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A local mother said her two sons and their friend were in a boat returning from fishing off the coast of Fernandina Beach on Sunday afternoon when they got caught in a violent storm. She said one of her sons was knocked unconscious during the ordeal, but, thankfully the threeContinue Reading

A couple traveling home to Pennsylvania from the Jacksonville International Airport on Monday morning was surprised to be told they could be charged $50 by American Airlines for speaking to an agent. It’s called an “External Reservation Handling Fee” and if you book with a third-party like Expedia or Travelocity,Continue Reading

Bringing artificial intelligence to Jacksonville is one of the goals of a proposed $200 million University of Florida graduate school that would focus on innovating programs in medicine, business and engineering. “Society needs to be prepared for disruption, for changes in the workplace,” said Joe Glover, who is the provostContinue Reading

The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) said it has arrested a man accused of inappropriately touching multiple children who attended an overnight camp at a Gainesville church two years ago. In February, GPD said its Special Victims Unit (SVU) began investigating a sexual abuse report that happened at Ignite Life Center,Continue Reading

Video from this weekend shows WWE legend “The Undertaker” standing just feet away from a swimming shark, and his wife said he was doing it to protect her. Michelle McCool, who’s originally from Palatka, posted the video of The Undertaker squaring off with the shark on social media and sharedContinue Reading

A Jacksonville mother who police said was found murdered hours after she was reported missing is being remembered as a woman with a beautiful spirit. Police said 46-year-old Rosemene Decius worked at the United States Postal Service, and her coworkers said she was a delight to be around. “She wasContinue Reading

An elderly couple was found dead Sunday night in what Jacksonville Beach police believe is an apparent murder-suicide. According to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, officers responded to a welfare check at a home on 8th Street when they found a man and woman dead inside. The report did notContinue Reading

An area of low pressure is expected to form in a day or so several hundred miles to the east-northeast of Bermuda. Conditions are ripe for development and the system could become a subtropical or tropical depression during the next few days. By the weekend, the low should turn northwardContinue Reading

It’s a controversial multi-million dollar cost-cutting measure that could impact the education of thousands of local students. Duval County Public Schools is considering eliminating busing for magnet school students to save money on transportation costs. One parent said if it were to go away, it could have an impact onContinue Reading