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Nassau County deputies helping residents, exhausted first responders in DeSoto County after Hurricane Ian
Read full article: Nassau County deputies helping residents, exhausted first responders in DeSoto County after Hurricane IanAfter Hurricane Ian, residents in the hardest hit areas in Southwest Florida have a long way ahead of them.
Steelers' Roethlisberger active after virus-related absence
Read full article: Steelers' Roethlisberger active after virus-related absenceThe unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers wound up relatively healthy for their game against the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals following a brush with the novel coronavirus. Defensive tackle Tyson Alualu is also back after missing a game with a knee injury. Cincinnati is without running back Joe Mixon, whose lingering foot injury is forcing him to miss a third game in a row. Receiver Cooper Kupp, left tackle Andrew Whitworth and running back Darrell Henderson all were active after missing practices with injuries. Raiders: T Kolton Miller (ankle), DT Maurice Hurst (ankle), QB Marcus Mariota, RB Theo Riddick, G John Simpson, DT Daniel Ross.
Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs
Read full article: Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbsRepublicans lost more than three dozen suburban House districts in 2018, when suburban voters backed Democrats by an 11-point margin, according to AP VoteCast polling. Republicans have long relied on finding upper-income and white voters in the growing suburbs to build on their base in rural America and win elections. In 2018, one in four suburban voters identified as nonwhite, according to AP VoteCast. Back in Quakertown, Alex Whalen, 19, said she thinks Trump will lose just as many suburban voters as he gains with his law-and-order pitch. The Democrat doesn't think voters will recognize the sort of urban chaos he is describing.
Man charged with murder after hit-and-run of woman he knew
Read full article: Man charged with murder after hit-and-run of woman he knewGLEN ST. MARY, Fla. - A Baker County man was charged with second-degree murder after a 36-year-old woman was struck and killed while walking along a highway south of Glen St. Mary, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. When the driver was located at a home less than a mile from the scene, Baker County deputies learned he knew and apparently targeted the victim. WATCH: Man charged with murder after hit-and-run of womanFHP report said Knox died at the scene. When Baker County deputies questioned Jackson, he said he suffered from schizophrenia but had been off his medication for two years. Royal told News4Jax that Knox told her before leaving Jackson's house that she was going to walk to her mother's home.
Arrest made in Baker County deadly hit-and-run
Read full article: Arrest made in Baker County deadly hit-and-runA Baker County man is facing charges after a deadly hit and run crash that killed a 36-year-old-woman. Troopers said Robert Jackson, 31, was the driver of a minivan that was driving on State Road 121 Wednesday night when he struck Christina Knox who was walking along the roadway. The Florida Highway Patrol said after the crash, Jackson left the scene and returned to his home in Mcclenny. He is now facing second degree murder charges. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.