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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Florida AG launches investigation into Jacksonville transportation authority amid mass layoffs (flvoicenews.com) — Florida's attorney general has launched a state investigation into the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, subpoenaing top leadership as the agency confronts a $39 million deficit and nearly 200 job cuts. Jacksonville officials, including a City Council member and Mayor Donna Deegan's administration, are responding as riders face service adjustments and questions grow about oversight of the city's transit system.
2. Developer unveils plans for proposed Hard Rock Hotel on Jacksonville riverfront (news4jax.com) — A developer has unveiled plans for a 30‑story Hard Rock Hotel on Jacksonville's riverfront, potentially transforming the long-vacant lot at 500 East Bay Street. The mixed-use tower would bring hotel rooms, residences, restaurants, and entertainment venues downtown, but still needs approvals from the Downtown Investment Authority, city administration, and Jacksonville City Council after design revisions.
3. Man riding minibike killed after being hit by SUV driver on Moncrief Road, police said (actionnewsjax.com) — A man in his 20s died after the minibike he was riding collided with an SUV turning onto 45th Street from Moncrief Road in Jacksonville Thursday afternoon. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says he was taken by Jacksonville Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, marking the 125th traffic fatality this year in Duval County and the 17th involving a motorcycle.
4. Ask Anthony: Jacksonville homeowner says she paid more than $16K for a never-installed roof (firstcoastnews.com) — A Jacksonville homeowner says she paid more than $16,000 for a new roof and ceiling repairs that still haven't begun nearly two years later, leaving her with leaks and peeling paint. The story details her struggle with Fortress Roofing and Construction, the company's poor BBB rating, and practical steps Jacksonville and Florida homeowners can take if a contractor fails to deliver.
5. With wrongful arrests, Jacksonville police show how not to use facial recognition (biometricupdate.com) — Jacksonville residents are learning more about how local police have repeatedly misused facial recognition, leading to wrongful arrests that upend lives and separate parents from their children. The report details several Jacksonville-area cases tied to the FACESNXT database and stresses that officers allegedly relied on facial matches without proper investigation, raising serious questions about safeguards and accountability in local law enforcement.
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