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Woman shocked to learn she only had 78 cents left on her EBT card after it was skimmed at Jacksonville store
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two different people on Jacksonville’s Northside were surprised to learn skimmers drained their money from their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards at different stores. One skimmer was found at a gas station on Dunn Avenue. Shannon Adams said his mother was a victim at that...
Jacksonville mom wants her son’s middle school bullies held accountable after she was forced to remove him from school
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A Jacksonville mom felt forced to remove her son from Mayport Middle School after he became a target for bullies. She said her son experienced the bullying over the school year with several incidents happening in April. The first incident was in early April. She...
Isolated strong storms move inland and beaches Saturday afternoon
After a day of severe thunderstorm warnings for some southern counties, rain is tapering off before another round of storms into the evening. Though rain chances are low, thunderstorms are possible for most of the evening. Rain accumulation is less than half an inch for the rest of the night.
INVESTIGATES: Florida nursing students are failing state exam required to enter the workforce
Recruiting and retaining nurses throughout the state has become more difficult. Action News Jax Investigates found part of the problem is Florida’s pass rates for the state exam are below the national average.
Teen survivor left partially paralyzed in Ponte Vedra stabbing attack walks across stage at graduation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local teenager who was left partially paralyzed by an attempted murder-suicide stabbing attack outside a Ponte Vedra restaurant last June walked across the stage Friday to receive her high school diploma. Schemitz never wavered in her belief that she would walk again, despite being left...
Clay County murder case highlights the connection between drugs and gun violence
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The recent arrest of two men highlights an ongoing problem between drugs and gun violence that law enforcement said can either lead to injury or death. Tony Ross, 24, was shot in the head on Oct. 14, 2023, at an Orange Park apartment complex. Seven months after his murder, Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested and charged 20-year-old Rida Hicks and 30-year-old Kevin Bush with murder and armed robbery.
Hope Starts Here 5k brings new beginnings for former inmates as they rejoin society
There was a 5k Saturday morning in the name of second chances, and it’s part of Operation New Hope’s mission to reintegrate those affected by the criminal justice system into the workforce and keep them from falling back into a life of crime.
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