Sunday, December 25, 2016

Jacksonville murder suspect shoots self during standoff in Kansas and other top stories.

  • Jacksonville murder suspect shoots self during standoff in Kansas

    WICHITA, Kan. - A man wanted on a murder warrant in Jacksonville, Florida, was involved in a shootout Wednesday with U.S. Marshals in Wichita, Kansas, authorities said. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said it will not release the suspect's name since its an ongoing investigation.However, JSO said, the 26-year-old man was a suspect in a Sept. 5, 2015 murder that occurred at Candlewood Suites. Investigators said Johnny Mooney, 39, was shot and killed after getting into a confrontation with anot..
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  • 1 dead, 1 injured in possible Westside Jacksonville home invasion ...

    1 dead, 1 injured in possible Westside Jacksonville home invasion ...
    A possible home-invasion robbery has ended with one man dead and another hospitalized after a shooting in the Cooper Lane Apartment complex in the 6400 block of Cooper Lane on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Times-Union news partner First Coast News reports the men were shot around 3 a.m. Thursday. Officers are searching for one or two assailants following the early morning attack in the Cedar Hills Estates area north of Wilson Boulevard, police said. When ..
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  • Jax nursing assistant pays $20K in restitution after police say she ...

    Jax nursing assistant pays $20K in restitution after police say she ...
    by: Michael Yoshida, Action News Jax Updated: Dec 15, 2016 - 8:15 AM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville nursing assistant has been arrested for stealing thousands of dollars from the elderly woman she was caring for. This woman was caught after family noticed the cash and more than $22,000 worth of jewelry were missing. Download the Action News Jax News app and First Alert Weather app According to the police report, a family member opened the victim’s safe to get jewelry for her t..
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  • Amazon makes its first drone delivery in the U.K. as it expands in ...

    Amazon makes its first drone delivery in the U.K. as it expands in ...
    Could we one day see Amazon drones hovering above Jacksonville? The company has released video of its first real drone delivery. On Dec. 7, a bag of popcorn, along with an Amazon Fire TV stick, left a Cambridge warehouse in the United Kingdom. and 13 minutes later, both were accepted by an Amazon customer, one of two who had agreed to be part of the test program. A video posted by Amazon shows a fully autonomous drone, no humans involved, taking off from the warehouse and flying over fields to ..
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  • Jacksonville Children's Commission discusses reasons for fund ...

    Jacksonville Children's Commission discusses reasons for fund ...
    Staff turnover, changes in school configuration and problems with bus services are among the reasons that child-serving agencies are leaving city dollars on the table. The Jacksonville Children’s Commission board members and staff dived into the fund balance issue for about an hour Wednesday at the commission’s joint Finance and Program committee meetings, analyzing why 3 percent of contract dollars aren’t spent by the providers who work directly with kids. Agencies contracted by the commission..
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  • Jacksonville vet with multiple sclerosis keeps running in new role ...

    Jacksonville vet with multiple sclerosis keeps running in new role ...
    Dallas Shultz hated running when it was required by the U.S. Army. She never had a problem passing the timed two-mile physical fitness test when she was enlisted, but she always loathed doing it. Now that she’s working in a civilian capacity for U.S. Army Africa, she runs almost every day because her body still lets her. The Jacksonville native said she plans to keep going until that’s no longer the case. “You don’t think about it when you are young and you can climb over obstacles and repel do..
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  • City Year Jacksonville gets $1.2 million to support work in Duval ...

    City Year Jacksonville gets $1.2 million to support work in Duval ...
    City Year Jacksonville has received $1.2 million to help pay 120 AmeriCorps members serving in 12 Duval County Public Schools this year. The nonprofit is the local affiliate of a national organization that places young adult AmeriCorps members in high-need urban schools to serve as tutors, mentors and role models. They help increase student achievement and boost high school graduation rates, while receiving career readiness and instructional training, according to City Year. Volunteer Florida w..
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  • Florida goes to court of musician Pitbull contract

    Florida goes to court of musician Pitbull contract
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  • Let's make the most of Jacksonville's rising status

    Let's make the most of Jacksonville's rising status
    According to the popular tourist website TripAdvisor, Jacksonville is among the top 10 “destinations on the rise” for travelers. That’s fantastic news. But how do we fully seize the opportunity presented by our “hot city” status? How do we ensure that Jacksonville becomes an elite tourist city that people feel compelled to visit not only once, but again and again? It’s a goal we’re one step closer to reaching now that City Council has approved an intriguing plan, largely crafted by Council Pres..
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  • Ticket Tracker: Tony Bennett, Luke Bryan announce Jacksonville ...

    Ticket Tracker: Tony Bennett, Luke Bryan announce Jacksonville ...
    18-time Grammy winner Tony Bennett and two-time Country Music Association Artist of the Year Luke Bryan are among the artists who announced new shows in Northeast Florida. Bennett, the oldest artist to ever top the Billboard charts when he hit Number One at age 88, will perform at the Times-Union Center on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Bryan brings his Kill the Lights Tour to Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena three days later, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets for his..
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