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George Zimmerman's defense asks for 6-week trial delay
George Zimmerman's attorney has officially asked for a six-week delay in his client's second-degree murder trial that is set to begin June 10.
Cops: Machete-wielding mom threatened to cut off children's heads
A woman is being held without bail after authorities said she broke into her ex-boyfriend's DeLand home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small children.
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Sanford police chief suspends vacations, furloughs until Zimmerman verdict
Sanford police officers have been going through weeks of meetings and training to prepare for George Zimmerman's trial next month, Eyewitness News learned Thursday.
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
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Orange Co. superintendent gives State of the Schools address
It's been five months since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary led to cries for tougher school security.
Development could transform Eatonville school
Channel 9 got the first glimpse at some big changes that could be coming to the small town of Eatonville.
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Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists.
Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found
Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday.
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Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.
Cell phone pocket dial leads to murder arrest
Scott Simon will have a long time to think about his gaffe. Simon was furious over a disagreement he had at a Waffle House restaurant when he jostled the phone in his pocket and called 911 without knowing.
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Warrant for rapper Tim Dog, despite death reports
Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death in February.
Sons of rap label founders sentenced in tax case
Two sons of the founders of the Sugar Hill Records hip-hop recording label have been sentenced to probation for failing to file taxes.
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UCF Sells Naming Rights to UCF Arena
A longstanding relationship between the University of Central Florida and CFE Federal Credit Union is expanding.
LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.