Teen abducted at birth returns to Jacksonville for homecoming ...
by: Brittney Donovan, Action News Jax Updated: Jan 21, 2017 - 11:38 PM Kamiyah Mobley, now known as Alexis Manigo, is back in Jacksonville for a homecoming celebration. Family and friends say hundreds are celebrating Mobley's return to Jacksonville after 18 years. Mobley was raised in South Carolina and has been going by the name Alexis Manigo. She was abducted from a Jacksonville hospital in 1998. Investigators said Gloria Williams, 51, posed as a nurse and abducted Mobley from what..>> view originalGunman injures Jacksonville store owner during robbery
Jacksonville police were searching for a gunman who injured the owner of a convenience store during a robbery early Saturday. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries while struggling with a robber armed with a handgun during the holdup about 6:15 a.m. at Sam’s Food Shop, 7103 N. Main St., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said a robber armed with a handgun came in and demanded money from the store owner. A struggle ensued and the owner was injured. The gunman fl..>> view originalWeather officials say take precaution ahead of severe weather
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Weather officials are warning that the severe weather heading in north Florida’s direction brings with it the potential for a lot of risks. Some people in the South have already seen the disaster the storm front could bring as a college in Hattiesburg Mississippi was devastated and some students injured by tornadoes.Officials say that if you can’t evacuate ahead of a severe storm, the best option to stay safe, specifically if there is the potential for a tornado or other se..>> view originalRestaurant with a view: Rooftop plans for Riverside
On a clear day, the view from the rooftop nine stories above Riverside Avenue stretches all the way south to the Buckman Bridge. To the north, you can see past downtown, past the stadium and on up to Dames Point. Thursday, that view was curtained early by heavy fog. But it quickly burned off as the sun rose toward noon. Jeff McCusker and Bob Fleckenstein are counting on that view to be a calling card for the restaurant they’re planning on both the ground floor and the rooftop at the corner of R..>> view originalSupport Groups
ADDICTION • Quit Smoking Class, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 14, St. Vincent’s Medical Center — Riverside. Includes free patches, lozenges, gum, a quit plan, workbook, water bottle and stress ball. Registration, (904) 482-0189. • Quit Smoking Class, 1-2 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 16, Mayo Clinic. Includes free patches, lozenges, gum, a quit plan, workbook, water bottle and stress ball. Registration, (904) 482-0189. ADOPTION • First Coast Adoption Professionals support group for parents..>> view originalGet ready: Line of severe storms will hit Jacksonville area on Sunday
Get ready: Line of severe storms will hit Jacksonville area on Sunday Updated: Jan 21, 2017 - 4:35 PM WEATHER: 7-day forecast | First Alert weather app | Interactive Radar Saturday will largely uneventful for Jacksonville -- unseasonably warm and and breezy -- but Sunday promises to be another story. With the threat of tornadoes today/tonight/tomorrow it is a good idea to review tornado safety. #FirstAlertWx pic.twitter.com/sFiuaKPJ8B ..>> view originalJacksonville 13-year-old raises $15000 so other girls can see movie ...
Jacksonville 13-year-old raises $15,000 so other girls can see movie 'Hidden Figures' by: Action News Jax Updated: Jan 21, 2017 - 11:38 PM A Jacksonville 13-year-old who wants to be an astronaut raised more than $15,000 for local girls to see a new movie for free. Taylor Richardson, a Duval County 7th grader, started a GoFundMe on New Year's Eve to raise money for tickets to see "Hidden Figures." The film tells the story of two engineers who are African-American women that wo..>> view originalThousands march in Northeast Fla. joining Women's March on...
Thousands of people in Northeast Florida and millions the around the country are joining marches Saturday in conjunction with the Women’s March on Washington to raise awareness of women’s rights they fear could be threatened by Donald Trump’s presidency.Three marches were organized in the area – a memorial and march in downtown Jacksonville, a march in St. Augustine and a march in Amelia Island.“Some of the rhetoric in the last election has some people concerned that we're going to take a step ..>> view originalWomen march by the thousands in Washington, elsewhere to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a global exclamation of defiance and solidarity, more than 1 million people rallied at women’s marches in the nation’s capital and cities around the world Saturday to send President Donald Trump an emphatic message on his first full day in office that they won’t let his agenda go unchallenged. Many of the women came wearing pink, pointy-eared “pussyhats” to mock the new president. Plenty of men joined in, too, contributing to surprising numbers everywhere from New York, Phi..>> view originalLocal marchers show solidarity with national women's protest
Marchers who flooded into the streets of downtown Jacksonville carried with them a lot of messages for the new president of the United States. “Respect my existence — or expect resistence.” “I will not go quietly back to the 1950s.” “What kind of world are you making for my daughter?” Voices of the more than 2,000, possibly 3,000, local marchers joined a much larger movement across the country, where women and men throughout America spoke out against the political rhetoric espoused by President..>> view original
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