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No charges in toddlers drowning Seminole County Sheriffs Office says
Authorities Tuesday identified a toddler who drowned last week in a backyard pool as Keira Alanna Buckroth.Keira, who would have turned 2 next month, hadn't been seen for about 15 minutes before her 24-year-old stepbrother found her floating in the swimming pool in the backyard of their home on Pecan Court in Seminole County June 12, a Sheriff's Office report states.After the ...
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Man shot to death in home
Deputies investigating the case said they do not believe the shooting is a random act. It happened at a home on Volusia Avenue. A homicide investigation was launched and a suspect was quickly apprehended. No other details were immediately ...
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Higher health premiums force Seminole schools to mull self-insurance
SANFORD - A sharp increase in employee health-insurance premiums has prompted the Seminole School Board to consider a self-insurance program that could cost a whole lot less - or a whole lot more. The School Board on Tuesday wrestled over whether to extend its contract for standard coverage with United Healthcare, or set up its own insurance program, with United Healthcare simply paid to ...
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Orange County School Board could ask voters to extend tax
School Board sat down Tuesday to decide whether to ask voters to extend its sales tax. The decision could affect all residents, whether they have children or not. The current half-penny tax pays for new construction and renovations. The board said they don't yet know how ...
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Will Orange County allow backyard chickens
BY 2016. A TREND THAT IS TRULY CLUCKING. SUPPORTERS SAY THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE QUACKED UP TO BE. URBAN CHICKENS. ORLANDO IS AMONG 200 CITIES NATIONWIDE WHICH HAS ORDINANCES ALLOWING URBAN CHICKEN. ORANGE COUNTY IS TAKING UP THE SAME ISSUE AND WESH 2'S GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF COUNTY CHAMBERS. Reporter: A PUBLIC HEARING GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT WE CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW ...
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City of Orlando expands park at Lake Eola
YO YOU. IT IS ONE OF THE CENTER PIECE OF THE CITY BEAUTIFUL LAKE HERE. WORK UNDER WAY TO MAKE IT BETTER. WE ARE JUST ABOUT TWO WEEK UNTIL LAKE WILL HOST ORLANDO BIG FIREWORKS SHOW. AND TO MAKE THE PARK EVEN MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SEVERAL CHARGES AROUND THE AREA. WE SEE HOW THEY ARE EXPANDING THE HISTORIC AREA. THE WORK STARTED 6 WEEKS AGO AND THEY STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO BUT ...
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Brevard schools teachers at impasse over pay raises
TITUSVILLE -- The battle lines over teacher pay raises have been drawn -- in a school district besieged by budget woes. All of this happening as leaders grapple with a $30 million budget shortfall. Concerned teachers gather at Caffe' Chocolat in Titusville a day after pay raise negotiations with the school district came to a stalemate. All are members of the Brevard Federation of ...
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Behind the camera Jurors hesitant to serve on George Zimmerman jury
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court on the 7th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (PHOTO/Joe Burbank, ...
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Surveillance video Gas fight leads to shooting
A customer at GT Gas and Go in Sanford knocks a bunch of candy tubs off a counter after an argument with the manager over gas. The manager got his gun and followed the customer. Now the manager is charged with aggravated ...
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Power restored after accident in Casselberry
CASSELBERRY -- Power has been restored to about 1,500 residents in the Casselberry area after an incident knocked power lines onto State Road 436. The incident happened at State Road 436 and Kewannee Trail. The road is back open and the power lines have been removed. Duke Energy, which used to be Progress Energy, said power should be back on within the ...
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Clermont moms launch campaign for city pool
CLERMONT -- A grassroots effort by moms to bring a community pool to Clermont is gaining momentum. They say a pair of drownings in South Lake County over the weekend show the campaign is about more than just family fun. Olivia Chapman is the mother of a two-year-old, and has another child on the way. On a hot summer day there's only one place she and her family want to be. "We all ...
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Dash cam captures transgender woman flashing trooper
Dash cam video from a Florida Highway Patrol patrol car shows Corwin Mathis exposing herself in front of the trooper -- Friday, June 14, ...
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Pet food recalled due to potential contamination
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling specific lots of dry pet food and treats. The food could be contaminated ...
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Whats up with I-Drive Live Orlando Eye Ferris wheel
ORLANDO -- Construction of a new entertainment, dining and shopping area called "I-Drive Live" is "well underway" in Orlando, according to developer Chuck Whittall, president of Unicorp National Developments Inc. I chatted with Whittall on Tuesday to see how the project is shaping up along International Drive. He said when the whole thing is done, I-Drive Live will be about ...
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Newberry boy 11 bitten on leg by rattlesnake returns home
An 11-year-old Newberry boy is out of the hospital two weeks after he was bitten on the leg by a 5-foot eastern diamond rattlesnake. ...
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Florida man beaten robbed left naked on first date
BUNNELL -- A north Florida man says he needs surgery on his right eye after he was beaten and robbed during his first date with a woman he met at a convenience store. A Flagler County Sheriff's report says 34-year-old Shaun Williams met the woman he knew as "Tree" two weeks ago. The couple met at the store on Friday and she followed Williams to his nearby home. Williams, a ...
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Homicides up arrests down in Orange County
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings spokes with WFTV on Tuesday, saying killers can't be controlled. At the same time, the sheriff said the office does its best to save lives and a new ...
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Furloughs continue to beleaguer Titusville
City Council voted for recommendations that will save the city money, but also mean a reduction in benefits for some of its employees. It's been weeks since either Titusville's firefighters or police officers had an unpaid day off from work. But, the same can't be said of the employees who work in the city's department of public works and water resources. They've been ...
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9 Investigates 2 Brevard Co. deputies cleared after shooting
deputies following a deadly shooting in Indialantic despite questions over use of force and if the attempted removal of the suspect was in keeping with the Sheriff's Office's policy on barricaded suspects. ...
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Work-release inmate on run found arrested
Both initially failed to return to work release, but the other man had a change of heart and went back. Lewis, who is serving two and a half years for burglary and grand theft, was and arrested, officials ...
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Pet store robber shoots at fleeing employees officials say
MUCH MORE AHEAD ON WHEN MORE RAIN RETURNS TOMORROW. BACK TO YOU. JASON, THANKS. POLICE IN TWO LOCAL CITIES ARE TRACKING DOWN AN ARMED ROBBER TARGETING PET STORES. WESH 2 NEWS HAS THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE GUNMEN. IN ONE OF THE ROBBERY, THE GUNMEN STARTED SHOOTING. GREG FOX IS LIVE AT TITUSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TWO ROBBERY TWO ROBBERIES WITHIN TWO HOURS? Reporter: NOT ONLY A COUPLE OF ...
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Poll Congress approval rating just 16 percent
According to a new national poll, just 16 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83 percent of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove. The poll was released ...
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Video Brevard County woman caught burglarizing home
HE WAS FOUND IN PUTNAM COUNTY AND FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR ESCAPING. IT'S A SECOND-DEGREE FELONY. CAUGHT ON CAMERA, A BURGLAR CAUGHT IN THE ACT. POLICE SAY THIS WOMAN, RIGHT HERE, LEFT A CHILD IN THE CAR TO BREAK-IN AND TONIGHT SHE IS IN JAIL. SHE HIT SEVERAL HOMES AROUND THE SHERWOOD ESTATES AREA POLICE THINK, IN MELBOURNE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MAP, JUST NORTH OF WICKHAM PARK WHERE ...
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Local 6 Theme World Local kids Help LEGOLANDs World of Chima
And their first duty -- christen the first boat for the centerpiece of the Chima land: The Quest for CHI You can tell they are having fun. They also got to help paint and spray concrete over the new area. World of Chima holds its grand opening July 3. Three of the 6 Brick Bunch Members are from Central Florida: Sanford, Fla.: Alek Schoneck, 11 years old Orlando, Fla.: Alexander ...
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SR 436 closed in Casselberry
Northbound and southbound lanes on State Road 436 at Kewannee Trail are closed due to an incident involving electric lines in Casselberry. Emergency personnel and construction crews are on site waiting for Duke Energy to repair the line. Traffic being rerouted through Winter Park Drive and Wilshire Drive.Motorists are being asked to plan alternate routes to avoid the ...
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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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