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Clouds Showers Coming From Gulf

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --Patchy fog may form this morning but it will rain again this afternoon.  very isolated areas with small hail and
gusty winds 60% high 86.  More showers Thursday  with only
20% chances for the weekend..

Increasing northeast winds will modify the afternoon heat by the weekend.

 

 

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How Term Limits Could Affect Duval's Constitutional Officers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duval Clerk of Courts Jim Fuller is preparing to move into the new courthouse, but doesn't know if a recent Florida Supreme Court ruling will allow him to serve as clerk.

"I'm letting the general counsel handle that for me. Just trying to figure everything out," he said.

Fuller, now in his third term as Clerk of Courts, has already qualified for the fall elections. But last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled constitutional officers like him are subject to term limits.

Attorney Lindsey Brock's law firm sued the City of Jacksonville in the late '90s to stop term limits on the Clerk of the Courts office and won.

"Now they've looked at it again and said we think we got it wrong back then," said Brock.

Brock said the recent ruling was focused on Broward County, but when the court included charter counties like Duval and Clay, it re-instated term limits -- basically two terms and you're out.

FBI Looking For Suspect in Duval, St. Johns Robberies

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The FBI is looking for a man who has robbed  at least three banks in Duval, St. Johns and Volusia counties in the past two weeks.

The suspect is a white male in his 20s or 30s, has a tall thin build and short blonde hair and a goatee, according to Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Jacksonville Division.

During some of the robberies, the suspect was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap. To rob the banks, the suspect would approach the teller with a note demanding money and stating he had a gun. He would then leave the banks on foot.
 
Here are the robberies the suspect is believed to be responsible for:

May 1, 2012: Bank of America, 10445 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville

Clean Out Those Cabinets: Stamp Out Hunger is Saturday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Check your mailbox!  The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday and letter carriers have been dropping off donation bags at homes all over the First Coast this week.  

This is the 20th year of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive.  

The donation drive is designed to make giving easy.  All people have to do is put some non-perishable food in a bag and leave it by their mailboxes Saturday.  Postal workers will take the donations and transport them to Second Harvest of North Florida.  

Doctors Use Eco-friendly Technology to Ablate AFIB

Doctors Use Eco-friendly Technology to Ablate AFIB

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Richard McCoy, 66, has always enjoyed an active lifestyle between tending to his greenhouse, working full time and playing with his three grandchildren. When all of this was compromised by a heart condition, McCoy’s doctors turned to Soundstar®eco technology to help fix his ticker.

What Women Want: Preventing Passport Pitfalls

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Wanna get away?

A vacation sounds like it's the perfect medicine for overworked women.

If your summer family travel plans do require a passport, be sure to read the passport fine print.

"There are many aspects of travel many people don't think enough about," explains AAA District Travel Manager Susan Karr.

Check out our video story on this web page to hear other possible passport pitfalls Karr says travelers should be wary of.

Even more seasoned travelers like Mandarin resident Harriet Brodsky warn of being aware of certain rules and regs when it comes to passports as well as travel visas.

Hear from Brodsky in our video story as well.

Karr told us about 2 different websites AAA uses and recommends to travelers.