First Read: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Steve Roberts, Cherish Perrywinkle, and Johnny Manziel are in the headlines today.
View ArticleFirst Read: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Kevin Daniels, Rayne Perrywinkle and climate change are in the headlines today.
View ArticleDeath Penalty Sought In Cherish Perrywinkle Murder Case
State Attorney Angela Corey says she will seek the death penalty against Donald Smith in the Cherish Perrywinkle case. Smith is accused of kidnapping 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle from an area Walmart...
View ArticleSuspect In Cherish Perrywinkle Death Pleads Not Guilty
News 4 Jax is reporting that Donald James Smith, the man charged with the kidnapping, sexual battery and murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle last month, has entered a not guilty plea to the...
View ArticleWJCT First Read: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country.
View ArticleHearing On Sex Offender Laws Planned As Momentum Builds For "Cherish's Law"
A legislative hearing is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at Jacksonville City Hall on state laws related to sex offenders. The hearing is open to the public and experts, including officials...
View ArticleLawmakers Discuss Strengthening Sex Offender Laws
At a hearing Wednesday afternoon at Jacksonville City Hall, state legislators, law enforcement officials and mental health professionals discussed what new legislation might protect children from...
View ArticleWJCT First Read: Friday, September 20, 2013
Welcome to WJCT First Read (T.G.I.F. edition), your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also preview some of WJCT's upcoming...
View ArticleFirst Read: Monday, October 14, 2013
Jacksonville faces criticism over St. Johns algae, Cherish Perrywinkle among victims to be honored tonight, and a South Florida police departments decision to stop selling cocaine are in the headlines...
View ArticleFirst Read: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The Mathews Bridge is open, new documents in Cherish Perrywinkle case, and medical marijuana are in the headlines today.
View ArticleFirst Read: Thursday, November 21, 2013
Alvin Brown, Rayne Perrywinkle, and Rick Scott are in the headlines today.
View ArticleFirst Read: Friday, November 21, 2013
Jordan Davis, Aundra Wallace, and Jameis Winston are in the headlines today. Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across...
View ArticleFirst Read: Friday, December 6, 2013
Jameis Winston, Cherish Perrywinkle, and Nelson Mandela are in the headlines today.
View ArticleFirst Read: Friday, February 7, 2014
Michael Dunn, Pop Tarts, and lethal injection are in the headlines today.
View ArticleLegislators Moving To Fix Flaws In Florida's Sexual Predator Laws
Florida lawmakers want to toughen the state’s sexual predator laws and they’ve said the reforms will be the centerpiece of this year’s legislative session.
View ArticleFirst Read: Friday, April 4, 2014
Internet cafes, Angela Corey, and Jameis Winston are in the headlines today.
View ArticleFirst Read: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Steve Roberts, Cherish Perrywinkle, and Johnny Manziel are in the headlines today.
View ArticleFirst Read: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Kevin Daniels, Rayne Perrywinkle and climate change are in the headlines today.
View ArticleTrial Date Set For Alleged Murderer Of 8-Year-Old Jacksonville Girl
The trial of the man accused of murdering 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle has been set for early April. Donald Smith is accused of kidnapping Perrywinkle from a Walmart on the city’s Northside two years...
View ArticleLawyers For Accused Child Killer Donald Smith File Motion To Dismiss Death...
Lawyers for accused Jacksonville child murderer Donald Smith are trying to block the death penalty in his case in light of Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling. The high court struck down Florida’s death...
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