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Duval County Public Schools Announces the 2012 Florida Blue Teacher of the Year Finalists

Jacksonville, FL – Five teachers have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year.These five were chosen from more than 163 school...

Husband of Regency Shooting Victim Reopens Store

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The husband of the victim of Friday's shooting at Regency Square Mall says she is out of the hospital and doing okay.

Reminder College Goal Sunday is tomorrow at Florida State College! Get free, pro...

from:Florida State College - Downtown Campus

Reminder College Goal Sunday is tomorrow at Florida State College! Get free, professional help in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You'll also...

Your Royal Highness: About that damage 200 years ago ...

You’d think after we whipped them in back-to-back wars, the English would show more respect. Not to mention we bailed them out in World War II and backed them in the...

With Jaguars watching, once partially paralyzed boy plays football

Luke Akerstrom ran down the field holding a football with his right arm, with the crowd cheering. The further he went, the wider his smile became. Someone who didn't know his...

Law & Disorder: Cat deaths spark cruelty investigation in Mayport area

The Times-Union A string of cat killings in the Mayport area is under a cruelty-to-animals investigation by Jacksonville police. A report detailed the intentional killing...

The NRA, Greg Evers and the sweet (don't call it political) billboard deal

TALLAHASSEE -- It was 2009, and state Rep. Greg Evers was running for bigger and better things. In the state Senate district Evers was seeking, even the politically unaware...

Nosebleed mystery leads to successful face surgery for St. Johns teen

Noah Milum’s ordeal started with nosebleeds. Now 15, Noah was a seventh grader at Switzerland Point Middle School in northern St. Johns County when the nosebleeds began. For...

Analysis: The politics of education is complex

ATLANTA | Two of the biggest issues to emerge in this legislative session both involve education, the HOPE Scholarship and charter schools. That’s because they dwell on...

Fact Check: Email about Citgo not totally accurate

Times-Union readers want to know: An email says that Citgo gas station signs have disappeared in the past seven or eight months because they are going to be changed to Petro...

The Little Mermaid

from:Exploring Jacksonville Examiner

Getting the part as Ariel in The Little Mermaid took a great singing voice and acting skills, but a head full of naturally red hair didn’t hurt, either. Cassidy Kinsman...

Capitol notebook: Foster funding dispute splits house along party lines

Capitol notebook Foster funding dispute splits house along party lines TALLAHASSEE | As the full House debated its $69.2 billion budget last week, a lesser noticed, but fiercely...

State worker bonuses could be another budget sticking point

Tucked in the House's $69 billion spending plan is language that allows state agency heads to give one-time 10 percent bonuses. The Senate's $70 billion budget...

First Coast Happenings for Feb. 12-18

SUNDAY, FEB. 12The 26.2 with Donna events, Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay, 6:30 a.m.; post-race celebration with Sister Hazel, 12:45 p.m.; Mayo Clinic Campus. (904) 355-7465 or...

Marathon Weekend: Road closures, course info, more

Special for Shorelines Family, friends and the community will visit the Beaches tomorrow to take part in the 5th annual 26.2 with Donna The National Marathon to Finish Breast...

Police looking into cat killings in Mayport area

A string of cat killings in the Mayport area is under a cruelty-to-animals investigation by Jacksonville police. A police report detailed the intentional killing of a cat that was...

Powerball Jackpot $325 Million Saturday Night

Tallahassee, Fla. -- The Powerball jackpot is at $325 million for Saturday night's drawing, the highest it has ever been since Florida joined the game.

Nearly Two Dozen Cats Injured or Killed by BB Gun

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- People in the Mayport Landing Drive area report several cases of cat shootings over the past month.

Religion calendar for Feb. 11-17

SATURDAY, FEB. 11Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 8727 San Jose Blvd., 8:45 a.m. Saturdays, breakfast; 9 a.m. Torah study, 10:30 a.m. Shabbat service on “The Top Ten?”...

Family Of Slain 19-Year Old Seeks Answers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The family of 19-year old Lavonia Jackson, Jr. hopes police can find out who gunned down the young man five days ago and put them in jail.

Senate budget uses $334m more in trust fund sweeps than House; Lawton Chiles fund biggest loser

Senate budget-writers were less shy than their House counterparts about sweeping state trust funds. They released their spending plan, which is $1.5 billion bigger...

Extraordinary Love: Terrance Knighton, mother join forces to raise boy

Jaden Knighton is a tiny 4-year-old whirlwind, rapidly switching from footballs to toy cars and plotting for candy. And when all that energy is expended, he curls up under the...

Extraordinary Love: Best friends are closer than sisters

When Iris Lipsky moved into her classroom at Raines High School to teach English, she found the last teacher’s notes and files. Lipsky left them untouched, knowing the...

Extraordinary Love: For the Goldbergs, married 68 years, the best years are still to come

With nearly seven decades together, it’s hard for the Goldbergs to narrow down their favorite moments. There was the day in the park when they met in 1941, and Charles...

GMJ Saturday: 26.2 Expo

The marathon to finish Breast Cancer is only 1 day away! But Saturday there's a big expo to kick the party off.

Senate bills give oversight of court cash to Jeff Atwater; plan follows recommendations

Under a set of bills filed Friday night with the Senate's budget, CFO Jeff Atwater would get control of a new dedicated funding source for the state's...

Health expo came before Sunday run with Donna

Hundreds of people from Jacksonville and around the country turned out Friday for the 26.2 with Donna Health & Fitness Expo at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. The expo...

Rants & Raves: Raves for Clay police

RAVES FOR CLAY POLICE Our family would like to thank the Clay County [Sheriff’s Office] for all their work and efforts to find my 92-year-old father [recently]. Your...

Law & Disorder: Off-duty officer stops nude man heading for river

Police quickly nabbed a man and took him for mental treatment after he walked out of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel completely nude, heading in the direction of...

Looking for help on college financial aid forms? It's available Sunday

Two Jacksonville-area school districts and several colleges are teaming up this weekend to help make students’ college and professional dreams more attainable. Florida State...

Homecoming Nest Fest on tap through Feb. 18 at UNF

The University of North Florida homecoming week kicked off Friday with performances from two nationally known comedians at the UNF Arena. Nest Fest, as UNF calls its homecoming...

A little girl's death won't be in vain for other adoptive families

When Suzanne and Craig Bilyeu first met 3-month-old Altynai in a Kyrgyzstan orphanage in 2008, they were instantly smitten. “She was tiny, quiet and absolutely precious. She...

Brunswick commissioner still jailed on bribery charge

WOODBINE, GA. | Brunswick City Commissioner James H. Brooks Sr. is still in the Camden County jail without bail on a bribery charge as he faces another criminal charge. District...

Creatonist Jonathan Sarfati to speak at 3 area events on Sunday

Chemist and creationist Jonathan Sarfati will be the guest speaker at three Sunday events in Jacksonville, according to the First Coast Creation Society. Sarfati, who’s also...

Frank Pembroke Huckins: Jacksonville's PT boat genius

“So we started in to simultaneously design AND build a PT boat. I hung over a drawing board to the tune of 91 hours a week until I was about blind, wholly crazy and my ability...

Missing hunters found Thursday in Baker County forest

A 37-year-old Callahan hunter and his 13-year-old stepson were rescued late Thursday by state wildlife officers after they were missing in the John Bethea State Forest for 36...

Drive-by shooting rattles Southside Jacksonville apartment complex

A Friday night drive-by shooting in Southside Jacksonville left shattered windows and bullet holes in one part of the Plantation apartment complex at 7061 Old Kings Road S. read...

Rotary Club of Jacksonville gives back to celebrate its centennial

The Rotary Club of Jacksonville celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend. But Florida’s first Rotary Club believes it’s better to give than receive, so it joined 28...

Jacksonville woman choked and hit with fry pan in Thursday attack

A Thursday attack on a 21-year-old woman that began with fists and escalated to strangling, a fry pan and beer bottles ended at a Northside home when her attacker went to sleep,...

Man in wheelchair pushed to ground and robbed

A 55-year-old North Jacksonville man was shoved out of his wheelchair Thursday afternoon and robbed in the 2900 block of Dunn Avenue. Police said the man was in his wheelchair...

Pam Bondi sends new maps to the Supreme Court

Attorney General Pam Bondi Friday sent the Legislature's newly-minted redistricting maps to the Florida Supreme Court, which has 30-days to give them a thumbs up or thumbs down....

Jewish Community Alliance presents premiere film festival

The Jewish Community Alliance’s premiere Jacksonville Jewish Film Festival will be a mix of internationally acclaimed features and documentaries, appearances by...

Do Oil and Politics Mix?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Some analysts are predicting gas prices will jump 60 cents per gallon this spring.

Consumers Complain About LBS 103rd Street Tax Service

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This tax season we have received a lot of complaints about one tax service, LBS 103rd Street tax service.

Watch: Diena Thompson speaks out

Diena Thompson, the mother of Somer Thompson who was killed by Jarred Harrell blocks from her Orange Park home speaks out a week after he was given 6 life sentences in a plea deal.

Putnam County authorities looking for missing registered sexual offender

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding Dwight S. McDaniel, who appears to have left his home. The 37-year-old Satsuma man is...

Sisters Break Silence about Child Sex Abuse

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Four sisters are breaking their silence 10 years after they endured sexual abuse as children.

Girls education conference Saturday at UNF

The Expanding Your Horizons North Florida conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the University of North Florida University Center at 12000 Alumni Drive. The...

Middle school educator named St. Johns County Teacher of the Year

Pacetti Bay Middle School Spanish teacher Emily Senko is St. Johns County’s 2011-2012 Teacher of the Year. Superintendent Joseph Joyner made the announcement Thursday night...

Valentine's Day Especialidad at Cantina Laredo

from:Jacksonville Fine Dining Examiner

Cantina Laredo is our choice for the best upscale Mexican food in Jacksonville. The great atmosphere along with excellent food and drinks explains why Cantina is typically filled...