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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Police on scene of an investigation on Seaboard Ave. on the Westside (actionnewsjax.com) — Police and a Crime Scene Unit are investigating on Seaboard Avenue on Jacksonville's Westside, and a nearby resident reported seeing a coroner's vehicle at the scene. Authorities have not yet released details about what happened, and reporters are heading to the area, so neighbors should expect an ongoing law enforcement presence while officials gather more information.
2. UNSOLVED: Investigators still searching for Jacksonville teen's killers nearly two decades later (firstcoastnews.com) — Jacksonville investigators are still searching for whoever killed 19-year-old Barry "BJ" Brooks Jr. at a Timuquana Road apartment complex back in 2007, and his family is pleading for someone local to finally speak up. Detectives say new information from the community is crucial, and tips to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office or First Coast Crime Stoppers could earn a $5,000 reward.
3. University of North Florida unveils renovated STEM research laboratories (actionnewsjax.com) — Newly renovated chemistry and biochemistry labs at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville are now open, expanding space for hundreds of STEM students each semester. Backed by state funds and local corporate donors like Bacardi and Johnson & Johnson Vision, the upgrades aim to strengthen Jacksonville's talent pipeline for health care, science, and industry jobs across Northeast Florida.
4. Family speaks after cold-case sentencing of Gary Glowacz, who murdered Melissa Ellison in 1987 (actionnewsjax.com) — A Jacksonville family is finally seeing closure after 70-year-old Gary Glowacz pleaded guilty and received a 24-year sentence for the 1987 murder of Melissa Ellison in her Westside home. Her daughter and sister described decades of grief and thanked Project Cold Case for keeping the Jacksonville woman's story alive until an arrest was made.
5. High school football '26: Friday night's scoreboard and looking ahead to Week 8 (news4jax.com) — Jacksonville high school fans saw Raines notch a statement win over Venice and Westside snap a long losing streak, highlighting a busy Friday night of football. The roundup lists scores for dozens of area teams and lays out next week's matchups, helping local families track when and where their schools play across Northeast Florida and nearby Georgia.
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