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MARION COUNTY, Fla - A 19-year-old Florida woman was arrested Saturday morning after claiming a 19-year-old man fell on a knife at a home near McIntosh, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Firefighters said they were called to the home shortly before 9:15 p.m. Friday after it was reported that someone was under cardiac arrest. Firefighters said they discovered Lillian Patterson, of… → Read More
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - The United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday morning. The launch was originally planned for Saturday morning but was scrubbed because of poor weather conditions. The rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at 9:14 a.m. The U.S. Space Force launched its secretive X-37B orbital test vehicle atop the rocket as… → Read More
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ORLANDO, Fla. - A nurse practitioner from Florida was surprised with a hero’s welcome Saturday morning at Orlando International Airport after spending more than a month caring for coronavirus patients at a New York City hospital. Kara Jones, a U.S. Army veteran and former flight nurse, said she felt compelled to help in the fight against the coronavirus, so she traveled to North Central Bronx… → Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. Rep. Val Demings said Saturday morning that she would be willing to serve as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate in the 2020 presidential election if he were to ask her. Demings, a Democrat who represents Florida’s 10th congressional district and is a former police chief in Orlando, told Joy Reid while appearing on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” that she would accept such an… → Read More
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DELAND, Fla. - A Florida man is accused of threatening to kill his mother with a butter knife and coughing on a deputy who responded to the scene, authorities said. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, a woman called 911 Saturday to report that her son, 46-year-old Brent Smith, of DeLand, shoved her several times before grabbing a butter knife and threatening to kill her at their home,… → Read More
Two Florida law enforcement officers who tested positive for the coronavirus have died. Broward County Deputy Shannon Bennett, 39, died Friday, and Palm Beach County Sgt. Jose Diaz Ayala, 38, died Saturday, officials said. Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said Bennett, a 12-year veteran of the agency, reported feeling sick March 23 while at work and tested positive for the virus at a hospital… → Read More
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Walt Disney World said Monday that it plans to close its hotels and the stores at Disney Springs that it owns and operates to stop the spread of COVID-19, or new coronavirus. Disney said it will close its hotels at 5 p.m. Friday. The company said the owners of the Disney Springs stores that it does not own will be able to decide for themselves whether they will close. WFTV’s… → Read More
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OCALA, Fla. - An attempted murder charge against a 9-year-old Florida boy accused of stabbing his 5-year-old sister multiple times earlier this year was dismissed Wednesday, WFTV reported. Officials said the charge in Marion County was dismissed because the boy was deemed incompetent to stand trial. Police said the boy stabbed his sister while she was wearing roller skates Jan. 25 at their home… → Read More
The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle will receive a makeover in honor of the 70th anniversary of the release of the animated classic “Cinderella,” Walt Disney World said Monday. Conceptual artwork released Monday appears to show the park’s iconic centerpiece with dark blue turrets and gold trim. “You may notice this exciting work taking place as these stunning enhancements begin in the coming… → Read More
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Hundreds of small fires were ignited Tuesday as water management officials in Central Florida created a controlled blaze. The St. Johns River Water Management District used a helicopter to burn hundreds of acres of brush near Orange County’s Wedgefield neighborhood, according to WFTV. Special spheres similar to ping-pong balls were used to start hundreds of small fires that… → Read More