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The piercing radio tone echoed across the lawn in front of the Nassau County Sheriffs Office on Wednesday morning, then a dispatcher read the "end of watch" roll call for the nine names on a brick wall memorializing those who died on duty there. The terse dictation included Deputy Joseph Robinson, killed in 1891, and Bailiff Deputy Jack Gwynes, felled by COVID-19 just three months ago and not yet added. "Rest in peace, job well-done," the dispatcher ended. Fallen Nassau County sheriffs dep...

An argument outside J.T. Tires Shop on Arlington Road ended with the owner James Lamar Taylor fatally shot and his son arrested.

A 47-year-old Jacksonville woman who was shot and killed Sunday by apparent accidental gunfire from nearby will be buried Monday, according to family friends. The shooting comes on the heels of multiple other accidental discharges of firearms that have left children and adults dead or critically injured. Jacksonville has seen at least 15 victims of accidental shootings since the beginning of 2020 and three in four days this month, according to Times-Union records. Jennifer Edelens funeral wi...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.12.21 Good Monday morning. I wrote a little something about the race to be Speaker of the Florida House in 2026. I believe it’s worthy of your time. Stephanie Cardozo, external affairs director to Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. Spotted: Brian Crowley, former member of the Florida Capitol Press Corps and publisher of The Crowley Report, at the Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg. Brian Crowley was seen ha...

Biden administration wont surge vaccines to virus hotspots; Alabama, Utah lift mask mandates. Latest COVID-19 updates Steve Kiggins and Kaanita Iyer, USA TODAY Can the traumas of COVID-19 make us stronger? Replay Video UP NEXT President Joe Bidens administration said Friday additional vaccine doses will not be delivered to states seeing surges in COVID-19 cases, despite appeals from local leaders and some health experts. The administration says its current rollout plan, base...

First it was Rutgers and Cornell. Then Notre Dame. Now Duke. The list of colleges and universities that will require COVID-19 vaccinations for new and returning students to attend in-person classes this fall grew again Friday, with the North Carolina school announcing a policy that will cover all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. "We know that widespread vaccination will be the only way to facilitate a return to normal and robust campus life," Duke President Vincent Price said...

Weve Got Hollywood Covered Why Brandi Carlile Needed a Band of Brothers to Write a Song for Pixar’s ‘Onward’ TheWrap magazine: The country singer says she mined the experiences of twin bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth to write “Carried Me With You” for the animated film By Steve Pond | January 13, 2021 @ 10:45 AM If Brandi Carlile had first seen Pixar’s “Onward” by herself, she might not have ended up writing and performing the song “Carried Me With You” for the f...

Fernandina Beach maritime museum sailing through rough COVID-19 waters Dan Scanlan, Florida Times-Union © Dan Scanlan/Florida Times-Union The Maritime Museum of Amelia Island is at 115 S. Second St. in Fernandina Beach. Navigating COVID-19 has been tough for museums across the country, facing shutdowns then cautious reopenings as the virus spread again this fall. The Maritime Museum of Amelia Island is no different, docked across the railroad tracks from the Amelia River ...

Woman whose daughter was found dead in Alabama cried to police Updated Dec 10, 2020; Posted Dec 09, 2020 Brianna Williams emotionally tells an officer her 5-year-old daughter is missing, as seen in the first of 168 Jacksonville Sheriffs Office bodycam videos released this week.TNS Facebook Share By Dan Scanlan The Florida Times-Union (TNS) and Tribune Media Services The release of Jacksonville police bodycam videos is giving a first look at how an emotional Brianna Sho...