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DCF continues investigation into unlicensed daycare
A toddler nearly drowns at an unlicensed daycare on the Westside. A two-year-old boy is pulled from a pool and then rushed to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon. “The slider door to the pool has 3 locks to prevent even the most inquisitive, intelligent, and mischievous of ...
Local residents share tornado stories in wake of OK twister
As we continue to monitor the tornado damage out of Oklahoma we hear from local residents who have lived in the Oklahoma and some of the other states in the area known as tornado alley. "The damage that it can cause...sometimes you just can't even imagine it," says Orange Park ...
Local college students excited for tuition hike veto
The majority of students have left the University of North Florida's campus by now with the semester over but those who remain are excited to hear that Governor Scott will likely veto a proposed three percent tuition hike for state universities. "Sounds awesome!" says sophomore Daniel Gonzales. Gonzales says he ...
Clay dad says parent involved in school fight with daughter
In the past few days we've heard stories of a so-called serial bully who's back in school and a bus driver who staged a fight between students...we're now hearing a Clay county dad say his daughter was attacked at school and a parent may have played a part. "They're on ...
Special needs student to miss out on senior year
Wearing an orange polo shirt that reads "AC Stingrays" and a particularly shiny ear-to-ear grin, you wouldn't be able to tell by the photo on the Facebook page in support of Tyler Anderson's senior year that he's a special needs student. When he was a year old, Tyler suffered a ...
4 kids hit in front of Arlington Middle School
Only minor injuries occurred when an underage driver allegedly hit four kids walking to school. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Duval County Public Schools confirm the kids were in front of Arlington Middle School on Monday morning when they were hit by someone driving the SUV, which then fled the scene. A spokeswoman for the school district ...
The Players Championship gets great reviews
Not a bad word to say about this year’s Players’ Championship… "I had a great time, the tournament was run like a championship," says fan Vicki Robinson, who says she and her family have been coming to the tournament since 1977. This year’s Players Championship lived up to the hype. ...
What comes next in the Cleveland kidnapping investigation?
Will we see more charges in the case against a Cleveland man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them for nearly 10 years? One local attorney says we very well may. "Potentially every day there was a new crime committed against each of these victims," says WOKV legal expert ...
Fatality after car crashes into retention pond
Florida Highway Patrol is confirming one fatality after a car drove off the road into a retention pond at I-295 and Phillips Highway. Police have identified the victim as 55-year-old David Brown. Investigator say sleep deprivation may have been a factor because there was no evidence of brake marks or anything to ...
St. Johns County residents worry lack of camping law could attract squatters
After dozens of complaints police say a man with a serious medical condition who had been living on the side of U.S. 1 in Nocatee for months has relocated to a shelter. "He's got bags and mounds of stuff all over the place. It's unsightly," Nocatee resident Bryant Russell tells our ...
JSO arrests one of its own after drunk driving incidents
Jacksonville police arrest 9 year JSO veteran Diana Jones on charges of DUI with damage and leaving the scene of an accident after she hit four cars near the beaches Tuesday night. "Unfortunately we're going to have people that get into trouble, just like people do in all walks of ...
1 killed in Philips Hwy crash
Police say a driver was killed in a crash on Philips Highway at St. Augustine Road. Another driver was seriously hurt after being ejected from his vehicle. He is being treated at Shands for life-threatening injuries. Cops do suspect that alcohol and speed were a factor in the crash. All ...
Postal plundering: Crooks using mail to steal IDs
Crooks could be using your mailbox to get into your bank account. Tommy Hammond tells our partner Action News criminals got more than $3,700 from his account and stole his wife's identity. "The bank called me and said 'Mr. Hammond, we've got some strange activity on your account.' And I ...
Shooting leads to dual crime scenes
Jacksonville police investigating a strange shooting on the Westside this morning that they say started with an altercation at an apartment complex and ended at a gas station a few blocks away. "The victim apparently was shot in the [apartment complex] parking lot and drove a short distance to Lane ...
What's that smell? St. Augustine sewers overflow
What's that smell? St. Augustine residents were getting whiffs of raw sewage in the wake of this weekend's rain, which was too much for the city's sewer system. "It was the nastiest smell that I could ever smell," says Nora Satterfield, who lives near the San Sebastian River. She says ...
What's next for alimony recipients in Florida
After Governor Rick Scott vetoed a bill that would have ended permanent alimony in the state we're hearing what the decision means to those people who are getting it... "If you're the recipient of an award for alimony, there's not really a lot of motivation to get married again," says ...
Man shot 11 times in "suicide by cop"
The man killed by police on the southside late yesterday was hit at least 11 times. Jacksonville Police confirm today Todd Jones is dead, no officers are injured. Investigators say it started as a dispute between a father and his stepson. The suspect ambushed his stepfather Elbert Lee Lilley and ...
Players, PGA commit to raise $50 million each for education
The PGA Tour and The Players each commit to raise up to $50 million for public education and youth charities in Northeast Florida and members of the business and philanthropic community gathered at TPC Sawgrass to discuss how that money and other reforms can improve education in the area for ...
Burglary suspect says he did a sex act in couple's home
A 23 year-old man had himself a grand old time after he broke into a St. Augustine couple's home. St. Johns County deputies arrested Jason Vickery for burglary and larceny after they say he told them he broke into a home on Atlantic View through an unlocked door. Vickery says ...
Driver finds 2 kilos of cocaine on the side of I-295
If you pull over to the side of the interstate you might find some litter -- empty beer bottles, plastic bags, cigarette butts, etc. What you probably wouldn't be looking for, however, is two kilograms of cocaine. One broken down Jacksonville driver made that very find over the weekend after ...
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