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Phone call leads to drug arrest in Kingsland, Ga.

1:43 PM, May 24, 2013

KINGSLAND, Ga. -- Around 10:30 p.m. a clerk at the Green Cedar convenience store noticed a woman acting suspicious and called the Kingsland Police Department.

Ga. troopers increasing holiday weekend patrols

7:19 AM, May 24, 2013

Georgia State Troopers are planning to increase patrols during the holiday weekend to look out for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations and other offenses. 

Report: Manufacturing plant planned for Kingsland

12:22 PM, May 23, 2013

A new $3.5 million manufacturing plant is being planned for Kingsland. 

Major damage at Georgia airport, suspects sought

9:34 AM, May 23, 2013

The St. Mary's Police Department is searching for a suspect or suspects involved in damaging 21 runway lights at the St. Mary's airport.

Fox bites 2 students in Ga.

6:36 PM, May 22, 2013

Bus, train collide near Atlanta; no one hurt

8:16 AM, May 22, 2013

Authorities say a train and a public bus collided in an Atlanta suburb, causing traffic tie-ups at the start of the morning rush hour.

Georgia studying Medicaid expansion options

8:13 AM, May 22, 2013

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their programs in case an alternative emerges.

AMBER ALERT UPDATE: 1-year-old girl found

7:40 AM, May 22, 2013

 A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park has been found.

Ga. police increase enforcement patrols for summer

5:23 AM, May 21, 2013

Police in Georgia are rolling out increased enforcement patrols as part of their summer safety campaign. 

Man shoots woman while hunting squirrels

4:29 PM, May 20, 2013

SEA ISLAND, Ga. -- A man has been charged with Reckless Conduct for accidentally shooting a woman while he was shooting squirrels on Sunday morning.

Obama speaks at Morehouse graduation

4:11 PM, May 19, 2013

ATLANTA, Ga. (USA Today) -- President Obama on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College, the country's pre-eminent historically black college, there is "no time for excuses" for this generation of African-American men and that it was time for their generation to step up professionally and in their personal lives.

Jet donated by Travolta being moved to Ga. museum

10:49 AM, May 19, 2013

The military is helping move a Gulfstream jet once flown by actor John Travolta to its new home at an aviation museum in middle Georgia.

President Obama in Atlanta on Sunday

10:43 AM, May 19, 2013

There will be road closures and tight security around Atlanta University Center with President Barack Obama visiting for Morehouse College commencement and a Democratic Party fundraiser.

Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands

12:29 AM, May 18, 2013

A Georgia woman who lost both her hands and legs to a flesh-eating bacteria this past summer has been outfitted with prosthetic hands.

Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping

7:13 PM, May 17, 2013

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) -- A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class.

Meth lab discovered in Brunswick

2:27 PM, May 17, 2013

Brunswick Police Officers were called to a fight at a Player Street address in Brunswick on Thursday which led to the discovery of a meth lab.

Man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge

3:57 PM, May 16, 2013

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. -- Police arrested a man Thursday night after he was found to have two pounds of cocaine in the car he was driving.

Cartersville Police: Man sets fire to neighbor's house

2:15 PM, May 16, 2013

Police are searching for the man they say burned down a neighbor's house Wednesday morning because, as the neighbor tells 11Alive News, the man was angry that the neighbor had not mowed his lawn -- the grass was too tall.

Viral basketball video, featuring 100 ft leap

2:09 PM, May 16, 2013

The video popped up on YouTube over the weekend showing a remarkable stunt: A young man attached to a bungee cord leaps from a 100 foot tower. As he free-falls, he hurls a basketball toward a goal set up on the ground.

Skydiving accident kills man in Palatka

PALATKA, Fla. -- A 73-year-old died in a skydiving accident in Palatka Saturday afternoon.

10:39 PM, May 25, 2013

Man who killed longest python gets its snakeskin

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (AP) - The South Florida man who caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever found in Florida gets to keep the snakeskin.

4:32 PM, May 25, 2013

Jacksonville man arrested for letting 13-year-old drive, resulting in hit-and-run

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An investigation revealed a 13-year-old child was behind the wheel during a hit-and-run near Arlington Middle School Monday. The man who allowed the young girl drive was arrested on Tuesday.

9:46 PM, May 14, 2013

2 killed, 100+ rescued in San Antonio floods

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Officials say about 60 people have been rescued from their San Antonio-area homes as floodwaters continue to rise.


5:47 PM, May 25, 2013

Police: Child left in car in Jacksonville, grandparents charged with neglect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The grandparents of a nine-month-old child were arrested Friday after the child was pulled out of a car parked at a Winn-Dixie on Argyle Forest Boulevard.

10:37 PM, May 24, 2013

Duval County Public Schools Superintendent to present to state House committee

There are multiple pathways to obtain a high school diploma. That's the idea that Duval County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti wants to present to the Florida House K-12 Education Committee in Tallahassee on Wednesday.

3:55 PM, Feb 18, 2013

St. Augustine woman dies after a fatal crash on I-95 SB

A St. Augustine woman is dead after being involved in a fatal crash that occurred early Saturday morning.

11:14 PM, May 25, 2013

Ken Amaro

Ken Amaro began working at First Coast News (then known as 12 News) in October 1979, where he covered several beats including Education, City Council and the Military.

3:54 PM, Jun 8, 2012

Prayers poured out for Ben Bowersox at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville

 Since First Coast News first aired the story of 5-year-old Ben Bowersox, prayers for him and his family have poured in.

4:30 PM, May 12, 2013

Check It Out

Jacksonville 2013 Jazz Festival

Dash cam images of woman's tasing

Full moon over Ponte Vedra Beach (Diana Fox/First Coast News)

Moon over the First Coast

Musician Bob Dylan is seen with the Presidential Medal of Freedom after he was presented with the medal by US President Barack Obama during a ceremony May 29, 2012 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The award is the countrys highest civilian honor. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)

Happy 72nd birthday, Bob Dylan

FCN weather team behind the scenes

JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

Text Messaging Thermometer

Motorcycle driver clipped in crash on JTB

Photo sent in by Gilbert Yrigollen.

NASA Parts traveling to Clay County

Graduates applaud as US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address during the US Naval Academy graduation ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on May 24, 2013 in Annapolis, Maryland. Obama spoke about sexual abuse cases in the armed forces. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama addresses graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy

Willie Ray Heath - Charged with selling  methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, possession of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, maintaining a drug dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bond: $29528.00

9 arrested in Putnam County meth lab bust

A man reflects May 23 at a makeshift memorial dedicated to a British soldier murdered a day earlier outside Woolwich Barracks in London.  Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

May 2013 in pictures

Amanda Bynes (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Amanda Bynes, then and now in pictures

MT. VERNON, WASHINGTON - MAY 23: A boat cruises past the scene of a bridge collapse on Interstate 5 on May 23, 2013 near Mt. Vernon, Washington. 1-5 connects Seattle, Washington to Vancouver, B.C., Canada. No deaths have been reported, and three people were taken to hospitals with injuries. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Photos from the I-5 bridge in Washington collapse

Woman has life-threatening injuries in 1-car crash

Your Pictures of our Heroes - A Memorial Day Tribute

Past Zimmerman Discovery Photos

Ben Bowersox update, 5/22/13

Storm moving in Nassau County on Saturday (Submitted by Alison McGrath)

First Coast severe weather

Photo courteous of Linda Denney

Dancing with the Stars Winner

Our 'HERO NEXT DOOR STUDENTS' $5,000 scholarship winner

Jessica Clark/First Coast News

El Galeon arrives in St. Augustine

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)

Photos of the Oklahoma tornado damage

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)

Celebrity birthdays for May 19, 2013

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

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

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Plenty of pink at THE PLAYERS final round

Cush getting ready for a live shot with Chris Porter. 5/7/13

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Marching to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

Ben Bowersox in hyperbaric chamber

Enormous fire destroys potato plant in Hastings

Reporter Kaitlyn Ross (right) and her mom (center) and sister.

FCN moms photo gallery

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