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Huge tornado touches down near Oklahoma City

5:13 PM, May 20, 2013

(NBC News) -- A huge tornado appeared to touch down just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, perhaps near a casino where people were sheltered, a helicopter pilot for NBC station KFOR reported. 

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First For You: Where you should take cover during a tornado

5:13 PM, May 20, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In light of the tornadoes in the Midwest FCN wanted to help you figure out where the safest place may for you during a storm.

Student tased, arrested at Matanzas High

4:40 PM, May 20, 2013

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. -- A Matanzas High School student was tased and arrested after a fight with a student and a Resource Deputy.

Tuesday at 6 p.m.: Parking meters not adding up

4:37 PM, May 20, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When you park at a meter in Jacksonville, are you getting all that you pay for?

Missing person search expanded on Westside

3:23 PM, May 20, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A search for a missing Jacksonville man expanded on Monday, including dive teams searching ponds for 75-year-old Gustafo Loli.

Sales tax holiday in August

2:51 PM, May 20, 2013

Ninth H.N.D. student scholarship given away

2:07 PM, May 20, 2013

PALATKA, Fla. -- First Coast news is almost done giving away money through the Hero Next Door Student Scholarship program.

16 Head Start facilities to re-open

1:44 PM, May 20, 2013

Sixteen Head Start facilities in Jacksonville will re-open beginning Wednesday.

Mayor Brown strives to increase graduation rates

1:33 PM, May 20, 2013

Faith and city leaders are promoting education as a way to fix larger issues.

Overnight crash kills one person, injures three

12:52 PM, May 20, 2013

A crash overnight kills one person and lands three others in the hospital.

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

8:10 AM, May 20, 2013

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. 

Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial

7:21 AM, May 20, 2013

Jodi Arias returns to court for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in her lover's killing as jurors consider a life sentence or execution. 

Monday morning traffic incidents

7:12 AM, May 20, 2013

Traffic incidents for this morning.

Threat of homemade bombs here to stay

6:57 AM, May 20, 2013

Former lieutenant general Michael Barbero says "Boston is not an anomaly."

Jekyll breaking ground on overdue convention hotel

6:53 AM, May 20, 2013

Developers are set to start construction on a new convention hotel for Jekyll Island after long delays that largely resulted from difficulties getting a bank loan for the $41 million project. 

Inmate who escaped from Miss. captured in Florida

6:50 AM, May 20, 2013

Florida Highway Patrol officials say they have arrested an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi state work camp. They also arrested the woman they say helped him flee. 

2 drownings on First Coast in less than a week

10:34 PM, May 19, 2013

Summer is just around the corner and the First Coast has already seen two drownings in less than a week.

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings

9:26 PM, May 19, 2013

Sunbathers this summer will find new sunscreen labels that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

Man drowns during event at Jax Beach

7:49 PM, May 19, 2013

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A man swimming in the Battle of the Beach event at Jacksonville Beach drowned, possibly because of a heart attack.

Body of missing 8-year-old boy found

6:08 PM, May 19, 2013

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The body of a missing 8-year-old autistic boy was discovered Sunday afternoon. 

Florida city, who among us won Powerball jackpot?

4:40 PM, May 19, 2013

(USA Today) -- The Florida sun was shining a little bit brighter Sunday on an unidentified person who beat odds of 175 million-to-1 on a Powerball ticket worth $590.5 million, the single largest winning lottery ticket in U.S. history.

Powerball winner vs. lottery losers

2:24 PM, May 19, 2013

While one lucky person is enjoying a HUGE windfall from winning the Powerball drawing Saturday night, the rest of us are lottery losers, and throwing those tickets away.

Deadly fall from hotel balcony

12:23 PM, May 19, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An unknown man jumped from the 16th floor of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Jacksonville Saturday. 

Man found dead after explosion at Yulee trailer

12:18 PM, May 19, 2013

According to the Nassau County Sheriff's Office a 64-year-old man was found dead early Sunday morning.

Winning Powerball ticket sold at Publix supermarket

12:10 PM, May 19, 2013

 The winning number's in Saturday night's Powerball drawing are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, and one ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million, according to the Powerball website and lottery officials.

8 yr-old Autistic boy goes missing

10:23 AM, May 19, 2013

Authorities are searching by land and sea for an 8-year-old Autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.

JCC releases the Jax 2025 Vision Report

8:44 AM, May 19, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Hundreds of Jacksonville citizens who participated in nine month JAX 2025 Vision Report project gathered at Everbank to see the results of their labor, outlined in a 100 page vision booklet.

Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot

12:13 AM, May 19, 2013

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.

Man drowns during event at Jax Beach

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A man swimming in the Battle of the Beach event at Jacksonville Beach drowned, possibly because of a heart attack.

6:49 PM, May 19, 2013

Teen arrested after cops say she bit man's penis

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- A 19-year-old high school student has been arrested after authorities say she bit her boyfriend's penis when he refused to have sex with her.

6:00 PM, May 19, 2013

Body of missing 8-year-old boy found

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The body of a missing 8-year-old autistic boy was discovered Sunday afternoon. 

5:08 PM, May 19, 2013

Lottery official: Winning Powerball ticket sold in Fla.

 The winning number's in Saturday night's Powerball drawing are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, and one ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million, according to the Powerball website and lottery officials.

11:10 AM, May 19, 2013

Man found dead after explosion at Yulee trailer

According to the Nassau County Sheriff's Office a 64-year-old man was found dead early Sunday morning.

11:18 AM, May 19, 2013

Overnight crash kills one person, injures three

A crash overnight kills one person and lands three others in the hospital.

11:52 AM, May 20, 2013

Man identified in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, water rescue

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- Sunday afternoon the Jacksonville Beach Lifeguards and Fire Department rescued a man from the water near Beach Boulevard.

12:38 PM, May 20, 2013

16 Head Start facilities to re-open

Sixteen Head Start facilities in Jacksonville will re-open beginning Wednesday.

12:44 PM, May 20, 2013

Woozy on wheels: Pedal pubs rolling out everywhere

Human-powered taverns bring with them a host of regulatory challenges.

6:11 AM, May 20, 2013

Prayers poured out for Ben Bowersox at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville

 Since First Coast News first aired the story of 5-year-old Ben Bowersox, prayers for him and his family have poured in.

4:30 PM, May 12, 2013

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JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

JAIME RENEE KENNEDY, 27 - Charged with Driving while License Suspended/Revoked

Putnam County Sheriff's Office street crimes bust nets 12

Jim Lehrer, of the PBS Newshour, speaks to the audience before moderating the first presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Denver ,Colorado on October 3, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Celebrity birthdays for May 19, 2013

First Coast players hoping to win Powerball's $600 million

1. (1) Taylor Swift; $1,766,850; $81.34. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)

Top 20 Concert Tours by avg. box office gross

FCN weather team behind the scenes

Polk County Sheriff's Department arrests 92

Flagler Hospital given 'all clear' by bomb squad

RICHARD BROOKS ADAMS - Charged with possession of marijuana

Putnam County probation compliance checks bust 14

Photo courteous of Jessica Clark

St. Johns County Law Enforcement Memorial

Photo courtesy of Michael Heeder

Fire at a Bradford County Corrections Facility

Dr. Joyce Brothers, who first interviewed the Beatles, during the 40th Anniversary of the Beatles coming to America media conference January 16, 2004 in New York City. Brothers died May 13, 2013. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Celebrities who have died in 2013

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Plenty of pink at THE PLAYERS final round

Cush getting ready for a live shot with Chris Porter. 5/7/13

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Marching to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

Ben Bowersox in hyperbaric chamber

Enormous fire destroys potato plant in Hastings

Reporter Kaitlyn Ross (right) and her mom (center) and sister.

FCN moms photo gallery

Car chase gone bad

Fans at the THE PLAYERS

Players at THE PLAYERS

Fashion trends at THE PLAYERS

Player Fan Clubs at THE PLAYERS

Vehicle plunges into I-295 retention pond, 1 dead

THE PLAYERS Championship 2013 - The Fan Perspective

Pens, Pics and Players part 2

Dierks Bentley Concert at TPC Sawgrass

THE PLAYERS Championship Caddie Competition

The must have accessory at THE PLAYERS: Sunglasses

Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall

THE PLAYERS hosts Military Appreciation Day

Tiger Woods practice for THE PLAYERS

Surprise military spouse makeover

Woman and child rescued from car in pond

Pens, Pics and Players at THE PLAYERS

Wednesday on FCN: Military appreciation day

Tempting your tastebuds at THE PLAYERS

THE PLAYERS - PwC First Tee Challenge

At TPC Sawgrass after the rains

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