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'This is Home' makes military connection

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:04 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Military families look for opportunities to share home with loved ones and a Mandarin family says they found one in the First Coast News segment called "This Is Home."

Foreclosures directly affect 1 in 10 children

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:35 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Meri West loves her North Jacksonville home and would hate to lose it.

Parents uncertain about Head Start future

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:56:36 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After days of uncertainty, hundreds of parents are relieved to see Jacksonville's Head Start facilities reopen, but many say there are still many unanswered questions.

Phone bank tonight: Answering your college financial questions

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:39 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Receiving money to pay for college may be tough to find and receive. Tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., we are holding a phone bank to answers the questions you have about college scholarships and finances.

Pattern change on the way

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:24:08 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA--Drier air will head our way. So only isolated t-storms on Thursday , followed by a sunny Friday with then a dry mild weekend on the way. - E-Hurricane Guide

Submit your Great Grad photos

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:07:35 GMT

First Coast News is highlighting First Coast Great Grads this month!

Murder charges in child's 2010 death

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:15 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man has been charged with murder in the 2010 death of 2-year-old Eddie Robb.

4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:14 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009.

Study: Teen Facebook enthusiasm down

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:17 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Teens on Facebook don't 'like' the popular social media site as much as they used to.

Jurors in Jodi Arias case unable to reach decision

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:37:40 GMT

Jurors in Jodi Arias case told the judge on Wednesday they are unable to reach a decision on whether she should be sentenced to death or to life in prison.

Your Pictures of Our Heroes - A Memorial Day tribute

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:23 GMT

Suspected terror attack near London barracks

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:40 GMT

(CNN) -- A man thought to be a serving British soldier was killed by two armed men in a frenzied attack on a London street Wednesday, in what the government is treating as a suspected act of terrorism.

Kangaroo convenience store armed robbery

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:33 GMT

The Bradford County Sheriff's Office reported that at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday night, they received a call about a robbery at the Kangaroo convenience store located at 11735 SW SR 231 in Brooker, FL.

Charges filed in accidental shooting death

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:14 GMT

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Charges have been filed against Micheal Norman, 26, an accidental shooting that killed 11-year-old Jarvis Jackson, according to the Lake City Police Department.

Union County teen wins final Hero Next Door scholarship

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:11 GMT

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. -- It was an early morning with a big surprise for one teen on the First Coast.

IRS official refuses to testify in Tea Party probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:17 GMT

The IRS official responsible for tax exemptions refused to testify to a House oversight panel investigating the agency's treatment of conservative groups Wednesday.

Longest serving Florida death row inmate dies

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:06:19 GMT

A man who has been on death row longer than any other inmate in Florida has died in prison.

Tiger Woods responds to Sergio Garcia's fried chicken remark

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:28 GMT

Tiger Woods responded to Sergio Garcia's controversial "fried chicken" remark on Wednesday in a succession of tweets that called the racist joke "hurtful" and attempted to end the public feud that began at the Players Championship.

Zimmerman opposes state's toxicology motion

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:41 GMT

George Zimmerman's defense attorneys claim that Trayvon Martin's toxicology results are important to the case.

Orlando man killed by FBI had ties to Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:37:03 GMT

An FBI agent shot and killed a man overnight in Orlando who had ties to one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, NBC News has confirmed.