🌱 What really happened during the deadly Baldwin truck stop confrontation?

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• What really happened during the deadly Baldwin truck stop confrontation?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 32 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man accused in double shooting at Baldwin truck stop takes stand, claims self-defense led to deadly encounter (news4jax.com) — A high-profile trial over a deadly 2019 shooting at a Baldwin truck stop is now in the jury’s hands, with the accused shooter claiming he fired in self-defense during an alleged attempted hijacking. Prosecutors say he killed one coworker, wounded another, and then fled in an 18-wheeler onto I-10, while legal experts expect mental health issues to surface mainly at sentencing.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Toddler Storytime: Christmas In-Person
  Fleming Island Library Fleming Island - Teen Zone,
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime: Winter In-Person
  Orange Park Library Orange Park - Meeting Room A,
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime: Hanukkah In-Person
  Green Cove Springs Library Green Cove Springs - Children's Department,
  10:30 am
• Interactive Sing-Along Storytime
  Callahan Branch Library , 450077 FL-200 #15 , Callahan
  11:00 am
• White Christmas at the Hilltop
  The Hilltop Restaurant , 2030 Wells Rd , Orange Park
  11:00 am
• Holiday Fun Open House
  Callahan Branch Library , 450077 FL-200 #15 , Callahan
  3:00 pm
• Creation Lab: Ornaments In-Person
  Orange Park Library Orange Park - Meeting Room A,
  4:00 pm
• Hour of Code In-Person
  Fleming Island Library Fleming Island - Children's Activity Room,
  4:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons Meetup
  Bradford County Library Association , 456 W Pratt St , Starke
  4:00 pm
• Lady Knights Basketball vs Providence Stallions
  Oakleaf High School , 4035 Plantation Oaks Blvd , Orange Park
  5:30 pm
• Landscape Matters: Holiday Wreath-Making
  UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County , 85831 Miner Rd , Yulee
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Jacksonville

• Baker County community pays respects after Jacksonville Port Authority COO dies in crash (news4jax.com)
• 12-11-2025 Public Notices (bakercountypress.com)

Middleburg

• News4JAX, Dogtopia on Beach Boulevard launch Santa Paws drive for local shelter animals (news4jax.com)
• City of Jacksonville launches 2025 Get Covered Jax campaign to help residents without insurance get coverage (news4jax.com)
• Florida's state parks need $760M in repairs and upgrades (jaxtoday.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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