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Woo Hoo Universal shows off new Simpsons expansion
Orlando -- For the first time since the new Simpson-themed expansion opened, Universal Orlando was finally ready to let our cameras in (just one day before Transformers: The Ride - 3D opens.) Wednesday morning, we toured the streets, the shops, and the restaurants we'd only seen as animated - until now. Springfield is anchored by the mega-attraction, The Simpsons Ride, and allows guests ...
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Is Your Sleep Normal…or Not
Parrish Healthcare Center at Port St. John, 5005 Port St. John Parkway (east of the I-95 Port St. John exit). The meetings are held in the Conference Center by the south entrance (near the sleep lab). This is a free community service. Please call 321-268-6408 to register. At every A.W.A.K.E. Support Group meeting you will have the opportunity to see newer model CPAP machines and masks.Is your ...
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2 women kidnapped from Aflac insurance office at gunpoint
Brevard county deputies are still searching for a robber who kidnapped two women at an insurance office. The situation started inside an Aflac office on Merritt Island. The man was already in the insurance office holding the first girl at gunpoint before the second girl got to work. The robber then forced the women to withdraw cash from a Wells Fargo ATM. He told one of the women it was about to ...
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Osceola School District under fire for FCAT scores
Osceola County School District unveiled a plan Wednesday that officials believe will help increase FCAT scores. The scores were so low this year, one board member made what some could consider a threat, Channel 9's Jorge Estevez reported. School Board Chairman Jay Wheeler demanded change if the trend isn't reversed. "(Superintendent Melba Luciano) and staff, I am bored," ...
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Orlando apartment complex owes $65K in water bills
The owners of an Orlando apartment complex haven't been paying their water bills. Channel 9's Myrt Price broke the story when a judge said PDQ was destroying evidence during bankruptcy and foreclosure hearings. Residents of the Mercy Drive apartments said they are confused and don't know where to turn. They're worried about their water and many say they don't know what ...
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Crash snarls traffic on I-4 in DeLand
Interstate 4 eastbound is back open following a crash in DeLand Wednesday afternoon.One lane was closed and vehicles were forced to squeeze by as crews cleared the wreckage.There's no word on whether anyone was injured in the ...
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Residents bound as thieves ransack home
AND METEOROLOGIST JASON BREWER. A GROUP OF MEN STORM AN OCALA HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, TIE UP THE PEOPLE WITH DUCT TAPE AND ROB THEM. ALL WHILE A CHILD SLEPT IN THE NEXT ROOM. WESH 2 DAVE MCDANIEL. REPORTER: INVESTIGATORS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, IT STARTED AS SIMPLE AS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR LITTLE AFTER 1:00 A.M. AND GOT EXTREMELY VIOLENT. TAKEN BY SURPRISED. REPORTER: COUPLE IN THEIR MID ...
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Zimmerman murder trial might start Monday
Trayvon Martin was shot and killed on Feb. 26, 2012 by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman. Zimmerman faces a second-degree murder ...
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Summer Grand Slam of Golf A golf package that Central Floridians can enjoy
Now golfers do not have to limit themselves to one championship course during their next golf getaway. Head to Orlando this summer to stay at your choice of four beautiful facilities and six great courses, mix and matched to your liking. Golfpac Travel has partnered ...
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UCF professor accused of making anti-Islamic comments in class
PATROL, THERE WAS A CRASH WITH INJURIES. TRAFFIC IS MOVING SLOWLY. WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND BRING YOU UPDATES DURING THE NEWSCAST. TONIGHT, A PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IS ACCUSED OF SPREADING ANTI-MUSLIM ABUSE TO HIS STUDENTS. ERIK von ANCKEN IS LIVE WITH MORE TONIGHT. HE IS A COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE GROUP CARE CLAIMS ...
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Universals Cabana Bay Beach Resort to open in 2014
The resort, which includes a bowling alley, lazy river and pools, is double the size of any other Universal resort and boasts a retro look taking you back to the 1950s and ...
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Opening statements could begin Monday in Zimmerman trial
Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent Wednesday trying to narrow their pool of 40 prospective jurors to the final six, plus four alternates in George Zimmerman's murder trial.Zimmerman, 29, has maintained he shot and killed Trayvon Martin in self-defense after the 17-year-old attacked him in February 2012 in his Sanford neighborhood.Opening statements are could begin as early as Monday, ...
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Orange County residents fear new school site ill fit
Orange County residents are expected to pack a meeting and fight to keep a school from being built in their neighborhood. If approved, that new high school would go up at State Road 535 and Ficquette Road in Ocoee. School officials said they have no other choice if they want to avoid overcrowding. They say they need to build now to deal with serious overcrowding at West Orange High School, and ...
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Cops Man had sex with girl he claimed was niece
Seminole County man accused of having a sexual relationship with a young girl for a year and a half.Investigators said Robert Borders, 34, began having sex with the girl when she was 14.WFTV spoke with the neighbor who turned Borders in. Neighbors said Borders told them the girl was his niece. It wasn't until they heard screaming inside his apartment that they finally called deputies. ...
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Thousands of tea party activists rip IRS at rally
Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first ...
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More bobcats spotted at Brevard beachside condos
SATELLITE BEACH -- For the past couple of weeks, a beachside bobcat in County has residents of an oceanfront condo complex worried. Now they tell trappers they've spotted another one, along with a mysterious animal linked to missing cats. Residents report seeing the animal peering into sliding glass doors in and around the Silver Sands Condominiums on SR A1A south of the Pineda ...
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Deport Lady Liberty Immigration campaign growing
An online campaign is gaining notoriety for its unusual message -- Deport the Statue of Liberty? The group that wants to deport the Statue of Liberty claims Lady Liberty is an undocumented immigrant from France! Legals for the Preservation of American Culture is trying to drum up support for this unusual campaign. But we decided to see if it was for real or a hoax. The video starts with Lady ...
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Fitch Affirms Orlando Utilities Commission Series 2011A Bonds at F1+
Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...
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Trial begins for man accused in Daytona Beach killing
Channel 9 is in court for the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing another man last year in Daytona Beach.Willie Poindexter's was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, which left 24-year-old Katie Burson dead.Stephanie Tervil, the suspect's former friend and witness in the case, testified in court on Wednesday.Tervil said after last call at a local night club, she ...
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Action 9 confronts used car dealer
Action 9 exposed a local car dealership that collected car deposits, but never delivered the vehicle. Customer Bettly Kirkland claims a dealer refused a refund even after the state got involved. Kirkland said she found a used Chrysler Sebring at his lot and made a $700 down payment. She said the dealer, Hassan Khan, sold the car to someone else and then refused to give her a refund. "How in ...
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Traffic backs up on I-4 east after crash
The crash between a pickup truck and a semi occurred about 2:22 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol. The driver of the pickup was taken to Halifax Medical Center with serious injuries. Traffic was backed up for three miles before the interstate was opened about 3:15 ...
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Slideshow of scenes from Universal Orlando Cabana Bay hotel great retro flavor
Universal Orlando Resort will start welcoming its first guests next spring, and as you can see from the slideshow above, they're going to be enjoying an exquisitely themed ...
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Couple steals $1K of cigarettes from Silver Springs Circle K
SILVER SPRINGS -- County deputies are on the hunt for a man and woman, who they say stole nearly $1,000 worth of cigarettes from a store. The thefts happened Thursday, June 13 at the Circle K convenience store, located ...
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Crash shuts down eastbound I-4 in DeLand
Florida Dept. of Transportation camera shows I-4 shut down in the eastbound lanes at Mile Mark 120 in DeLand. That's east of New York ...
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SCAT offering free rides Thursday for Dump the Pump Day
BREVARD COUNTY -- County's public transit agency wants to give you a free ride. Space Coast Area Transit (SCAT) is offering free rides for Thursday, as part of an effort to get you on public transportation. National Dump the Pump Day aims to get more people to ride the bus or the train. Supporters said it's a way to save money, since gas prices in Florida are going ...
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Some residents of Orlando unthrilled by new theme park plan
Tourism is essential to the economy of Orlando, to such an extent that The City Beautiful has become something of the capital city of amusement parks, not necessarily because of their number, but because of the calibre of amusement parks that are located within Orlando. A new theme park proposal for the city, however, has courted the ire of residents.
The three major amusement parks, or theme parks in Orlando are Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Studios Orlando, all of which are massive in size and comprise of several different huge parks within themselves. Read more
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