Monday, August 15, 2016

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  • Teen dies, 3 injured in Friday night shooting in Jacksonville's ...

    Teen dies, 3 injured in Friday night shooting in Jacksonville's ...
    A teenage girl died and three adults were injured in a shooting near Main Street in the Brentwood neighborhood of Jacksonville Friday night. Officers responded to West 38th Street near Silver Street about 8:30 p.m. while rescue workers were treating the victims, Sgt. Craig Waldrup said. He said there was a small party outside an apartment on 38th Street when an argument broke out and shots were fired. The teen, two women and a man were rushed to a hospital where the teen was pronounced dead, Wa..
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  • Jacksonville man claiming to be pastor arrested on fraud charges

    Jacksonville man claiming to be pastor arrested on fraud charges
    by: Danielle Avitable, Action News Jax Updated: Aug 12, 2016 - 11:48 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville man claiming to be a pastor has been arrested for fraud. Supreme Joyner calls himself the president at Impact Lives 4 Christ Ministries, but now he is behind bars. A website and Facebook page both list Joyner as the President and Pastor of Impact Lives 4 Christ Ministries and now Joyner is facing fraud charges. "People sending him offerings to this church that he does not have...
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  • Police: Armed and dangerous man may be in Jacksonville's Southside

    Police: Armed and dangerous man may be in Jacksonville's Southside
    Police: Armed and dangerous man may be in Jacksonville's Southside Search for attempted murder suspect Meilin Tompkins, WTLV 4:32 PM. EST August 12, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is looking for an attempted murder suspect who may be in the Southside area.Police say 29-year-old Walter Dumas, aka Slaughter, may be in the Baymeadows Road area.Police say Dumas is wanted for attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a co..
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  • Orange Park location among 95 Ruby Tuesday restaurant closings

    Orange Park location among 95 Ruby Tuesday restaurant closings
    There will be fewer Ruby Tuesday’s restaurants in the world in about a month. Officials with the restaurant chain based in Tennessee announced in a news release Thursday that it will close 95 of its 724 locations across the country by September. There are four Ruby Tuesday’s locations in Jacksonville. Though officials with the company said they’ll announce later which locations will be closing, it appeared Friday night the company’s Orange Park location was already closed. The three others were..
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  • New pension fund head brings outsider's perspective to post-Keane ...

    New pension fund head brings outsider's perspective to post-Keane ...
    Two weeks into his job as executive director of the Police and Fire Pension Fund, Tim Johnson can already draw some comparisons between Jacksonville and Pittsburgh, the city he left. Pittsburgh is defined by its three rivers along with neighborhoods that inspire strong loyalty from residents. Here he sees the St. Johns from the downtown apartment he’s selected for his residence. He sees neighborhood pride as well. As for Jacksonville’s pension system, Johnson is digging into the operations of t..
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  • Company owned by Jacksonville city councilwoman has yet to repay ...

    Company owned by Jacksonville city councilwoman has yet to repay ...
    Company owned by Jacksonville city councilwoman has yet to repay tax dollars by: Letisha Bereola, Action News Jax Updated: Aug 12, 2016 - 7:53 PM A company co-owned by a Jacksonville city councilwoman still owes hundreds of thousands dollars to the city. About $210,000 in grant money was given to Jacksonville Councilwoman Katrina Brown and her mother’s company as part of an agreement with the city back in 2011. Fifty-six jobs were supposed to be created. The city says that hasn’t ..
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  • Suns squander opportunities

    Suns squander opportunities
    The Suns couldn’t take advantage of their opportunities Friday night in a 2-1 loss to the streaking Mississippi Braves before 6,704 fans at the Baseball Grounds. The Suns got 10 hits off four Mississippi pitchers, but just one run, while the Braves had just four hits off three pitchers and scored two runs, the second on a run-scoring double by Jacob Schrader that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth inning. The Braves have now tied a team record with eight wins in a row and are 21-5 in their last 26 ga..
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  • Daniels, Jean-Bart rivalry drives House District 14 race

    Not too long after Kimberly Daniels lost her re-election bid for the Jacksonville City Council last year, she decided to run for the Florida House. She appeared in public with U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, becoming part of the posse that protected and defended the congresswoman as she faced federal charges. Daniels didn’t let it stand in her way that Brown had already endorsed someone else for the state House District 14 seat back in March 2015 when Daniels was still focused on the city race. Brown ..
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  • Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee happy with his play in preseason ...

    Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee happy with his play in preseason ...
    By Hays Carlyon (Hays Carlyon's Blog) August 12, 2016 - 1:03pm Marqise Lee’s third season looked potentially derailed by another injury when he hurt his hamstring in the first practice of training camp. However, he has already put the setback behind him. Lee returned to practice Monday and had a good performance in Thursday’s preseason opener at the New York Jets. He caught four passes for 49 yards, playing 17 snaps. Each reception came in..
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