Roger Weeder
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Brunswick, Ga. police testing out body cameras
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- The Brunswick Police Department is wrapping up a six-month test on body cameras for officers with the expectation for officers to be wearing them in the field as soon as next month. → Read More
Joseph's Pizza gets major boost following fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An electrical fire at Joseph's Pizza on North Main temporarily closed the restaurant's doors, but it opened doors to giving. The businesses that has been around for decades is finding out it has friends. → Read More
Baseball is bond in mentoring success story at JU
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A mentoring class assignment brought 60 smiling faces together at Jacksonville University on Thursday that wrapped up a three-month partnership pairing college students with at-risk middle and high school students. → Read More
Clash over death penalty in Metro PCS shooting trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Prosecutors and defense attorneys are butting heads on the death penalty being sought against murder defendant James Xavier Rhodes. → Read More
HUD inspects Washington Heights Apartments
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Federal inspectors were out at Washington Heights Apartments in Jacksonville Tuesday, conducting what management is calling a routine, annual inspection. → Read More
EverBank improvements clear fist City Council hurdle
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Plans to improve EverBank Field cleared a hurdle at city hall as the council's finance committee approved the $90 million in improvements. This week several more committees will review the deal before a possible council vote next week. → Read More
Jacksonville scores jobs with London recruiting trip
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville announced 75 jobs are in the pipeline following a successful recruiting trip associated with the Jaguars playing in London. → Read More
Jacksonville woman recalls terror in Paris
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A First Coast woman is back home following a two-week tour of Europe. The final leg of her trip was in Paris celebrating her 25th birthday -- the night several terrorist attacks struck the heart of the city. → Read More
Ribault High's Aviation Academy gets lift with $300K grant
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ribault High School's aviation program is soaring in part thanks to a $300,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase & Co. to help better prepare students careers in the industry. → Read More
Bed tax to pay for EverBank Field upgrades
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The vision has been proposed for big changes at EverBank Field. Now it is in the Jacksonville City Council's hands to decide whether the timing is right and the money is available to pay the city's share -- $45 million. → Read More
Metro Park's stage off-limits during city inspection
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The stage at Metro Park downtown is off limits as the city decides on whether it can repair or must replace the existing canopy. → Read More
Beaches report 12 inches of rain in some places
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. -- The Beaches are use to heavy rain, but nothing like what happened on Sunday and the wee hours of Monday -- reports of 12 inches in some places. → Read More
JSO: Police didn't know about fifth victim in Grand Park shooting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff''s Office is saying it did not know about a fifth shooting victim following a hail of gunfire Tuesday evening in the 1900 block of Ella Street in Grand Park. → Read More
Life sentence for Jacksonville man in child's death under review
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Joshua Phillips, a local man convicted as a teenager for killing a neighborhood girl 17 years ago, is having his life sentence reviewed by a judge. → Read More
Students behave at Frat Beach weekend in St. Simons Island
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Five thousand is the estimate on the number of students who piled into St. Simons Island for the annual Frat Beach party over the weekend. → Read More
Frat Beach in St. Simons attracts smaller crowd on game weekend
St. Simons Island, Ga. -- This coastal community is Bulldog country the weed of the Florida-Georgia game. On the weekend of the game Frat Beach is a → Read More
Audit blasts Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Falling short of saying something criminal is going on, an city audit of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund raised many red flags -- ranging from bad investment decisions to excessive fees for services. → Read More
Duval Schools celebrating good marks on nat'l report card
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duval County is celebrating an achievement after being recognized nationally for making huge progress in reading and math in elementary and middle school. → Read More
EverBank Field ready for Florida-Georgia fans
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida-Georgia game at EverBank Field is taking shape as all temporary seating in the end zones is expected to be in place by Thursday. → Read More
Florida-Georgia fans roll into Jax early for big game
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The First Coast tradition of hosting the Florida-Georgia football game is living up to its billing as fans over the weekend started arriving for Saturday's showdown at EverBank Field. → Read More