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Local Stories for May 2011
Stories for Friday, May 20
Tea Party: Brown's win belongs to the apathy party
The First Coast Tea Party actively lobbied for Mike Hogan's bid for Mayor. Following Hogan's defeat by less than 1%, the Tea Party issued this statement: We wish Alvin Brown well and expect him to uphold his promise not to raise taxes. We will wait and see how he responds ...
CDC prepares for invasion of zombies
The government is preparing for an invasion of brain eating zombies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just used the horror story as a way to prepare you for real life emergencies. The survival guide is called “Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse” on its health matters blog. They recommend having ...
Brown's jobs plan under the microscope
Mayor-Elect Alvin Brown will have to take the baton from Mayor John Peyton on bringing more jobs to Jacksonville. "With economic recovery coming at a time we're getting fresh leadership it's maybe a perfect storm of really exciting condition for growth," says Candace Moody with WorkSource. But, she says there are ...
Stories for Thursday, May 19
Mayor-elect begins transition
Current Mayor John Peyton joined Mayor-elect Alvin Brown in addressing several hundred supporters on the steps of City Hall. They two pledged to work together for a smotth transition, as Brown takes office in July. In Brown’s first speech as the Mayor-elect, he told the crowd that he’s ready to move Jacksonville forward, ...
School board looks over more potential cuts
The Duval County School Board met Wednesday to discuss possible cuts that could make up for a $91 million shortfall. Agreed cuts: Not getting new science textbooks and eliminating magnet school busing to certain schools in a phased manner. They would also be willing to cut bus routes for some ...
Woman found dead on a Westside driveway
A Westside community expresses concerns after an unidentified woman was found dead outside of a home on Oaklane Drive. Neighbors reported hearing screams and a woman calling for help, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Officers responded to the crime scene around 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Police found a woman ...
Endeavour crew attaches $2 billion device to ISS
(AP) The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex have accomplished the No. 1 objective of their mission. On Thursday morning, Endeavour's crew attached a cosmic ray detector to the International Space Station. The $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer has a 3-foot magnet at its core. It will study the invisible ...
Gov. Scott cleared of ethics complaints
Ethics complaints against Governor Scott have been dropped. The Florida Commission on Ethics dismissed the complaints against Scott's ownership of Solantic. Scott says he's been transparrent in all of his business dealings. He's also planning to sell his share of the urgent care company. Read more from our partner the Palm ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 18
Statement from Mayor John Peyton
Mayor John Peyton made the statement below following the election of Alvin Brown as the next Mayor of Jacksonville. "I want to extend my congratulations to Alvin Brown on this historic election. He and his family have made a tremendous sacrifice in pursuit of public service and a desire to ...
Statement from Mayor-Elect Alvin Brown
"A few minutes ago, I received a very gracious phone call from Mike Hogan. I thanked Mike for his many years of dedicated service to Jacksonville and told him how much Santhea and I enjoyed getting to know Judy and him on the campaign trail. Mike is a devoted family ...
Mike Hogan's concession statement
Mike Hogan released the following statement in regards to the news that Alvin Brown has officially become Jacksonville's next mayor; "These are unprecedented times facing our city and I ask all of my supporters to join me in rallying around Alvin Brown and his team as they begin the work ...
Mayor-elect, Alvin Brown
The lead late Wednesday afternoon gave Alvin Brown 1,627 more votes than Mike Hogan, putting him so far out in front that Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland called him the winner. After the provisional ballots were counted Brown’s lead actually shrunk by 18 votes but once the absentee votes were ...
Peeping Tom caught -- again
A Jacksonville peeping tom may not have learned his lesson. 44-year-old Michael Fiorelli was busted back in 2007 for voyeurism. Now he's facing a new batch of charges for leering at women at a Kohl's department store and a Marriott Hotel. Police say he was caught spying on females in ...
Other races headed for recounts
The mayor's race may not be the only one headed for a recount. A couple city council races are still too close to call. Kimberly Daniels holds a slim 158-vote lead over David Taylor in a race for an at-large seat. In the 14th district council race, Jim Love has ...
Mayor's race enters "recount" territory
With Alvin Brown's 603 vote lead over Mike Hogan, it may be the weekend before we know who will be the next Mayor of Jacksonville, a margin of victory that may trigger an automatic recount. Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland tells WOKV News the 1,600-2,000 absentee and provisional ballots will be counted, but if the candidates are ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 17
"Fat Mike" sexual predator arrested for volunteering at church
A man known by the alias "Fat Mike" was arrested in Clay County Monday after admitting to police that he violated his probation by volunteering to drive a church bus. A Clay County police report said 34 year old William Cercy admitted to driving a bus for Calvary Baptist Church ...
Businessman named to Florida board of education
A local voice will be heard on the Florida board of education. Governor Scott just appointed Gary Chartrand to the state board of education. He replaces T. Willard Fair, who blasted Scott in his letter of resignation for forcing out the state education commissioner. Chartrand is executive chairman and former CEO ...
Man shot dead in field
A man is found shot dead in a field just north of downtown Jacksonville. Police found the man with a gunshot wound outside a home on Oakley Lane, in a neighborhood just north of Everbank Field. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspects are in custody at this time.
Wisc. man admits to making bogus 911 calls to St. Johns County
Some of us may be guilty of making a prank call or two -- but you probably didn't have the FBI showing up at your door. 20-year-old Mason Seckar, who lives with his parents near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, admitted to making nearly 200 bogus 911 calls to the St. Johns County Sheriff's ...
Stories for Monday, May 16
Five teens hospitalized after ingesting Bath Salts
Five teen boys ranging in age from 15-17 to were taken to Jacksonville area hospitals over the weekend after ingesting an unknown substance which could possibly be “Bath Salts”. Four of the five teens were found on Saturday at a home on the 100 block of N. Lake Cunningham Ave. ...
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