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Miranda Kerr shows off baby bump in skincare ad
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom's pregnant wife Miranda Kerr has revealed her baby bump in a new advertising campaign for her organic skincare...


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Daytona Beach Crash Injures 3
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona Beach firefighters rescued three people trapped inside a car after a crash Friday afternoon.The crash happened at the intersection of North Martin Luther King Boulevard...
Bizarre Prank 911 Calls Lead To Arrest
Eustis police say a man called 911 last month saying that he had killed his wife and that he was going to kill his baby.Police took the call seriously and sent 35 officers, a helicopter, and SWAT...
Deputies: Laser Shined At Sheriff's Helicopter
Deputies say someone was shining a laser that could have blinded the pilot of the Osceola County Sheriff's Office helicopter. The pilot was OK, but now deputies are hunting for the person who flashed...
Cops: Resort Employee Ripped Off Customers
Some visitors who had to cancel reservations at an International Drive hotel expected a full refund, but instead, detectives say, Timothy Stewart kept their cash. He worked inside the Wyndham Orlando...
Woman Jailed For Vandalism May Not Be Guilty
A woman in the Orange County jail may not belong there. In December 2007, a home was damaged by a subcontractor who was angry because she hadn't been paid. Friday, Malene Joseph told WFTV she was...
Federal Funds Going To Private, Religious Institutions
There's a constitutional separation of church and state, but some people think part of the economic stimulus package is blurring that line.WFTV found out the Catholic Diocese of Orlando received...
Judge Cries During Sentencing For Fatal Crash
Even an Orange County judge cried as he sentenced a man Friday to eight years in prison for causing a crash that killed a young mother and her baby just before Christmas in 2008.The victim's family,...
Earl Sideswipes NC, Takes Aim At New England
A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of...
BYU football schedules home-and-home against Central Florida
PROVO — BYU and Central Florida announced today the two schools will play a home-and-home series in 2011 and 2014. The series begins with a game in Provo on Sept. 23, 2011 — the first...
Teacher Charged With Stealing Pills From Co-Workers
An elementary school teacher has been arrested and charged with stealing money and prescription pills from his co-worker's purses, police said.Palm Bay police said Michael Davis, a fifth-grade...
Police: Pair Gave Teen Prescription Drugs
Two Brevard County adults were arrested after a teen almost died from a drug overdose last weekend.Titusville police said 25-year-old Emily Childs and 33-year-old Christopher Powers gave prescription...
Prof In '03 Plague Scare Sets Off Airport Shutdown
The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism...
School district still expecting deficit despite federal funding
SANFORD -- A group of 26 states, including Florida, will use $170 million in federal money to find innovative ways to test students. Much of funding for Florida schools comes from federal stimulus...
Cocoa Beach gears up for surfing festival
COCOA BEACH -- Strong rip currents are threatening beaches along the coast as competitors are gearing up for the 25th annual National Kidney Surf Festival in Cocoa Beach. Set up is underway and...
Deadline passes for Amway Center area improvements
ORLANDO -- In four weeks, the new Amway Center will open. Friday was the deadline for substantial completion of the streetscape project surrounding it. Currently, orange barrels, piles of rubble...
Foreclosed complex sells for $9.5M
Esplanade Apartments LLC bought the 186-unit Esplanade at Millenia on Aug. 18 from Chevy Chase, Md.-based CS Esplanade LLC, an entity related to lender CapitalSource Finance LLC, Orange County...
Kronk's Lawyer Wants His Name Off Of Witness List
The list names David Evans as a possible witness. Evans is the attorney for former meter reader Roy Kronk, and could be disqualified from representing Kronk if he is asked to take the stand.Evans...
UCF Students, Staff Say Police Discrimination Is Common
Share ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Students and staff at the University of Central Florida rallied in support of Dr. Jennifer Vest on Friday.Vest, a philosophy professor, claims she was discriminated...
Balloon Boy Family Moves To Fla.
BALLOON BOY FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida.Richard and Mayumi Heene and...
Man In Miami Airport Scare Once Accused Of Hauling Plague
A senior law enforcement official says the scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic...
Students, Parents Say School Buses Overcrowded
WFTV counted more than 60 students getting on the bus in Osceola County at just one stop and parents said there are usually more than 70.Video shot by a Narcoossee Middle School student shows kids...
Meals On Wheels Can't Meet Demand For Food
There is a staggering new demand for food for elderly people in Central Florida. Requests for help from Meals on Wheels in Seminole County are up more than 1,000 percent in the past five years and...
Pine Hills Residents May Have To Pay For Improvements
Neighbors in Pine Hills are desperate to redevelop. They say their community is full of abandoned buildings and blight, but if neighbors want it cleaned up they may have to pay.A consulting company...
Scavengers Carve Up Beached Whale
Whale soup for dinner? That was apparently on one man's menu before being taken into custody for cutting the tail off a dead, beached whale in...
2nd Body Pulled From Woods Near Missing Woman's Home
Investigators conducting a dig at a home near the residence of a missing Volusia County woman Friday afternoon pulled a body from the woods.The identity of the body has not been determined.Goldie...
Police: Man Told 911 He Killed Family
A Eustis man was arrested Thursday and charged with falsely telling a 911 dispatcher he had killed his wife and child and was about to kill his infant.Eustis police said Robert Brooks, 21, call...
Balloon Boy Family Moves To Florida
The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida. Richard and Mayumi Heene and their three boys have moved to...
Second body found in South Daytona
SOUTH DAYTONA -- South Daytona police say they have found a second body near the area where the body of Arthur Sheldon was found last month.  Investigators said cadaver dogs hit on a spot near...
Fla. is No. 3 for homebuyer credits
Florida accounted for 64,879 claims under the three federal first-time homebuyer credits offered since 2008, according to a report released by...
BP Gulf oil spill costs reach $8B
BP Plc . on Friday said its costs for the Gulf oil spill response has reached $8 billion. The news comes just as the London oil giant has operations under way to replace the Deepwater...
Cadaver Dogs Find Area Of Interest Near Missing Woman's Home
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. -- South Daytona Police say cadaver dogs have hit on an area of interest in the yard of Kimberly Smith, the woman who lives near Goldie Robinson.Robinson, 78, was reported missing...
Two Shark Bites Reported On Coast
Share VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Authorities in Volusia County said a 24-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark on Friday.Beach patrol said the victim was bitten on his left thigh, just below the...
Disney Introduces Marathon Training Consultant
Share ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney introduced its new official training consultant to the theme park giant's series of endurance events on Friday.The runDisney series is a collection of marathon and...
Port Orange Pilot Sentenced For Drug-Masking Powder
A federal judge in Pittsburgh says a former airline pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix meant to help truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federal drug...
Cadaver Dogs Hit On Something Near Missing Woman's Home
Investigators in South Daytona said Friday that cadaver dogs hit on a spot close to where a man's body was found during the search for a missing elderly...
2 Surfers Bitten By Sharks Near Ponce Inlet
Two surfers were bitten by sharks Friday in Volusia County.One surfer sustained minor injuries when bitten on the foot in New Smyrna Beach near Ponce Inlet.Another surfer was bitten on the hand on...
Local Pilot Sentenced For Drug-Masking Powder
A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "100 percent" effective in helping drug-using truck drivers,...
Tap Water Catches Fire
A West Virginia family lights their tap water on fire. The problem started after crews dug a water well in their back yard and they started smelling natural...
Two Arrested After Teen Nearly Overdoses
A man and a woman in Titusville were arrested for allegedly providing Xanax to a 15-year-old girl, who nearly died from an overdose. One of the suspects was already out on bond for trafficking in...
Brevard surfers, lifeguards admire Hurricane Earl's might
The surf from Hurricane Earl -- centered more than 350 miles east of the Space Coast -- peaked around midday Thursday, with reports of 12-foot swells in Satellite Beach. And Fuentes, a surfer for 30...
Earl Moves North; Rips Remain Concern
Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a...
Wanted Teen Mom Taken Into Custody
A Central Florida teen mother who fled after learning that her infant son was going to be placed into state custody was detained after authorities received an anonymous tip.Volusia County sheriff's...
Pilot Sentenced For Selling Drug-Masking Powder
A federal judge in Pittsburgh said a former airline pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix meant to help truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federal drug...
NBC cancels Rubio, Meek debate
MIAMA (AP) -- NBC's "Meet The Press" has canceled Sunday's debate between U.S. Senate candidates Kendrick Meek and former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio after Rubio dropped out. In a statement...
Port Orange man sentenced for drug-masking powder
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A federal judge in Pittsburgh says a former airline pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix meant to help truck drivers, pilots and train engineers...
Stay safe: Call for a free ride home during long Labor Day weekend
HEATHROW -- AAA and Budweiser team up again this Labor Day weekend to make sure the roadways stay safe. If you need to get safely home, the Tow to Go program will send a tow truck to pick you and...
Cocoa Beach gears up fo surfing festival
COCOA BEACH -- Strong rip currents are threatening beaches along the coast as competitors are gearing up for the 25th annual National Kidney Surf Festival in Cocoa Beach. Set up is underway and...
Sharks sink teeth into 2 surfers in Volusia
VOLUSIA COUNTY -- The surf has calmed down enough for surfers to safely ride the waves -- or so they thought. For the third and fourth time this year, a shark has bitten surfers off the Volusia...