Local Stories for April 2012
Stories for Monday, April 30
Road project on John Young Parkway impacting drivers
For the first time, a $42-million road project to ease congestion on Interstate-4 is impacting drivers. Starting Monday night, traffic patterns will change as crews repave John Young Parkway in both directions. It’s part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s JYP extension project. On Monday the center turning lanes for ...
Children's nurse accused of molesting two boys
A man who works with children as a sleep technician in Winter Park is accused of molesting two boys. Paul Abernathy works as a nurse at the Children's Sleep Lab in Winter Park. Investigators said the victims were not molested at the sleep lab. The lab allowed WFTV’s cameras inside ...
Orlando police search for women in Target robbery
Orlando police said they are looking for five people, including a pregnant woman, who robbed an Orlando Target store on Maguire Boulevard and Colonial Drive. During the robbery, the group used pepper spray on an employee, investigators said. Police said the store had to be evacuated because the spray affected ...
Seminole County ready for Summer School Program
Seminole County schools are getting ready for its Summer Food Program to feed a record number of students. Forty-five percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, which is the largest numbers the county has seen in years. The Summer Food Program is federally funded and will ...
Some residents upset over high pay for Groveland City Council members
Some Groveland residents want to force City Council members to take pay cuts after learning members earns nearly three times more than council members in Clermont, which is a much bigger city. A petition that residents started on Monday calls for a citywide vote to cut council pay by more ...
Magnetic levitation trains could be coming to Orange Co.
A new high-tech magnetic levitation transit system could be closer to being built in Orange County. The system would start at Orlando International Airport and connect to Disney World and the Orange County Convention Center. The line will also connect to a SunRail station once it's finished. A private developer ...
George Zimmerman's lawyer has Facebook, Twitter accounts created
The lawyer for George Zimmerman wants to delay the release of documents in his client’s second-degree murder case. Zimmerman is charged in shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford. Attorney Mark O'Mara said on his website on Monday that he's concerned that making the documents public without certain ...
Space-X test fires engines at Cape Canaveral station
Space-X test fired the engines on its Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday. However, just 47 seconds before Space-X fired up the nine engines, a hold was called. The one explanation given so far came from Space-X's CEO Elon Musk in a tweet, saying the ...
Fighting Brain Cancer: Taking out more than tumors
BACKGROUND: Glioma is a broad term of brain and spinal cord tumors that comes from glial cells. Glial cells are the main brain cells that can develop into cancer. The symptoms, prognosis, and treatment of a malignant glioma can vary depending on the person’s age, the exact type of tumor, ...
Man's naked body found in Lake Monroe; Police ID victim
Police in Sanford are having a hard time figuring out how a man's naked body ended up in Lake Monroe. Witnesses reported the finding to police after spotting the body across from Fort Mellon Park near a seawall early Monday morning. The medical examiner was called, and the body was ...
Mom, 3-year-old hit before car crashed into Kissimmee home
A mother and her son were hit by a car before it drove through a ditch and crashed into a home in Osceola County on Monday, investigators said. "I saw the car fly through the grass, hit Jonathan's mom, Jonathan's mom went flying and the car went into the house," ...
Facebook used to track down recipient of 1958 postcard
The US Postal Service has been called "snail mail," but for one man, that name was taken to a whole new level. A mother mailed a postcard to a Virginia man in 1958, but it didn't show up until recently in a South Daytona family's mailbox. They used Facebook to ...
Deputies search for missing Polk County woman
Polk County deputies are searching for a missing woman. Deputies said 33-year-old Diana Mercado was last seen by her boyfriend when she left for work at 5:30 Saturday morning. She works at a Dunkin' Donuts in Lakeland. Detectives said she didn't show up at work and has ...
Accused murderer says he was threatened into killing girl, 19
The lawyers defending a man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing a Seminole County teenager continued to build their case for insanity on Monday. William Davis is accused of kidnapping Fabiana Malave at knifepoint from the car dealership where she worked in October 2009. Police said Davis then admitted to ...
Stories for Sunday, April 29
Man seeks to become landlord for sex offenders
One man is planning to bring dozens of sex offenders to Orange County. Randy Young thinks it will be profitable to house disabled men and US military veterans who are also registered sex offenders. “I’m sure there are a lot of people who are not going to like to hear ...
FHP: Motorcyclist dies in crash with deer
The Florida Highway Patrol says a motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured when their bikes crashed with a deer Saturday morning. Troopers say the deer came out of the woods and darted directly in front of the motorcyclists who were traveling northbound on State Road 19 near Sunset ...
Group armed with gun, rocks, bats fires shot into Deltona house, injures man, police say
Volusia County deputies have charged a man in connection with a shooting they said stemmed from a road rage incident in Deltona early Sunday morning. Police said the shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. along Galena Terrace following a road rage incident and fight. Police identified the suspected shooter as Damien ...
Deputies: Man stabs bathing grandmother to death
A 23-year-old is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly stabbing his bathing grandmother to death. Polk County deputies said Christopher Whaley turned himself in after he stabbed his grandmother several times while she was taking a bath. According to investigators, Whaley got into an argument with his grandmother, 69-year-old Barbara ...
Investigators closing in on Cady Way Trail killers
Detectives said they know who is behind the deaths of two Winter Park High School teens, and they're closing in on the killers. The bodies of the two teens, Nicholas Presha, 16, and Jeremy Stewart, 18, were found burning on the Cady Way Trail on Sunday April 15. Sheriff Jerry ...
Stories for Saturday, April 28
Man's pregnant girlfriend shot during Daytona Beach police chase, shootout
Police have identified an alleged gunman who is accused of shooting his pregnant girlfriend during a chase and shootout with police. Police said the trouble started with a call about a man with a gun at the Daytona Beach International Airport on Saturday night. After getting the call about the ...
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