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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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Jurors reflect on complexities of Zimmerman case
There will be more intense questioning on Wednesday, day 8 of the George Zimmerman trial. Prosecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their media exposure to the fatal shooting Trayvon Martin, 17, by Zimmerman last year in Sanford.
Taft-Vineland Road reopens after Buick collides with tractor-trailer
Taft-Vineland Road at Recycle Center Drive reopened Wedensday in both directions following a crash Wednesday morning, according to WFTV traffic reporter Racquel Asa.
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Ordinance could allow chickens in Orange County, but with restrictions
A public hearing is schedule Tuesday evening in regards to allowing unincorporated Orange County residents to have chickens on their property.
9 Investigates 2 Brevard Co. deputies cleared after shooting
The state attorney's office has cleared two Brevard County deputies following a deadly shooting in Indialantic despite questions over use of force and if the attempted removal of the suspect was in keeping with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office's policy on barricaded suspects.
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W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway.
Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast
Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.
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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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Goldstar's Jim McCarthy on why live is better
Jim McCarthy doesn't just think it's fun to go out and see a play or a comedy show or a basketball game.
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Afghan president suspends talks with US on security deal to protest US-Taliban negotiations KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find ways to end the nearly 12-year war.
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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.