Metro

Monday, January 05, 2009

No early progress on state budget talks

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers opened a special session today with no clear agreement on how to fill a $2.3 billion budget shortfall.

Deal with Mayport community over cruise terminal falls apart

After more than a month of negotiations, the Jacksonville Port Authority has failed to reach an agreement with Mayport groups that would pave the way for a cruise ship terminal to be built in the village.

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Police arrest Flagler fugitive sought in child porn case

Alton Everett Smith Jr., 46, and his wife, Tina Marie Smith, 43, face 37 charges of child pornography. They were charged Dec. 30 after deputies executed a search warrant at their Carlos Court home and found illegal photos on a house computer.

Drought in region diminished a bit in '08

Northeast Florida's water supply rebounded modestly in 2008 from a drought that parched the state a year earlier, a new federal report shows.

City stands to lose in state's staggering money shortage

Florida lawmakers are meeting this morning to fill a $2.3 billion budget hole. The cuts would be immediate, designed to shrink Florida's $66 billion budget during the first six months of this year to match the state's plummeting tax revenue.

The Cat's Meow: Feline fancier's show

More than 220 cats competed during the weekend at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium. The contestants were pampered felines participating in the Greater Jacksonville Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Show.

FIRST COAST FUGITIVE: Police search for St. Augustine man

Authorities are searching for Steven Alan Ritz, a fugitive wanted in St. Johns County.

Jacksonville Beach woman can't afford to fix roof

Betty Shafer and her black-and-white terrier Sugar Babe used to be a common sight in their Jacksonville Beach neighborhood as the duo made the regular trek to the supermarket a mile from home.

3 state attorneys leaving: Shorstein, Tanner, Blair

Combined, they have a half-century of experience prosecuting Northeast Florida's most notorious criminals. They serve 14 counties. But on Tuesday, three longstanding state attorneys will call it quits, two by their own choice and one by voters. The Times-Union askes them to reflect on their careers.

3 state attorneys leaving: Tanner didn't run from controversy

Combined, they have a half-century of experience prosecuting Northeast Florida's most notorious criminals. They serve 14 counties. But on Tuesday, three longstanding state attorneys will call it quits, two by their own choice and one by voters. The Times-Union askes them to reflect on their careers.

3 state attorneys leaving: For Blair, Bundy's the big name

Combined, they have a half-century of experience prosecuting Northeast Florida's most notorious criminals. They serve 14 counties. But on Tuesday, three longstanding state attorneys will call it quits, two by their own choice and one by voters. The Times-Union askes them to reflect on their careers.

LAW & DISORDER: Man crashes, dies in motorcycle stunt

A motorcyclist performing stunts was killed Sunday after crashing in a grocery store parking lot on Florida 16 in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Separate crashes leave 3 injured in Clay

Two crashes, one involving a motorcycle, left 3 people injured in Clay county Saturday.

Woman thrown from car in Nassau crash, child uninjured

A child escaped serious injury when a vehicle lost controlled and rolled on Harts Road near Lumber Creek Boulevard in Clay County, authorities said.

Hartsfield 'was so hell-bent on getting revenge' with Collier

In the months before the September shooting that ended his football career, Jaguars tackle Richard Collier was so concerned for his safety that he bought a new house and car, he told Jacksonville police.

Thieves steal his independence: 'Took just about everything'

Brian Graves' new apartment gave him a taste of a life without boundaries - a life he had never known because of a debilitating neurological disease.

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