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Local Stories for April 2011
Stories for Wednesday, April 20
New sketch of St. Johns hit-and-run suspect
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office doesn't want you to forget about a deadly hit-and-run accident that took the life of a local college student. They've released a sketch of a white male in his 20s with short dark hair. He was seen driving a dark blue, extended cab, Ford ...
15-year-old boy beaten, shot and burned
Seath Tyler Jackson, 15, was beaten over the head with a wooden object, shot at multiple times and then burned in a fire pit. Deputies in Marion County spoke with our news partner WFTV and told them this was all part of a planned attack. Jackson was receiving text messages ...
Jacksonville officer still critical following crash
45 year old Officer Terry A. Thiem with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is still in critical condition Thursday following that violent crash on West Beaver Street. Lt. Bill Leeper with the Florida Highway Patrol told WOKV's Adam Kirk the officer was driving westbound on Beaver Street responding to a burglary call with his ...
Driver in fatal wrong-way crash still hospitalized
The driver in a deadly wrong-way crash on 9A near Baymeadows is hospitalized with critical injuries. 48 year-old David Hammer of Orlando was driving the wrong way on 9A southbound. His vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle. A passenger in that vehicle, 20-year old Chanel Boone, died. The driver, 23-year old ...
Mother and baby seriously hurt in crash
A violent crash leaves a young mother and her baby with serious injuries. Cops say 22 year-old Megan Mackie lost control of her car on Bardin Road near State Road 100 Tuesday night. The car flipped, hit a tree and landed on its top. Mackie suffered critical injuries. Her child, ...
Endeavour's final mission launches next Friday
Plan to be at the beach next Friday afternoon to see another historic launch. It's the final mission for Space Shuttle Endeavour. It's a two-week mission and features a stop at the International Space Station. The crew of six will deliver a $2 billion particle physics experiment. It will be the 134th shuttle ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 19
72-year-old boater drowns in Julington Creek
A 72-year-old man falls from his boat and drowns in Julington Creek on Tuesday morning. The man was with his wife fishing when he somehow fell of the boat and into the water. Our news partner Channel 4 reports William Jones did not know how to swim. Rescuers were called ...
Failing school vote postponed
Without giving specifics, Duval County School Board President W.C. Gentry told members this morning that it would be best to postpone a scheduled vote this afternoon on the district's plan for the 4 Intervene Schools in Duval County. Gentry said discussions between the Superintendent and the state led to his ...
Kids injured in school bus crash
Six Duval County students suffered minor injuries when a woman crashed her Mercury Grand Marquis into a school bus bound for Love Grove Elementary. The driver told WOKV's Adam Kirk she was changing lanes going through the intersection of University and Coronet and didn't see the bus in time to ...
Crist portrait unveiled
The official portrait of former Governor Charlie Crist was unveiled yesterday. The oil painting was done by Pensacola artist Jeffrey Bass. He painted it from a photograph taken inside the governor's mansion last December. Unlike portraits of other recent governors, the one of Crist does not contain any iconic symbols ...
Teen driver could faces charges in freak accident
A Fruit Cove mother of three is laid to rest. Lina Mourad was jogging on State Road 13 Saturday when a trailer loaded with sod became unhitched and struck her. The 51 year-old died from her injuries. The 17 year-old driver, Austin Baker, could face charges. The Florida Highway Patrol ...
Judge orders quran-burning pastor to court
A judge is ordering the Quran-burning pastor from Gainesville to court before a planned protest outside a mosque. Terry Jones is planning to protest Friday outside the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan. Prosecutors want Jones to post a "peace bond" to pay for additional police officers during the demonstration. ...
Intervene School Plan Gets Vote Today
Today, the Duval County School Board will likely decide the future of Andrew Jackson High School, Jean Ribault High School, William M. Raines High School and North Shore K-8 Elementary School. All four Intervene Schools are required by the state to either close, convert to a charter school, or contract with an outside entity to run ...
One dead in violent crash on the southside
A violent crash leaves at least one person dead. Three vehicles crashed on 9A near Baymeadows around 1:30am today. One of the cars was going the wrong way. Three people were trapped in their cars, and they were rushed to the hospital with injuries.
Stories for Monday, April 18
Armed robbery suspect shot by police
An armed robbery suspect wanted in at least 7 to 8 burglaries was shot in the arm as he tried running away from Jacksonville police in Bartram Park. 28-year-old Brandon McCrory was found at the William’s Walk Condominium complex on Monday afternoon. Police got a tip the day before about ...
Cops: Westside man kills two of his dogs
A heart-wrenching case of animal cruelty on the westside. A man is under arrest after police say he admitted to shooting his dogs. Toni Bennett tells our news partner Channel 4 she heard her neighbor, Jeffrey Stewart, shoot the dogs to death. "My grandaughter and my other neighbor that was ...
Freak accident leaves Fruit Cove mother dead
A woman out for a jog Saturday morning is killed by a runaway flatbed trailer. The Florida Highway Patrol says the trailer hauling sod became unhitched on State Highway 13 in Fruit Cove and struck 51-year-old Lina Mourad. The mother of three died at a hospital a short time later. "It was ...
Two people killed in St. Johns crash
Two people are thrown from a car and killed in a crash in southern St. Johns County. The car was headed north on County Road 13 in Hastings Sunday night when the driver lost control and left the road. The driver, Carlos Bueso of St. Augustine, was wearing a seatbelt ...
Mayoral candidates gaining key support over the weekend
Mayoral candidate Mike Hogan now has the support of Governor Rick Scott, and Alvin Brown getting an endorsement from Peter Rummell over the weekend. On Friday at the Jacksonville Landing Governor Scott told a crowd of hundreds at the First Coast Tea Party Tax Day Rally that they needed to ...
Stories for Friday, April 15
Slideshow: Building on Old Kings Road engulfed in flames
A storage facility piled high with plumbing supplies burned to the ground after a 1-alarm fire. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue got a call about a possible brush fire. They sent a fire truck to check it out and when firefighters arrived they noticed the building was on fire. Spokesman John ...
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