Jacksonville City Council District 9
None of the six candidates seeking this office received more than 50% of the vote in the March election. Republican Mike Muldoon and Democrat Tyrona Clark-Murray were the top vote-getters, so they will advance to the May runoff. The race is open to all voters in the district.
Family identifies victim in triple murder as 30-year-old Jacksonville mother
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Loved ones on Thursday revealed that one of the victims in a triple murder in Northwest Jacksonville was a 30-year-old mother, who was all about the well-being of her family. She loved music and enjoyed being with her family and friends more than anything, being the center of the entire family. She was the light, the glue, and the spirit of the family,โ the family said in a statement. Urriola was shot to death as were two men in the Northwest Jacksonville apartment. Across town at the opening of Breezy Jazz House on Thursday, a $10,000 donation was made to an early childhood music program to prevent gang violence.
Local mom helps create run to benefit those living with Parkinsonโs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Jennifer Otero is making a Positively Jax difference in the lives of people living with Parkinsonโs Disease. The mother of three and very busy chief administrative officer of an Orange-Park based defense contractor is also co-founder and race director of the First Coast Parkinsonโs Run. She established the run in honor of her mother, Lorraine Hollinger, in an effort to ensure the lessons she and her family learned from their experience over a decade help others. There were other things complicating her motherโs health, but to make a long story short, she dedicated herself to fighting for a cure and finding resources for people through this run. Otero said it gives her peace and joy to help others and make a Positively Jax difference.
Mother says daughter was given drug-laced candy & ended up in hospital
Mother says daughter was given drug-laced candy & ended up in hospitalPublished: September 25, 2020, 3:05 pmRichards said her daughter is making progress every day, but at moments, she will shake without control and has to be spoon fed.
Sumatran tiger cub learns to hunt from mother at Poland zoo
In this undated handout photo provided by the Wroclaw zoo, a little tiger is pictured at the zoo in Wroclaw, Poland. The 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cub is getting to know the world and learning to hunt from her mother at a zoo in southwestern Poland, the first such cub born there in 20 years. The as-yet-unnamed cub was born May 23 as her mother Nuris first offspring and the authorities at the Wroclaw Zoo are overjoyed that the mother is taking very good care of her. (Wroclaw Zoo via AP)WARSAW โ A 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cub is getting to know the world and learning to hunt from her mother at a zoo in southwestern Poland, the first such cub born there in 20 years. The as-yet-unnamed female cub was born May 23 as her mother Nuriโs first offspring and the authorities at the Wroclaw Zoo are overjoyed that the mother is taking very good care of her.
Viral video: Mother of 10 says she was coughed on at Jacksonville Pier One
Viral video: Mother of 10 says she was coughed on at Jacksonville Pier OnePublished: June 26, 2020, 10:23 pmHeather Sprague, a Jacksonville woman who says sheโs a brain tumor patient, said while waiting for an appointment, she donned her mask and went into a Pier One Imports to escape the summer heat.
Jacksonville mother is desperately pleading for her daughter's killer to come forward
Jacksonville mother is desperately pleading for her daughter's killer to come forwardPublished: June 10, 2020, 11:21 pmCookโs family said she was with a group of women when the shooting happened, and they believe someone in the group knows the identity of the shooter.
Mom opens 'job fair' at home to teach kids about earning allowance
DUBLIN, Ga. โ A mother opened a job fair in her own home, but it wasn't for anyone other than her young children to them about the importance of earning their keep. Shaketha Marion McGregor had enough after her kids, Jahkeem, Takeia and Serinity asked for allowance to buy cellphones and other material items. So instead of saying no, the single mom had a surprise waiting for them when they returned home from school a few weeks ago. Among the listings at McGregor's job fair were openings for Kitchen Manager, Lead Housekeeper and Laundry Supervisor. A later post showed Jahkeem, 13, and Serinity, 6, applied for the housekeeping position, with Takeia, 10, looking to land the laundry supervisor job.
Mother shares warning after baby's car seat starts smoking
The mother said she has used mirrors along with car seats with all of her children and hasn't had any issues in the past. On this occasion, though, according to Amanda's account, the car seat started smoking, and the burn was serious enough to leave holes in the fabric. 'I've [used] car seats with mirrors with all my kidsโnever have I experienced this! In her video, she described: 'This is my baby's car seat, smoking because there is a mirror on the back of the seat so I can see her. And this is caused by the sun's reflection into the car seat.
Tenn. mom gets letter from dead son
A Tennessee mother was caught off guard when she got a letter in the mail addressed to her dead son. When Gail Anderson opened the letter, she found a 30-word note her son had written to himself as a middle school student seven years earlier, Knoxville TV station WBIR reported. While bittersweet, she told WBIR the letter helped turned a day she had dreaded into something special. Cameron's middle school teacher said he hesitated sending the letter along with Cameron's classmates as he does every year to mark their high school graduation. But I knew that probably it would be really special to his mother," Dale Caldwell told WBIR.