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Local Stories for March 2011
Stories for Tuesday, March 29
Canadian couple sue Jacksonville adoption agency
A Canadian couple is suing Family Support Services of North Florida saying the adoption agency never told them the background of the two children they adopted from Jacksonville. The adoptive parents are saying the two children were physically, sexually, and mentally abused while in foster care. According to the lawsuit ...
Woman high on crack and drunk crashes stolen truck
An East Palatka woman high on crack and intoxicated was taken to the hospital with serious injuries on Monday evening after crashing a stolen truck into a tree. The Times Union is reporting the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash that happened around 6:25pm near County Road ...
13-year-old brings a gun to school
A 13-year-old boy brings a .40-caliber gun to school and shows it off to several of his peers. Deputies in Flagler County are now investigating how the teen got a hold of that firearm. They charged Travis Williams with two felonies, one for carrying a concealed weapon, the other for ...
BIZARRE?! Sword wielding man shot and killed by police
A man wielding a sword in a northside neighborhood was shot and killed by Jacksonville police. The man was in the area of New Berlin and Airport Center Drive. JSO Director of Investigations Dwayne Senterfitt says the man got onto his knees and then stood up, from inside his trench ...
Shocking report of Afghan kill squads
An apology from the Pentagon, following the shocking report of American soldiers forming a death squad in Afghanistan. Rolling Stone magazine obtained pictures of video showing the random killings. The U.S. Army says the photos of American soldiers posing with dead Afghans are 'in striking contrast' to its standards and ...
Prosecutors to seek death penalty against Florida parents
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the south Florida couple accused in the killing of their 10-year-old adopted daughter. Jorge and Carmen Barahona face first-degree murder charges and a slew of child abuse and neglect charges. They're accused of abusing 10 year-old Nubia and her twin brother, Victor, for ...
Stories for Monday, March 28
Scott spending $800k to stop Florida pill mills
Governor Scott is spending hundreds of thousands in federal dollars to stop Florida's pill mill problem. Scott says 98 of the nation's 100 leading illegal dispensers are right here in Florida. To put a stop to it, he's putting 800-thousand in federal law enforcement money to create the Statewide Drug ...
Former Jacksonville DCF worker pleads guilty
A former Department of Children and Families worker in Jacksonville has pleaded guilty for falsifying a child abuse report. The Times Union is reporting, Quakeita Anderson resigned from the agency last year. Anderson closed a child abuse case without making a standard follow-up visit, though she justified it by reporting ...
ATV carrying one teen and 2 children flips
A 4-wheeler carrying two boys and a girl flipped Monday evening in St. Augustine. All three kids, 11, 12 and 14 were taken to Flagler Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The 14-year-old was said to be driving with the 11-year-old in front of him, and his 12-year-old sister behind them, when ...
ACLU resisting Gov. Scott's ordered drug testing
Governor Scott signed an Executive order last Tuesday requiring new government employees to be drug tested and current workers to be randomly selected, and now feedback has started to roll in. After making campaign pledges to eliminate 8,700 state jobs and force state employees to contribute to their pensions, Scott's move to implement ...
Woman struck by SUV on Atlantic Blvd in critical condition
After being struck by an SUV Friday evening on Atlantic Boulevard and 14th, a Fernandina beach woman is now in critical condition. 58-year-old Virginia Dutra was entering a crosswalk when 24-year-old Jessica Zodel was making a left turn. Zodel's SUV hit Dutra causing her to knock her head onto the ...
Man shot and killed at park identified
The man who was shot and killed at a Northwest Jacksonville park Friday evening has been identified as 23-year-old Charles Jenkins. Channel 4 reported, Jenkins and a 9 or 10-year-old boy were at Beverly Hills park and shot during a large fight, just after 7pm. When officers arrived a large ...
F-15 makes unscheduled arrival at JIA
On Monday afternoon an F-15 fighter jet had to make an unscheduled landing at Jacksonville International Airport because of mechanical problems. Debbie Jones with JIA says the jet flew out of the airport earlier today but was brought back in after the pilot reported mechanical malfunctions. Still no word as to what ...
Boy struck by lawnmower still in intensive care
The 4-year-old boy who was struck by his father's lawnmower last week is still in Shands Jacksonville's pediatric intensive care unit Monday. Jared Wright, who family members call J.D. has his right foot severed when his father accidentally backed up the riding lawnmower on his son's foot. Neighbors came out to ...
Pilot killed in air show crash
A festive mood turns to horror in Flagler County over the weekend as some one-thousand spectators at the Wings Over Flagler Fly-In watched a plane crash. The Yak-52 piloted by William Walker of Tennessee plummeted to the ground, killing Walker instantly. Jay Gardner, himself a pilot, witnessed the crash and tells ...
Nassau County boaters found safe
Two overdue boaters in Nassau County have been found safe. A helicopter crew found 63-year-old Steve Stout and 13-year-old Alex Harner on their disabled boat in a creek. The Coast Guard says the pair was spotted as they waved their arms about 8:15am. The pair left on a fishing trip in a white Ranger ...
Storms expected to bring much needed rain
Much needed rain is coming this week. The most severe storms stayed to our south this morning. See the latest live radar Accuweather Meteorologist Heather Zehr says rain sticks around through the day today. "We do have rain in the forecast every day this week. The days that are least likely ...
Gas prices going back up
The past couple of week’s oil prices were going down but the unrest in Libya and the Middle East caused prices to go up. Last week alone oil went up $4.33. On Friday oil closed at $105.40 a barrel. Oil going up of course affects the price of gasoline. Nationally ...
Stories for Friday, March 25
How young is too young for Facebook?
Children ranging in age from eight to twelve are signing up everyday on Facebook even though the minimum requirement is 13-years-old. Channel 4 reported Facebook gets 20,000 underage kids signing up everyday. Experts are saying your kids will want to get involved at some point, but it is up to ...
Boselli says Jags are striving for sellouts
Acosta Sales and Marketing hosted their first corporate Team Teal Rally on Friday, among the associates were Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver and commissioner Tony Boselli. Wayne Weaver and Tony Boselli joined in on the fun at the rally cheering and talking about last seasons accomplishments and goals for the upcoming ...
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