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2 hrs ago | WJXT

JSO Officer Killed In Early-Morning Wreck

An early-morning crash on state Road 9-A and Gate Parkway left a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office deputy dead, according to police.

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Thu Sep 04, 2008

WJXT

Man Gets Life For Murdering Blind Woman

A 24-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for raping and killing a young blind woman.

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St. Petersburg Times

Marriott Residence Inn latest in downtown Clearwater's growth spurt

The finishing touches are being put on a new 115-room hotel that many in Clearwater hope will continue to spur downtown growth and development.

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WJXT-TV

Man Fatally Shot Outside Arlington Apartment

A man was shot and killed early Monday outside his Arlington apartment. Police said the man was shot about 1 a.m. in the parking lot of a small apartment complex in the 7600 block of Arble Drive, just off ...

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Florida Times-Union

Accident closes 9A between Gate Parkway, Baymeadows

An early morning accident has closed Florida 9A between Gate Parkway and Baymeadows Road.

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Wed Sep 03, 2008

Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville teen charged with vehicular homicide; had been speeding and drinking, police say

A Jacksonville teen was charged Wednesday with vehicular homicide in June's death of a friend in a Mandarin accident.

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WJXT

Woman Accused Of Killing Husband

A Westside woman accused of fatally shooting her husband was arrested, Jacksonville police announced Wednesday afternoon.

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The Florida Times Union

LAW & DISORDER: Police identify victim in apartment shooting

A man who died after being shot early Monday at the crime-ridden Washington Heights apartment complex in north Jacksonville was identified by police as Jabari Phelps, 29.

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The Florida Times Union

Sailors face charges of child pornography

Two Mayport sailors were in court Monday answering to federal indictments charging that they possessed or transmitted child pornography while on their Navy ships.

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Tue Sep 02, 2008

WJXT

Man Shot, Killed; Police Arrest Suspect

A shooting on the Westside left one man dead and a suspected gunman in police custody, according to Jacksonville police.

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WJXX

Ice Cream Truck Driver Shot in La Villa

Investigators are looking for the gunman in the shooting of an ice cream truck driver in La Villa.

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Florida Times-Union

Man shot, killed in Arlington

Jacksonville police are investigating the shooting death of a man late Monday night in Arlington.

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Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville dune buggy driver dies in accident

A Jacksonville dune buggy driver died late Saturday when a car struck the vehicle on the Northside.

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Mon Sep 01, 2008

The Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville police identify man killed outside dance club

A man killed early Sunday after being run over in a Mayport dance club's parking lot has been identified as Mark Hodges, 28.

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WJXT

Man Fatally Shot At Apartment Complex

Police spent the first hours of Labor Day investigating a deadly shooting at a Northwest Jacksonville apartment complex.

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The Florida Times Union

Ice cream man shot in stomach

They shot the ice cream man. Jacksonville's ongoing violence took a new twist Thursday night when a suspect shot an ice cream truck driver selling treats in a senior citizens complex.

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Sun Aug 31, 2008

Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville police make arrest in slaying of 65-year-old woman

Jacksonville police this evening announced the arrest in the slaying of a woman earlier this month.

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FirstCoastNews

Teen Girls Hurt in Drive-by Shooting

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a drive-by shooting involving two teenage girls.

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The Florida Times Union

Father shot while protecting family from band of thieves

A 28-year-old Jacksonville father of three was shot Friday morning while disrupting an apparent robbery on the Southside.

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Sat Aug 30, 2008

WJXT

Police: 2 Teens Shoot Ice Cream Man

Some neighbors in the Springfield community said they were stunned after an ice cream man was shot during an attempted robbery.

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