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19.05.2021 / 19:35

Headbangers Ball: Welcome to Rockville announces lineup for 2021 event in Daytona Beach

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Welcome to Rockville music festival announced the line-up for its 2021 event in Daytona Beach on Wednesday.

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Eastbound vehicle ends up on other side of I-4 after crashing into pole, flipping, troopers say

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A crash involving a single vehicle slowed traffic in both directions of Interstate 4 in Seminole County on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Video captures alleged kidnapping attempt of 11-year-old girl at bus stop

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office released a video showing an 11-year-old girl waiting at a bus stop on Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida, when a man armed with a knife allegedly tries to kidnap her, but she breaks free and runs away.

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Orlando city leaders working to get businesses back on track

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Downtown Development Board kicked off its 50th anniversary and unveiled a new sculpture on South Orange Avenue on Wednesday.

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Monkey business: Researchers find origins of Florida colony

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – A colony of monkeys has lived for about 70 years in urban South Florida, near jets taking off from a nearby airport and fuel storage tanks.

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Orlando ranked among worst beer cities in US, survey says

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando is ranked among the worst cities in the country for beer enthusiasts, according to a survey by a real estate company.

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Carnival Mardi Gras arrives June 4 at Port Canaveral, won’t sail with passengers for months

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Carnival Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship, the Mardi Gras, will be arriving at Port Canaveral on June 4, in preparation for its first sailing with passengers.

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Florida’s cruise line lawsuit against CDC sent to mediation

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s cruise industry lawsuit against the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is heading to mediation.

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Florida man charged for trying to kidnap 11-year-old girl at school bus stop

WEST PENSACOLA, Fla. - A 30-year-old man is charged with attempted kidnapping after investigators say he tried to grab an 11-year-old girl at her bus stop in the Florida Panhandle.The Escambia County Sheriff's Office said the suspect, Jared Paul Stanga, is behind bars and charged with attempted kidnapping of a child under 13, aggravated assault and battery.Sheriff Chip Simmons said Stanga has a lengthy criminal history, including sexual abuse of a child.PREVIOUS: Attempted kidnapping of 11-year-old girl caught by surveillance camera in West Pensacola"This animal is off the street," Simmons said in a press conference late Tuesday night.

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Royal Caribbean vaccinates cruise workers at Port Canaveral

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Royal Caribbean on Wednesday became the latest cruise line to get its workers vaccinated at Port Canaveral.

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Person struck by train in Orange County

LOCKHART, Fla. – A person was struck by a train Tuesday night in Orange County, officials said.

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Vasilevskiy stops 32, Lightning top Panthers 3-1 in Game 2

SUNRISE, Fla. – Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat had first-period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Central Division first-round playoff series.

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Cuba baseball squad without visas as Olympic qualifier nears

HAVANA – Just over a week before the start of the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament in Florida, the Cuban team does not have visas to travel to the United States, athletes and officials said Tuesday.

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Man in custody after he attempts to kidnap 11-year-old Florida girl at bus stop, deputies say

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man is in custody after he attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old girl at a bus stop in Escambia County, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Public health experts challenge vaccine hesitancy for children ages 12 to 15

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Public health experts say there has been some hesitancy among parents to have their child receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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‘I can’t believe I fell for it,’ Woman with disability loses $11,000 to online fraudster

HOLLY HILL, Fla. – When 60-year-old Wendy Peterson saw a News 6 special report featuring another woman falling in love with an imposter who used social media photographs of veteran actor Antonio Sabato Jr. she realized that story sounded a little too familiar.

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Florida Senate passes gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sports betting in Florida is a step closer to legalization after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday approving a gambling agreement signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe.

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Former Florida deputy guilty of planting drugs in stopped cars

MARIANNA, Fla. – A former Florida sheriff’s deputy whose patrol car was found to contain a stash of narcotics was convicted Tuesday of planting drugs during traffic stops.

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Here’s why some waited until now to get their Covid-19 vaccine

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Out of thousands of available shots in the county, 1,229 people decided to get their first vaccine on Monday morning more than five months after the first shots became available in Florida to select groups. However, officials say vaccine demand dying but not it’s not dead yet.

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Beachline Expressway could become a toll road in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Central Florida Expressway Authority wants to buy the Beachline in Brevard County adding to the 125 miles of expressway CFX owns already.

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Volusia County votes 5-2 to keep short-term rental ban in place

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – After a five-month battle, pitting neighbors against each other in many neighborhoods across Volusia County, it came down to a vote Tuesday to would continue the county’s ordinance against short-term rental properties.

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Man drowns while trying to save 11-year-old grandson at Playalinda Beach

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man’s effort to save his 11-year-old grandson as the boy struggled in rough surf at Playalinda Beach ended with the man drowning.

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‘Trips Ahoy:’ Orlando man busted with THC edibles, deputies say

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando man, who has several outstanding warrants, was busted in Martin County with “Trips Ahoy” THC edibles, according to deputies.

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Florida COVID-19 data now includes vaccination numbers for children

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health has updated one if its daily COVID-19 reports to include information about how many children have been vaccinated.

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Florida DCF launches rental assistance program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Children and Families is looking to distribute more than $800 million in federal aid to help low-income renters economically affected by the coronavirus pandemic pay past-due rent and utilities.

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Nation sees confusion over masking as Florida reports 2,791 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance last week allowing fully vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most situations, there has been some confusion across the country as some businesses and municipalities have maintained their masking and social distancing rules.

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Time to play? Dueling lottery jackpots reach nearly $700 million this week

There’s a lot of money on the line with lottery jackpots this week. So, if you usually wait to play when the money gets high, now is the time.

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Jaguars trade Josiah Scott to Eagles for Jameson Houston, 6th-round pick

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars traded cornerback Josiah Scott, a fourth-round draft pick in 2020, to the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday for cornerback Jameson Houston and a sixth-round selection in 2023.

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Val Demings plans to challenge Marco Rubio in FL Senate race

WASHINGTON – Rep. Val Demings is planning to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, giving Democrats a boost in a competitive 2022 race that could decide control of the Senate, according to two people with knowledge of the plans.

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Attorney for teen charged in slaying of Tristyn Bailey files motion to withdraw from case

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The attorney for Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tristyn Bailey, has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel, the State Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday to News 6 partner WJXT-TV.

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Advocates to discuss lawsuit seeking to block Florida’s new voting law

ORLANDO, Fla. – Representatives from several voting rights organization are set to discuss a lawsuit they hope will halt the implementation of Florida’s new election law.

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Report: Val Demings planning to run for Senate against Marco Rubio

ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Val Demings, who represents Florida’s 10th congressional district, is planning to run for the U.S. Senate next year against Republican Marco Rubio, according to Politico.com.

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Community to celebrate life of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Thousands are expected to gather Tuesday to celebrate the life of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, who was found stabbed to death after she was reported missing.

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Florida Foodie: Henry Moso went from dishwasher to nationally recognized chef

ORLANDO, Fla. – Chef Henry Moso, of Kabooki Sushi, came to the U.S. at 16 years old from Laos and, in less than 15 years, he has grown into a nationally recognized chef and restauranteur.

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Onshore flow will bring a few showers to Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – We can expect temperatures in the mid-80s across Central Florida for the next several days.

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Deputies arrest teen wanted in killing of Orange County mother

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County deputies said they arrested a teen wanted in the killing of an Orange County mother.

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Online gambling will not be part of latest Florida bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Lawmakers drew closer Monday to approving a proposed 30-year gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida after leaders agreed to strip a controversial provision that could have opened the state to online gaming under the control of the tribe.

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‘So incredible:’ Florida diver photographs up-close encounter with pregnant bull shark

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. – A Florida diver spent 45 minutes with a pregnant bull shark hovering nearby and not only did he survive the up-close encounter unscathed -- he’s got the now-viral photos to prove it.

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Brevard County lung cancer survivor says she’s never smoked a day in her life

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – “If you have lungs, you can get lung cancer, it’s as simple as that,” Debra Smith said.

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VIDEO: Announcer calls Tacko Fall ‘Taco Bell’ by accident during Knicks vs. Celtics game

NEW YORK – NBA announcer Mike Breen called former University of Central Florida center Tacko Fall “Taco Bell” by accident during the regular season finale between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks.

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Volusia County property owners get ready for heated debate, vote on rental properties

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The fate of over a thousand short-term rental properties in Volusia County will be in the hands of the county council Tuesday.

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Intensity from the outset in Sunshine State playoff series

The first-ever playoff game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers could be tough to top.

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Ocala woman wins $2 million from scratch-off days before birthday

Winning $2 million was the best birthday present ever for this Ocala woman.

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Orlando prepares to help renters hurt by pandemic as Florida reports 1,989 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Many Floridians are still hurting financially from the pandemic and Central Florida’s largest city is getting ready to offer help.

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Health alert issued due to blue-green algae bloom at Lake Weir in Ocklawaha

Ocklawaha, Fla. – A blue-green algae bloom at Lake Weir in Ocklawaha is at the center of an alert issued by the Florida Department of Health in Marion County on Monday.

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License plate reader leads deputies to Orlando man suspected in string of gym locker thefts

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A license plate reader helped deputies track down a man wanted in a string of gym locker thefts across Central Florida, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Burger King bringing back crown-shaped nuggets

A fan favorite is making a comeback at Burger King.

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Deputies identify woman in Merritt Island death investigation

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman at the center of a death investigation in Merritt Island.

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