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Gene Wexler
Afternoon Producer at WOKV News
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Victim of accused serial bully says she tried overdosing
A Clay County teen claims she’s the victim of bullying, saying she was tormented by the same person who allegedly attacked a current Middleburg High School student last week. Haley Napieracz, 17, says the rumors, teasing and threats pushed her to try overdosing. “I took some medicine just to try ...
$500,000 in marijuana plants found in Putnam Cty
Several agencies found and destroyed about 500 marijuana plants valued around $500,000 during a joint sting operation in Putnam County on Tuesday. They were discovered in a rural area south of Crescent City, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The operation was a joint effort between the Putnam County ...
PICTURES: Man wanted in multiple Clay car burglaries
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has new leads on a string of auto burglaries of unlocked cars in the Eagle Harbor area. Detective Layne tells WOKV the suspect or suspects are targeting vehicles parked in large parking lots around 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. “At youth sports venues, football fields, tennis ...
JSO ranked one of the friendliest in the nation
A new survey ranks the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office as the fifth friendliest police units out of America's 100 largest cities. MPHProgamlist.com ranked departments based on their use of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. JSO scoring an 89 out of 100 - falling only behind Dallas (96), Boston (92.3), Portland (Ore. - ...
Blue VW Beetle sought in JTB hit & run
The Florida Highway Patrol says the two cars at the center of a hit-and-run crash on JTB Sunday night might have been racing each other. “Based on witness testimony from the scene: two vehicles, a blue and a green car, were traveling at a high rate of speed, weaving in ...
Video: Teen beaten in school bus fight, parents concerned
The parents of a 13 year-old girl attacked in a First Student bus are concerned over the school’s handling of the incident. (CLICK HERE to watch the video) Robert and Ruth Monigold say that Eugene Butler Middle School told them that they could not guarantee their daughter’s security. “We put ...
Orlando car chase ends in St. Johns Cty, meth found
A car chase that started in Orlando ends all the way in St. Johns County after 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. The Flagler Sheriff's Office tells WOKV that three of the silver BMW's tires were blown out by stop sticks placed on U-S 1, but it continued driving on three ...
Jax Chamber Pres names companies bringing jobs
The Interim President of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce says “there is a lot going on” for the city’s economy right now. “You know it gets pretty exciting,” Jerry Mallot tells us. “We have got an exciting economy going. Our unemployment rate keeps coming down. We’re right around the seven ...
Car still stuck in building after Saturday crash
A car that crashed into a local business on Saturday morning is still there. Atlantic Beach Police say the driver of a silver Jaguars S-Type was speeding, driving erratically, and lost control. He reportedly hydroplaned during a heavy rain early in the morning. Our partner Action News was told the ...
City says decaying riverwalk will be repaired
Jacksonville residents who live near the sinking river walk on the south bank want it fixed soon. “It’s been long enough,” Heather Ashe tells our partner Action News. She says her pants have gotten caught up on some of the splinters on the wood. “We noticed its really getting harder ...
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