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Jacksonville being considered for permanent home of National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville is being considered as a potential permanent home for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, according to the organization’s founder. LaMont “ShowBoat” Robinson, the founder, said the organization has inducted over 300 artists and contributors, including Aretha Franklin, James Brown
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You Thought Irma Was Bad News

The worst and most active month for Atlantic hurricanes is September, with the peak occurring around Sept. 10 – and that was indeed the case in 1964 and again in 2017. At approximately 12:20 a.m. on Sept. 10, 1964, Hurricane Dora made landfall in Jacksonville with a 50-mile-wide eyewall and a recorded 125 miles per hou
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Clay County health alert: Blue-green algae found at Middleburg Boat Ramp

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Clay County (DOH-Clay) is warning the public about the presence of blue-green algae detected at Black Creek-Middleburg Boat Ramp on Aug. 19. Water sample testing is underway, and while toxins have not yet been confirmed, health officials say residents and visitors
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5 Jacksonville-area restaurants open, 7 permanently close in August

August saw the opening of a Michelin-recognized restaurant on the Northbank of the downtown riverfront. Meanwhile, another St. Johns Town Center restaurant closed abruptly — erasing a seafood chain's footprint in Jacksonville. A landmark Five Points pizzeria also shut its doors suddenly. Two Jacksonville locations of a
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Florida Woman Bit Law Enforcement Officer

A Florida woman bit a law enforcement officer, and she was sentenced for her crime. The post Florida Woman Bit Law Enforcement Officer appeared first on West Orlando News .
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‘Trapped in a rolling prison’: 2 women abused kids in tractor-trailer for 6 years,...

The investigation revealed that two girls disclosed years of sexual abuse by Stewart.
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Crash closes Intracoastal Waterway Wonderwood Bridge

A crash Tuesday morning has shutdown all eastbound lanes of the ICW Wonderwood Bridge.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Disabled veteran still waiting for arrest after hit-and-run at his home

A disabled Jacksonville homeowner says he is still searching for answers one month after a car slammed into his house and left significant damage that has made part of his home inaccessible.
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Florida Order Shuts Down Flock License Plate Cameras Across Northeast Florida as Sheriffs Remove...

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Police agencies across Northeast Florida are ending their use of Flock license plate readers after the state moved to block the technology. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said Monday that the cameras had been “an enormously valuable investigative tool,” but that he would discontinue the program bec
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Traffic Alert: 2 lanes on San Jose Blvd. closed as JEA fixes water leak...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two lanes on San Jose Boulevard are closed as JEA crews fix a water leak that’s north of Mandarin Road, the agency said. Crews have been investigating the source of the leak since Sunday night. Drivers should expect lane shifts and closures between Mandarin Road and Old River Road. JEA said it does

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