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'Egregious:' prosecutors want teen locked up after accusing him of killing stepsister on cruise
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- 'Egregious:' prosecutors want teen locked up after accusing him of killing stepsister on cruise
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The stepbrother of 18-year-old Anna Kepner is currently out on release.
But now that he’s been indicted as an adult on charges of murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Kepner’s November 2025, cruise ship death, federal prosecutors want a judge to review or revoke his release.
In a motion filed Monday in the United States District Court Southern District of Florida, federal prosecutors said the evidence presented during the 16-year-old defendant’s juvenile hearing demonstrated, the alleged conduct involved the most serious, egregious, and violative crimes one person can inflict upon another.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/federal-prosecutors-seek-revoke-release-teen-indicted-anna-kepners-cruise-ship-death/AAK6UCVN2NDEPHT56MMPD5A2QA/
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- We tested popular "street meat" in #florida.. Part 5
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- We tested popular "street meat" sold in parking lots across the Florida.
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- We tested popular "street meat" in #florida.. Part 4
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- We tested popular "street meat" sold in parking lots across the Florida.
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- We tested popular "street meat" in #florida.. Part 3
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We tested popular "street meat" sold in parking lots across the Florida.
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- Mother killed on Florida highway while holding baby; infant survives
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- State troopers are trying to find out why a woman was walking along a highway in the middle of the night with her baby.
They say the mother died after walking into the path of a vehicle, but the baby was not injured.
FHP troopers say 24-year-old Destiny Gonzalez was killed on State Road 46 and Jungle Road at three o’clock Tuesday morning. She was hit by a pickup truck as she was holding an infant in a car seat.
According to a GoFundMe account, she was the mother of two girls. Investigators say the infant was taken to the hospital and is ok. But why Destiny was walking along the highway remains a mystery.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/mother-killed-sr-46-while-holding-baby-infant-survives-crash/4HFX2R5CXRHQXAN3GX4NTZUUSY/
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- We tested popular "street meat" in #florida.. Part 2
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We tested popular "street meat" sold in parking lots across the Florida.
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- We tested popular "street meat" in #florida.. Part 1
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We tested popular "street meat" sold in parking lots across the Florida.
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- Wild encounter: Florida's alligator mating season has police chasing crazed reptiles
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Police in west-central Florida responding to a call about a potential home intruder late last month discovered a 9 1/2-foot alligator that had broken through a screen panel and was next to the homeowner’s pool.
The Tampa Police Department posted body camera footage of officers as they responded to an intruder call at about 3 a.m. ET on March 29, WFLA reported.
“He’s huge,” one officer can be heard on the body cam footage as they approach the screened-in patio and realize the “intruder” was a large reptile.
“We’re gonna guide him into this pool if we can,” an alligator trapper tells the officers in the footage.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/uninvited-guest-police-find-9-12-foot-alligator-near-florida-homeowners-pool/QWZ5WREXDVEWXKXHHG7TK75Z7U/
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- Traffic-plagued Florida highway to get upgrades: new timeline revealed!
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In just five years, your drive on I-4 through Osceola and Polk counties could be much easier.
For the first time, the Florida Department of Transportation has revealed a timeline for the major construction projects in the Moving I-4 Forward plan.
In April of 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation opened its congestion relief lanes on I-4 from U.S. 27 to World Drive.
“It’s really life-changing relief for our commuters,” said Will Watts with FDOT.
Watts says that’s the goal of the entire $2.5 billion Moving I-4 Forward Plan.
In a Central Florida Expressway Authority meeting, he explained FDOT is focusing on 14 miles of I-4 between Osceola and Polk counties. The five projects will add two new express lanes in each direction from west of U.S. 27 to east of World Center Drive and State Road 536.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/transportation/moving-i-4-forward-25b-plan-ease-congestion-i-4/TM7M...
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- Stepbrother charged in teen's murder, assault on cruise ship
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The stepbrother of the teenager who was found dead under a bed on a Carnival Cruise Line ship has been charged as an adult for her sexual assault and murder.
Anna Kepner, 18, was with her family on the Carnival Horizon ship last November.
Her body was found under a bed in the stateroom that she shared with her two siblings, including her 16-year-old stepbrother, identified as T.H. in court documents.
Her body was wrapped in a blanket and covered by life vests, ABC News reported in November.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/anna-kepners-stepbrother-charged-adult-her-murder-sexual-abuse/YAQA25WG7RGCJN577BWPFNXLMY/
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- Trump picks fight with Pope Leo over Iran War stance
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump's broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn't fear the Trump administration.
“To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is,” Leo told The Associated Press aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria. “And I’m sorry to hear that but I will continue on what I believe is the mission of the church in the world today.”
History’s first U.S.-born pope stressed that he was not making a direct attack against Trump or anyone else with his general appeal for peace and criticisms of the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the Iran war and other conflicts around the world.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/politics/trump-lambasts-pope/UJGXS...
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- Fantasy bust: Man wanted in deadly explosion arrested at Disney's Hollywood Studios
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A fugitive from California, accused of a deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven people, is being held in the Orange County Jail.
48-year-old Kenneth Chee went before a judge. He was ordered to remain in jail without bond. The judge said he would be extradited in one week. The District Attorney’s office in Yolo County, California, spoke out about the arrest and the seven suspects involved, including Chee. Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity says, “Kenny Chee imported explosive devices labeled as fireworks.”
The arrests come after a Yolo County Grand Jury report said the deadly fireworks operation could have been stopped. The report said multiple people, including sheriff’s deputies, fire officials, and county staff, all knew about the fireworks business but didn’t take any action to shut it down.
Nabity says, “Turned the property of former Sheriff’s Lieutenant Sam Machado into the Northern C.A. hub for an illegal ...
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- We Confronted Publix Survey Scammers... Part 3#scammer
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We investigated claims of Pulbix Survey Scammers and decided to call them ourselves.
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- We Confronted Publix Survey Scammers... Part 2#scammer
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We investigated claims of Pulbix Survey Scammers and decided to call them ourselves.
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- We Confronted Publix Survey Scammers... Part 1#scammer
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We investigated claims of Pulbix Survey Scammers and decided to call them ourselves.
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- Man killed beloved Florida restaurant owner, staged fake death: police
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The owner of a well-known Ocala restaurant who was found dead in December was intentionally killed by her boyfriend, who she was trying to break up with, investigators said.
Diane German, 72, was strangled hours before Michael Rowland called police in December, claiming he found her lifeless in her pool, investigators determined.
Detectives said Rowland initially presented a convincing story, where he returned from completing a plumbing job in Jacksonville to find German in the pool.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/ocala-restaurant-owner-strangled-boyfriend-staged-fake-drowning-police-say/IEBMB3JIT5HVZNJHVDDYCXNWEQ/
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- Investigation underway after child shot in Florida home
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon off Amber Way in Kissimmee.
Deputies responded to the house and found a 4-year-old boy who suffered a single gunshot wound and was transported to Arnold Palmer Hospital.
According to the deputies, the boy suffered significant injuries but is in stable condition.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/four-year-old-suffers-gunshot-wound-an-accidental-shooting-osceola-county/4IFBWMJW2JCGLCO32S7ZCBO6GY/
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- 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season: quieter storm year predicted for US!
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Colorado State University has released its 2026 Atlantic hurricane forecast.
The first major prediction forecast for the year shows a slightly below-average season.
The forecast calls for 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes and two major hurricanes for the upcoming season.
This forecast is primarily influenced by an expected strong El Nino phenomenon.
Scientists anticipate that this El Niño will increase wind shear in the tropics, which generally lowers the formation of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/researchers-share-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast/ILMSMQLY45GDBKJSGPVHJBBD3Y/
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- Driver accused of illegally towing a car won't face criminal charges, Orlando police say
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- 4:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “It was being towed, that’s what it was. It wasn’t stolen,” said an Orlando police officer to John Quillinan during an incident in downtown Orlando in September. That video and sound were captured on a police department body camera after John’s wife, Kim Quillinan called 911 to report their car stolen.
John said, “Well, it was stolen by taking the car.”
The officer responded, “You’re not understanding.”
City of Orlando surveillance video, obtained later, appears to show a tow truck taking their car away from a private parking lot before time expired even though the Quillinans paid to park.
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- Shooting near UCF leaves 2 men injured | Investigation underway
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Sheriff’s detectives are investigating after two men were shot near UCF.
The shooting happened early Wednesday on Aristotle Avenue near North Alafaya Trail.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the injured men, in their 30s and 40s, were recovering at a hospital.
WFTV watched as investigators were on the scene for hours bagging potential evidence.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/investigation-continues-after-shooting-injures-2-men-near-ucf-campus/ZM5M6AIUGNDNLKYWX3NY5AK75I/
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- Illegal immigrant arrested in wife’s murder
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Orlando Police Department says an illegal immigrant was arrested for killing his wife and is being held in the Orange County Jail without bond.
Officers say 30-year-old Himber Rivero-Romero was in the country illegally, and now he’s headed to jail in a white jumpsuit, facing a murder charge. He’s accused of shooting and killing his 27-year-old wife Franyelin Pires-Reyes.
Orlando Police say the couple was separated, but still living together at the West Brook Apartments, just off Kirkman Road. Investigators say the trouble started when the victim started seeing someone new.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/illegal-immigrant-arrested-orlando-wifes-murder-held-without-bond/NZGNWBTDMJE53LAXZG6VHK2WZY/
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- AI prank using fake crime videos triggers real police responses in Florida
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Law enforcement agencies are alerting the public about a new AI prank that causes genuine police reactions through fake videos of crimes.
Authorities report that the trend centers on so-called “deepfake” AI videos, which falsely depict crimes in progress. In at least two cases — including a local report — officers were contacted by people asserting they had witnessed a crime and presented with highly convincing video footage.
In one instance, a person showed an officer a video that seemed to depict someone breaking into the officer’s squad car. The officer reacted quickly and responded, only to later find out the video was fake, generated with AI from a photo of the vehicle.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/ai-prank-using-fake-crime-videos-triggers-real-police-responses-florida/ONKKJ6I2A5FG3CVGQR4X5PWRQY/
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- School Bus Avoids Near-Deadly Train Disaster, Driver Arrested
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Terrifying new video shows a school bus filled with children becoming involved in a close call with a fast-moving train in Sumter County. This incredible moment, caught on camera, highlights a potential train wreck as the bus barely cleared the railway tracks. This incident, which could have been a tragic train crash, serves as a stark reminder of the dangers at railroad crossings.
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- DeSantis could lower Florida's $4 gas prices, but opts not to
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Gas prices in Central Florida, especially in Orlando, remain high, averaging over four dollars per gallon. This is about 80 cents more than last month and nearly a dollar higher than the same period last year.
Experts identify global instability, especially the ongoing conflict with Iran, as a key factor behind rising oil prices and higher gas prices at the pump.
For many residents of Florida, the effects are felt quickly and painfully. Drivers around the region are experiencing higher costs as filling their tanks has become much more expensive compared to just a few weeks ago.
Currently, at least one state legislator is advocating for action. Miami Senator Shevrin Jones has written to Governor Ron DeSantis, urging him to consider suspending or reducing Florida’s state fuel tax. Jones contends that this could offer immediate financial relief to residents facing increasing expenses.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/florida-...
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- CEASEFIRE: Iran, US agree to 2-week war pause in exchange for opening oil route
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The president who yearned for a Nobel Peace Prize and once reveled in the appearance of solving conflicts turned to the language of annihilation as he struggled to find a resolution to his war of choice in Iran.
President Donald Trump's latest threat over the Iran war hit a new extreme Tuesday as he warned, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” if Iran failed to make a deal that includes reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz.
The Republican president's comments were swiftly met with condemnation from Democrats, some "Make America Great Again" supporters who have since broken with Trump, and the first American pope. Some fellow Republicans suggested his comments were a negotiating tactic.
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- COUNTDOWN: Trump warns "a whole civilization will die tonight" to Iran
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- President Trump is issuing new threats to Iran as the 8PM deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz looms, and targets were struck in Iran's Kharg Island overnight. In a new Truth Social Post the president said: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. "
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- Florida's Distracted Driving Crisis: What Troopers Found
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Distracted driving is one of the most common causes of crashes. This behavior led to more than 50,000 crashes in Florida last year, with more than 300 deaths. Florida Highway Patrol troopers are now cracking down.
Distracted driving is a major concern in Florida, leading to over 50,000 car crash incidents and more than 300 deaths last year. The Florida Highway Patrol is actively working to improve traffic safety by cracking down on drivers who engage in dangerous behaviors. Trooper Migdalisis Garcia highlights the worsening problem, noting instances of mobile phones being used for activities like FaceTime while driving, underscoring the critical need for increased road safety awareness to combat these distractions.
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- Florida student charged with baby's death after searching Casey Anthony
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A grand jury in Flagler County has charged a 20-year-old woman from Palm Coast with first-degree murder after a month-long investigation into her newborn child’s death.
On April 6, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced that Anne Mae Demegillo was officially indicted after jurors returned a “true bill” charging her with first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated child abuse, and failure to report a death with the intent to conceal or alter evidence.
Demegillo was first arrested on March 6, 2026, for aggravated manslaughter. However, new evidence found during the investigation prompted authorities to upgrade the charges.
Detectives stated that a forensic analysis of Demegillo’s phone uncovered several internet searches that prompted concern. These included inquiries about premature newborns, local obstetric services in Palm Coast, and ways to reduce fertility. Additionally, investigators found images of Casey Anthony and newborns...
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- Florida Showdown: Residents push back against plan for denser housing development
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Residents in a quiet Clermont neighborhood are bracing for a Tuesday morning showdown at the Lake County Administration Building as a major developer seeks to nearly double the density of a proposed subdivision.
KB Home Orlando is requesting a zoning change for a 40-acre wooded parcel along Log House Road, hoping to increase the number of allowable homes from 49 to 79 for a project dubbed Crescent Pines. Local homeowners like Charlie Wyckoff, who has lived in the area for 20 years, argue that the development will destroy a local sanctuary and create significant environmental risks.
Real estate experts, however, point to a different kind of pressure facing the region. Raymond Lopez, a Keller Williams operating principal, notes that approximately 150 people move to Clermont every single month, creating a desperate need for new housing inventory to keep values from skyrocketing out of reach for younger buyers.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/loc...
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- Iran war update: search still underway for missing US fighter pilot
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An intense search is underway to rescue a U.S airman who went missing after Iranian forces shot down an F-15 fighter jet Friday afternoon.
Both airmen ejected from the plane. One was quickly rescued by U.S forces. The other one is still missing, according to U.S officials.
The Iranian government released an image of a downed F-15, claiming it was the same one that was shot out of the sky by Iranian forces. That has not been independently verified.“Once those aviators hit the ground, their training kicks in,” said Retired Lt. Commander Casey Tolbert, who served as a U.S Navy Pilot. “Their training is from the ‘SERE’ school, which stands for “Survive, Evasion, Resistance and Escape.”Search crews took to the air in two Blackhawk helicopters, but had to retreat after the Iranian military opened fire on them. The crews made it back to their base, but not before they suffered serious injuries.
The attacks on U.S troops come two days after ...
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- Man ambushes Good Samaritan who stopped to help him on Florida highway
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Video shows a Florida man stopping to help another man who was laying outside his car on the side of a Florida highway.
The man then jumps up, smashes the Good Samaritan's car windshield and proceeds to punch him at least a dozen times.
The Tesla car camera captured the shocking attack as it was happening.
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- Florida missing mother update: officers search land near Bible camp for body
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Dozens of Mt. Dora and Lake County investigators searched a 25-acre parcel of rural conservation land outside of Eustis Thursday in hopes of finding Nicole Baldwin’s body.
Baldwin disappeared in November 2023 after an argument in her home. Police have scoured multiple properties, mostly involving ponds, ever since.
They have a person of interest they so far have refused to identify and a motive they described as an odd “family dynamic.”
Thursday’s search, involving horses, a boat, ATVs, and cadaver dogs, yielded nothing, but the police chief said it allowed them to cross another lead off their list.
“There’s no amount of money that we won’t spend to solve this case,” Michael Gibson said. “We will bring it to a conclusion.”
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/officers-search-lake-conservation-land-missing-41-year-old-mother/K5H4CBKHCNB6LDR5YHWZISYQBQ/
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- US fighter jet shot down over Iran, rescue effort underway
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft went down in Iran, according to one U.S. and one Israeli official, who both spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive ongoing military operations.
The rescue occurred as the U.S. military was conducting a search and rescue operation, according to three people familiar who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitivity of the situation. Israel is helping the United States with the search and rescue operation.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that President Donald Trump had been briefed but did not offer any additional information.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/1-crew-member-rescued-after-us-fighter-jet-goes-down-iran-ap-sources-say/MCUFYG5CGZGFVEI3HISOP64KNE/
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- 20-year-old babysitter killed in Orlando, family wonders why shooter is free
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The family of a 20-year-old woman who was shot and killed Wednesday at an apartment complex on Ivey Lane is speaking out, urging authorities to find those responsible and deliver justice.
According to family members, Celebrity Green was babysitting her 3-year-old cousin inside a unit at the Avalyn West Orlando Apartments when a gunman opened fire.
Green’s mother, still grappling with the loss, described the painful reality of returning home without her daughter.
“She should have came back home. Everything in her room is in the same place it was when she left,” she said. “And I have to look at that and be reminded every day that I don’t have my child.”
Family members say Green was ambitious and driven, working as a home health aide while planning for a brighter future. Her cousin, Devonte Stallings, recalled their final conversation, saying she was focused on her goals and her family.
Read more: https://www.wft...
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- 'Jennifer from Publix' told us we won $1,000. We called her scam out
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- 4:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A Florida man thought he won a $1000 Publix gift card.
Tim Siket of Ocala said, “When I hit submit it took me to a Publix Rewards part.”
He later learned it was part of an elaborate sweepstakes scam.
The Publix Customer Voice Survey Sweepstakes is a legitimate contest, but it appears Siket somehow ended up on a scam website designed to look like the grocery store’s real site.
Siket believes he was on the real site, at least at first. He told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal he answered the survey questions and when he was done a pop-up came up telling him he had won. At the time he got that pop-up, a winner hadn’t even been selected yet.
If you shop at Publix and take a close look at the receipt, you’ve likely seen the survey for a chance to win a $1000 dollar gift card to the store.
“It’s on the Publix receipt, the bottom of the receipt,” Tim Siket said.
Read more: https:...
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- Florida apartments evacuated after 15-foot 'ground void' opened, report claims
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A new report shows part of The Rialto Apartments shifted downward earlier this month after a three-foot-deep gap opened beneath the complex.
A report submitted to Orange County by engineers reveals the void spans 15 feet wide under two stacks of apartments in the building.
The structural shift prompted more than 350 residents to evacuate the apartments located on Sand Lake Road.
Engineers are now investigating the cause of the gap, specifically looking to see if a sinkhole or other soil issues may have caused the void.
The report explains that the primary gap opened between the concrete slab propping up the building and the soil underneath two specific stacks, 45 and 47.
While that void is the most significant, engineers identified smaller gaps in several other locations throughout the property.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county-apartments-were-evacuated-after-massive-ground-void-opened...
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- FULL LAUNCH: NASA Artemis II Launch Captured in Full
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Witness the incredible moment of a rocket's liftoff as it embarks on its journey. This spaceflight showcases advanced space technology in action. The rocket launch is a testament to ongoing space exploration efforts, with clear visuals of rocket separation as stages fall away.
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- Florida paramedic faces more prison time for filming kids undressing
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A former Flagler County paramedic found guilty of sexually battering a patient in the back of his ambulance could spend up to 21 more years in prison.
James Melady pled no contest in court this afternoon in a video voyeurism case involving his ex-girlfriend and her children in Volusia County.
Melady was sentenced to 10 years in prison in February of this year after being found guilty of molesting an unconscious patient in the back of his ambulance in 2021.
Volusia County investigators said in 2023 he broke into his ex-girlfriends home and set up cameras in her bedroom television and bathroom. They found video evidence showing Melady’s ex and her children – who are minors – dressing and undressing.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/former-flagler-county-paramedic-faces-21-years-video-voyeurism/OSXJBGH3IBCQ7JDXOB7M5FRUZM/
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- Teacher dated 13-year-old's mother so he could have sex with her, police claim
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Daniel Le Lievre, ex-teacher at Tuskawilla Middle School, was arrested Monday for grooming and sexual assault of a student. Oviedo Police arrested him after investigating allegations of sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl.
The Seminole County School District initially looked into allegations against Le Lievre in 2024. Oviedo police reported that the criminal investigation escalated last month, resulting in Le Lievre’s arrest and the release of police bodycam footage.
According to Oviedo police, Le Lievre started grooming the student several years ago while he was dating the girl’s mother. Investigators allege the former teacher took steps to have the student placed in more of his classes at Tuskawilla Middle School.
Police reported that Lelievre kept a designated drawer in his school desk filled with personal items for the student, including perfume. He also allegedly taught the student Morse code to help communicate.
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- 'The Compound' : Body found Stuffed in Suitcases in Florida
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Five body parts were discovered in two suitcases in a vacant area of Brevard County, leading to a police arrest. This ongoing crime investigation has drawn attention to what some are calling an unsolved mysteries case. The sheriff's office is working to determine the circumstances surrounding the discovery, which has become a major florida news story.
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- Goggles-clad Florida man smashes dozens of car windows, ignores expensive items
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Orlando police officers are searching for a man who was seen wandering around the Wadeview Park neighborhood early Sunday, smashing windows and rummaging through cars.
The man, wearing ski gloves and ski goggles, walked around a three-square-block area west of the park. There was no clear pattern to which cars were hit and which were left alone.
Some cars had expensive items and coins left in them. Neighbors said the man examined the items and tossed them back into the cars, and they weren’t sure what he was looking for.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/dozens-car-windows-smashed-orlando-neighborhood-suspect-sought/S2I2265FTRAOPDFG54KKDB2AHE/
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- Evacuated & in trouble: Tenant losses mount as insurance payments on hold
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “I got insurance thinking that I’d be covered for something like this,” said Leonidas Papakalos, a tenant at the Rialto apartment building in Dr. Phillips area of Orange County.
That’s the frustrating reality for many of the 400 central Florida renters displaced from two different apartment complexes. The Rialto on Sand Lake Road shut down last week. This week some residents had to move out of the Pebble Creek at Lake Mary apartment complex.
When emergency evacuations were ordered, people at the Rialto grabbed what they could and left. A week later, living expenses are adding up and renters insurance is top of mind.
“Renters insurance coverage is going to vary by carrier,” said insurance expert Tom Cotton, the Executive VP of Arthur J Gallagher.
But Cotton notes most renters insurance will cover what’s called catastrophic ground cover collapse. That’s what most people think of as the large visible sink holes that can s...
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- Florida man smashes into gate, tries to hijack two airplanes
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The man accused of crashing his car through a fence at Daytona Beach International Airport and then trying to hijack planes will stay in jail.
Bryan Parker is facing several charges, including state charges.
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office released wild body camera video of Parker’s arrest. It picks up right after Bryan Parker crashed through the fence at the airport. He tells investigators he doesn’t remember anything and that he’s under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Parker walked into court wearing a weighted blue vest, commonly known as a suicide or safety smock…one day after investigators said he caused chaos at the Daytona Beach International Airport.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/driver-who-tried-hijack-planes-daytona-beach-faces-multiple-charges/HMFAMBTREBFKNIR4CPYIDTB2AQ/
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- Speeding car crashes into Florida home, fireball kills 2 people
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A driver and passenger died Saturday morning after their 2008 Honda Civic collided with a home on Hawthorne Avenue in South Apopka, triggering a fire that destroyed both the vehicle and the residence.
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the vehicle was traveling southbound above the posted speed limit when the driver lost control. The vehicle struck an electric pole, breaking it in two, then overturned and collided with a house at the corner of South Hawthorne Avenue and West Ella J. Gilmore Street. Speeding is believed to have contributed to the incident.
The two occupants inside the home escaped without injury.
Pastor Sabrina Jones, observing the crash from her front porch, remembered seeing a blue Honda Civic speeding by a few moments earlier.
“That is so hurtful to see that. I can see it unfolding,” Jones said. “I heard this little car coming with the engine revved up. So I seen the blue Honda.... I mean it look like sh...
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- Firefighters racked up $500k in credit card misuse, audit finds
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Daytona Beach City auditor has just released results from his first investigation into transactions made on city credit cards. The auditor plans to review city purchasing cards for every department, but has started with the fire department’s credit cards.
The audit found the Daytona Beach Fire Department used its credit cards to spend more than $50,000 on food and beverages at various restaurants.
The findings also show $500,000 charged to city credit cards for vehicle maintenance, which, according to the auditor, is a direct violation of the city’s written policy.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/city-auditor-finds-50k-food-500k-policy-violations-fire-department-cards/UZ3SDVSNJVAGTLCQKYACW65T4U/
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- Universal Orlando visitors sickened after riding roller coaster
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Several visitors had to be treated medically after riding a Universal Orlando Roller Coaster.
The “Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts” roller coaster became immobile during the ride, trapping passengers on board. The roller coaster resumed its motion, but after getting off the ride, several passengers said they “ felt sick.”
Paramedics arrived and treated several of the passengers at the scene.
It’s not the first time people have fallen ill on that particular roller coaster.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/universal-orlando-visitors-sickened-after-riding-roller-coaster/J7ST46VOARGQNJ4UZI7YNM3T24/
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- Florida man gets 50 years in prison for road rage attack
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A Central Florida road rage case that has drawn attention for years came to a close Friday morning when a judge sentenced Nael Abraham to 50 years in prison for the 2020 killing of Eric Schnetzer.
The sentence, announced in an Orange County courtroom, includes a 25-year mandatory minimum. Abraham was convicted last month of second-degree murder with a firearm for chasing Schnetzer’s vehicle and firing a single fatal shot on July 28, 2020.
Schnetzer, 45, was a nurse and father of three. His family has attended every major hearing in the case, and Friday was no different. After the sentencing, his partner, Carrie McPherson, spoke with Channel 9 Eyewitness News.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/nael-abraham-sentenced-50-years-prison-2020-road-rage-killing/WYUC3PHOWBBEPCDAN4D2C7BDEY/
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- Florida apartment complex hit with 540 code violations, tenants evacuated
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Lake Mary apartment complex that had 85 units closed off due to safety concerns earlier this week is now facing 540 code violations after inspectors tore through the property, looking for unpermitted work.
Pebble Creek at Lake Mary was hit with 20 violations per building, ranging from work done without a permit to decaying staircases and other facility issues.
The violations came hours after engineers released a report claiming a fire weakened one building’s wall so badly that it was in danger of collapse. 53 staircases were deemed structurally unsound, and nearly every second-floor balcony and walkway was also flagged for a mound of deferred maintenance.
Engineers were seen combing through the buildings on Thursday, testing some of the stairs and inspecting walls for integrity issues.
The complex will have to wait for those reports to be completed before it can ask for permits from the county. Work cannot begin until those perm...
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- Relief for unpaid TSA workers nears after Senate passes DHS funding bill
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The U.S. Senate passed a partial funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security at 2:20 a.m. Friday during a rare overnight session.
The legislation, which now moves to the House of Representatives, is intended to provide pay for Transportation Security Administration workers who have been without income for several weeks.
The funding package includes most department operations but excludes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and portions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The vote comes after weeks of staffing challenges and financial uncertainty for airport employees.
TSA workers have been working without pay for several weeks. This financial strain has led to a record number of staff calling out sick at airports throughout the United States.
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- Florida restaurants cannot automatically offer water to customers
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- If you’re headed to a restaurant in parts of Central Florida, water may not come to your table automatically.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District board voted Tuesday to implement new water use restrictions for several Central Florida communities.
The board approved measures to mitigate the effects of ongoing drought conditions in the region.
The regulations affect residents and businesses in Sumter County, Dunnellon and The Villages in Marion County. Portions of Lake County are also included in the mandate.
Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/new-drought-restrictions-limit-how-water-is-served-some-restaurants/UF3RC77V5VEKZBXCMGKKM566NM/
