Local Stories for March 2013
Stories for Sunday, March 31
Copper thefts at Orange County businesses on the rise
Copper and metal thefts are on the rise in some parts of Orange County, prompting deputies to mobilize a special task force to deal with the issue. One suspect, 49-year-old Stanley Dixon, was just arrested after deputies allegedly caught him in the act of stealing copper at a business on ...
Police: 4-year-old girl shot dead in car in Miami
A 4-year-old girl was fatally shot while she sat in a car outside her grandfather's Miami home, and now detectives are trying to determine if another child who was in the vehicle pulled the trigger, police said Sunday. The children were waiting in a white Mercedes-Benz Saturday evening as ...
FHP: Motorcyclist killed in Orange County crash
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Orange County Saturday night. The crash happened around 10 p.m. on McCoy Road at Parkline Boulevard, FHP said. According to troopers, 45-year-old Tammy Pierce was turning left onto Parkline Boulevard in her 1993 BMW. Pierce then turned ...
Child in hospital after near drowning on Disney Fantasy ship
Officials said a 4-year-old boy was pulled from a pool on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship at Port Canaveral Saturday afternoon. According to a Disney spokesperson, the ship's medical personnel were called to the pool around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Port Canaveral police also responded to the near drowning. The child ...
Stories for Saturday, March 30
Fire damages vacant home in Daytona Beach
A vacant home in Daytona Beach was heavily damaged in a fire Saturday morning, according to officials. Fire crews responded to the home on the 300 block of Kingston Avenue around 8:00 a.m. Once on scene, heavy smoke and flames could be seen coming from the back of the house. ...
No arrests after person of interest questioned in DeBary rape
Deputies said they have identified and interviewed the person of interest connected to a rape in DeBary. Investigators are not releasing the name of the man, who is now considered a person of interest and not a suspect, according to deputies. The 27-year-old victim told deputies she was leaving Shotz ...
Stories for Friday, March 29
Orlando International Airport improvement plan could cost $2.1 billion
A capital improvement plan at Orlando International Airport includes $2.1 billion in new infrastructure and upgrades. "We can see we need some relief on certain operating components in the airport right now," said OIA Executive Director Phil Brown. Some of those components include curb space, which is limited, and ground ...
Orange County man arrested in deadly stabbing
Orange County sheriff's detectives arrested Lawrence Wiggins, 42, Friday and charged him with second-degree murder. Investigators said deputies were called to an apartment in Orange County Thursday night where they found Gillion Dexter and Wiggins, both with stab wounds. According to investigators, both men were taken to Orlando Regional Medical ...
Some city leaders say Lynx backing out on SunRail promise
Some city leaders are upset that Lynx is refusing to oversee a bus service that was promised to help make SunRail successful. Last fall Lynx received a $3.5 million grant to plan for FlexBus. Channel 9's Lori Brown discovered that the service may not be able to get off the ...
Multiple vehicle crash shuts down lanes of East Colonial Drive
A crash involving several vehicles closed lanes of Colonial Drive at Rouse Lake Road Friday afternoon. Six people with injuries were transported to the hospital, according to officials. Westbound lanes of Colonial Drive were closed and eastbound traffic moved slowly past the scene. By 6 p.m. the wreckage was cleared. ...
9 Investigates: Seminole County's top business officials resign
Two of Seminole County's top business officials, Sharon Sears, executive director of the Seminole County Convention and Visitors Bureau and John Krug, Seminole County's economic development director, both stepped down Thursday. Channel 9's Bianca Castro discovered their resignations came on the same day county officials questioned whether the two lied ...
$10M donated to Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
A major downtown Orlando construction project got a big financial boost on Friday. The Dr. Phillips Charities announced a large donation for the second phase of the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center. The donation marks a turning point in the project because the portion of the project it is aimed ...
2 hurt after gunfire erupts in Melbourne
Two people were injured after gunfire erupted in Melbourne Friday afternoon. Channel 9 learned a man and woman were injured at the Shull Apartment Complex on University Boulevard. Police said they don't know what led up to the shooting, but two people are now recovering from their wounds in the ...
Man formerly on home confinement says it would have been easy to abuse
Eyewitness News was the first to tell viewers about problems with the Orange County home confinement system and when the program was shut down, some suspects were sent straight to jail. But only Channel 9 found nearly 100 others were left completely unmonitored, including some suspects accused of sex crimes. ...
Police raid suspected marijuana grow house in Clermont
Police raid suspected marijuana grow house in Clermont Deputies in Lake County arrested an Orlando man they said was running a marijuana grow house. Investigators said Russel Harper was using a three-bedroom Clermont home to grow the pot. Inside the home, detectives said they found more than 100 pot plants ...
Family, dogs escape Holly Hill house fire
A Holly Hill house fire destroyed all of a family's belongings Friday morning. By the time the family of four realized its home was on fire, flames had already taken over the attic. Don Holden said he was reading the newspaper, looking for a job around 10 a.m. when he ...
Cops: Construction worker hit while trying to stop driver who was late for hair appointment
A 76-year-old man accelerated his car into a construction worker who tried to keep him from driving through a barricaded area because he did not want to be late for his hair appointment, according to Marion County investigators. Deputies said William Faulkner pulled into a construction area on N. HWY-19 ...
Orlando man, 89, missing for three weeks
Investigators continue to search for an 89-year-old Orlando man who was reported missing nearly three weeks ago. Lloyd Williams has not been seen or heard from by friends or family for weeks and was last seen at a home on Blue Tick Drive, officers said. Orange County deputies said they ...
Co-workers share $1M winning with woman who did not have money for Powerball pot
A south Florida employee said she’s fortunate to have some of the best co-workers in the world. Jennifer Maldonado’s fellow employees won $1 million and they decided to share some of their winnings with her, even though she did not contribute to the pot. Maldonado had just started her job ...
Man injured in fall from parking garage
A 31-year-old man was injured when he fell from the roof of a parking garage in Madeira Beach. Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies say Nicholas Voutsinas and a friend wanted to get a better view of the city early Friday morning. So they climbed to a restricted area on the ...
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