Ken Amaro

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Homeowner fights city hall over property damage posted on Monday, April 7, 2014 - 7:05pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Property owners are surprised to learn that when there's a disaster involving trees the city has marked for removal or trimming help is not readily available... read more...
Customer looking for fur coat in consignment shop that is closed posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 9:35am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ron Kaminski, 75, has had his share of mistakes but said this is one he regrets. "It it was a hundred dollars, I would have wrote it off as a bad experience," he said, "... read more...
Larsen residents promised water solution soon posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 8:18pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Larsen Community is old and established, but about 125 homes are not connected to the central water supply system. "It is bad and rusty," said Barbara Hobbs.... read more...
When is a 'lifetime warranty' lifetime? posted on Friday, September 13, 2013 - 6:34pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Attebery's grew up in a generation of handshakes and kept promises; they've lived in their Avondale home 50 years and they try to keep it in shape. May... read more...
Residents will have to bear the heat a little longer posted on Friday, August 16, 2013 - 12:37pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The dog days of summer have turned Mount Carmel Gardens into a hotbed of complaints. "It is getting bad," said Paul Makowski. The tenants of the high rise are mostly... read more...
Rayne Perrywinkle tries to regain custody of daughters posted on Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 6:11pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rayne Perrywinkle sat nervously in a Duval County courtroom waiting; she's trying to regain custody of her two daughters, ages six and four. Perrywinkle, 45, dressed in... read more...
Beware of online dating schemes or romance scams posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 8:05pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Studies support online dating; 20 percent of heterosexual couples meet online; 60 percent of same-sex couples meet on the internet. Glamour magazine reports that... read more...
IRS rules for independent preparers tossed by court posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 9:14pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In 2011, the Internal Revenue Service instituted new rules that require independent tax preparers to register, pay an application fee, pass a qualifying exam and take... read more...
Jacksonville Councilman Wants to Revamp The Ways Projects Are Changed posted on Monday, April 2, 2012 - 7:27pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Recently, the Jacksonville City Council killed a bill that would have created a proposed dog park in Arlington. The $75,000 proposal failed, but it has created a new... read more...