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Cops: Father fatally shot son who allegedly threatened suicide
A father shot and killed his son inside their mobile home in Volusia County Tuesday night, and deputies said the shooting may have been justified.
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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I-4 E shut down in DeLand
Interstate 4 eastbound is shut down in DeLand in Volusia County. Authorities are reporting a crash with injuries.
Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin.
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DeLand well searched for evidence in 1974 murder
Volusia County deputies returned to an abandoned well in Glenwood Wednesday to search for clues in a nearly 40-year-old murder investigation.
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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Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second tropical storm is drenching areas in its path with up to 10 inches of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods.
Zimmerman jurors asked about neighborhood watch
Attorneys quizzed a whittled-down group of prospective jurors Wednesday in the Trayvon Martin case, asking if any were neighborhood watch volunteers like the teen's shooter and reminding them the trial would be different from what they've seen on shows like "CSI.
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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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Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.
Former Giants punter Dave Jennings dies at 61
Former New York Giants punter and radio analyst Dave Jennings has died. He was 61. The Giants announced that Jennings died at his home in Upper Saddle River on Wednesday morning after being informed of his death by his sister, Susan Jennings, and several close friends.
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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.