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JSO responding to Cecil Airport grounds

9:38 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad is responding to the 6200 block of Cargo Hold Avenue, which is located on the Cecil Airport grounds.

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FCN's 'Dancing With The Stars' contest winner

9:20 PM, May 21, 2013

Earlier this month, First Coast News held a Facebook Dancing with the Stars contest.

2 more reports of anti-gay attacks in NYC

9:18 PM, May 21, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police say there have been two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks, following the killing of a gay man taunted with homophobic slurs.

JSO responding to Sappho Avenue

9:02 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office aggravated battery unit is responding to the 4700 block of Sappho Avenue.

Tonight at 6 and 11 p.m.: Ben Bowersox recovers

8:31 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Last week First Coast News covered a story about a five-year-old boy spending time in a hyperbaric chamber to keep his fingers alive.

2 Jaguars have seen tornado devastation

8:29 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Brad Meester is entering his 14th NFL season while Carson Tinker is a rookie. Among the things they have in common are that they both snap the ball and they each have experienced a devastating tornado in some form or fashion.

Military, civilian crews train together

8:28 PM, May 21, 2013

STARKE, Fla. -- Local, state and federal agencies train for natural disasters together for the first time. The seven-day training at Camp Blanding is creating an opportunity for these crews to meet and develop strategies before a disaster strikes.

Senate panel approves immigration bill

8:13 PM, May 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives a chance at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.

Super Bowls to Bay Area and Houston

8:09 PM, May 21, 2013

BOSTON, Mass. (USA Today) -- As expected, the Super Bowl is officially returning to California.

IRS official in Tea Party scandal to plead 5th

8:04 PM, May 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (USA Today) --  The Internal Revenue Service official who oversaw the agency's tax-exempt office will invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to answer questions when she appears before Congress on Wednesday.

9 indicted of undercover operation

7:50 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An undercover law enforcement operation dubbed "Delta Deuce" resulted in the indictments on nine individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and narcotics in Jacksonville on Tuesday.

Child, 2, found in pool at daycare

7:22 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A two-year-old child is in critical condition at a local hospital after being found in a pool at a day care center.

Missing 75-year-old man found 1.08 miles from home

7:10 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Missing 75-year-old Gustafo Loli was found Tuesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced.

Wednesday on GMJ: The $5,000 Hero Next Door Students scholarship winner!

6:42 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It has been 10 days of awards and extraordinary stories of students making a difference within their communities while maintaining exceptional grades in school. 

HND Scholarship Winner: Charles Pett

6:13 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  "No one has ever been here this early and we are all dressed up and he still didn't know!," joked Martin Pet.

Oakleaf Junior High softball coach ousted

6:09 PM, May 21, 2013

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Paul Marsh learned in an email that he was out as fast pitch softball coach at Oakleaf Junior High School. What the Navy veteran was not told is that the union teacher contract gives preference to district employees.

Army gen. suspended over adultery allegations

5:59 PM, May 21, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The Army announced Tuesday that it has suspended the top general at Fort Jackson in South Carolina over allegations of assault and adultery, the latest in a string of sex scandals to rock the military.

Killed 18-foot python is state record

5:45 PM, May 21, 2013

(NBC News) -- A Miami man pulled an 18-foot Burmese python out of roadside brush and wrestled with it for 10 minutes before cutting its head off with a knife.

'New' Black Panther leader arrested

5:37 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The leader of the 'New' Black Panther party was arrested Monday and charged with resisting an officer without violence. 

Man offers boy 'candy and toys' to get in van

5:05 PM, May 21, 2013

PALM COAST, Fla. -- The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday incident where an 11-year-old boy was reportedly offered "candy and toys" to get into a man's van.

Tip leads to search in 10-year-old cold case

4:54 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Clay County Sheriff's Office deputies searched a house in the 200 block of McClelland Road and the surrounding property Tuesday.

Jodi Arias pleads for a life sentence

3:37 PM, May 21, 2013

Jodi Arias, who said after her murder conviction she would prefer death to life imprisonment, stood before the jury Tuesday and pleaded for her life instead, asking them not to punish her family for her actions.

Car struck by AMTRAK, no injuries

1:23 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tuesday morning an lady was driving east on Timuquana Road when the vehicle stalled on the train tracks at the intersection of US 17, according to Bryan Dylan with the Florida Highway Patrol.

Man pleads guilty to slitting Bears fan's throat

12:37 PM, May 21, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The man accused of killing a Chicago Bears fan at the Jacksonville Landing last October pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday morning.

Precautionary boil water notice - Palm Coast

12:35 PM, May 21, 2013

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. --  The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has issued a precautionary boil water notice, according to a FCSO Facebook post.

Two teens ejected, seriously injured in ATV crash

11:36 AM, May 21, 2013

Two teens ejected from an ATV Monday evening suffered serious injuries.

Online support grows for expelled Florida student

5:32 AM, May 21, 2013

The case started in February, but has since garnered national attention for what some media portray as a gay rights issue.

Couple faces adoption roadblocks

11:41 PM, May 20, 2013

Hours in travel, thousands in legal fees, and all the heartache one family can handle. A First Coast couple trying to adopt a child from South Carolina say they feel like their baby has been taken from them by the system.

Girl, 18, faces prison over sex with girl, 14

The case started in February, but has since garnered national attention for what some media portray as a gay rights issue.

4:32 AM, May 21, 2013

First Coast couple faces roadblocks in adopting baby from South Carolina

Hours in travel, thousands in legal fees, and all the heartache one family can handle. A First Coast couple trying to adopt a child from South Carolina say they feel like their baby has been taken from them by the system.

10:41 PM, May 20, 2013

Child, 2, in critical condition after being found in pool at daycare

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A two-year-old child is in critical condition at a local hospital after being found in a pool at a day care center.

6:22 PM, May 21, 2013

75-year-old man Gustafo Loli may have been found

The extensive search for missing 75-year-oldGustafo Loli is now over.

10:54 AM, May 21, 2013

Clay County Sheriff's Office reopen 10-year-old cold case after receiving tip

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Clay County Sheriff's Office deputies searched a house in the 200 block of McClelland Road and the surrounding property Tuesday.

3:54 PM, May 21, 2013

18-foot-8-inch python caught in South Florida

Wildlife officials say a Burmese python nearly 19 feet long has been captured in South Florida. 

4:48 AM, May 21, 2013

9 indicted of undercover operation

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An undercover law enforcement operation dubbed "Delta Deuce" resulted in the indictments on nine individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and narcotics in Jacksonville on Tuesday.

6:50 PM, May 21, 2013

Killed 18-foot python is state record

(NBC News) -- A Miami man pulled an 18-foot Burmese python out of roadside brush and wrestled with it for 10 minutes before cutting its head off with a knife.

5:45 PM, May 21, 2013

Two Baker County teens ejected, seriously injured in ATV crash

Two teens ejected from an ATV Monday evening suffered serious injuries.

10:36 AM, May 21, 2013

Tonight at 6 and 11 p.m.: Ben Bowersox recovers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Last week First Coast News covered a story about a five-year-old boy spending time in a hyperbaric chamber to keep his fingers alive.

7:31 PM, May 21, 2013

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People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

SLIDESHOW: Oklahoma Tornado Damage

Musician Ray Manzarek performs at the Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, Tribute to Motley Crue at the House of Blues Sunset Blvd on August 18, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. Manzarek died May 20, 2013 (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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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

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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

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Players at THE PLAYERS

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Player Fan Clubs at THE PLAYERS

Vehicle plunges into I-295 retention pond, 1 dead

THE PLAYERS Championship 2013 - The Fan Perspective

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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

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