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Cops: Man had sex with girl he claimed was niece
A Seminole County man accused of having a sexual relationship with a young girl for a year and a half.
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.
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Opening statements could begin Monday in Zimmerman trial
Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent Wednesday trying to narrow their pool of 40 prospective jurors to the final six, plus four alternates in George Zimmerman’s murder trial.
2 women kidnapped from Aflac insurance office at gunpoint
Brevard county deputies are still searching for a robber who kidnapped two women at an insurance office.
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Crash snarls traffic on I-4 in DeLand
Interstate 4 eastbound is back open following a crash in DeLand Wednesday afternoon. One lane was closed and vehicles were forced to squeeze by as crews cleared the wreckage.
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Ohio woman, allegedly enslaved, spent time in jail
A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it.
Compromise among senators eyed on border security
After secretive talks, key senators express optimism they are closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
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Fluffy cows: Old beauty practice gains attention
Grooming cows so they look like unusually large poodles is a well-known beautification practice in the show cattle industry.
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.
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NBA Finals Game 6 draws 20.6 million viewers
The Heat's wild overtime win over the Spurs in the NBA Finals drew the second-largest audience for a Game 6 since ABC started televising the series in 2003.
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.
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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.