Avondale and Riverside Community News

Dryer air on the way

Tim Deegan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the next few hours a few isolated t-storms may form and head to the east. Overall dryer,less humid air is on the way. Over the weekend plan on milder mornings and hot, but less humid afternoons with very little in the way of t-storms. T-storms will return again by Wedneday.

DCF investigates daycare handling of child in soiled clothing

Ken Amaro

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When parents take their children to day care, they expect their child to get the utmost attention. Hillary Rizzi said that was not her experience. "You entrust your child with a daycare I don't expect to come into a facility and have them with dry feces," said Rizzi, "then with a milk allergy that he has they told me they gave him milk at lunch." Hillary's son...

What to do in Jacksonville this weekend

FirstCoastNews Web Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Events on the First Coast were washed out last weekend because of Tropical Storm Beryl, so this weekend it's time to get out and enjoy the sunshine! First Coast News' Amanda Zitzman takes you on the town in the video above. A complete list of events is below. SATURDAY June 2, 2012 HALE & HEARTY 7K: Saturday, June 2 8:00 a.m. at Riverside Arts Market, the Health...

Local inventors featured on Food Network program

Lewis Turner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Bold Bean coffee shop in Riverside seems to be full to the brim with deep thinkers. The smart looking man in reading glasses ... The inquisitive youngster... It's a regular market place of ideas. Yes in coffee shops, ideas roast like the very beans they're using. But out of all out characters here, only one is an inventor. Only one has been featured on the...

Community First Credit Union Funds Improvements at Catty Shack Sanctuary

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Tiger cubs and local children will reap the benefits of a new grant awarded as part of Community First Credit Union’s Investing In You contest.The Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary, a nonprofit agency dedicated to big cat rescue, won a $1,000 grant from Community First Credit Union to fund a new cabin and platforms for its five tiger cubs. Catty Shack Ranch is the second...

Mayor: About 20,000 residents without power

Bill Bortzfield

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In an 8:30 a.m. Monday update Mayor Alvin Brown said more than 50 JEA crews are out working to restore power around Jacksonville. Residents can dial 665-6000 to report outages, and Mayor Brown urged residents to call 911 if they see downed power lines. The mayor said about 20,000 residents were without power in Jacksonville Monday morning. He also said the Wonderwood and...

Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns schools scheduled to be open today

FirstCoastNews Web Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Students throughout the First Coast will return to school today. Baker, Duval, Clay, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns County schools will be in session, unless conditions worsen throughout the day. Calls to Bradford, Columbia, and Union County school districts have not been returned.

Storm system brings potential for dangerous weather to Florida over the Holiday weekend

My Community

FLORIDA -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) reminds Florida’s residents and visitors to remain aware of current weather situations this holiday weekend, as a storm system may bring heavy rainfall across much of the Sunshine State. Potential flooding conditions will affect Southeast Florida through this evening. This threat could shift northward to portions of the Northern...

Tasers may cause cardiac arrest -- users not deterred

Ken Amaro

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In 2005, when JSO started using tasers, Sheriff John Rutherford endured the blast of a stun gun. The sheriff was trying to show two things: a Taser will immobilize you and it is a non-lethal weapon. "We are very cautious in everything we do when it comes to response to resistance and our use of force with anything," said Michele Remolde. Remolde is JSO's Director...

If You Are Coming Downtown During Memorial Day Weekend...

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Updated on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:20 p.m.JACKSONVILLE, FL (May 24, 2012) - The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is committed to providing the most current information that residents and out of town visitors will need to enjoy the events occurring in downtown Jacksonville during Memorial Day Weekend including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and the U.S Men's National Soccer Team vs. Scotland game.