JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  Showers in the area will continue racing eastward as warm front lifts north. Then some isolated showers on Thursday before a cold front brings in t-storms(some strong) on Friday.

*****Although The National Weather Service Radar is not currently sending out data.....Our Radar is up and working... The only one out of Jax*****

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This time of year many Americans struggle with getting their tax return filed timely and properly. You may be among them and feel you can't do it yourself.  So how do you choose a tax preparer? 

Here are ten things you can do to  get you through the income tax...more filing season.

Number Ten:

Make sure you have all of your documents, including all of your W-2 forms. Your employer had until January 31st to mail it out. If it is still missing and you don't receive it by February 14 contact the IRS at 800-829-1040 for assistance.

Number Nine:

If you need a professional to help file your tax return, before you choose a tax preparer, check their qualifications.  They're now required to have a (PTIN) tax preparers identification number from the IRS.

Number Eight:

Ask about the service fee. Avoid any preparer whose fees are based on a percentage of your refund or they claim they can get you a large

This database is comprised of information obtained from the DEA's National Clandestine Laboratory Register.  A list of all documented Florida clandestine labs is available here

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Authorities say University of Florida freshman tight end from Jacksonville A.C. Leonard was arrested Wednesday night on a simple domestic battery charge.  

Gainesville police say 20-year-old Leonard got into an argument with his girlfriend.

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According to a police report, Leonard shoved the woman, causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head on a dog cage. She told police Leonard told her to take her belongings and leave the apartment they shared.

    

The arrest report indicates that Leonard grabbed the woman by both feet and pulled her out of the apartment when she refused to leave.

    

Police say the woman had a large abrasion on her left forearm and a smaller one on her right elbow.

    

Leonard was released on his own recognizance Thursday by Alachua County Judge Tom Jaworski.

 

Tight end A.C. Leonard transferred to University Christian in 2010.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Between 7:15 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. Thursday, dozens of students biked to school as part of an effort to make area roads safer.

"Jacksonville Walk/Bike to School Day" was organized in conjunction with a visit from the organization "Ride America for Safe Routes." ...more They are biking 5,000 miles from Key West to San Francisco to raise awareness of bike safety issues.  The team stopped in Jacksonville Wednesday evening and rode with students this morning before resuming their trip across the country. 

"Kids are the future," explained Jeanie Ward-Waller, organizer of "Ride America for Safe Routes.  "So educating kids about how to bike safely and how to be safe on the roads and educating everyone to be safe in the presence of kids is very important." 

The Bike/Walk to School event started at Open Road Bicycles on Hendricks Avenue.  The students and their parents then made their way to Julia Landon College Preparatory Middle School on Thacker

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Students in Lynette Smiley's classroom love their teachers.

The 8-year teaching veteran credits success in her classroom to team teaching with Ms. Angela Vaesa.

"We really feed off each other and work well together," Smiley said. "She's a very positive...more teacher."

"They're awesome, like if Ms. Vaesa's teaching, Ms. Smiley will come in and she'll think of something and she'll have like a connection to what Ms. Vaesa's teaching," said student Ashlin Green.

Smiley is very involved in the school, with an extensive list of extras like offering homework assistance twice a week. She also works with safety patrols and the leadership team.

Smiley said "love" sums up her personal teaching philosophy.

"A lot of these kids don't get a lot of love," Smiley said. "I feel like if you can incorporate love into your classroom as much as possible, then these kids will want to learn for you, they'll want to be here."

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duval County's graduation rate took a hit following the calculation of federal rules now being used to determine the percentage of students who graduate in four years.

In December, the Florida Department of Education released statewide numbers that put the...more state's graduation rate at 80%, but the federal calculation drops the number to 70%.

The federal graduation rate counts students who receive standard diplomas within four years.  The state had counted students who received special diplomas.

In Duval County the calculation change resulted in an 8% drop with the federal formula lowering the graduation rate to 63%. In December, the state graduation figure gave Duval its highest percentage ever with 71%.

Duval County school board chairperson Betty Burney was not upset with the federal formula.

"I think what they are trying to do is get everybody uniform," said Burney.

Clay, Nassau and St. Johns county

 A fundraising campaign conducted by Sailormen, Inc. at Popeyes restaurants in Northeast Florida and across the Southeast will provide customers with valuable discounts while garnering support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's worldwide research and services programs. 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Do you pick up after your pet?  There's a company that's making a living off catching you not cleaning up your dog's mess, and they want to expand to Jacksonville. 

Apartment and townhome complex managers are constantly battling to find out who doesn't clean up...more after their pets.  If you don't clean up the mess, Bio Pet Vet Lab said their poo prints program will catch you.

"That's done through a simple cheek swab. They just swab the cheeks of the pet, send us the sample to the lab, and we process them," Eric Mayer of Bio Pet Vet Lab said.

That is, of course, if a dog owner agrees to give that kind of access to their pets DNA.  Some complexes require pet registry before you move in. 

"We make a match, then the property owner can consult the pet owner," Mayer said.

"I initially thought it was a good idea," Andy Narin of First Coast Scoopers said.  Narin cleans up after nearly 500 dogs per week, so he knows about

Mayor Alvin Brown announced an exciting lineup of activities for the 2012 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The annual tradition will be held on Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, May 27. Some of this year’s confirmed performers include Sonny Rollins; Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White Trio; Patti...more Austin with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard; and Karrin Allyson.

 
Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can keep heart disease, heart attack and stroke away. And a commonly used vitamin could help by increasing production of “good” cholesterol in the body, researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville have found. The findings were published recently in the journal Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental.