Florida consumers are feeling more positive about the economy than they have in two years
We’re kicking off 2024 with an “exceptional labor market” and consumer confidence is at a two-year high in Florida. At the same time, inflation has fallen nearly two-thirds from its…
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36 years ago detectives found the remains of 36 people in a Jacksonville funeral home. Now, a similar case unfolds
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The issues being uncovered through the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) investigation of the Marion Graham Mortuaries aren’t the first time something like this has happened…
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Former trooper sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for robbing several pharmacies in Columbia County
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Florida Highway Patrol trooper was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison Wednesday for robbing a string of pharmacies in Columbia County in 2021 and…
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Oldest black sorority celebrates 116 years of service
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Members of the first African American sorority gathered in Jacksonville to celebrate 116 years of service. More than 500 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated flooded…
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Woman remembers aunt who was found dead in Jacksonville 44 years ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced that convicted serial killer, Billy Mansfield, Jr. admitted to killing Carol Barrett in 1980. Barrett’s niece said she was grateful to have…
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44 years after an 18-year-old was abducted in Daytona Beach and found dead in Jacksonville, JSO says it found her killer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said it has identified the man responsible for abducting and murdering an 18-year-old woman who was found dead in Jacksonville nearly 44…
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Man arrested nearly 5 years after shooting death of 19-year-old at Valencia Way Apartments
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Almost five years after a 19-year-old was shot and killed at the Valencia Way Apartments in 2019, an arrest was made in her murder. Court records show…
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Man sentenced to 20 years for 2021 fatal hit-and-run crash in Clay County
Booking photo of Jonathan Davis (Clay County Sheriff’s Office) CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The driver who turned himself into authorities hours after a 2021 fatal head-on crash in Clay County…
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National service sorority celebrates 111 years of existence with event at UNF
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One of the oldest Black sororities in the world celebrated 111 years of existence with an event held by the organization’s chapter at the University of North…
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Exonerated Jacksonville man who spent 42 years in prison laid to rest
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man who spent 42 years in prison for a crime he did not commit has been laid to rest. Family and friends gathered at Mount Bethel…
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