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  • Philippine: 161 Suspects Sought In Massacre

    WJXT Jacksonville – 56 mins ago  

    MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine police say they have identified 161 suspects in the massacre of 57 people last month, including government militiamen led by members of a powerful clan facing murder and rebellion charges. Full Story »

  • Mom Mourns Son Killed In Hit-And-Run

    WJXT Jacksonville – 2 hrs 11 mins ago  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Lillie Bell Lee has worked in hospitals since 1967. In fact, she was there when Shands was still known as the Methodist Medical Center. Full Story »

  • Council Votes To Add Fees To Tax Bills

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 9:22 pm ET  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville homeowners will soon get only one bill for stormwater fees and property taxes. The city council voted 16-1 Tuesday night to add the stormwater and solid waste fees into locals' annual property tax bills. Full Story »

  • Dems Agree To Drop Gov't-Run Insurance Option

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 9:07 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- Democratic senators say they have a tentative deal to drop a government-run insurance option from health care legislation. No further details were immediately available. Full Story »

  • Big-Rig Crashes Into Barrier On Bridge

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 9:06 pm ET  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There were major traffic backups on the Fuller Warren Bridge Tuesday night because of a crash involving a tractor-trailer. The truck slammed into a concrete barrier in the northbound lanes. Full Story »

  • Report: Brazil Police Killed More Than 11,000

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 8:53 pm ET  

    RIO DE JANEIRO -- Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch. Full Story »

  • Gate-Crashers To Take The Fifth If Subpoenaed

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 8:53 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- The White House gate-crashers plan to invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to testify if they are subpoenaed to appear on Capitol Hill about the security breach. Full Story »

  • Tiger Woods Skit At Jags Game Draws Ire

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 8:52 pm ET  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods' life drama has caught the eyes of millions, and that drama was intended to draw the laughs of thousands Sunday's Jaguars game. Full Story »

  • Tiger Woods Skit At Jags Game Draws Ire

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 8:52 pm ET  

    Tiger Woods' life drama has caught the eyes of millions, and that drama was intended to draw the laughs of thousands Sunday's Jaguars game. But it might not have pleased everyone. Full Story »

  • FBI: John Stamos Victim Of Extortion Attempt

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 8:06 pm ET  

    Prosecutors have charged two people with threatening to sell photos of actor John Stamos unless he paid them $680,000. The actor's spokesman said Tuesday that the pictures were benign. Full Story »

  • Obama Proposes Tax Incentive To Hire Workers

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 7:37 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a tax incentive for small businesses that add workers, even as Congress struggles to figure out how such an idea would work. Full Story »

  • Candlelight Vigil Held For Crash Victims

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 6:52 pm ET  

    Dana King (back) was killed when her SUV crashed into a pond. Brealyn Nesmith, 3, is in critical condition. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Friends and family of a local mother killed in a weekend crash planned to gather at the Jacksonville Landing Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil. Full Story »

  • Dog Thrown From Car Recovering

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 6:37 pm ET  

    ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- A 2-year-old rat terrier has had one surgery and will need a second at a local animal clinic after someone threw him out of a moving car in central Florida. Full Story »

  • Local Turns To IT Studies In Poor Economy

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 6:36 pm ET  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- At 37 years old, Michael Dalton is a college freshman for the second time. Full Story »

  • Apartment Gas Leak Nearly Kills Families

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 6:22 pm ET  

    JFRD found a gas valve open at an apartment complex on Willow Street, just off Philips Highway. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Eugina O'Neal and her family were in their Southside apartment near death when the fire department arrived to the call of a gas leak Monday. Full Story »

  • Sensitive Air Security Doc Posted In Error On Net

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 5:52 pm ET  

    Travelers stand at United Airlines' ticket counters at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill. WASHINGTON -- The federal government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security. Full Story »

  • Senate Rejects Tougher Abortion Restrictions

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 5:52 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate has rejected an effort to stiffen abortion restrictions in the health care bill. The vote was 54 to 45. Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah wanted to ban any insurance plan that gets taxpayer dollars from offering abortion coverage. Full Story »

  • Jax Ranks 3rd On List Of Overpriced Homes

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 5:37 pm ET  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville's near the top of the dubious list of cities with the most overpriced homes. The city came ranked third behind Orlando and Miami. Full Story »

  • Gatorade Drops Tiger Drink

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 5:22 pm ET  

    PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Gatorade says it is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life. Full Story »

  • Ohio Executes Inmate With One Drug

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 5:22 pm ET  

    LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio executed a killer Tuesday by performing the nation's first lethal injection using a single drug, a supposedly less painful method than previous executions that required three drugs. Full Story »

  • Pizza Delivery Man Robbed At Knifepoint

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 5:21 pm ET  

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- John Fraley said he took every precaution, but his pizza delivery still quickly became dangerous when he was robbed at knifepoint. Full Story »

  • Gervais Ready To Tease Stars At Golden Globes

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 4:52 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES -- Ricky Gervais said he plans to play it loose and off-the-cuff as host of next month's Golden Globes, with Frank Sinatra and his pals as role models. Full Story »

  • Teen Charged With Sexual Assault On Child

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 4:51 pm ET  

    ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- An 18-year-old is facing charges of sexual assault on a child under the age of 12. Deputies arrested Bradley Calloway Monday night at a house in St. Johns County. Full Story »

  • US No. 1 In Health Spending, But Results Lag

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 4:37 pm ET  

    PARIS -- The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Bryant Gumbel Says He Has Lung Cancer

    WJXT Jacksonville – Tue Dec 8, 3:52 pm ET  

    NEW YORK -- Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from lung cancer surgery and treatment. The former "Today" show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. Full Story »

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