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Local Stories for February 2013
Stories for Thursday, February 28
Jacksonville firefighters honor fellow serviceman
Jacksonville Firefighters banding together Friday to honor a fellow serviceman. “We know the military is tied in to Jacksonville just like we are, so it’s a logical fit and it’s just a cause we took up,” says Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters Vice President Mark Treglio. JAFF is holding a ...
Running red lights now a costly mistake
The warning period is over. The first three red light cameras in Jacksonville will begin issuing a “notice of violation” Friday, and that comes with a $158 fine. The cameras are eastbound and westbound on Baymeadows at Southside and southbound on Southside at Touchton. “I hope that we’ll see a ...
Comedy legend kicks off Jacksonville Education Summit
A comedy icon comes to town to shine a light on the need for quality education in Jacksonville. "Education. Education. Education," comedian Bill Cosby told WOKV. "It still rings as something one needs. It leads a person to credentials." The comedy legend also traveling to multiple schools across Duval County ...
Up to 40 years in prison for man who held up veteran at gunpoint
A man convicted of robbing a Korean War veteran faces up to 40 years in prison. 21-year-old Quayshaun Heath will serve at least 10 years for the 2011 hold-up. The State Attorney’s Office says Heath and another person robbed 78-year-old Clyde Tompkins, who was picking up his mail at his ...
Millions of dollars headed to FL schools
At the same time that $86-million could be taken out of Florida schools because of sequestration, the state plans to put millions back into the districts through the School Recognition Program. It will award $135-million across the state for A-rated schools or schools that have showed and maintained improvement in ...
Guilty verdict in deadly night club shooting
It took a Duval County Jury three hours to find Jeremiah Corbett guilty of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Now, the 21-year-old man could spend the rest of his life in prison. Investigators say Corbett shot into a crowd outside of an Arlington night club back ...
Navy favors Mayport for homeporting 14 combat ships
Naval Station Mayport has the favor of the Navy to homeport 14 littoral combat ships by the year 2020. This comes as an environmental impact study is released, comparing the benefits between the First Coast and Norfolk, Virginia. This would bring 17,000 personnel, as well as about 19,000 family members ...
Benedict XVI sets 'modern day precedent'
Benedict XVI has formally stepped down from the Papacy, and local congregations are sending their thanks and prayers. “Makes you sort of melancholy at one point but also very happy because you’ve got a very strong Pope who understands what is best for the Church,” says Cathedral Basilica of St. ...
PHOTOS: Jax Beach Police search for bank robber
Jacksonville Beach Police are hoping these surveillance photos will lead them to the person responsible for a bank robbery today. Around 9:30 AM, police were dispatched to the Atlantic Coast Bank on 1700 3rd Street South. Witnesses tell officers a man came in the bank, approached a teller, demanded money ...
Investigators renew call for info on Palm Coast mother's death
On the same day family and friends gather to bury a Palm Coast mother, deputies investigating her death are renewing their call for help. “The incident happened so quickly that it’s gunna be hard to figure out exactly what happened,” says Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Bob Weber. Weber tells ...
Two life terms for convicted child predator
A Jacksonville man convicted of sexual abuse on a child will spend the rest of his life in prison. 39-year-old Clifton McNeil Brooks has been sentenced to two life terms and is now designated a sexual predator. The State Attorney’s Office says Brooks sexually abused a girl from 2003 to ...
Multi-county police chase ends in Baker County, two arrested
It appears police have arrested a second suspect in a multi-county police chase that ended in Baker County. Ryan Smith with our partner Action News reports two men took off after a routine traffic stop in Madison County Thursday morning. That pursuit lasted for about 30 minutes, ending with a ...
Gov. Scott to Obama, Congress: "Do your jobs"
Across the board sequestration cuts go into effect tomorrow and Governor Scott is making one last plea to Washington to do their jobs and make a deal that will prevent thousands of Floridians from losing their jobs and funding for services and agencies to be stopped. He paid a visit ...
Why the Jax Chamber supports $9 mil for downtown
Mayor Alvin Brown wants to invest $9 million dollars in downtown Jacksonville, and WOKV is hearing from the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce on why they support it. The money comes from savings generated by refinancing municipal bonds - $9 million would go towards the Downtown Investment Authority and the other ...
Explosive device, bullet holes found at NW Jax home
Jacksonville's bomb squad was called out a home on the Northwest side of Jacksonville early Thursday morning where a small house fire was put out by a woman. Our reporter Matt Augustine is on the scene on Rondo Ave just off of Moncrief, and he tells us an explosive device ...
Two people shot near downtown Jacksonville
We're following reports that two people were shot early Thursday morning near downtown Jacksonville. Cops say both victims had injuries that did not appear to be life threatening. The shooting happened in the area near Grand and A. Phillip Randolph. We will update this story as we learn new information ...
White House tells Woodward he'll 'regret' criticism
Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says a senior official from the White House told him he will “regret” a claim he made in an op-ed piece. Last week, Woodward wrote that President Obama is “moving the goal posts” by demanding a package of tax revenues and spending cuts to ...
UNsatisfying: Store clerk beaten over Snickers bar
Supposedly, "Snickers satisfies," but a Westside convenience store clerk had a pretty unsatisfying experience with a Snickers bar after a thief tried to walk out of the Speedway Quick Mart on Lane Avenue without paying for one. The clerk is now in Shands recovering from facial fractures after he was ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 27
Cabbie says passenger attacked him after refusing to pick up hooker
An Orlando cab driver said his refusal to stop and pick up a hooker for a passenger turned into the most terrifying thing that's ever happened to him. "He said, 'OK, you know what? Today's your last day. Say your prayers,'" cab driver Dunel Cadely said. Investigators said a violent attack ...
Ship workers struggle with sequestration delays
It’s an industry that’s already been struggling as Naval Station Mayport decommissions ships, and it’s getting another blow. WOKV has learned the three ships which compose the Amphibious Ready Group planned to homeport in Mayport by the end of next year could see a delay as a result of sequestration. ...
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