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New courthouse fails fire suppression test

8:03 PM, May 23, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The new Duval County Courthouse has failed a fire suppression test, according to Martin Senterfitt, chief of the emergency preparedness division.

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Parents skeptical of FAMU hazing probe statements

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died during a hazing ritual say they are having a hard time believing other band members' statements to detectives that Robert Champion volunteered to be hazed.

10:49 PM, May 23, 2012

Changes for Palatka's Blue Crab Festival

The new layout of the Blue Crab Festival is expected to open up it up, allowing people to access and see the St. Johns River better.

6:42 PM, May 23, 2012

FWC: Leave bears looking for new habitats in St. Johns alone

ST. JOHNS, Fla. -- Steve Bielicki woke up to quite a surprise this morning when he was greeted by a black bear in his pool enclosure.

8:16 PM, May 23, 2012

USF searches for unmarked graves at Dozier School for Boys

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Roger Kiser, a Brunswick, Ga. resident, describes himself as a survivor of the Dozier School for Boys. The Marianna facility was closed in 2008, but when Kiser learned that a University of South Florida team is attempting to document the history of the cemetery, they became excited.

6:26 PM, May 23, 2012

Private meeting held Wednesday about Duval courthouse fire system issues

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We are learning new information that the new courthouse may not be ready to open Tuesday because of problems with the fire and smoke systems.

7:13 PM, May 23, 2012

Jacksonville, Florida Weather Forecast

Jacksonville, Florida--- Most of us see partly cloudy skies today but from St. Augustine to Gainesville and Palatka the rain chance is 20 to 30%. Highs today upper 80s.  A few showers may pop up Sunday, the next best rain chances could start Monday and Tuesday.

4:07 AM, May 24, 2012

New Duval courthouse fails fire suppression test

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The new Duval County Courthouse has failed a fire suppression test, according to Martin Senterfitt, chief of the emergency preparedness division.

7:03 PM, May 23, 2012

United drops early boarding for children

Just in time for summer vacation, families with small children traveling on United Airlines will no longer be able to board early.

6:55 AM, May 23, 2012

Jacksonville woman is Virgin Galactic accredited space agent

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sure, Suzanne Perritt can handle your terrestrial family vacation but, if you're interested in something less grounded, she's really good at that too.

6:38 PM, May 23, 2012

Kindergartner brings 89 grams of pot in backpack to school

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Both parents and St. Petersburg Police are asking a big question of a local dad: what in the world were you thinking?

9:55 AM, May 23, 2012

6th-grader's Marine Corps shirt too much for school

School administrators told a Mississippi sixth-grader whose grunt brother is deployed to Afghanistan to turn his shirt inside-out because they were offended by its depiction of an anatomically correct U.S. Marine Corps bulldog.

11:20 AM, May 23, 2012

Florida Lottery giving away free gas for life

The Florida Lottery offers a new promotion awarding a grand prize of gas for life.

 

5:30 PM, May 23, 2012

Ponte Vedra based Survival Straps has Team USA ties

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. -- The Ponte Vedra Beach based business called Survival Straps has been approved to outfit Team USA in the London Summer Olympics.

7:36 AM, May 23, 2012

Police arrest man in Palm Coast for defacing political signs

PALM COAST, Fla. -- The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 65-year-old man after they say he vandalized political signs.

1:21 PM, May 23, 2012

Defendant says FAMU drum major wanted to be hazed

(CNN) -- A Florida A&M University drum major who died after enduring a school hazing ritual aboard a bus had asked to be hazed in an effort to earn respect, a criminal defendant said in court documents released Wednesday.

5:08 PM, May 23, 2012

Undercover operation nabs serial exposer in Clay

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. -- The Clay County Sheriff's Office used an undercover jogger to help them arrest a man they say repeatedly exposed himself.

1:48 PM, May 22, 2012

Donna Summer's funeral to be private ceremony

Donna Summer's funeral is scheduled for today at a church in Nashville, Tenn., reports TMZ, but it will not be open to the public.

1:40 PM, May 23, 2012

Overnight air traffic control center power outage not affecting JIA flights

HILLIARD, Fla. -- A power failure occurred overnight at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to reduce impact on Southeast flights.

10:42 AM, May 22, 2012

Report: 4 witnesses revised accounts in Trayvon Martin case

SANFORD, Fla. -- Four key witnesses in the Trayvon Martin case changed their initial accounts of what they saw or heard the night he was killed by George Zimmerman, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting.

7:11 AM, May 23, 2012

Owner: Rescued horses shot with BB gun

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Clay County woman believes someone is using her horses for target practice.

10:14 PM, May 23, 2012
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