Thursday, October 20, 2016

Jacksonville non-profit closing its doors after 105 years and other top stories.

  • Jacksonville non-profit closing its doors after 105 years

    Jacksonville non-profit closing its doors after 105 years Ken Amaro is on your side. 10/19/2016 Kenneth Amaro, WTLV 8:45 PM. EST October 19, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Since 1911, when the YWCA/Community Connections first opened its doors, the mission has always been about  helping families, women and children."It is cheaper to stay here, so it allows us to save some money," said Juliana Garoutte.Garoutte is one of the families living in its transitional housing program. She ren..
    >> view original

  • Bill Clinton to lead early voting rally Friday at Jacksonville library

    Bill Clinton to lead early voting rally Friday at Jacksonville library
    Former president Bill Clinton, urging Jacksonville residents to vote early, will headline a rally Friday at the main library downtown. Clinton, as part of his “Stronger Together” bus tour supporting his wife Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, will speak at the rally that begins at 1:45 p.m. in the conference center at the library at 303 Laura Street N. People can register online to attend the event. Clinton begins his tour Friday addressing the 2016 Florida Education Association Delegate Ass..
    >> view original

  • Yes or no for slots in Jacksonville?

    Yes or no for slots in Jacksonville?
    Yes or no for slots in Jacksonville? Steven Dial reports. 10/19/2016 Steven Dial, WTLV 10:18 PM. EST October 19, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It’s a local decision that you’ll see at the bottom of your ballot if you are a Duval County voter and it could bring more money to Jacksonville.Currently, playing slot machines is illegal in Jacksonville. In a few weeks it will be up to you the voter to decide if that will change.It’s called County Referendum 1. If this passes, Slot Machin..
    >> view original

  • Jacksonville police: Man shot in parking lot of Regency Walmart ...

    Jacksonville police: Man shot in parking lot of Regency Walmart ...
    by: Amanda Winkle, Kristen Dressel Updated: Oct 19, 2016 - 10:53 AM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man in his 20s suffered life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the face Tuesday night during what police said appeared to be a drug deal. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit responded to a reoport of a person shot in the parking lot of the Walmart in the 9800 block of Hutchinson Park Drive, near Interstate 295 and Monument Road. "We heard a pop, pop. And then we looked up an..
    >> view original

  • Jacksonville offers services for homeless veterans during weekend ...

    Jacksonville offers services for homeless veterans during weekend ...
    The city of Jacksonville hosts a three-day event starting Thursday to help homeless veterans with jobs, legal issues and other services as part of a busy weekend in the military community. The Homeless Veterans Stand Down is a national initiative where government agencies work with homeless service providers and Veterans Affairs medical facilities to assist with various needs, said Harrison Conyers, a spokesman for the Military Affairs and Veterans Department. A job fair Thursday from 10 a.m. t..
    >> view original

  • 'It's been devastating in every way,' Jacksonville attorney Kelly ...

    'It's been devastating in every way,' Jacksonville attorney Kelly ...
    In the last few years Kelly Mathis has lost his law practice, his marriage and his professional reputation. But after facing incarceration, Mathis, 53, now finds himself back where he started when the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach threw out his conviction and six-year prison sentence. Mathis jokes that he’s still in purgatory while he waits for the office of Attorney General Pam Bondi to decide whether to retry him in the Allied Veterans of the World “internet cafe” raids that re..
    >> view original

  • Jacksonville police: Man, woman killed in crash in Lake Shore

    Jacksonville police: Man, woman killed in crash in Lake Shore
    Jacksonville police: Man, woman killed in crash in Lake Shore by: Amanda Winkle, Kristen Dressel Updated: Oct 19, 2016 - 10:50 AM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two people died and another was injured in a crash Tuesday night in Lake Shore.  A man and woman died in a two-car crash at Birkenhead Road and Hamilton Street, near Roosevelt and Lake Shore boulevards.  The victims killed in the crash were identified as Alice Stockdale, 68, and Branden L. Stockdale, 36. The driver of the other vehi..
    >> view original

  • Topgolf days away from Jacksonville opening near Town Center

    Topgolf days away from Jacksonville opening near Town Center
    Topgolf days away from Jacksonville opening near Town Center Updated: Oct 20, 2016 - 7:04 AM As it turns out, Hurricane Matthew didn't slow down the opening of Topgolf Jacksonville.  The Florida-based company had late-October as a target opening and has said they will open Oct. 28 at their new location near Town Center. The official address? 10531 Brightman Road.  The facility is expected to eventually bring 500 jobs for positions that include servers, bartenders, kitchen..
    >> view original

  • Mostly pluses in assessment of JEA's storm recovery work

    Mostly pluses in assessment of JEA's storm recovery work
    Overall, a lot more went right than wrong in JEA’s response to Hurricane Matthew. It’s all about preparation. Job descriptions are specified. Employees often put in 16-hour days, so rotations and substitutions are key. The utility had prepared for such an emergency with years of planning and multi-day simulations. The phone system worked well with wait times of usually less than one minute and a maximum of about five minutes at the height of the storm, CEO Paul McElroy told the JEA board Tuesd..
    >> view original

  • Tonyaa Weathersbee: After hurricane, Haitians are resilient, not ...

    Tonyaa Weathersbee: After hurricane, Haitians are resilient, not ...
    Once again, Haiti is clawing out of the ruins of another natural disaster. Before Hurricane Matthew blew past Northeast Florida two weeks ago, it stormed through the island nation and into the lives of many who are still recovering from the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 Haitians. According to the latest United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Situation Report, Hurricane Matthew killed more than 500 people. Some news outlets, however, place the death t..
    >> view original

Why do we even care what Peter Thiel thinks about this election? .How can you tell Zika from plain old flu? It's still not easy .
AP Explains: Etan Patz, missing boy who fueled movement .Woman doused with fluid, lit on fire at Jacksonville Golden Corral .

No comments:

Post a Comment