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The 21st annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive began Wednesday morning, giving thousands of people in need some much-needed warmth. The drive is held by WJCT Public Media. More than 10,000 sweaters, socks and blankets were collected in the last month. They were delivered Wednesday to the Clara White MissionContinue Reading

Seldom does World Wrestling Entertainment bring in wrestlers who gained notoriety or fame outside of wrestling. But occasionally it happens. Candice Michelle Beckman is one of those cases. It was 2005 and Candice Michelle Beckman had just entered the WWE. She had been hired by the company with the gimmickContinue Reading

The holiday season is in full swing, and time is ticking down on deadlines to mail your packages so that they arrive in time for Christmas. With Christmas falling on a Monday, you now lose an extra day of shipping because most services don’t deliver on Sundays. For the UnitedContinue Reading

Another inmate died early Tuesday morning inside the Duval County jail. The 64-year-old’s death marks the 15th inmate death this year, and the fourth since a new health care provider took over at the jail in September. Earlier this year, two state lawmakers requested the Department of Justice investigate the jail and theContinue Reading

A former St. Johns County preschool employee who admitted to molesting several children in his care is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday. Anthony Guadalupe, 20, pleaded guilty in October to a dozen charges of lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 12 years old. The incidents were reported atContinue Reading

Doctors are noticing a spike in respiratory infections across the United States including in Florida. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, at least 1.8 million people across the U.S. have been infected with the flu this season — 17,000 people were hospitalized. And, so far, dataContinue Reading

A flight from Orlando on its way to Providence, Rhode Island was diverted to Jacksonville Tuesday due to a reported threat, according to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA). The Federal Bureau of Investigations said it is responding to a threat against the plane. Other law enforcement agencies are also respondingContinue Reading

The man accused of fatally hitting a Northwest Jacksonville mother and 1-year-old child while they were visiting Tennessee made his first court appearance Tuesday. Randy Vega, 41, of Tampa, is facing two counts of vehicular homicide by impairment and aggravated vehicular assault by impairment and other charges after Chattanooga policeContinue Reading

Jaguars quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, is dealing with a high ankle sprain. Medical professionals say that can typically be worse than a lower ankle sprain, but it also depends on tissue damage. The images of Trevor Lawrence going down, punching the ground and showing frustration as he came off the fieldContinue Reading