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City and Jaguars agree on $63 million makeover for EverBank Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jaguars and city of Jacksonville have agreed on $63 million in facility improvements at EverBank Field. Read More..
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos" has died in Italy. Read More..
Former Florida Gator questioned by investigators in a murder
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A former Florida Gator is being questioned in a murder investigation Wednesday morning. Read More..
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MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- To neighbors he was known as a good man, but the rest of the world knew him as a country music star. Read More..
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Missing kids a growing problem at the beach
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.-- This time of year, kids frequently wander off at the beach. The problem is forcing lifeguards to do double duty. Read More..
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- On Tuesday, the American Medical Association voted to make obesity a disease. Read More..
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Tropical Storm Barry forms near Mexico's Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed near Mexico's Gulf Coast. Read More..
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Family 99 percent certain body found is of missing swimmer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It has been four days since Quinton Harris, 30, disappeared under the water at Huguenot Memorial Park. And there is still no confirmation from JSO the body that washed ashore Monday on Little Talbot Island belongs to him. Read More..
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Report card day for schools superintendent
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- School Board reviews of Dr. Nikolai Vitti's performance are due tomorrow. Read More..
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Jacksonville Beach reveals plans for July 4 celebration
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is working on safety plans for the Stars and Stripes at the Sea Walk July 4th Celebration. There will be numerous law enforcement agencies on hand. Read More..
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Health Department: Human threat rises after horse contract contagious illness
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Fla. man indicted first-degree murder counts
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted an Ocala man on first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three men over a video prank. Read More..
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HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
ATLANTA (AP) — Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half. Read More..
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Florida man convicted of setting his girlfriend on fire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It took six jurors less than 45 minutes to convict Roosevelt Mondesir of attempted first-degree murder and domestic aggravated battery charges for setting his ex-girlfriend on fire last year at a Boynton Beach gas station. Read More..
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Local Bill Engvall comedy show canceled
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Saturday's Bill Engvall comedy show at The Florida Theatre has been canceled. Read More..
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JSO offering cash for unwanted guns
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is offering $50 cash for your unwanted firearms. The purpose of the gun buyback event is to give gun owners who no longer want their weapon a safe way to turn it over to law enforcement. Read More..
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Local lawn care guy learned tricks to beat the heat
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Adam Karczewski works long hours making sure local yards stay pristine. And he says he keeps plenty of water on hand on the hot days of summer. Read More..
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Bass fishing tournament organized in honor of Det. David White
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- There will be a bass fishing tournament to help raise money for scholarships to the Police Academy in the memory of Detective David White. Read More..
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Country singer Slim Whitman dies at OPMC
ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars Attacks!," died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90. Read More..
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Mass. governor: I got drunk after marathon manhunt

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says he went to his rural home the day after the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect was captured and got "quite drunk" alone at a restaurant.

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Two empty seats at Wolfson High graduation ceremony

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A happy moment for hundreds of students was a heartwrenching one for two local families.

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Suspect in illegal gambling investigation retires from JSO, collects pension

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former FOP Vice President Robbie Freitas has since retired from JSO and is currently collecting his pension.

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- A judge has set a tentative trial date for two teenagers facing charges in the killing of a baby near the Georgia coast.

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