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Source: Jacksonville News
The 35-year-old Clay County Sheriff's Office detective gunned down Thursday night trying to bust a meth lab in Middleburg is remembered as being a war hero, a great deputy and a family man.
Published: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:31:19 GMT
Sheriff Rick Beseler says the nine deputies investigating a tip about a meth lab at a Middleburg home acted "by the book" in Thursday night's shootout that left a detective and a suspect dead and another detective wounded.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:51:51 GMT
Deputies say a woman accused of killing her 1-year-old son confessed to killing him and admitted she hated him.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:00:33 GMT
Deputies are charging a woman's boyfriend with second degree murder after they found her dead and him injured in their Oviedo apartment.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:56:05 GMT
Brevard County deputies said two men were arrested after concocting a story about a robbery and kidnapping to get money out of one man's mother's bank account.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:54:44 GMT
Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman suing Casey Anthony for defamation, filed a motion asking for Anthony's secret home address for a trial witness subpoena.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:53:23 GMT
One person found inside a burning, boarded up home Friday night has died, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:17:56 GMT
When the sound of gunshots is all soldiers have heard on deployment overseas, one group wants the sound of cheers to be what our heroes hear when they return from overseas.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:56:26 GMT
Jacksonville police have arrested a different teen in connection with a shooting inside the Regency Square Mall last week, saying the first arrest was a case of mistaken identity.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:42:26 GMT
As a moment of silence is held in memory of Detective David White, a second deputy shot during Thursday night's raid of a meth lab is upgraded to stable condition and investigators identify the gunman. VIDEO: Questions & grief | Moment of silence IMAGES: Crime scene & grief
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:13:00 GMT
As driver John Woosley scouted new cars at the Jacksonville International Car and Truck Show on Friday, he avoided cars with too many gadgets. SLIDESHOW: Inside the auto show
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:10:00 GMT
The owner of the home where one deputy was killed and another was shot Thursday night said the house was in foreclosure and he had no idea who the squatters living in the house were.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:34:22 GMT
Charles Shinholser said he knows how the family of fallen Clay County Detective David White must feel.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:36:31 GMT
A man plead no contest Thursday to charges that he drove drunk, killing two people in a crash last summer.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:22:32 GMT
A man who pleaded guilty to several battery and robbery charges was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday, according to the state attorney's office.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:42:59 GMT
You pop two for a headache or you give your child a teaspoon or two for a fever. Often Acetaminophen is the first medication people reach for when in pain. But doctors say it's the most common overdose seen in the ER.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:42:38 GMT
Two people had their cars stolen overnight Thursday after leaving the cars unlocked with the keys inside, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:31:32 GMT
A school bus from Lonestar Elementary was involved in a crash Friday afternoon in East Arlington.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:29:36 GMT
The tragedy of a Clay County deputy killed in a meth lab raid Thursday serves as a reminder that law enforcement is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:41:42 GMT
A bank robbery suspect who police said was the focus of a standoff on Butler Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, diverting traffic for a brief time, made his first appearance in court Friday morning.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:27:15 GMT