Dozens of Northeast Florida residents officially became citizens of the United States during a naturalization ceremony at the Duval County courthouse Wednesday morning. A total of 40 residents swore their allegiance to the country during the ceremony – which is the final step in the naturalization process. The 40 newContinue Reading
A Clay County woman who is accused of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer following an alleged shootout on Tuesday is a school district employee who is currently under investigation after she was accused of improper use of school funds. Tammy Saucier, 51, faces five counts of attemptedContinue Reading
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan called out the Republican-led city council and said the outrage surrounding the removal of the Confederate monument in Springfield Park a “manufactured controversy.” The monument’s removal was also a hot-button issue at Tuesday’s city council meeting. On Thursday, council members will once again hear from theContinue Reading
No matter how you find fame, when it happens things can change in your life. And for AEW’s current megastar Eddie Kingston, the spotlight isn’t something he necessarily adores. Like say his counterpart in the female division “Timeless” Toni Storm (who is known for portraying a Hollywood starlet from yesteryear).Continue Reading
Neighbors fighting to block a Chick-fil-A restaurant from being built across from First Coast High School will have four more chances to voice their concerns to city leaders. The announcement comes after a mix-up involving a public hearing Wednesday night. Residents of the Oceanway community said they were only givenContinue Reading
The family of a 16-year-old killed at a party in Mandarin in December is calling on the shooter to come forward. Derek Pitts was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Coopers Hawk Apartment homes on Old St Augustine Road back on Dec 30. There is currently aContinue Reading
What over 25 people thought was a great job opportunity for the New Year turned into an unplanned situation that they are calling a scam. Four people said they started working at a company called Empress Profession as a work-from-home third-party customer service representative for AT&T. They went to theContinue Reading
An already frustrated Oceanway community was even more flustered after being given a 24-hour notice for a public hearing regarding rezoning for an unwanted proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant. The surprise hearing comes just two weeks after residents packed the Oceanway Community Center to discuss their frustration and concern with the possibleContinue Reading
“20 minutes a day paves the way.” That’s the slogan Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said was created for a year-long push to improve literacy among school-aged children. Deegan said less than half of third graders are reading on grade level — a fact that encouraged the mayor to want toContinue Reading
Almost five years after a 19-year-old was shot and killed at the Valencia Way Apartments in 2019, an arrest was made in her murder. Court records show Gary Legg, 24, was charged with manslaughter in Courtney McCoy’s case. McCoy was found shot inside a second-floor apartment on April 30 afterContinue Reading
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