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Cops: Robber pistol-whipped clerk, ran off with TV into hotel room
An armed robber was arrested after going on a bizarre crime spree, WFTV found out Wednesday. Orange County deputies said Roberto Rosado pistol-whipped a cashier at a Kmart on South Orange Blossom Trail Tuesday after she refused to give him money.
Man accused of child sex charges in Polk County sting never went to prison
Polk County sheriff's deputies announced 41 arrests in a historic child sex crimes sweep Monday, but Channel 9 learned Tuesday one of the suspects in the sting, Eraldo Zunun, was a known threat by police.
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Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
A judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if he committed murder when he shot Trayvon Martin.
1 dead after reversing car struck by other car catches fire
A car moving in reverse caught fire on the Florida Turnpike northbound near the Beachline after being hit by another car Wednesday, according to authorities.
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Heat stave off elimination with game 6 overtime win
LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.
Body of Ibragim Todashev flown to Russia
The body of a man shot and killed by an FBI agent in Orlando a month ago is on its way to Russia Tuesday night.
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Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women
A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday.
Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive
A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls.
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Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.
Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date.
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Palace sheds some light on Kate's baby plans
With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July — and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch — officials at Clarence House have released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private.
Family: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars Attacks!
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Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before.
Daytona frontstretch getting $400M facelift
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Daytona International Speedway is getting another facelift, this one considerably bigger than the last.