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On Your Side: Veteran in need of care feels trapped in his home because of surrounding construction

On Your Side: Veteran in need of care feels trapped in his home because of surrounding construction

On Your Side: Veteran in need of care feels trapped in his home because of surrounding construction

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- First Coast News' On Your Side team worked to get answers for a local veteran who said he was practically trapped in his home because of construction.

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SPECIAL REPORT | County-by-county list of new safety procedures at First Coast schools

Florida is now requiring schools to add armed security. As parents are set to send their children back to schools across the First Coast, here's a county-by-county list of what new procedures and safety measures are being implemented this year.

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Local environmentalists concerned about firefighting chemical pollutants found on NAS Jacksonville

Now, concerned about the issue at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the Department of Defense has identified 17 shallow water monitoring wells contaminated with chemicals found in the foam used for firefighting, commonly called PFOS and PFOA.

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"This is a huge misunderstanding" Queen of Pool says after resident's racial profiling complaint

"If I offended her I apologize to her ... what she is describing did not happen." - Susie Austin aka Queen of the Pool

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"I felt like a criminal" Jacksonville attorney says alleging she was racially profiled at pool

"She was very loud and saying if you're a non resident you need to leave," said Jacksonville attorney Nadia Jones. When she asked the woman who she was, she'd only say "Queen of the pool."

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Jacksonville attorney says race played role in neighbor telling her, children to leave pool

She called herself "Queen of the Pool" at Mira Vista condos in Jacksonville. She approached a resident of the complex who was there with her children Wednesday. "Pool Queen" told the resident, Jacksonville attorney Nadia Jones to leave or prove she belonged there.

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Moret Drive residents complain of backyards eroding due to condition of nearby drainage ditch

It is a problem that impacts five or more homes on Moret Drive East. They're calling it a sinkhole but in reality, the problem is soil erosion.

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Veteran's narrow fail of weight test led to daughter paying back thousands

Alysia Leon said she started losing up to 25 percent over her paycheck per pay period this year from a VA wage garnishment.

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New Florida law expected to save consumers money at the pharmacy

Until a new Florida law took effect Sunday, patients may have been paying a lot more than needed with health insurance companies pocketing the difference.

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NAS Jacksonville: Drinking water supply safe, not connected to contaminated water wells

The NAS Command has referred all inquiries to the Department of Defense, but after our reports, it has now issued a statement to ensure that the base community is safe and the contaminated wells are not connected to the drinking water supply.

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'I am not surprised': Reaction from employees union, residents to tainted water wells on NAS JAX

A government report revealed that NAS Jacksonville has polluted groundwater. Turns out, it is a result from decades of using a firefighting foam commonly called PFOA or PFOS.

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On Your Side: Man left with unfinished pool for 7 months

Michael Gentry signed a contract for a backyard pool in September. City documents confirm a permit was pulled for his new home addition in November. Seven months later, Gentry didn't yet have the dream poolside he'd hoped for.

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On Your Side: Victim of car burned in dealership blaze demands answers

Two months after a suspected arson at Riverside Chevrolet, a Jacksonville woman says she received no notice her car was among the three destroyed by fire.

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Governor Scott reassigns DJ Broadus shooting case after demands for transparency

Gov. Rick Scott moved the investigation into the shooting death of Dominic 'DJ' Broadus to State Attorney Melissa Nelson's office. The case remains an open investigation with no arrests made.

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Arson investigators need help identifying suspect of Jacksonville daycare fire

Gingerbread House Learning Center is closed and more than 60 children are displaced.

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ON YOUR SIDE: Veterans fight to get benefits restored after eBenefits account is compromised

Some veterans returning from the front lines are coming home to another kind of fight: a battle for their benefits.

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