10:41 PM, May 17, 2013
Here's a look at our Hero Next Door Student Scholarship winners so far! Tune into Good Morning Jacksonville this week to see the last three scholarships given out live. The last scholarship for $5,000 will be awarded on Wednesday.
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12:17 PM, May 18, 2013
Thousands of people on the First Coast will be checking their Powerball lottery numbers tonight.
10:39 AM, May 18, 2013
An airline official said a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.
10:32 AM, May 18, 2013
Two Good Samaritans are being praised after authorities say they rescued a disabled veteran whose wheelchair rolled into a southwest Florida pond.
7:52 AM, May 18, 2013
It's not just the highways: With the summer recreational boating season just getting underway, several states are moving to cut down on boating under the influence.
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.
12:13 AM, May 18, 2013
Sixty
people were transported to hospitals and five people were hurt
critically, one very critically, Friday night near Bridgeport, Conn.,
after an eastbound commuter train derailed and was hit by a westbound
train, Conn. Gov. Dan Malloy said in a news conference.
12:01 AM, May 18, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sheriff John Rutherford has a message for Jacksonville criminals.
12:00 AM, May 18, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A former pastor at Christ's Church on Greenland
Road has pleaded guilty to three counts of lewd and lascivious
molestation on a victim older than 12 but younger than 16.
11:30 PM, May 17, 2013
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- A 4-year-old in Clay County died Thursday in a tragic accident.
10:34 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing man.
10:00 PM, May 17, 2013
The official start of hurricane season is just two weeks away and the Florida Department of Children and Families is taking action to be ready.
8:55 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A big blue tarp over a foreclosed home is one
thing, but a an open door has an Arlington neighborhood frustrated.
8:12 PM, May 17, 2013
On Friday, First Coast News had to say goodbye to one of its own.
8:02 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The country of Cuba is only 90 miles from the
Florida Keys but in many ways we are world's apart. Communism is still
the law the land, trade sanctions still exist and diplomatic relations
are strained.
7:42 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Parents were angry when
they learned Friday would be the last day for Head Start classes, three
weeks earlier than scheduled to end. Now officials are working to find a
way to resume those classes for three weeks.
7:33 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The clock is ticking for animals at Animal Control and Protective Services in Jacksonville.
6:47 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- David Thompson, 43, is a protective father concerned about the impact bullying has had on his 12 year old son.
6:40 PM, May 17, 2013
Only three more students on the First Coast stand a chance at being surprised with a scholarship for college.
6:19 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Asthma is the third leading cause of
hospitalization among children under 15 years of age, and the leading
cause of absence in school.
6:17 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The director of sports medicine for the
Jacksonville Sharks was arrested Thursday after police say he ordered
large quantities of medicine without authorization from a team
physician.
4:55 PM, May 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man who was wanted in a Wednesday
police-involved shooting at the Jacksonville International Airport has
turned himself in.
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.
2:11 PM, May 17, 2013
This weekend, stars may sport a little less bling and the parties could be a little less sparkly.
2:08 PM, May 17, 2013
A huge increase in workload, rather than deliberate targeting, led to "foolish mistakes" and the political discrimination in the Internal Revenue Service cited by an inspector general's report, the agency's outgoing commissioner said Friday.
1:59 PM, May 17, 2013
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Ontario, Canada, was felt early Friday from upstate New York to the Vermont border.
12:32 PM, May 17, 2013
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America
11:18 AM, May 17, 2013
The total crime rate for Columbia decreased to 12.2% from the same reporting the previous year.