Shoplifting, often considered a victimless crime impacting only large corporations, is a problem growing in many communities, with a ripple effect that ultimately impacts our wallets. However, researchers in Gainesville are trying to find out how to deter this type of crime — testing products and techniques that could saveContinue Reading
Electrolux Group has issued a voluntary recall for some Frigidaire side by side refrigerators due to potential choking and laceration hazards. Officials said they recalled refrigerators due to a safety issue with the ice bucket assembly. According to Electrolux Group, they may contain assembly pieces that can easily break andContinue Reading
As the demolition of the RISE Doro apartment building continues, Mayor Donna Deegan spoke on the possible future of the complex and where the negotiations for the Jaguars’ new stadium stand. While the Stadium of the Future and the fire at the RISE Doro apartment complex may seem like twoContinue Reading
Goodness gracious it’s gorgeous! Would like it a little warmer? Hang tight, it’s coming. If increasing pollen isn’t a bother, then it’s open window weather with partly cloudy skies and above average afternoon highs through Sunday. Foggy conditions with lingering coastal fog will be possible tonight, Friday and Saturday morning.Continue Reading
Just a few years after coming to the United States from the Philipines as a 17-year-old in 1995, Jojo Hernandez was at a crossroads. Hernandez came to the country with dreams of being a pilot, but he soon started working as a dishwasher at Naval Station Mayport. He later gotContinue Reading
A Senate committee grilled top executives of three major pharmaceutical companies Thursday, asking why Americans are paying more for prescription drugs than other countries? Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders said Merck charges diabetes patients $6,900 for Januvia when that exact same product can be purchasedContinue Reading
We’re continuing our series on Severe Weather Awareness Week to help you understand the weather phenomena that affect us here in Florida. Thursday’s focus is on hurricanes and flooding. Specifically, why does Florida get so many hurricanes? and what makes them so dangerous? Florida is surrounded by warm water andContinue Reading
A local restaurant that’s been a favorite to many Jacksonville residents for almost two decades has closed its doors for good. Customers arriving at the Burrito Gallery in Downtown Jacksonville were met with a locked front door and covered windows Wednesday. A sign taped to the door thanked the restaurant’sContinue Reading
An 11-year-old is in custody after police say he brought a loaded 9mm to school on Monday. An arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office indicates that the boy showed the gun to other students on the school bus to school, then showed it off in the bathroom at school.Continue Reading
Attorneys for 18-year-old migrant Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez, who is accused in the death of a St. Johns County deputy, are bolstering their arguments for why the case should be dismissed. Sergeant Michael Kunovich collapsed after a struggle to detain Aguilar-Mendez last year. The medical examiner later found Kunovich died of aContinue Reading
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