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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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Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast
Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is getting better organized and is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall along Mexico's Gulf ...
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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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Slideshow shows Simpsons goodies you can eat at Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida have been able to dine on genuine dishes from the Simpsons' hometown of Springfield. By genuine, I mean that every food item, from the artery-clogging Krusty Burgers to the Cletus-approved chicken and waffles to the various seafood baskets from the Frying Dutchman, was approved by Simpsons creator Matt Groening and his ...
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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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Martha Sugalskis babies watch continues
She checked in to Winnie Palmer Hospital on Monday on her 33rd week of pregnancy and is doing great. Several co-workers from WESH 2 have visited her at the hospital, including co-anchor Jim Payne. She is keeping everyone else updated on her Twitter account. "Babies watch Day 3: babies are still cooking. I got some sleep, they are now awake. Note to self don't drink cold water at ...
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Second round of jury selection in Zimmerman case begins
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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No tapering Federal Reserve to continue stimulus
The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ...
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Man kidnaps robs Aflac employee returns victim to work
Florida Today reports that deputies said a man entered the Aflac Insurance Office at 2094 N. Courtenay Parkway, near the intersection with Skyline Boulevard on Merritt Island, and bound an unidentified employee, forcing the employee from the store at ...
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Nurses assistant arrested for trafficking prescription drugs
Jodie McElrath, an unemployed nurse's assistant, was charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and prescription fraud (PHOTO/Sumter County Sheriff's ...
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Femtosecond Lightning Fast Laser for Cataracts
The lens of the eye helps us focus, but as we age cataracts can develop. More than 22 million Americans over the age of forty have cataracts and that number is expected to rise by 50 percent in the next decade. Now, a new high tech laser is giving patients a new option to get their sight back.Reading on her new kindle would have been nearly impossible for Peggy Nardi last year."It was ...
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Fiery fatal crash closes Turnpike
Traffic on the northbound side of the road was getting by on the shoulder, but authorities have since closed the roadway. Delays in the area and on alternate routes are significant. Troopers said the driver of a 1998 Ford van was backing up in the northbound lanes when a 2008 Ford truck hit the van causing it to burst into flames. The body of the van's, who has not been identified, was ...
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Deputies Man in construction hat robs bank
Deputies said he displayed a handgun and shoved a customer out of the way and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect fled on foot and was last seen heading northwest. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at ...
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Physicians group labels obesity a disease
The American Medical Association adopts a new policy on obesity The change diagnoses nearly one-third of Americas with a medical condition AMA decision could increase funding for future research, doctor ...
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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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