NAS Jax Air Show To Feature New "Smart" Plane
There will be dozens of aircraft taking to the sky this weekend for the 2014 NAS Jax Air Show, but none more advanced - or more expensive - than the United States Air Force’s F-22 Raptor.
View ArticleNew Monument Will Honor First Coast Vietnam Veterans
Officials in Washington DC have approved plans for a new monument to Vietnam War veterans on the First Coast to be built in Jacksonville National Cemetery.Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1046 in...
View ArticleArtificial Reefs: Build It, And They Will Come
This week, crews have been dropping 1,300 tons of broken concrete in the St. Johns River - just south of the Fuller Warren Bridge. That’s where the Coastal Conservation Commission is building two...
View ArticleCandy Apple Cafe Opens Next To Sweet Pete's In Old Seminole Club
If Candy Apple Cafe & Cocktails went by another name, it might be the "Eye Candy Cafe.""We're trying to keep with the tradition of the old Seminole Club, while also throwing in some of the fun...
View ArticleFernandina Lawmaker Adkins Wants Investigation Into Jacksonville Police and...
State Rep. Janet Adkins (R-Fernandina Beach) has asked Gov. Rick Scott for an investigation of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund.In a letter to Scott last week, Adkins asked for a review by...
View ArticleCity Rolling Out Bigger Recycling Bins
The City of Jacksonville is automating it’s curbside recycling program. That means new recycling bins for residents. "Soon, three-fourths of the city will have the new carts," said Jeff Foster,...
View ArticleFlorida State Parks Hosting New Year's Day Hikes
The Florida Park Service invites the public to start 2015 outdoors by participating in First Day Hikes.On New Year's Day, many Florida State Parks are offering free guided hikes for the public. This...
View Article"Charlie's Cafe" Opens In Hemming Park
Officials gathered in Jacksonville’s Hemming Park Monday for the unveiling of “Charlie’s Cafe,” a new lunchtime eatery named after longtime Jacksonville Congressman Charles Bennett. The cafe is a...
View ArticleJacksonville Same-Sex Couples Wed On First Day After Ban Ends
Hundreds of same-sex couples married across Florida today, the first day their unions are recognized in the state. WJCT was at the Duval County Courthouse to report on the historic day.Timm Purcell and...
View ArticleBusiness Leaders, St. Johns Riverkeeper Find Compromise On Port Deepening
Controversial plans to deepen the Jacksonville harbor could move forward after business leaders, city officials and environmentalists announced a compromise Monday.Even Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown...
View ArticleHistoric African-American Schoolhouse Moved, To Be Turned Into Museum
A historic one-room schoolhouse once used to teach the children of freed slaves is being converted into a museum in Mandarin. Workers relocated the building yesterday to the Walter Jones Historical...
View ArticleNaval Exercises Bring Increased Air Traffic
People who live near Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Whitehouse Naval Airstrip may notice increased noise in their neighborhoods over the next three weeks. The Navy is planning training exercises in...
View ArticleRep. Adkins Leads Workshop To Fix Pension Problem
State and local officials and public watchdogs gathered at Jacksonville City Hall today to see what can be done about the city’s $1.6 billion unfunded pension debt. Presenters from Florida TaxWatch and...
View ArticleMayor Brown Meets With Task Force To Boost Development In Northwest Jacksonville
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown met for the first time with his new Community Wealth Building Task Force yesterday.The 15-member team is looking for ways to boost development in Northwest Jacksonville.
View ArticleUNF Study: Warming Seas, Pesticide Runoff Stopping Coral Growth
Combinations of stress factors are stopping coral from growing in the Florida Keys according to the finding of new research led by University of North Florida Biology Professor Cliff Ross. It’s a clue...
View ArticleMAD DADS Donald Foy Receives JSO Citizen Of The Year Award
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office handed out its annual Awards Thursday. JSO Citizen of the Year Honors went to MAD DADS Jacksonville Chapter President Donald Foy.Donald Foy started MAD DADS in...
View ArticleU.S. HHS Secretary Promotes ACA At Regency Square Mall
With three weeks left in the health insurance marketplace open enrollment period, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell was in Jacksonville Friday encouraging people to sign up for...
View ArticleRepublican Primaries Tuesday For Florida House, Senate Races
Republican primaries will be held tomorrow in Northeast Florida for three spots in the state legislature.Florida political juggernaut John Thrasher stepped down from his senate seat after 30 years to...
View ArticleSupporters Rally As Bridge Blocking Protesters Appear In Court
Protesters who held up traffic on the Hart Bridge last month had their first court appearances today at the Duval County Courthouse. Supporters rallied outside, calling on State Attorney Angela Corey...
View ArticleMarissa Alexander Released From Prison Into House Arrest; Protesters Say It's...
A Jacksonville woman went home from prison yesterday after originally being sentenced to 20 years for firing a warning shot at her estranged husband. Marissa Alexander will serve two years under house...
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