New street signs honor Jacksonville first responders who died in line of duty
Honoring our fallen first responders and their families. New street signs are starting to appear in areas of town named in memory of a first responder who died in the line of duty in that location. It’s part of a wider initiative and there’s a push to expand it.
Manatee poke lands Tampa boat captain in federal court
TAMPA, Fla. – It is a federal crime to harass a manatee. As a charter boat captain, David Beede knows this. Beede, the proprietor of Shallow Point Fishing Charters, admitted that months earlier he’d used a fishing rod to touch a manatee off Weedon Island. His voice shaking at times, the beleaguered boat captain struggled to explain himself Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber. From the air, it shows Beede’s 26-foot boat as it drifts into the murky shallows near a dozen manatees.