Top Jacksonville Area Local News Stories
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Investigating a burglary of a storage facility in Arlington, police came across something they though might be an explosive device.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:20:06 EDT
Investigators say a car crossed over a median and hit another car.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:15:31 EDT
A 20-year-old man convicted last month of robbing, beating and stabbing a 65-year-old woman to death is one step closer to receiving the death penalty for his crime.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:27:41 EDT
A 64-year-old man known as "grandpa" in the Orange Park neighborhood where 7-year-old Somer Thompson was abducted and killed last October appears in federal court today on two counts of possession of child pornography. Video: Child Porn Arrest
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:13:53 EDT
David Cheadle was a first-round draft pick of the New York Yankees 30 years ago. Earlier this week, he spent a night in jail after St. Johns County deputies say he threatened to bomb the power company.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:06:14 EDT
Twenty-one store owners and clerks in Florida were arrested following a 10-week investigation into food stamp fraud. Four of those arrested came in Jacksonville.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:15:55 EDT
The man accused of killing a McDonald's employee who was trying to protect his boss from being robbed pleads not guilty to charges of armed robbery and murder.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:08 EDT
Flagler County deputies say a woman caught speeding first failed to stop her car, then hit and tried to stab deputies who were taking her into custody.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:35:05 EDT
A 50-year-old Glynn County woman who pleaded guilty to charges she beat two 7-week-old puppies to death with a sledgehammer has been fined $2,000 and sentenced to five years on probation.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:03:21 EDT
The 4H Club and the National Dachshund Races are going paw-to-paw over weekend fundraiser race.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:44:49 EDT
After a good Samaritan found an empty 20-foot-long blue canoe early this morning, the Coast Guard launches a search for a missing boater.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:50:39 EDT
St. Johns County deputies are asking the public for help finding a missing Orlando woman who was spotted in the area late Friday.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:25:10 EDT
Flames threatened home at one point Friday night before St. Johns County firefighters got the brush fire under control.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:24:54 EDT
Video of a babysitter slapping, kicking and throwing things at an 11-month-old child disturbs many who see it, including state child protection workers who now want to know if there are other victims.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:59:41 EDT
Clay High School students begin their day a couple of hours late after gunfire in the middle of the night at a house across the street prompted a four-hour SWAT team standoff. Video: SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully Images: Standoff, Traffic, School Delays
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:40:06 EDT
A second man suspected in a home-invasion robbery of six people at a Fernandina Beach condominium early Tuesday morning.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:01:40 EDT
Signs that the economy is recovering are no consolation for thousands of northeast Florida construction workers who have lost their jobs.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:37:32 EDT
The newly rebuilt Bridge of Lions, which just reopened on Wednesday, was closed to traffic for about an hour Friday afternoon when the leaves of the drawbridge failed to close properly.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:49:02 EDT
More than three years after police said Mastho Davis raped and brutally beat a Ponte Vedra Beach grandmother, he is set to go on trial.
Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:44:07 EDT
Dr. Jesus Diaz faces felony charges related to controlled substances.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:11:44 EDT
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