SUICIDE ON CAMPUS: With 10 minutes left in her first-period class at Lake Mary High School, deputies say a 17-year-old junior asked to be excused from class to use the restroom. Minutes later, a single gunshot rang out through the school. Deputies say a 17-year-old student shot and killed herself in the school's auditorium Wednesday morning. Watch Eyewitness News at Noon for the latest updates, and read more here.
WORKER KILLED NEAR EPCOT: A man was killed after falling at a site behind the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Click here to read the latest.
SCHOOL THREAT: A newly released arrest report details how two 13-year-olds allegedly drafted an intricate plan to carry out a mass shooting at their Brevard County school. Police said the teenagers had a map outlining where they planned to open fire within the halls of Andrew Jackson Middle School. Read more about what police and school staff said happened.
Police: 2 students arrested after posting threat, drafting plan for school shooting | Read more: https://t.co/E3yZWVeAA2 pic.twitter.com/vXlkk50lTo
— WFTV Channel 9 (@WFTV) March 13, 2019
MORE VICTIMS?: Detectives are encouraging parents to talk to their kids after an Orange County elementary school teacher was arrested Friday on a child molestation charge, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Read more here.
AIRPODS: Dozens of scientists have signed a United Nations and World Health Organization petition to warn against the potential dangers of Apple AirPods. Click here to read the full story.
#AirPods, other wireless headphones could pose #cancer risk, scientists warn | Read more: https://t.co/SWigJdlMbE pic.twitter.com/ctNvlkt8k0
— WFTV Channel 9 (@WFTV) March 13, 2019
CYCLING TROUBLE: Some Lake County residents have increasingly grown tired of some of the issues they said cyclists are causing for their roads. Read more about their complaints here.
Walt Disney World raised their ticket prices Tuesday for the busiest days at the parks, increasing the cost of a one-day ticket to as high as $159 during Christmas.
#WaltDisneyWorld increases ticket prices for busiest days | Details: https://t.co/B4BXng5bHP pic.twitter.com/WCsN5VlDz7
— WFTV Channel 9 (@WFTV) March 13, 2019
WHEN YOU GET HOME: Big banks make it easy to send money with a cell phone click by promoting their own mobile payment apps like Zelle. You can send money in seconds using a phone number or email address. But scammers also find it easy to hack accounts -- and there's very little fraud protection. A Windermere woman was cheated out of $500 after thieves used a fake bank phone call to get her ID. Then they used Zelle to drain her account. Consumer Investigator Todd Ulrich explain the risks. Catch the full report tonight on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 5:45 p.m.
Summer is 100 days away!🌴🏖 pic.twitter.com/zFoLidHogr
— Brian Shields (@BrianWFTV) March 13, 2019
Cox Media Group