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New law could extend foster age from 18 to 21
A new law waiting to be passed in Florida would extend the age a foster child could stay in the system from 18 to 21. The extra three years will affect hundreds of 17-year-olds, who currently could be out on the streets within months. At 18, some foster kids are ...
Charges dropped against Kissimmee pastor in sex assault case
There are new details in the case of a Kissimmee Pastor accused of inappropriately touching a teenager. Channel 9 reported in May that a teenager told police his pastor sexually assaulted him and said the man told him he did it because he was possessed by a demon. Alongside his ...
New Report: Voters Say GOP "Scary" And "Narrow-Minded"
The Republican National Committee (RNC) released its wide-ranging "autopsy" report on Monday, admitting some of its shortcomings after losing the 2012 presidential election. Coined the Growth and Opportunity Project, the document includes market research from voter focus groups around the country. "Asked to describe Republicans, they said that the Party ...
New rules for Tavare's Spring Thunder after fatalities last year
WFTV has learned that there are new regulations in place for this weekend's Spring Thunder Exhibition in Tavares. During last year's event, three boaters died in accidents on the water. On Friday, before the weekend festivities kick off, inspectors spent the day checking all the boats and going over a ...
Tighter bank loans lead to slower economic bounce back
New rules are keeping banks from lending money, and experts said that keeps the economy from bouncing back faster. The CEO of several central Florida banks was rejected almost 10 times for a loan to start a business. "It's all that land out there," said Ken LaRoe, as he took ...
Video shows man stealing wallet woman, 81, left on store counter
Surveillance video shows a calculating crook swiping a wallet that belonged to an 81-year-old Orlando woman and then pretending to help look for it. "It makes me sad," said Carolina Horne to Eyewitness news Anchor Jorge Estevez as she watched the video of the man take her mother's wallet. In ...
New strategy in the immigration fight in central Florida
Central Florida immigrant groups are launching a new campaign next month to bring attention to their fight to become legal citizens. But the plan comes with risks. The latest strategy is to have people here illegally come forward and share their stories with the hope of gaining public sympathy and swaying ...
Osceola Clerk of Court talks to WFTV about controversial start in office
The head of the Osceola County courthouse has been the center of controversy in his first few weeks in office. He has been accused of nepotism, over-paying employees he hired, and he instituted a dress code three times as long as the one already in place. On Monday he sat ...
Deputies: 14 charged in Polk County chop shop operation
After a monthlong investigation, Polk County deputies said they have charged more than a dozen people who have been accused of being involved in a chop shop operation out of Auburndale. Channel 9's Jorge Estevez found out it started with a burglary investigation in December 2012 and ended with deputies ...
Family reunited with man who saved them from burning home
The city of St. Cloud honored a man who saved a family from a burning home. Two days before Christmas, a good Samaritan knocked on the door of a burning home to alert the family inside. Channel Nine Eyewitness News' Jorge Estevez reunited the family with the man they call ...
Watching your money: Protecting yourself against tax ID theft
Some people have waited months to get their refund checks from the IRS after someone else stole their identities and claimed their money. One central Florida woman not only had her identity stolen; even after the identity theft was discovered, the government claimed the victim still owed thousands of dollars. ...
IRS uses new strategy in fight against fraud
WFTV's Jorge Estevez has learned the Internal Revenue Service is using a new strategy to ensure fraudsters don't illegally collect your tax refunds.
IRS uses new strategy in fight against fraud
WFTV's Jorge Estevez has learned the Internal Revenue Service is using a new strategy to ensure fraudsters don't illegally collect your tax refunds. The system should be familiar to anyone who has an ATM card and a PIN. And it comes as a relief to people like Central Florida's Nasta ...
Family tells WFTV how much Toys for Tots means to them
This year's Toys for Tots drive is nearing its end and the program is still in great need of donations. WFTV's Jorge Estevez met one woman whose family is on the list for toys. She said she is grateful for the program. The toys that have been collected through the ...
Condoleezza Rice Speaks at RNC
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Marco Rubio Speaks at RNC
Florida Senator Marco Rubio spoke Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Jorge Estevez: Rising storm waters surprise some in Manhattan
Jorge Estevez: Rising storm waters surprise some in Manhattan
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