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Jaguars vs. Dolphins: Key Miami defender retires before Week 1 matchup
Dolphins edge rusher Shaquil Barrett announced his retirement Saturday, a surprise move fewer than two months before Miami’s Week 1 matchup with Jacksonville to kick off the 2024 season. Barrett, the NFL’s sack leader in 2019 and a nine-year pro, signed a one-year contract with Miami in March, following five seasons with Tampa Bay and four with Denver. Barrett cited a desire to shift his full focus to his family and acknowledged that he had considered retiring for some time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shaquil Barrett (@moochman6) Barrett logged 400 total tackles with 73 for loss, 59 sacks, three interceptions,...
Toddler and his two siblings were left home alone at nlght only for the 2-year-old child to walk 1/4 mile from home because their mom ‘was unexpectedly called in to work that night due to an emergency’
Jacksonville, FL – According to the police officials, the young mom, later identified as Llnda, was arrested and taken into custody after she reportedly left her toddler and his two older siblings home alone in the middle of the night. Prosecutors say the woman is now charged with child neglect. The responding officers discovered that the parent left her children, 2, 8 and 10-year-old, home alone in the middle of the night, so she could go to vvork. All 3 kids were taken from her care and placed into custody of their dad.
Local university adds simulator to help students practice critical skills in serious situations
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new simulator at Keiser University Jacksonville aims to give people studying to enter law enforcement and the criminal justice field, practice. The Milo Range Simulator teaches critical incident training, de-escalation tactics and decision support training. The system has over 900 scenarios for users to practice...
Adam Waller makes it two in a row for San Jose in Jacksonville Amateur golf playoff win
Jason Duff was crushed but knew what Adam Waller was feeling in the aftermath of the 63rd Jacksonville Amateur Championship's final round on Saturday at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club. "I've got one of these [the 2022 Amateur at Deerwood]," said Duff, a rising senior at the University of North Florida. "I...
Nick Luukko resigns from Jacksonville Icemen after three seasons as ECHL head coach
Nick Luukko resigned Saturday after three years at the helm of the Jacksonville Icemen to take a position in the American Hockey League, leaving the ECHL hockey club in search of the third coach in team history. Luukko, 32, left to take an assistant coach position in the AHL with...
NFL talking makes the case that Jaguars HC Doug Pederson is vastly overlooked
Talking head Emmanuel Acho of FS1 has previously shared several puzzling takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence. More recently, though, he said that head coach Doug Pederson is severely overlooked and deserves a higher spot among his peers in power rankings. Acho was part of a roundtable on...
Jaguars' Ronald Darby Named Under-the-Radar Player Who Could Shape 2024
How big of an impact could Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Ronald Darby have for the Jaguars in 2024?. After a busy offseason that saw the Jacksonville Jaguars add veteran players, high-upside rookies and new coaches, there are plenty of new faces surrounding the Jaguars in 2024. One of those new faces...
Florida gas prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon, AAA says
Florida gasoline prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon in the past 10 days, according to the AAA-The Auto Club Group's weekly gas price briefing. That caused the state average to fall to $3.36 per gallon on Sunday. "Future prices have fallen the past two weeks, to the lowest levels...
Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
Florida Lottery Celebrates Multiple Winners as Luck Strikes in Broward and Summerfield
The Florida Lottery has brought fortune to a few lucky ticket holders this summer, with significant winnings reported in Broward and Summerfield. A Fantasy 5 game ticket, purchased at a Coconut Creek Walmart, hit a jackpot worth a handsome $101,996 yesterday night. The winning digits were 5, 6, 12, 15, and 22, as The Miami Herald reported.
Florida Highway Patrol leads 'Best Looking Cruiser;' Voting still going
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida state troopers want the whole country to know they patrol the roads in the most stylish cruisers around, and they need everyone’s help to do it. In the American Association of State Troopers’ poll of which state has the best-looking vehicles, Florida is...
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