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JACKSONVILLE, FLA – After a stretch of dry weather, we’re finally seeing a change — and for some, it’s a welcome one. Scattered showers have all but pushed away tonight. A heavy thunderstorm soaked Amelia Island and it has moved into the Atlantic. While activity will taper off this evening, don’t put the umbrella away just yet.Rain chances return late overnight as light showers and thunderstorms redevelop and move in from the west. Most of the activity will be after 2 a.m. Another round of rain comes tomorrow morning, when you may wake up to damp roads and a few…
Dear Eric: My husband struggles a lot with executive function, especially when he is stressed. For the most part, he’s fine with work but personal stuff—anticipating how much money he might need for something, keeping track of where his driver’s license is—he always “needs” me to handle for him. We have had many conversations about how I am his wife with a full-time job of my own, not his personal assistant. But he gets upset if I can’t just drop everything to help him out.He will text me at work to order him a coffee from an app on my…
The memorial event honored firefighters, including Tony Ray Garrison, who died during Hurricane Helene. FAIRVIEW, N.C. — A North Carolina firefighter who died during Hurricane Helene was honored during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. This year’s national tribute will honor 70 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2024 and 70 firefighters who died in previous years. Among the honorees is Battalion Chief Tony Ray Garrison of the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty on Sept. 27, 2024, during Hurricane Helene. Garrison, who also served with the Garren Creek Fire Department, was one of…
OMAHA, Neb. – When Warren Buffett announced at his annual shareholder meeting Saturday that he is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, he elevated a low-key 62-year-old Canadian executive named Greg Abel who has long been one of his top lieutenants.For the past seven years, Abel has been overseeing Berkshire’s BNSF railroad and its treat makers See’s Candies and Dairy Queen along with dozens of other manufacturing and retail businesses that Buffett acquired over the years.He grew up in Canada as a hockey player and learned the value of hard work as he…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Baseball fans and foodies alike are in for a grand slam of flavor and fun at VyStar Ballpark as the stadium gears up for its inaugural Tacos & Tequila Night on Tuesday, May 6. The event promises a fusion of America’s favorite pastime with the vibrant tastes of Mexican cuisine and spirits. Priced at $50 per person, the evening includes not just access to the game but an exclusive food and drink experience that kicks off when the gates open at 6 p.m. Related: Jumbo Shrimp trading traditional jerseys for ‘Lilo & Stitch’ themed jerseys one day…
The Chicago White Sox have designated first baseman Bobby Dalbec for assignment.The former Red Sox first baseman appeared in seven games for Chicago. He went 4-for-18 (.222) with a .333 on-base percentage, .278 slugging percentage, one double, one RBI, two runs, three walks and six strikeouts. The 29-year-old will be placed on waivers. If he clears, he will be outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte. He then could accept the outright assignment and stay in the White Sox organization or decline it and become a free agent.He has the option to elect free agency because it would be his second outright assignment.The…
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas will implement a $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in the country, that uses public dollars to fund private school tuition under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed Saturday, capping off a yearslong effort by Republicans.School voucher supporters have long targeted the state, where past efforts buckled for decades against resistance from Democrats and rural Republicans. Last month President Donald Trump called lawmakers before a key vote needed to finally get the bill to Abbott’s desk. Texas joins more than 30 other states that have implemented a similar program, of which about a…
By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. In a post on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, “For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering. When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A local card game company, Rookie Mage Games, has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, claiming that his trade war with China is severely impacting its business. The company, along with other gaming firms, argues that the tariffs on Chinese imports, which can reach as high as 145 percent, are a political maneuver for attention.Jordan McLaughlin, the founder of Rookie Mage Games, said that China remains the most affordable and viable option for production, as options in the United States are limited and too expensive. McLaughlin started his company in 2019 with the game “Don’t…
The immediate futures for horses that finished just behind Sovereignty or skipped the Derby altogether remained muddy, as well. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail. The question now is whether that test will come sooner or later. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott didn’t sound like someone preparing Sovereignty for a trip to Baltimore to run in the 150th Preakness Stakes on May 17 at Pimlico Race course, offering a cautious…