after double murder in Northwest Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police are investigating after a man and woman were shot and killed Wednesday afternoon on Westbrook Circle West, north of Beaver Street, in the Robinson's Addition neighborhood.The man was found dead in the driver's seat and a woman was found dead in the passenger's seat of a black four-door, 2000 Nissan Maxima. A six-month-old girl was found alive in the car after the shooting, and authorities are desperately trying to find the family of the baby."She's cute as a button,"..>> view originalJSO honors officers and employees during monthly awards ceremony
Three officers who saved lives during separate incidents were among the honorees at Thursday’s Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office monthly awards ceremony at the Police Memorial Building. Sheriff Mike Williams presented Lifesaving Medals to officers Darrell Byrnes, Joseph Crotty Sr. and Jose Salas. Medals of Merit were given to Lt. Jesse York and Officer William Dyer for their work extinguishing a vehicle that caught on fire after crashing into a Westside building in August. Medals of Merit were also..>> view originalMan killed in drive-by identified
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police have identified a 22-year-old Jacksonville man who was gunned down overnight in Northwest Jacksonville.Police said the victim is Jerry Brown. His family family told News4Jax that he was a good man who sang in the church choir and was a barista at a local coffee shop.Police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed Brown in his car early Thursday morning.Just after midnight, officers were called to 3500 Henrietta Street, not far from where the 20th Street Expre..>> view originalJacksonville Journal: City Rescue Mission gives away cold weather ...
Mission gives away cold weather items City Rescue Mission will be giving away cold weather items Friday that have been collected throughout the past couple frigid weeks. CRM’s New Life Inn received hundreds of winter coats, socks, scarves and blankets for men, women and children. “We want to make sure what we have been given is put to use for the men, women, and children in need,” according to CRM’s Manager, Emergency Services, Jaime Davis. Cold weather items will be distributed this Friday fr..>> view originalGeorgia Happenings
FRIDAY Symposium on Coastal Ecology and Management, 9 a.m.-noon, The college of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Includes speakers who are active in ecological research and resource management along the coast. Keynote speaker is Merryl Alber, professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia and director of the UGA Marine Institute at Sapelo Island, on “The Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research: Marsh Response to Long-term Change.” Program followed by a poster session show..>> view originalProsecutors defend prosecution of Jacksonville lawyer in Allied ...
Prosecutors have responded to an appeal filed in the Allied Veterans of the World scandal and are standing firm that Jacksonville lawyer Kelly Mathis’ public corruption conviction was proper. Mathis, 52, was the only person sentenced to prison in the “Internet cafe” raids that prompted several arrests. A jury convicted Mathis of racketeering, helping run a lottery and possession of an illegal slot machine or device in October 2013. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester sentenced him to six years in pris..>> view originalTanner Rubio is Jacksonville University basketball commit
Jacksonville University's basketball team gained a committment on Thursday from Tanner Rubio, the 6-foot senior point guard who has helped elevate Master's Academy of Oviedo to No. 1 in the Sentinel Super 16 rankings in his first year at the school.Rubio, who transferred from International Community to Master's follow his junior year, is averaging 18 points, just under seven assists and nearly 2.5 steals for an Eagles team that is 21-3 going into its final regular season game at home against Ea..>> view originalJacksonville-based Wounded Warrior Project under fire for lavish ...
Wounded Warrior Project, a Jacksonville-based charity organization that helps wounded veterans, came under fire after a pair of national media reports released Tuesday and Wednesday claimed lavish spending and wasted donation money has been rife at the organization over the last several years. CBS News and the New York Times each interviewed retired Army Staff Sergeant Erick Millette — a whistleblower who worked for the charity after returning from Iraq in 2006 before quitting in 2015. Wounded ..>> view originalFirst Coast Happenings
THURSDAY UniverSoul Circus, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday; noon and 3:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 12:30, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 W. Forsyth St. (904) 630-4000 or universoulcircus.com. Kick-Off Luncheon for the JDRF One Walk program, noon-1:30 p.m., University of North Florida’s University Center. Features the latest advance in diabetes research and how participant in the Walk can help improve lives and cure type 1 diabetes. The JDRF walk is April 9 at..>> view originalCollege basketball: Adeyeye, Jacksonville handle FGCU men
Credit: Scott McIntyre Jacksonville University's Antwon Clayton dunks over Florida Gulf Coast University's Marc-Eddy Norelia and Filip Cvjeticanin during their game at Alico Arena on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. (Scott McIntyre/Staff) Credit: Scott McIntyre Florida Gulf Coast University's Christian Terrell goes up for the basket while being heavily guarded by Jacksonville University's Omar El Monasterly, bottom, and Cartree Pettis during their game at Alico Arena on Wednesday, Janua..>> view original
Thursday, January 28, 2016
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