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Are You Keeping Your New Year's Resolution?

3:44 PM, Jan 9, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It is 2012 and you have decided that this is the year you will drop those extra pounds and get into shape. 

Consumers Warned about Retirement Fees

11:58 AM, Jan 9, 2012

Rarely is anything ever said about "investment expenses", those fees and commissions brokerage firms charge every time you trade, and sometimes when you don't.

Forecast: 2012 Worst Year for Gas Prices

2:43 PM, Jan 6, 2012

To the dismay of drivers across the country, 2011 went down in the record books as having  the most expensive gasoline average ever, $3.513 for the year, 72 cents per gallon higher than 2010's yearly average, according to GasBuddy.

New Procedure Promises to Get Rid of 'Turkey Neck' without Surgery

5:55 PM, Jan 5, 2012

Flabby, saggy skin under your neck is one of the signs of aging. But now new treatments can solve the problem without major surgery.

'Hacktivists' Targeting Mobile Devices

10:30 AM, Jan 4, 2012

Computer security giant McAfee recently came out with a list of threat predictions for the new year, and it's not pretty.

A Drop-Down Way to Bargain Hunt Online

12:21 PM, Dec 30, 2011

A young entrepreneur thinks he's found a better way to find some of the best deals online.

Facebook Launches Suicide Prevention Program

10:57 AM, Dec 28, 2011

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help.

New Year's Resolutions: How to Hit the Ground Running

7:00 PM, Dec 27, 2011

Exercising with others builds a support network, she says, which helps if your resolve dips.

Higher Electric Bills Zap Households

12:20 PM, Dec 20, 2011

Electric bills nationally have skyrocketed in the past five years, a sharp reversal from a quarter-century ago when Americans enjoyed stable power bills even as they used more electricity.

New GPS Device Allows You to Track People

11:20 AM, Dec 19, 2011

There's a new device that lets you be James Bond called DetectiGo.

Court Battle: Who Owns Your Genes?

4:26 PM, Nov 28, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- They make us who we are - the story of our heredity. Genes, 25,000 of them, populate our bodies and now theya re the subject of a war in the courts.

Carts Made on First Coast Help Disabled Worldwide

11:35 PM, Nov 23, 2011

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- PET stands for Personal Energy Transportation. Volunteers make the PET carts and they change people's lives around the world.

Driving People Out of Business?

1:05 PM, Nov 23, 2011

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is entangled in a lawsuit with a local businessman.

Ken Underwood has had an exclusive contract to publish the Florida Official Driver's Handbook for the past five years, and some small business owners claim it's driving them out of business.

Finally Free: Teen Chained to Ground Speaks Out for First Time

12:51 PM, Nov 23, 2011

GLEN ST. MARY, Fla. -- Allegedly chained to the ground of his Uncle's mobile home for three months, Brandon Howell decided to speak out against the abuse.

Enjoy Thanksgiving Without Regrets

9:54 AM, Nov 23, 2011

Have you been sticking with your diet this year?  Don't want to blow it tomorrow at the Thanksgiving table?  Here's a how you can prep yourself so you can enjoy your turkey and eat it too.

Ken's Top Ten Ways of Living Lean

11:26 PM, Nov 22, 2011

Here are top 10 ways to stretch a dollar, from Clark Howard, who has just written a book of 250 tips on living large in lean times.

Saving Grace: Ex-Prostitute Starts Organization to Helps Others

5:15 PM, Nov 22, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For Jan Miller and Kathleen McDaniel it's nothing out of the ordinary to spend their Saturdays drivng down Phillips Highway looking for prostitutes to save from that life.

Court Papers Reveal How Jarred Harrell Lured Somer Thompson

Newly Released Court Papers Reveal How Jared Harrell Lured Somer Thompason In

11:53 PM, Feb 3, 2012

McDonald's Drops Use of Gooey Ammonia-Based 'Pink Slime' in Hamburger Meat

McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide - an ingredient in fertilizers, household cleaners and some roll-your-own explosives -  in its hamburger meat.

1:11 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Anonymous Source Confirms Somer Thompson Accused Killer Jarred Harrell Set to Plead Guilty

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- An anonymous source has confirmed to First Coast News that Jarred Harrell is set to plead guilty in a pretrial hearing Friday, February 3rd, in Green Cove Springs.

12:45 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Jarred Harrell Guilty in Murder of Somer Thompson

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The man accused of killing a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill is scheduled for a court appearance Friday and a court spokeswoman says there's potential for a "significant development" in the case.

5:16 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Air Force to Cut 10,000 Airmen, Shift Aircraft

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force says it will cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.

11:59 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Ken's Top 10 Places to Buy Lunch for $7 or less

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- I don't know if you've ever done it: Sit down and count the cost of going out to lunch five days a week, but it adds up.

7:50 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Police Find Missing First-Grader at Relative's Home

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police are reporting that a first-grade student who disappeared from Loretto Road Elementary School this afternoon was found with a friend, according to Duval County Public Schools spokesperson Jill Johnson.

7:39 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Tipster in Somer Thompson Case Speaks Out

Thousands of tips poured in after Somer Thompson disappeared, but it was just one that set justice in motion.

Now the family that came forward in 2009 is speaking out about their experience.

12:30 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Tony Nelson Sentenced in Federal Court

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former Jacksonville Port leader Tony Nelson was sentenced to 40 months in prison today in a federal court.

4:42 PM, Feb 3, 2012

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