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Lawsuit seeks to block Republican National Convention from coming to Jacksonville

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 23:00:55 GMT

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"Jacksonville is being treated as the one group of chumps willing to take an event no one else wants," said a plaintiff in the lawsuit trying to block RNC.

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Group of alumni says changing Lee High School's name would cause more divide in the community

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:23:07 GMT

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The majority of comments during Wednesday's Duval County School Board meeting were against a name change for Lee High School.

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Jacksonville's RNC plans move forward in spite of surge in COVID cases and mounting opposition

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:04:05 GMT

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The Republican National Convention has its celebratory event scheduled in Jax in August, and with the surge in COVID-19 cases, some would like the event canceled.

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Reality TV star hopes to open restaurant, bar in historic Downtown Jacksonville building by next summer

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:01:29 GMT

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Sandy Yawn, a luxury yacht captain on Bravo TV's "Below Deck Mediterranean" announced that she purchased a 106-year-old firehouse located at 618 W. Adams St.

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3 JFRD firefighters injured in crash on I-95 SB near Emerson Street

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:59:35 GMT

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The crash involves a rolled over fire truck and another vehicle, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

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Duval residents going through quickly at new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:55:13 GMT

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The Regency Mall testing site will eventually replace the Lot J testing site on Wednesday, July 16.

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Jamee Johnson family attorney says federal lawsuit will be filed 'soon' following release of JSO body cam video in shooting death

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:54:11 GMT

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During the Wednesday news conference, Daniels said Johnson's firearm was inside his vehicle wrapped up in his jacket at the time of the shooting.

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100-year-old shipwreck near St. Augustine now teeming with Goliath grouper

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:57:42 GMT

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Researchers say the shipwreck off of St. Augustine was indeed the Cotopaxi, a cargo ship that disappeared in 1925. It's now a breeding ground for large fish.

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State orders schools return in person, but what do teachers think?

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:43:32 GMT

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“There’s no good option that’s going to make all stakeholders happy," educator and researcher Chris Redding said.

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'We were just kids. We had to stop a monster, Hitler': Jax D-DAY veteran dies at age 95

Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:38:08 GMT

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John Frank was just 19 years old when he went onto Omaha Beach for an assignment most of us could never handle.

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