Investigation reveals JSO had the authority to burst into woman’s home, detain her in mistaken identity case
An internal affairs investigation ruled officers involved in bursting into a woman’s home and detaining her in a case of mistaken identity did have the legal authority to enter her home because they were investigating reports of gunfire.
Important deadline extended for non-filers with dependents applying for federal stimulus
While millions have received the coronavirus stimulus relief check, a crucial deadline looms for people who haven’t been paid yet. If you miss this deadline, you’ll still get your $1,200 payment, but not an additional $500 per dependent child under 17. According to the IRS, if you are required to file a return, using this tool will NOT speed up your economic impact payment. Instead, it’s likely to slow down processing of your tax return and getting any money. The deadline is applies to those receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits, supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, or Veteran’s Affairs benefits.
Ghost towns of Duval County: Greenland
Unlike the other communities that have largely disappeared over time and sprawl development, Greenland is a quiet and small ghost town that still exists. Largely hidden from sight, despite 273,500 vehicles passing within walking distance each day, Greenland's scenery largely remains the same as it was one hundred years ago. Greenland was established after the civil war along the Old King's Road. Still in operation, its Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church was established by freedmen in 1867. Reverting back to wilderness by the time the United States took possession of Florida, it was rebuilt by the U.S. Army between 1828 and 1831.
Mother of autistic boy, her boyfriend charged with manslaughter
MACCLENNY, Fla. – Baker County prosecutors have upgraded the charges against a Baker County mother and her boyfriend in the death of a 4-year-old autistic boy to manslaughter. Heather Stevenson's son, Chance Vanderpool, died in November, after her boyfriend, Jonathan Todd Register, reported finding Chance not breathing the morning of Nov. 22 and told deputies he performed CPR until paramedics arrived. The boy died at the Ed Frazier Hospital. Stevenson, 33, and Register, 30, had previously been charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect in connection with her 2-year-old son. Deputies continued to investigate how Chance died.