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Paint Fumes Blamed For Evacuation
A two-story business in Orange County is evacuated after reports of a strong paint odor.
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Security concerns grows in Gainesville
The pastor's plan to burn the Quran is prompting security concerns around Gainesville and Central Florida.
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FBI Agents Visit Church Over Quran Burn
FBI agents visited Thursday with a minister of a small Florida church that plans to burn the Quran on Sept. 11, as public safety became a paramount concern and President Barack Obama added his voice t...
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Man Accidentally Shoots Wife On Her Birthday
A woman was accidentally shot by her husband on her birthday while he was cleaning his gun, officials said.According to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, the couple came home from recreational shoo...
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Tebow Declines To Discuss Quran Controversy
Former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow said in a conference call on Thursday that he was focused on this weekend's game in Jacksonville as a member of the Denver Broncos and declined to discuss the cont...
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Middle-Schoolers Avoid Jail In Rape Of Classmate
The two ringleaders accused in the locker room sexual assault of a Tampa-area middle-school student are going to spend the next five years on adult probation. Prosecutors said they allowed the boys --...
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OPD credits relationship with public for solved murders
Orlando Police Department says they’ve been able to solve all murders this year so far because of their relationship with the public and businesses. There have been 11 murders in the City Beautiful...
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Security concerns grows in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE -- The pastor's plan to burn the Quran is prompting security concerns around Gainesville and Central Florida. FBI agents went to talk to Pastor Jones about security issues and police are...
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Explosive scare suspect arrested
Seminole residents can breathe easier now that a suspect connected to an explosion scare was arrested Thursday afternoon.
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Memorial Service Held For Ava Hunter
Family and friends gather at Northland Church to remember Ava Hunter.
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Traffic fatalities drop most in Florida
. Texas came in second with 405 fewer highway deaths. Increased seatbelt use and campaigns against drunk driving are being credited with the drop. Nationwide, the number of deaths on America’...
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SunTrust names C. Fla. CEO
has promoted David E. Fuller to president and CEO of its Central Florida region. He starts Sept. 16, the Atlanta-based bank (NYSE: STI) said. A 27-year banking industry veteran, Fuller recently was ...
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On Camera: Man Tackles Suspected Bank Robber
Police said a masked man walked in, pointed a gun at the teller and demanded money. Another customer saw what was going on and tackled the masked man. To read the full story, go to WISN.com.
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Pastor May Reconsider Koran Burning
Share GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- President Barack Obama warned the Rev. Terry Jones on Thursday that plans to burn the Koran over the weekend could endanger the lives of U.S. citizens at home and oversea...
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Bizarre Python Theft Ends At McDonald's
Two men are caught on camera stealing a python. They were later arrested at a local McDonald's where they wrestled with it in front of shocked customers.
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Manhunt Underway After Men Fled During Pot Bust
(see map) early Thursday morning. The hunt started when deputies went to serve a warrant on a suspected drug house. Two of the suspects fled from the home and are on the run.
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Hazardous Paint Fumes Sicken Employees
Dozens of Orange County workers fell ill Thursday on the job. Hazardous paint fumes chased them out of their workplace shortly after they arrived.A call center called Faneuil on Southland Boulevard ne...
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Quran burn prompts travel warning
The U.S. Department of State is worried about the backlash of a planned Quran burning by a church in Gainesville.
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Coach Maronto Returns To Mainland High
The Mainland High School football team will have their head coach back as they take the football field for the second game of their season on Thursday night.
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Afghans torch US flag over Quran burning
Hundreds of angry Afghans burned a U.S. flag and chanted "Death
to the Christians" on Thursday to protest plans by a small
Gainesville church to torch copies of the Muslim holy book on the
anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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