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Football Star Sidelined After Alcohol-Related Incident 
ORANGE PARK, FL -- Four students were suspended from Middleburg High School last night after they were caught with alcohol on campus, including a star football player who won't be allowed to be return next year.  
 
Drivers Offended By "Whites Only" Signs 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In with signs for used cars and yard sales, morning commuters on the Southside this also saw a much different message.
 
 
A Bit Drier & Not As Warm 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Showers and T-storms moving through Friday. 
 
Bridge of Lions Restoration Work On Schedule 
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- If you look out onto the Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, you'll see the tall temporary bridge. Much of the historic Bridge of Lions is gone.  
 
City's New Stimulus Plan will Help You Get Around Town 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- It's a stimulus plan that the city thinks will get the economy moving -- and get you moving around Jacksonville a whole lot better, too.  
 
Slim Whitman a "Living Legend" on the First Coast 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A  living legend on the First Coast has been living among us for more than 50 years, and we have to stress the word "living."  
 
Rats Infest the Duval County Courthouse 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Duval County Courthouse is dealing with an infestation of rats. 
 
Arlington Country Day School Taking Calls from Concerned Parents after Pay Discrepancy 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Concerns about teachers not being paid and the school's future has concerned parents directing questions to the front office of Arlington Country Day School.  
 
First Image Released of Handmade Weapon from Jail Attack 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For the first time, we're able to see the handmade knife that police say an inmate used to attack a corrections officer inside the Duval County Jail.  
 
New Youth Center Opens on the First Coast 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- With some help from a former tennis star, kids on the First Coast now have a new youth center. 
 
Florida Residents Could Face Additional Insurance Surcharge 
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Florida residents could soon be faced with increased surcharges on their home, auto and other insurance policies because the state's catastrophe fund needs more money to pay claims from past hurricanes. 
 
Teen Murder Suspect Appears in Court 
PUTNAM COUNTY, FL -- A teenager accused of murder is back in Putnam County.  
 
Love Motorcycles? Come See The Ride Into History on Saturday! 
JACKSONVILLE, FL --  Tomorrow is Biker Heaven! Riding Into History drew 3,000 people last year.  
 
Court Orders More Records Released in Lawsuit Involving local Greek Orthodox Priest  
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Father's Day cards are now part of the mounting legal paperwork in a lawsuit involving a former local Greek Orthodox priest and a teenage boy.

 
 
Trash or Treasure: Finding Deals at Yard Sales 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Finding trash or treasure hidden on the First Coast. Local appraisers give their tips for finding real value at yard sales. 
 
Child Care Center to be Shut Down after Field Trip Fiasco 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In an exclusive interview, the director of the child care center behind a field trip fisaco defended her staff, even as the state drew up plans to shut her center down.  
 
Allstate Back in Business  
TALLAHASEE, FL -- Good news for Allstate: they can write new insurance policies in the state of Florida, as of Friday afternoon.

 
 
Trash or Treasure: Values Revealed 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Many First Coast News viewers responded to our call to send in pictures of their collectibles to see if they were trash or treasure. We found treasures valuing about $63,000. 
 
Missing Boy Found Safe in Palatka 
PALATKA, FL -- A brief scare for a family in East Palatka is over. 
 
Atlantic Beach Woman Named America's Next Top Model 
MIAMI (AP) -- An Atlantic Beach, Fla. resident has been crowned as the winner of "America's Next Top Model."
 
 
Burglary Team Wanted in Clay County 
ORANGE PARK, FL -- The Clay County Sheriff's office is looking for man and woman burglary team suspected in a series of breakins.  
 
Surveillance Snapshots of Store Clerk's Killer Released 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The gunman wore distinctive clothing:  a camouflage jacket and black and white sneakers.  Police hope the clues lead investigators to a killer.
 
 
The Cheap Book Gives Us Ways To Save 
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- While looking for some ways to save a little green, we met two ladies who've turned penny pinching, into an art form.    
 
Missing Teen Found 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A First Coast teen has been found. Police say 17-year-old Kiara Washington's family reported her missing Friday morning.  
 
Cause of Springfield Fire Can't Be Determined 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Investigators won't be able to determine what caused a fire at a Springfield house earlier this week.  
 

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