Former Jaguars defensive lineman Austen Lane is MMA fighting in ...
If you like MMA and you like supporting former Jaguars players who live in Jacksonville, we've got your Saturday night planned. Former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Austen Lane retired from the NFL and within a few months started MMA fighting. His next match is on Saturday night at Mavericks at the Jacksonville Landing, part of a 14-fight Combat Night 56 night. This will be Lane's second fight of a young MMA career that started last November with a win in Orlando at Combat Night 54. He..>> view originalFlorida Supreme Court: Should Jacksonville man who tried to cause ...
It has been 42 years since 18-year-old Stephen Orlando was found murdered in 1974. But the case against the man authorities say masterminded his death may soon be going back to the beginning. Wednesday the Florida Supreme Court heard an appeal from prosecutors who want to keep Jacob Dougan, 68, of Jacksonville on Death Row. Dougan is black and Orlando was white, and prosecutors said he killed him as part of a plot to start a race war. Circuit Judge Jean Johnson threw out Dougan’s conviction and..>> view original9/11, military widows help each other heal at a Jacksonville Beach ...
The women arrived as strangers. They came to Jacksonville Beach this week from four different states and brought 13 different stories. What they share in common is grief. The kind of pain that never quite goes away. Each of their husbands died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks or on duty in the military. They had never met, but knew each other’s struggles without saying a word. They came to a house on the beach to help each other heal. “They don’t have to explain themselves,” said Diana ..>> view originalFHP: Jacksonville man, 27, killed in Clay County crash
A Jacksonville man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Clay County Wednesday night, according to Times-Union news partner First Coast News. The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the man as Jesse Hernandez, 27. The accident happened about 9:15 p.m. on County Road 218 near Buddy Acres Road. According to FHP, a Ford Taurus traveling southbound on CR-218 went off the road into a ditch and overturned onto its top. The driver was ejected onto the unpaved portion of the road, troopers said, and w..>> view originalJacksonville man inducted into Fla. Civil Rights Hall of Fame
Jacksonville man inducted into Fla. Civil Rights Hall of Fame Honoring a civil rights leader Keitha Nelson-Williams 7:08 PM. EST February 03, 2016 Rutledge Henry Pearson 1929-1967 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man known for his work as a civil rights leader is now being inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.There's a short street off Moncrief Road that leads to a dead end. But the name plastered on its sign is that of a man who went far..>> view originalUSA Curling National Championships sweep into Jacksonville
The USA Curling National Championships begin Saturday at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, a round-robin tournament of 10 men’s and eight women’s teams followed by a single-elimination play next weekend. The knee-jerk reaction — Huh? — is understandable. Curling is a winter sport and as such, is played in states that have cold and wind, snow and ice. That isn’t common in these parts. But more specifically … Why was Jacksonville interested in curling? And why was curling interested in Ja..>> view originalNAS Jacksonville introduces new equipment
NAS Jacksonville introduces new equipment NAS Jax introduces new equipment Shelby Danielsen 6:28 AM. EST February 04, 2016 NAS Jax used the “stress vests” during Wednesday’s active shooter drill. (Photo: Custom) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There is a vest that can simulate the feeling of a gunshot wound, using varying levels of pain and frequency. It is, of course, only intended for military and security use. Now, Naval Air Station Jacksonville has 20 o..>> view originalSheriff's offices move closer to taming Flagler Estates wild party ...
Nearly four weeks after a wreck in Flagler Estates killed two young women, officials are working to rein in behavior that many feel contributed to the crash.Shortly after the Jan. 9 wreck at the corner of Palatka Boulevard and Isaacson Avenue that killed 19-year-old Katherine Stecker of St. Augustine, and Victoria Sutton, 20, of Tennessee, community members met with representatives from three sheriff’s offices, Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at..>> view originalNew statewide business group moving to end Florida's business ...
Dale Stoudt only has 13 employees at his Super Food and Brew restaurant on Forsyth Street in downtown Jacksonville but he says he tries to keep the pay well above minimum wage at $14 per hour. Stoudt is hoping he can get that pay even higher. He said he could provide a few more benefits to his workers if he wasn’t paying the Florida business rental tax that’s been in effect since 1969 and sends about 6 percent of the cost of renting commercial space to the state. For Stoudt, that’s about $3,000..>> view originalJudge denies request to delay execution of Jacksonville white ...
A Jacksonville white supremacist will die on St. Patrick’s Day unless the Florida Supreme Court stops his execution. Wednesday afternoon Jacksonville Circuit Judge Tatiana Salvador rejected Mark James Asay’s request for a stay of execution. Asay’s case will now go to the state Supreme Court for a final appeal before he is scheduled to die by lethal injection March 17. But Asay’s chances of another reprieve are likely, considering the Florida Supreme Court stayed — or delayed — a Feb. 11 executi..>> view original
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