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1. Parents File Suit Against State's Education System

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- State educators have been slapped with a lawsuit from parents, and even students.

2. Police-Involved Shooting During Drug Sting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- JSO says a suspect is recovering after being shot by an undercover officer during a drug deal.

3. Pedestrian Killed on Lem Turner Identified

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A car struck and killed a man who walked across Lem Turner near Lannie Road early Friday morning.

4. Woman Accused of Offering Sex to Get Out of Speeding Ticket

BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. -- Police say a woman from Hampton offered more than sweet talk to try to get out of a speeding ticket.

5. Stranger Offers Clay County Child a Ride Home

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- A child was offered a ride home while she was checking her mail at her apartment complex, police said; the child said the car followed her, then sped off.

6. Obese SC Man Dies after 8 Months in Home Recliner

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a severely overweight South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death.

8. Stanton College Prep Student Takes Duck to Class

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- He's a fuzzy half-pound of cuteness, and he runs the show at the Whittle household. Even the dogs are scared of Tyco.

9. Little Boy Gets Clothes His Own Size

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The little boy's reaction is priceless! An anonymous hero in our Hero Central program sends a box with football jerseys and jeans for a young Jacksonville boy, who was wearing his teenage brother's large clothes to school.

12. Two Arrested for What Was in Their Trunk

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A traffic stop landed two men in jail on drug charges.

14. Man Who Claimed Disability Spotted on TV Show

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.

15. FBI: Bank Robbery Suspect May Be Around Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The FBI is looking for a bank robbery suspect who they believe may be in our area.

17. Winter Wonderland Returns

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- Don't let those crisp autumn temperatures fool you, the Winter Wonderland is here.

18. Discouraging Florida Unemployment Numbers Released

Tallahassee, Fla. -- Florida's unemployment rate reached a new 30-year high Friday.

19. Somer Thompson's Neighborhood Still Reeling from her Death

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- It has been one month since Somer Thompson was abducted and murdered, and those who live in her neighborhood say things are much different now.