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Report: City May Settle Lawsuit Over Landfill

Channel 4 has learned that the city of Jacksonville and the company who ran a city-owned landfill for the past 20 years have come to a verbal agreement that could avoid defending a lawsuit in court.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:01:58 EDT

4 Motorcyclists Killed In Head-On Crash

Troopers are investigating an accident Saturday in Sumter County that killed four people when a truck hit two motorcycles head on.

Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:27:00 EDT

Marine Killed In Ga. Head-On Collision

A 21-year-old U.S. Marine on his way home to Alabama after a tour of duty in Iraq was killed in a head-on collision near Six Flags.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:31:53 EDT

Lake City Man Arrested For DUI Manslaughter

Florida Highway Patrol officers say a suspect was driving drunk before deadly crash.

Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:59:01 EDT

Deputies: Robbers Claimed To Be Lawmen

One man is behind bars and Clay County deputies are seeking a second man after a home-invasion robbery early Monday morning in Orange Park.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:35:59 EDT

2 Palm Coast Men Arrested In Child Porn Cases

Two Palm Coast men were arrested in separate cases that totaled more than 45 counts of possession of child pornography.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:57:50 EDT

Family Says Goodbye To Haitian Hero

Saturday would have been Raynold Orelus's 46th birthday. Instead, his family says goodbye at the emotional funeral of the McDonald's maintenance worker gunned down on the job.

Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:40:19 EDT

Gay Advocate Remembered As Pioneer

A woman known as an early supporter of Jacksonville's gay community who also led fight against AIDS was remembered as a friend and a pioneer.

Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:20:14 EDT

SWAT Callout Suspect Appears In Court

The man police say barricaded himself in an Eastside home for hours early Saturday went before a judge Sunday morning.

Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:51:03 EDT

Rape Investigated As Attempted Murder

Police are asking the public to help catch the person who sexually assaulted a young woman, battered her and left her for dead on the beach not far from the Jacksonville Beach Pier early Saturday morning.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:59:37 EDT

Train, Trestle Burn At Brunswick Port

Glynn County firefighters battle a fire of a train carrying automobiles and the trestle carrying the rail cars to the Port of Brunswick. Video: Train Trestle, On Fire

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:57:55 EDT

FHP Looking Into Response To 911 Calls

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the handling of phone calls that came into dispatchers about an erratic driver who allegedly knocked an SUV off the Buckman Bridge.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:53:05 EDT

High-Tech Battery Plant To Hire 300

City, state and federal officials joined executives of a French company to break ground at Cecil Commence for a $200 million plant that will build advanced batteries for use in hybrid vehicles, aviation, renewable energy storage and other uses.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:55:17 EDT

Autistic Teen Found Safe In Mayport

Police say a 16-year-old autistic girl who left her Jacksonville Beach home on a bicycle was found safe in Mayport before midnight Sunday.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:42:44 EDT

Suwannee County Amber Alert Canceled

An Amber Alert issued for an unknown boy issued out of Suwannee County Sunday night was canceled. Police say the boy is safe.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:07:23 EDT

Gators, 'Noles Make NCAA Tourney Field

The Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles were among the 65 teams to see their names pop up on NCAA Selection Sunday.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:52:18 EDT

Thousands Complete 15K River Run

More than 13,000 people -- elite runners looking for a 15K championship and prize money to weekend joggers whose goal is to finish the course -- run the streets and over the bridges of Jacksonville Saturday morning.

Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:25:13 EST

Remains Found In St. Marys Identified

St. Marys police said the skeletal remains recovered from a wooded area along the southwest side of Seagrove Street on Feb. 23 have been identified.

Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:32 EST

School Budget Meeting Moved To Bigger Venue

Response to last week's community meeting addressing projected budget cuts for Duval County schools was so large, meetings this Tuesday and Thursday are being moved to larger auditoriums.

Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:30:21 EDT

Local Fishermen Encounter Right Whale

Two Jacksonville fishermen had a close encounter with a large right whale off the coast of Jacksonville Beach.

Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:44:46 EDT