Miscellaneous

• The Fight To Cap Payday Loans

  Eddie Farah | April 11, 2009 1:11 AM | 12 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  PayDay Loans. If you see them you should run the other way. Florida is among a few states that has tried to stop the abusive high interest loans. In the average scenario, a person takes out a...

• Jacksonville Leads In State, National Foreclosure Rate

  Eddie Farah | April 20, 2009 12:16 AM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  Jacksonville has the dubious distinction of exceeding state and federal rates for foreclosures. In fact, rates here have hit a five-year high. In March, foreclosure related notices were sent out to...

• Let The Games Begin - 709 Ballots Rejected So Far

  Eddie Farah | November 01, 2008 9:18 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  Remember the hanging chads from the 2000 election and the dysfunctional voting machines that registered the exact opposite candidate than a person voted for in 2004? Florida is a battleground state...

• Angry Investors File Suit

  Eddie Farah | October 14, 2008 12:20 AM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  A wave of class action lawsuits has begun by angry shareholders who invested in two mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They allege that stock underwriters hid the true numbers on the...

• Dog Who Bit Toddler Gets Reprieve

  Eddie Farah | July 10, 2007 10:32 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  It is a scene that is not often seen.A dog bites a toddler in the face. The child is rushed to the hospital and needs extensive reconstructivesurgery. Usually the dog is put to sleep. Not this time. This time the dog, a 100 lb. bull mastiff, will be returned to his St. Johns County family.It's an unusual turn of events, to say the least.Law enforcement reports that last Friday, the 2-year-old...

• Buckle Up On The Boat This Holiday Weekend

  Eddie Farah | July 02, 2009 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A warning before you head out this July 4th weekend on the coastal or Intracoastal Florida waters – The Coast Guard says this holiday is the deadliest one for Florida boaters. The Coast...

• Police Report On Little Girl Left In Vehicle To Die

  Eddie Farah | June 21, 2009 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The St. Johns County Sheriff’s department is releasing details about what happened to a one-year-old who was left inside a car to die. On Sunday, June 14, Arianna Long was left in the...

• Boaters Rescued Off Coast Of Jacksonville

  Eddie Farah | April 26, 2009 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  This time the story had a good ending. Six people were rescued in the Atlantic about 90 miles east of Jacksonville after their boat started to sink. Luckily for the group, a good Samaritan saw the...

• Boat Driver Not Intoxicated In Easter Sunday Wreck That Killed Five

  Eddie Farah | April 19, 2009 11:46 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Blood alcohol has just come back on the person in the driver's seat of that Easter Sunday boating crash on the Intracoastal that left five people dead. There was a great deal of speculation that...

• Florida Attorney General Sues Man For Caylee Doll, Vick Chew Toys And Deceptive Practices

  Eddie Farah | April 09, 2009 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It is the utmost in bad taste and proof that there are bad people among us. Apparently the Florida Attorney General agrees. The Jacksonville businessman who created toys in the image of slain...