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Local Stories for January 2012
Stories for Thursday, January 19
The Mayo Clinic recognized in Fortune Magazine
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville is taking home one very prestigious recognition from Fortune Magazine. Mayo ranked number 71 out of 100 for the magazine's top 100 companies to work for in 2012. The companies are chosen by the magazine based on a random number of employees taking a survey ...
President Obama touts tourism and jobs in Disney
President Obama made his way to Walt Disney World in Orlando Thursday touting his recent policy changes including tourism and job creation. “We want them spending money here in Orlando, in Florida, in the United States of America. Which will boost our businesses and our economy,” says President Obama. One ...
Mayor Alvin Brown talks jobs in Washington, DC
Mayor Alvin Brown will be traveling to Washington, DC to meet three-hundred other city leaders in a US Conference of Mayors Meeting Thursday. The leaders are expected to discuss job creation and also put a heavy push on Congress to speed up recovery on the economic homefront. One report submitted ...
Police arrest man in connection to Northwest Clay County burglaries
An arrest has been made after police say a man admitted to burglarizing over 10 homes in the St. Johns and and Clay County areas. Police say 22-year-old Cheyne Brand was stopped by FHP last week in the car that was described by witnesses. When detectives searched Brand's car, they ...
City: We're not violating Occupy Jacksonville's lawsuit
The city is deflecting Occupy Jacksonville's accusations that by shutting off power to their protesting location, the city isn't holding up to their end of the bargain. "It is not a violation of the lawsuit," says the City of Jacksonville's Office of General Counsel Cindy Laquidara. With a lawsuit pending between the Occupy protestors ...
Ken Detzner to be new Sec. of State
Come next month, Ken Detzner will be Florida's new secretary of state. The governor's office says Detzner has 30 years of management experience in both state government and in the private sector. He previously served as chief of staff for then-Secretary of State Jim Smith from 2002 to 2003.
Woman steals gifts from porch
Deputies in Clay County are on the lookout for a woman caught on surveillance tape stealing Christmas gifts from the front porch of a family in Fleming Island. The Clay County Sheriff's Office says it happened in the 1600 block of Sandy Springs Drive around 3 in the afternoon on ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 18
Mayor forms Compliance Task Force follow JEDC controversy
A new compliance task force has been formed by Mayor Alvin Brown, not long after an audit exposed how money was being mismanaged by the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission. The eight member panel will be lead by Bill Scheu, an attorney and former Elections Supervisor for Duval County. "We want ...
Newt Gingrich team opens Jacksonville headquarters
As Newt Gingrich hits the campaign trail in South Carolina, campaign officials are working hard to gain momentum just in time for Florida’s primary. The Gingrich team launched their Jacksonville headquarters in downtown Wednesday, setting off their Northeast Florida campaign. Among those present were Gingrich’s chairman for Florida, Former Attorney ...
Mother of Cristian Fernandez arrives late to own trial
The mother of 13-year-old Cristian Fernandez shows up late today to stand before a new judge..forcing attorneys to waive her rights to a pretrail hearing. Bianella Susana is charged with negligent manslaughter after prosecutors say she left Fernandez alone with his 2-year-old half brother when she was aware the toddler was ...
Florida Congressman weighs in on SOPA protest
Both internet users and the sites they frequent expressing concern today over the Stop Online Piracy Act currently stalled in the House...and despite the ruckus it's caused in Congress and in public, one Florida Congressman is staying out of the debate for now. "I have not co-sponsored that bill. I ...
Local expert weighs in on SOPA
Since its inception and development, the information bank we know as the internet has never been regulated by the government. But the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) could change that if it makes it through Congress. Today, websites like Wikipedia, Mozilla, and blogging site Wordpress are blacked out and non-functional, displaying ...
Still no tickets in Jacksonville debate
We've got some new information about next week's Republican debate in Jacksonville. The biggest question we've heard in recent days is how you can get tickets. Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry says they just closed the window for emailed seat requests. "In the days ahead possibly even into early ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 17
Jags fans ready for a new era
EverBank field was boasting teal and black Tuesday night as thousands of fans filled the stands to welcome new owner Shad Khan and to start the year off right at their “Ready to Rise” rally. “If you live in Jacksonville, Jacksonville is your team. You need to support your team,” ...
Trial date pushed back for Jarred Harrell
A trial date is being pushed back for the prime suspect in the Somer Thompson murder. Jarred Harrell is also facing sexual mollestation charges against another girl. That trial was expected to start in two weeks, but is being pushed back to May 7th. A court date for the kidnapping ...
Police searching for armed robber
Police are asking for you help to try and find a man who they say robbed a Metro PCS store at gunpoint. The incident happened Friday at 5556 Soutel Drive. Police say the suspect entered the store, and demanded money from the register. The suspect then left the store and proceeded to walk east ...
3-year-old recovering from gunshot, parents arrested
The parents of a 3-year-old who accidentally shot himself Monday morning in an Arlington apartment have been arrested. Barbara Powell and Gregory Chisholm face child neglect and culpable negligence charges for leaving a loaded firearm under a mattress with kids in the house. Chisholm says he was responsible for putting ...
JEA CEO Dickenson to retire
The JEA board of directors announcing today that CEO Jim Dickenson will retire when his contract expires in August. He says he's willing to extend his contract for up to six extra months to help with the transition effort. Dickenson has worked for JEA for 39 years...he's been CEO since ...
Gas prices unseasonably high
If you've been feeling lately like you're putting half your paycheck into your gas tank, well, it's not just a feeling. Gas prices are indeed on the rise again, and some would say even unseasonably high for this time of year. "It's really all about the price of crude oil. ...
Stories for Monday, January 16
Shipwreck passengers return to Florida
Some frustrated passengers return to South Florida after a cruise ship runs aground near Italy. There was anarchy and confusion on the Costa Concordia, and it left Jesus Garcia wondering where was the captain? Garcia says he was no where to be found. He says the crew was also confusing ...
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