Local Stories for January 2012
Stories for Tuesday, January 31
Osceola Co. teacher accused of using hot sauce to discipline students
A special needs teacher in Osceola County could be fired for allegedly using hot sauce to discipline her students. Lillian Gomez is currently suspended from her job at Sunrise Elementary School in Kissimmee. She’s accused of pouring the hot sauce on crayons to stop autistic children from putting them in ...
Deltona Commissioner calls for review into adult store
A city commissioner in Deltona has called for a review into an adult store. It was supposed to relocate several years ago because of an adult entertainment ordinance, but it never did. Commissioner Fred Lowry said residents told him about the store after seeing a new sign. The owner of ...
Police: Homeless man the culprit in 14 Sanford burglaries
Sanford Police said they've solved more than a dozen burglaries from the past two years with one arrest. As WFTV's Mary Nguyen reports, police used DNA to link a homeless man to most of the crimes. Amelia Dyal didn't realize the impact the blood found on her family's truck would ...
Proposed coral reef protection could limit shrimping
Federal officials held a hearing Tuesday that fisherman said could drastically limit shrimping off Florida's coast. Regulators want to extend a restricted area from south of Vero Beach to north of Palm Coast to protect coral reefs. Fishermen said this could ruin the shrimping industry. There already are fewer shrimping ...
Building toll lanes on I-4 requires lift of federal ban
We were the first to tell you last week about that new plan to expand I-4. But this project still has a long way to go. On Tuesday, Winter Park Congressman John Mica introduced a federal highway bill to the House Transportation Committee that would lift the ban on tolling ...
Orange County voters cast ballots on car hoods
While hundreds of thousands of Florida voters hit the polls early Tuesday morning, some Orange County voters were locked out. The folks who were supposed to vote at a Pine Hills church had to cast their ballots in the parking lot because the pastor forgot to unlock the doors. WFTV's ...
Mother of car surfing crash victim wants justice
A driver crashed and killed two teens while they were car surfing. On Tuesday, WFTV found out he may be negotiating a plea deal. Joshua Ritter, 18, is expected to be sentenced on Friday for the crash that killed those two teens. His attorney is hoping for no jail time. ...
Plumber unearths skulls believed to be from 1978
There are still a lot of unanswered questions after a plumber unearthed a human skull in a backyard in Winter Garden while installing pool pump pipes. Police were called out and crime scene technicians and archeological technicians said they found two more human skulls. The remains were found buried behind ...
Two more victims identified in I-75 pileup crash; 11 confirmed dead
Authorities released details of the early Sunday wreck along the northbound lanes of I-75 that killed a Virginia man and five members of a church group from suburban Atlanta. The highway patrol says 26-year-old Jason Lee Raikes of Richmond, Va., was killed in the 4 a.m. crash. They say Edson ...
Overturned semi dumps nearly 80,000 lbs of trash on ramp
A tractor-trailer carrying about garbage overturned as it was driving on the Turnpike southbound ramp from Interstate 4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the driver of the tractor-trailer lost control on the ramp and overturned onto the southbound Turnpike exit ramp, dumping nearly 80,000 pounds of garbage ...
Man injured in electrical explosion at Orlando dealership
A man was injured in an electrical explosion at a Land Rover dealership on South Lake Destiny Road in Orlando, WFTV learned on Tuesday. Officials said the man's injuries are severe, and he is on advanced life support. The cause of the explosion is unknown. No other details are available ...
Deputies: Man's body found in car near UCF
A man's body was found inside of a car across the street from the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The car was found in the parking lot of the Arbour Apartments complex on Mackay Boulevard and Alafaya Trail. The man was identified ...
Gingrich sued over 'Eye of the Tiger' usage
Newt Gingrich might need to find a new song to pump up his crowds on the campaign trail. The co-author of the "Rocky III" theme song 'Eye of the Tiger' is suing Gingrich for playing the song without permission at his events and appearances since 2009. The lawsuit was filed ...
Police arrest 4 in connection to deadly shooting
Police say four people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at an Orlando shopping center. The four suspects were all arrested on Monday. Police records show Elizabeth Feliciano is accused of fleeing and eluding authorities. Three men, Roberto Rivera-Vazquez, Robert Ruben Rivera-Vazquez and Miguel Angel Vargas-Santiago, have ...
Portion of US 441 closed in north Fla. due to fog
The Florida Highway Patrol has closed a stretch of U.S. 441 in north Florida due to dense fog. The highway was closed Tuesday morning between County Road 234 and County Road 331 in Alachua County. Officials say visibility is poor in the area because of the fog. On Sunday morning, ...
Troopers: Driver cited after nearly running over deputies
State troopers say a woman narrowly missed running over two Orange County deputies with her car early Tuesday morning. The deputies were on the street directing traffic around a water main break along Alafaya Trail. A woman told investigators she didn't see the flashing lights of their parked cruiser, and ...
911 dispatcher talks couple through home birth
A quick-thinking and calm-voiced emergency dispatcher talked a Lakeland couple through a home birth. Larry and Jordaeshia Coleman had planned for the birth at the hospital but on Thursday, Jordaeshia began to have contractions while at work. The Ledger (http://bit.ly/yr8tur) reports that she went to Tampa General Hospital, ...
Romney eyes Florida victory; Gingrich to fight on
Mitt Romney collided with Newt Gingrich on Tuesday in the Florida primary, by far the biggest so far, in a Republican presidential race growing steadily more negative with no quick end in sight. Romney was looking strong in pre-election polls in Florida, but Gingrich said the race for the ...
Stories for Monday, January 30
Police officer's guns stolen from patrol car
Orlando police are still searching for the thief who broke into an officer's patrol car and stole two assault rifles. Police said a Bushmaster AR-15, a Remington shotgun and ammunition were stolen from the marked cruiser. Police won't say why it took six days for the unnamed officer involved to ...
District fire chief accused of road rage bonds out of jail
An Orlando district fire chief is facing charges, accused of beating up a man during a road rage incident. Rob Rivenbark, a 25 year veteran, was arrested on misdemeanor battery charges. He bonded out of jail on a $500 bond on Sunday. The incident happened Saturday when Rivenbark was involved ...
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