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The new layout of the Blue Crab Festival is expected to open up it up, allowing people to access and see the St. Johns River better.
WAITING FOR VIDEO!!! Parental Guidance: New temptations for teens, pre-teensThu, 24 May 2012 05:45:21 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When your kids leave the house for school, you trust they take heed to the warnings and advice you've given them. However, testing your child's will power are new temptations that make trying drugs or alcohol easier. Fortunately, there is help.
ST. JOHNS, Fla. -- Steve Bielicki woke up to quite a surprise this
morning when he was greeted by a black bear in his pool enclosure.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We are learning new information that the new courthouse may not be ready to open Tuesday because of problems with the fire and smoke systems.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sure, Suzanne Perritt can handle your terrestrial family vacation but, if you're interested in something less grounded, she's really good at that too.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Roger Kiser, a Brunswick, Ga. resident, describes himself as a survivor of the Dozier School for Boys. The Marianna facility was closed in 2008,
but when Kiser learned that a University of South Florida
team is attempting to document the history of the cemetery, they became
excited.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Memorial Day holiday weekend is the kickoff to
the boating season and law enforcement agencies want boaters to know
they will be out enforcing boating laws during this busy weekend on the
water.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A man was bitten by a shark in the 1100
block of 1st Street South, according to Tom Francis with the
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Fun in the sun can turn tragic if a child doesn't know how to swim. If you can't afford swim lessons, you may qualify for free lessons.
PALM COAST, Fla. -- The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has arrested a
65-year-old man after they say he vandalized political signs.
City Council hears public comment on human rights bill, selects new presidentWed, 23 May 2012 13:41:56 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A public hearing at the Jacksonville City Council
meeting on anti-discrimination legislation for Jacksonville's gay
community stretched in to the early hours Wednesday morning.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two railroad crossings off of Roosevelt Boulevard
will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday for CSX
to perform maintenance.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- If your local Starbucks was closed Wednesday morning, you should be able to get your cup of joe soon.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The long awaited Mile Point project officially gets underway today when JAXPORT and the Army Corps of Engineers sign an agreement to begin the design phase.
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. -- The Ponte Vedra Beach based business called Survival Straps has been approved to outfit Team USA in the London Summer Olympics.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A First Coast emergency room with a possible record of more than 250 patients in one day says some patients were displaying norovirus symptoms.
DENVER -- A restaurant chain that has several locations on the First Coast is at the center of a federal investigation.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A group called Biblical Concepts Ministries says it will fight the anti-discrimination bill that was discussed Tuesday night.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You've seen the police tape images and heard the crime reports; UNF Criminologist Michael Hallett said Jacksonville's crime problem is worst than it seems.
STARKE, Fla. - Every day Dorothy Burger watches the news to see if there is an update in the case of Aimee Copeland.
