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Man jumps onto manatee; charges could be filed
Three Cocoa Beach men could be charged with harming or molesting a manatee after a YouTube video surfaced showing a man jumping onto a manatee.
Police: Man locked teen in van, forced her into prostitution
Orange County authorities said a teenage runaway was forced into a life of sex with strangers. Rafael Rosario, of Orlando, is behind bars accused of locking the underage girl inside his van where he would profit off her prostitution.
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Police: Man locked teen in van, forced her into prostitution
Orange County authorities said a teenage runaway was forced into a life of sex with strangers. Rafael Rosario, of Orlando, is behind bars accused of locking the underage girl inside his van where he would profit off her prostitution.
Local church heads to Okla. to help with disaster relief
A local church is responding to the need of those impacted by the storm in Oklahoma. Northland Church in Longwood is sending a disaster response team to Moore, Okla.
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Mayor of Melbourne Beach resigns
The town of Melbourne Beach announced Tuesday morning that Mayor Tom Davis has resigned. In his resignation letter Davis said, "I believe I can no longer effectively serve the interests of the people and employees in Melbourne Beach with the current open tensions among the Commission.
'DWTS': 4 couples remain but only one will take home coveted mirrorball trophy at season finale
After 10 weeks of entertaining, stylized dancing from Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff, Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, Alexandra Raisman and Mark Ballas and Zendaya and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, only one couple will be crowned "Dancing with the Stars" champions.
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Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend
An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she's gay.
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that there's an ongoing federal investigation into her disappearance, but the FBI declined to comment on that and police in Utah said they didn't know anything about it.
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Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.
Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.
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The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system.
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment.
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Schiano: Freeman Bucs QB
Josh Freeman is back on the practice field, feeling good about himself and the future of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jaguars RB Jones-Drew working out in South Florida
Maurice Jones-Drew has gone south for the summer -- again. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back is working out in South Florida at Bommarito Performance, where he trained last year with former teammate Fred Taylor.