Saturday, May 7, 2016

Eureka Gardens owner set to pull out of Jacksonville and other top stories.

  • Eureka Gardens owner set to pull out of Jacksonville

    Eureka Gardens owner set to pull out of Jacksonville
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After eight months of I-TEAM reports exposing deplorable living conditions at Eureka Gardens and Washington Heights, both federally subsidized properties are on the market, along with Global Ministries Foundation's entire Jacksonville portfolio.A real estate broker hired by GMF has listed 11 of the company's properties for sale. The Section 8 portfolio is being offered without an asking price, according to the Affordable Housing Advisors listing.“This is progress. We still ..
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  • Jacksonville Journal: Community news in brief

    Salon’s Day of Beauty for lupus research A Jacksonville salon owner who has lupus will host a Day of Beauty Tuesday to raise funds for lupus research and increase awareness of the chronic autoimmune disease. Free manicures, makeovers, hairstyles and refreshments will be available. Also, a portion of the proceeds from streaks of purple hair color or extensions — by appointment only — will go to Lupus Foundation of America. The event will be 1 to 6 p.m. at Gail Carter-Cade’s GA LA CAR Boutique Sa..
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  • Episcopal School of Jacksonville ups security following arrest of ...

    Episcopal School of Jacksonville ups security following arrest of ...
    Security efforts at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville have been ramped up as a precaution after the termination and arrest of the head of the high school. But the teacher who filed an injunction for protection against him will not return to the campus for the rest of the school year. “She is safe and it is important we support her through this ordeal,” said Meg Sacks, director of marketing at Episcopal. Sacks said Matthew Joseph Kearney III, 55, was terminated prior to his Thursday arrest in..
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  • Bear dies at Jacksonville Zoo

    Bear dies at Jacksonville Zoo
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An American black bear who's lived at the Jacksonville Zoo for sixteen years was euthanized after veterinary staff found an aggressive and advanced intestinal mass.Keepers and behavioral observation volunteers noticed 22-year-old Billy's decreased appetite in late April.A health exam and ultrasound revealed a large mass in his abdomen.Due to the poor prognosis, the Zoo decided to euthanize him.Billy arrived at the Jacksonville Zoo with his mother in 2000.He came from a zoo ..
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  • Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Jacksonville; no injuries

    Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Jacksonville; no injuries
    Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Jacksonville; no injuries Jacob Rodriguez, WTLV 2:54 PM. EST May 06, 2016 Southwest Airlines passenger planes are seen at Chicago's Midway Airport in Illnois May 31, 2012. (Photo: KAREN BLEIER, AFP/Getty Images) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Southwest Airlines flight 240 from Atlanta to Jacksonville made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport Friday morning, officials said.An indicator light blinking in the cockpit ..
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  • Hometown player has chance to make good for Jaguars

    Hometown player has chance to make good for Jaguars
    The most money. The best opportunity to make the team. And, a homecoming. Former Ed White High offensive tackle Rashod Hill didn’t need long to weigh his options as an undrafted free agent. Hill, who played at Southern Mississippi, knew he would be signing with the Jaguars before the draft had even reached the seventh and final round on April 30. “Houston and the New York Giants also showed interest,” Hill said. “I really thought I was going to go to the Giants at first. They kept showing the m..
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  • New captain at the helm of Naval Hospital Jacksonville

    New captain at the helm of Naval Hospital Jacksonville
    There’s a new man at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s helm after Capt. John Le Favour passed command of the Navy’s third largest hospital to Capt. David Collins during a Friday ceremony. Collins’ new command not only includes the hospital at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, but five health clinics in Jacksonville, Key West, Kings Bay and Mayport as well as Albany, Ga. Le Favour’s Aug. 8 2014 appointment came as the hospital was dealing with the aftermath of some medical-negligence claims and a 2006..
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  • Action News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville International Airport ...

    Action News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville International Airport ...
    by: John Bachman, Action News Jax Updated: May 7, 2016 - 12:17 AM An Action News Jax investigation reveals the tower at Jacksonville International Airport doesn't have enough fully trained air traffic controllers to meet a target minimum set by the Federal Aviation Administration. These are the men and women charged with the safety of commercial flights in our area. We learned how far below the minimum the JIA tower is and why a real solution could be years away. In 1991 at Los Angel..
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  • Jacksonville woman accidentally shot by toddler son faces ...

    Jacksonville woman accidentally shot by toddler son faces ...
    The State Attorney’s Office mandated that a 31-year-old Jacksonville woman take a gun-safety course and install a mounted holster in her vehicle after she was accidentally shot in the back by her 4-year-old son when her unholstered gun slid into his reach during a March 8 drive in Putnam County. Jamie Lynn Gilt must also provide proof of safe storage of firearms within her home and give 10 speeches on how she got shot and why guns should be safely secured in a Deferred Prosecution Agreement to ..
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  • Arrest made in death of Jacksonville man killed in November

    Arrest made in death of Jacksonville man killed in November
    A 36-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Wednesday on a second-degree murder warrant in Chicago, almost six months after a 54-year-old man was shot dead during a robbery attempt on East 16th Street, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The US Marshal's office tracked down Rico Lamont Mitchell on the charge without incident, and he will be extradited to the next few days back to Jacksonville to stand trial, police Lt. Steve Gallaher said. Curtis Young Jr. was standing in the 100 bl..
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