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The beaches and parks will reopen at 5 PM on Saturday. The beaches will be open for hiking, running, swimming, taking care of pets and surfing. Not real freedom. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/regional/florida/st-johns-county-beaches-partially-reopen-friday/77-2ada3b85-08d6-47f1-9432-38d473c81142 On Friday the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners announced that county beaches are now open from 6 a.m. to noon, seven days a week. In a press release, commissioners note that the beaches should only be used for activities that include physical activity and motion include walking, running, exercise, surfing, biking, fishing, swimming, surfing, and others. “Walk to exercise not to socialize,” said Dawn C. Allicock, Director and...

ORLANDO -- More than 400,000 people have signed online petitions calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The department is looking into whether those charges need to be filed. Both NAACP President Ben Jealous and NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock are speaking out in support of the continued federal investigating Zimmerman for violating Martin’s civil rights. Meanwhile, News 13 discussed the case with Florida Fifth District Congressman Corrine Brown at the 104th annual NAACP convention Sunday, which is being held this week at the Orange County Convention Center....