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12 Who Care 2009: Lowell "Mac" McCampbell

5:13 PM, Sep 28, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Mac McCampbell is on his Friday mail run. He's been walking the halls of St. Vincent's Medical Center for twenty-two years. Mac does more than deliver the mail.  He does something for patients that can be hard to come by in a hospital.

12 Who Care 2009: Stanley Lofton

5:28 PM, Sep 24, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The music that fills this small crowded room is one man's devotion to children.  Stanley Lofton even beats the sun out of bed to get here every morning.

12 Who Care 2009: Joanne Hickox

6:40 PM, Sep 23, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Right on schedule a bus arrives carrying senior citizens ready to help those in need. The driver is Joanne Hickox.  She learned to drive this large twenty-six passenger bus so she could pick up and transport seniors to their daily mission trips.

12 Who Care 2009: Peggy Gachet

3:45 PM, Sep 23, 2009

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- Peggy Gachet is having as much fun as the kids.  They are all learning a lesson. Gachet has been involved in her community for years.  She is caring, yet so humble about her work.

12 Who Care 2009: Officer Larry Shuford

6:12 PM, Sep 21, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Larry Shuford says "You just cook from your heart, and that's the best way to live."

12 Who Care: Betty Smith

6:14 PM, Sep 22, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- She's 84 and retired. But Betty Smith refuses to get caught in a rocking chair. Her endless volunteering is what made her one of 12 Who Care.

12 Who Care 2008: Mary Warner

6:07 PM, Sep 16, 2008

By Angela Spears

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Mary Warner, a 12 Who Care Winner, works with many girls. She makes sure they have basic necessities to help them with their self esteem.

12 Who Care 2008: Bertram Enell Way

4:20 PM, Sep 16, 2008

Bert Way has ministered to children for 27 years through the Episcopal Diocese of Florida.

12 Who Care: Leslie Allen

4:27 AM, Sep 10, 2008

Jacksonville, fl -- Head... Heart... Hands.. and Health... they are the four H's. 4-H is a club for girls and boys, with more than 100-years of tradition.. a chance for personal growth, and empowerment. Leslie Allen has been a part of it for nearly a third of its history.

12 Who Care: Bob Mayrand

7:07 PM, Sep 1, 2008

ORANGE PARK, FL -- Vietnam War veteran Bob Mayrand helps the mentally ill get back on their feet in Orange Park.

12 Who Care: Deputy Joe Bowen

8:50 PM, Aug 27, 2008

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL --  Sheriff's Deputy Joe Bowen has delivered 28,000 stuffed animals to those who need a smile.  That's why he's one of our 12 Who Care.

12 Who Care 2008: Teresa Gilleo

7:38 PM, Jul 29, 2008

A Jacksonville resident for over 50 years, Teresa Gilleo has served the American Legion through the American Legion Auxiliary for 35 years.

12 Who Care 2008: Charles Maurer

12:37 PM, Jul 25, 2008

"Mr. Bill" mentors at-risk youth in the State Attorney's "Jailed Juvenile Mentor Program"--juvenile offenders incarcerated as adults for serious criminal offenses.

12 Who Care 2008: Valarie Hammonds

9:02 AM, Jul 16, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Valarie Hammonds makes time to volunteer, despite all the challenges facing her life.  "I wish there was more I could do," she tells me.  Her calling: helping the homeless.

12 Who Care 2008: Donya Tucker

9:01 AM, Jul 16, 2008

Donya Tucker calls her motives selfish.  Her colleagues at the Women's Center have a different description.

12 Who Care 2008: Letha McAlister

1:50 PM, Jul 14, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Each day thousands of people on the First Coast are helped by Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Volunteers give their time to help those suffering a life threatening illness and extend that support to friends and family.

12 Who Care 2008: Gus Egerer

1:50 PM, Jul 14, 2008

By Jeannie Blaylock

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- So, who's right? Gus Egerer says the folks at Cerebral Palsy of Northeast Florida (now New Heights of Northeast Florida) are his heroes. They call Gus their hero.

12 Who Care 2008 (August): Joe Bowen

7:07 PM, Dec 14, 2007

It's not often that "warm and cuddly" are words used with law enforcement, but Deputy Joe Bowen has been making sick kids and adults feel that way for years.

12 Who Care 2008 (September): Bob Mayrand

7:06 PM, Dec 14, 2007

Bob Mayrand was living the American dream when he lost his wife and job due to Bipolar/Manic Depression.

12 Who Care 2008 (September): Betty Smith

7:06 PM, Dec 14, 2007

"If a person is in need and calls me, I will be there," is a commitment that Betty Smith has kept faithfully for over 18 years.

12 Who Care 2007: Susan Dubow

1:32 PM, Sep 12, 2007

By Donna Hicken
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Coming back home to the First Coast to raise her daughter gave Susan Dubow an opportunity to help critically ill children.

12 Who Care 2007: Walter Hill

1:31 PM, Sep 12, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Sometimes you get help in the most unlikely places. For Walter Hill, his search for support turned into him lending a helping hand to transplant patients at St. Luke's Hospital.

Girl, 18, faces prison over sex with girl, 14

The case started in February, but has since garnered national attention for what some media portray as a gay rights issue.

4:32 AM, May 21, 2013

75-year-old man Gustafo Loli may have been found

The extensive search for missing 75-year-oldGustafo Loli is now over.

10:54 AM, May 21, 2013

First Coast couple faces roadblocks in adopting baby from South Carolina

Hours in travel, thousands in legal fees, and all the heartache one family can handle. A First Coast couple trying to adopt a child from South Carolina say they feel like their baby has been taken from them by the system.

10:41 PM, May 20, 2013

18-foot-8-inch python caught in South Florida

Wildlife officials say a Burmese python nearly 19 feet long has been captured in South Florida. 

4:48 AM, May 21, 2013

Two Baker County teens ejected, seriously injured in ATV crash

Two teens ejected from an ATV Monday evening suffered serious injuries.

10:36 AM, May 21, 2013

Pet Food Stamps, Jacksonville Pet Food Bank available to help feed your pet

JACKSONVILLE,Fla. -- Nika Williams, 24, earns less than $15,000 a year, and loves her pets. Williams said given her small income, the decision of when to buy pet food for her four pets gets difficult.

7:01 PM, May 20, 2013

20 children among the dead in Oklahoma

More than 120 people were being treated at hospitals, including about 50 children

3:31 AM, May 21, 2013

Man pleads guilty to slitting Bear's fan's throat

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The man accused of killing a Chicago Bears fan at the Jacksonville Landing last October pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday morning.

11:37 AM, May 21, 2013

Traffic stop leads to recovery of $8,200 in stolen items

A routine traffic stop lead to the recovery of over $8,000 in stolen property.

1:09 PM, May 21, 2013

Tonight at 6 and 11p.m.: Ben Bowersox and the hyperbaric chamber

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Last week First Coast News covered a story about a five-year-old boy spending time in a hyperbaric chamber to keep his fingers alive.

9:41 AM, May 21, 2013

Check It Out

People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

SLIDESHOW: Oklahoma Tornado Damage

JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

Musician Ray Manzarek performs at the Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, Tribute to Motley Crue at the House of Blues Sunset Blvd on August 18, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. Manzarek died May 20, 2013 (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Celebrities who have died in 2013

JAIME RENEE KENNEDY, 27 - Charged with Driving while License Suspended/Revoked

Putnam County Sheriff's Office street crimes bust nets 12

Jim Lehrer, of the PBS Newshour, speaks to the audience before moderating the first presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Denver ,Colorado on October 3, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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First Coast players hoping to win Powerball's $600 million

1. (1) Taylor Swift; $1,766,850; $81.34. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)

Top 20 Concert Tours by avg. box office gross

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Polk County Sheriff's Department arrests 92

Flagler Hospital given 'all clear' by bomb squad

RICHARD BROOKS ADAMS - Charged with possession of marijuana

Putnam County probation compliance checks bust 14

Photo courteous of Jessica Clark

St. Johns County Law Enforcement Memorial

Photo courtesy of Michael Heeder

Fire at a Bradford County Corrections Facility

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