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Cabbage Patch Kids wigs for babies go viral

9:30 AM, Jun 19, 2013

A Georgia mom-to-be has a viral hit on her hands thanks to her crocheting skills and a fondness for Cabbage Patch Kids - the dimpled dolls that sparked a craze in the 1980s.

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World's last telegram to be sent next month

4:30 PM, Jun 15, 2013

We're not sure if it's more surprising to learn that the last telegram in the world will be sent next month ... or that people are still sending telegrams somewhere. They are, though: 5,000 telegrams are still sent every day in India.

Whole Foods revises wording of English-only policy

11:56 AM, Jun 15, 2013

Whole Foods has a whole new language policy for its employees.

91-year-old Ariz. man breaks weightlifting record

12:01 PM, Jun 14, 2013

The 91-year-old weightlifting champ from Surprise, Ariz., stepped up to the firetruck-red bench at the front of the room. With a light push, Perlis rolled onto his back, reached for the metal bar above his head and hoisted the 187.2-pound weight over his chest.

Grandma stops intruder with a single shot

9:44 AM, Jun 14, 2013

Fight or flight? You never know what you will do in a dangerous situation until you're in it.

Team frees frogs in bid to save most-endangered amphibian

8:48 PM, Jun 13, 2013

Dozens of frogs hopped from plastic containers into a mountain creek on Wednesday as researchers began a reintroduction effort that they hope can save the most endangered amphibian in California.

Rare kitten born with two faces

3:49 PM, Jun 13, 2013

A rare two-headed kitten named "Deucy" was born in Amity, Ore., on Tuesday.

Florida deputies remove Doritos bag from deer head

1:28 PM, Jun 13, 2013

Florida deputies spotted an endangered Key Deer with a bag of Doritos over its head early Sunday.

Dead pigs pollute Florida beach

1:17 PM, Jun 13, 2013

Hair, hooves, bones, and intestines found.

Stepson 'highly embarrassed' of stepdad's eight-month erection

3:43 PM, Jun 12, 2013

The wife and stepson of a man who experienced an eight-month erection after his penile implant malfunctioned testified at his medical malpractice trial today that his unusual condition affected the entire family.

Powder found in cars on Westside not harmful

2:52 PM, Jun 12, 2013

A suspicious white powder found in vehicles at Virginian Arms Apartments brought out the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office bomb squad and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Wednesday afternoon.

Pregnant Boys: Shocking Ads Target Teen Pregnancy

11:13 AM, Jun 12, 2013

A provocative new ad campaign in Chicago, a city that has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country, is garnering a lot of attention with its shocking images of teenage boys pregnant.

Arrested 396 times?

10:40 AM, Jun 12, 2013

An Uptown woman who has been arrested 396 times meekly offered her gratitude and apologies to a Cook County judge Monday as she took a plea deal that will send her to a mental health and substance abuse treatment program.

Woman finds razor blade in Burger King cheeseburger

8:28 AM, Jun 12, 2013

A northern California woman bit into her Burger King hamburger and found a razor blade.

Nude teen missing in Washington woods

6:26 AM, Jun 12, 2013

Rescuers continue to search for a missing 19-year-old woman who disappeared from a campsite after she went into the woods on a "spiritual quest" wearing only a fanny pack.

'Vampire' mosquitoes set to haunt Florida

9:06 PM, Jun 11, 2013

Brace yourself Florida, there is a "vampire" in your midst -- and this one is not afraid of the sun. 

Doughnuts gone wild for summer

11:45 AM, Jun 11, 2013

Some familiar brands are turning doughnuts into sloppy Joes, bacon and egg sandwiches and even pancake breakfasts this summer.

Weird food combinations, are they delicious or a disaster?

11:44 AM, Jun 11, 2013

Items on the menu are becoming more adventurous. Many restaurants are trying out new pairings; check out photos of these items you may find on a menu.

Singer Ciara gets served legal papers in middle of concert

7:42 AM, Jun 11, 2013

The singer, who was headlining the 2013 Los Angeles Gay Pride Festival, was in the middle of performing her hit song "Body Party" when an audience member made it to the front of the stage and placed legal papers into her hand.

Pay-to-use restrooms at Zimmerman trial

8:09 PM, Jun 10, 2013

SANFORD, Fla. -- No money, no restroom.

Police find baby in car, mom inside Ocala bar

2:37 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Police say a 22-year-old woman left her month-old baby in a car while she went inside an Ocala bar.

Special glue halts bleeding in Kansas baby's brain

12:51 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Doctors at the University of Kansas Hospital have saved an infant with a rare, life-threatening condition by using surgical superglue.

Fishermen feared for lives after shark jumped in

9:02 AM, Jun 10, 2013

Two were shark fishing 2½ hours east of Manasquan Inlet on Tuesday when the shark leaped out of the water and landed in the bow of their boat.

Country singer Slim Whitman, 90, dies overnight

A famous Florida native and singer has died overnight.

3:43 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Wounded warrior gets back a piece of armor that saved his life

A local veteran has something very special to add to the mantle in his home.  A piece of body armor that saved his life during an IED attack in Iraq in 2007, day he calls his "Alive Day".

5:50 PM, Jun 12, 2013

JSO homicide responds to undetermined death at UF Health

Homicide detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville early Wednesday morning.

7:57 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Pills, pot and cash found during Camden County traffic stop

A traffic stop on Interstate 95 led to the recovery of pills, marijuana and cash.

6:21 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Building Up and Out in $20M Skyway Expansion

Above the busy streets of Downtown Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's Skyway is marketed as a convenient commute for downtown patrons. Now the transit system that is constantly under scrutiny is putting together a $20 million expansion.

11:21 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Escaped inmate being looked for by Volusia County Sheriff's Office

A prison inmate who did not return to the work release program in Daytona Beach, Florida, Saturday, is being looked for by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, according to a VCSO press release.

7:16 AM, Jun 19, 2013

NBC's 'The Voice' crowns a Season 4 winner

Danielle Bradbery is The Voice.

10:25 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Jacksonville, Florida weather forecast

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-- Tropical Depression 2 is almost Barry with 35 mph winds.  The storm is moving toward central Mexico.  We have rain coming our way from another source.

12:30 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Aaron Hernandez questioned, home searched in possible homicide probe

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had his home searched and he is being questioned by police in connection with a possible homicide in North Attleboro, Mass., according to reports by SI.com, ABC News and a local newspaper.

9:19 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Victim identified in fatal wrong way crash on I-295

An early morning crash involving a bus and a 2001 Honda Civic shut down Interstate 295 northbound just past Pritchard Road Tuesday morning.

1:19 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Check It Out

Raluxi Erbiti

$864K worth of marijuana seized in Clay County

(Photo courtesy Getty Images)

Kim Kardashian is a mom

Attempted burglary on Jacksonville's Westside

Photo courteous of @BillyHo_Golf

Crazy golf pants

One missing iguana found safe

Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship

Photo by Melody Agnew

First Coast storm photos

Photo courteous of Camden County Sheriffs Office

A look inside a Camden County meth bust

Suspects in Operation Ancient City Brewers

Fiddler's Green demolition begins

Buddy Check 12 at Baptist Health fair

MIA NICOLE DOCK, 19 - Charged with out of county warrant and larceny. Bond $10,000

Women busted for allegedly stealing from outlet mall

Light pole on vehicle blocks NB Blanding

MASON ANTHONY GATES, 21 - Charged with fraud

June 2013 Mugshots

Twinkie hotdog

Weird food combinations, are they delicious or a disaster?

Coast Guard deploys artificial reef

Photo credit Stacey Sather

Ponce de Leon re-enactor visits El Galeon

George Zimmerman stands with his defense attorneys Mark OMara, left, and Don West at Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., for a pre-trial hearing Friday, June 7, 2013.(Photo: AP)

Key players in Zimmerman murder trial

Fatality in retention pond

The Dilworth's family 6th annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Grand Stand

Maria Sharapova really had to get moving to chase down this forehand.  Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/Getty Images

FRENCH OPEN DAY 14

Photos of Tropical Storm Andrea from around the First Coast

JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

Jacksonville - Photo Courtesy of Aaron Bynion

Your June weather shots from around the First Coast

FCN Jax Ready Hurricane Preparedness at Suns game

SHAWNEE, OK - MAY 20: Candice Lopez (L) and Stephanie Davis help clean debris from Thelma Coxs mobile home after it was destroyed by a tornado May 20, 2013 near Shawnee, Oklahoma. A series of tornados moved across central Oklahoma May 19, killing two people and injuring at least 21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Images from the disasters that have dominated 2013

Graduation comes to hospital for teen waiting for heart transplant

Have you seen these iguanas?

A protestor flashes a victory sign as he takes part in a demonstration in support of protests in Istanbul and against the Turkish Prime Minister and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in Ankara, on June 1, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Protest in Turkey

Tall ship El Galeon on display in St. Augustine

Bradford Sheriff's Office searches home

Jean Stapleton arrives at the premiere Broadway performance of Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends at the Booth Theater in New York City. Stapleton died June 1. (1/29/02 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

Celebrities who have died in 2013

       Floyd Reynolds

'Operation Spring Cleaning', the remaining wanted suspects

Searched resumed on Friday for missing fisherman

Check out Robert Griffin III $2.5 million house

Former NHL player Mike Danton, conspiracy to commit murder in 2004.

Professional athletes who have been arrested

Photo courtesy of TacoLu

TacoLu's upcoming Big, Fat Yard Sale

Photo courteous of the Governors Press Office

'Great Floridian' awarded to Steve Spurrier

Photo courtesy of Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars Cheerleaders shoot 2014 calendar

Camden County Sheriff's Office busts man making meth, again

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