JFRD extinguishes Riverside house fire

Friday, December 28th, 2012, 8:09pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department extinguished a house fire in Riverside on Friday afternoon.

The fire was in the 2500 block of Myra Street. According to JFRD personnel at the scene, 2 upstairs apartments were affected.

The electrical fire happened around 4 p.m. and started in the stove and went up into the attic. The damage was not visible from the apartment's exterior.

The family living in the apartment, including four adults and three kids, has moved into a hotel.

They are being assisted by the Red Cross.

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Protect your home from holiday break-ins

Submitted by Jeff Marcu, Anchor/Investigative Reporter

Monday, December 24th, 2012, 6:47pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This is one of the busiest times of year for home break-ins. Thieves know people go out of town, and they are searching neighborhoods for that perfect home.

This year, Marcus Prom is having his family at his house for Christmas, but in years past, he has traveled. "All the time," he said.

So he's memorized the checklist on what you should do to protect your home if you leave during the holidays. It's a checklist police and insurance agencies promote this time of year.

"Leave your lights on. Turn them off and on different times. Leave some on inside your house. Leave your television on. Move your cars around, and just tell your neighbors, the neighbors that you trust," Prom said.

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Lawn care billing scare

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012, 2:50pm

JACKSONVILLE,
Fla. - The On Your Side Team received an email from a woman in Avondale that
was being charged for a lawn service she claims she didn't ask for.

A
tenant contacted On Your Side, saying her landlord asked for lawn care quotes
for her Avondale apartment. The tenant spoke on the phone and got the quotes
with a lawn company, but ended up not needing the services.

A
month later, the tenant claimed the lawn care company said she owed more than
$200 for services she didn't sign up for.

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St. Vincent’s Riverside Receives Chest Pain Center Reaccreditation

Submitted by Ilyssa Trussel, St. Vincent's HealthCare Media Relations Coordinator

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012, 10:17am

St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside is proud to announce it has earned full Chest Pain reaccreditation status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC), formerly the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).

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Keeping recalled items off your holiday shopping list

Submitted by Ken Amaro, Ken Amaro, Community Reporter

Thursday, December 13th, 2012, 7:43pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports an estimated 69 percent of stores (thrift, consignment and resale) are selling at least one hazardous item. These are items that are on the government's recall list.

We went shopping in several stores to see if we could find any.

We found that most stores make an effort to filter the good from the recalled, but even the store operators know that is not foolproof.

"Consumers should be careful," said David Purcell.

Purcell is manager of the Northeast Florida Community Hospice thrift stores. He said a few years ago, they made a decision not to sell children's toys or cribs or car seats.

"You have to determine if the items have been recalled," said Purcell, "and you have to determine if the items contain lead."

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Enter to Win: Discover New Fantasyland and make Disney memories all year long!

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Friday, December 7th, 2012, 1:01am

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JSO launches internal affairs investigation after woman's death

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, 10:56pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- The man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend Tuesday is behind bars and now JSO is launching an internal affairs investigation on how their officers responded the night the victim was killed.

A record of 911 calls to the victim's residence doesn't show any calls from Monday night, but police are saying they responded to the victim's home the night before she died. Problem is, there's no report of it.

"The state law says that any allegation of domestic violence, we write a report and we didn't do that so I'm going to look into it and find out why," says Undersheriff Dwain Senterfitt.

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