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18.08.2022 / 15:37

Mom of Florida student held at gunpoint in Alabama remembers daughter's boyfriend as hero

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A University of Central Florida student was killed while protecting his girlfriend during an attack in Alabama last weekend, authorities said. A woman accused of killing that student was "living off the grid" in a wooded area near the Talladega National Forest, according to deputies.Heather Lambert tells FOX 35 News that her daughter, Mikaya Paulus, was traumatized as she watched her boyfriend of more than four years, Adam Simjee, die in her arms.

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WWE Hall of Famer Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch involved in deadly crash, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A WWE Hall of Famer is accused of causing a car crash last month in Florida that claimed the life of a 75-year-old man.According to Ormond Beach police officers, Tamara Lynn Stych was believed to be under the influence at the time of the wreck. Investigators said the three-car crash happened on the evening of March 25 on U.S.

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Florida teacher arrested, accused of playing loud music to disrupt student testing, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Florida middle school teacher was arrested, accused of playing loud music with the intent to disrupt Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) testing being conducted at the school. Port Orange police officers were called to Creekside Middle School for a disturbance just after noon on Tuesday.Officers said Martin Reese, a teacher at the school, refused to turn off the music and caused a disturbance when being escorted to the principal’s office. This caused the school to go into lock down until the situation was resolved. "They couldn’t leave their class or anything like that," said Aubrey Markovitz.Markovitz said her daughter was already stressed about taking the test. "They’re trying to get through it, so to have a disruption while they’re stressed and trying to get through their testing, she was a little irritated.

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Police say woman on Zoom call fatally shot by toddler

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A woman on a Zoom call is believed to have been fatally shot by a toddler who found a loaded handgun, which was left unsecured, police say.Altamonte Springs police officers were notified by a caller that, during the work-related call, a toddler was seen in the background followed by a loud noise. The woman on the Zoom call, Shamaya Lynn, 21, fell backward and never returned to the call.A member of a Zoom conference call dialed 911 when it appeared something was wrong.Officers and paramedics arrived at the residence on Spanish Trace Dr.

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USGS: Magnitude 3.9 'experimental explosion' reported near same site of Navy testing in June

LAKE MARY, Fla. - The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 3.9 "experimental explosion" approximately 187 miles east-northeast of Flagler Beach, Florida.The shock, detected on Friday afternoon, is near a location where the United States Navy conducted tests last month.On June 18, the Navy reported that its aircraft, the USS Gerald R. Ford, successfully completed a scheduled explosive event on the U.S.

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Father and son, both former Central Florida police officers, arrested in Capitol riot investigation

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Two more arrests have been made in Central Florida in the investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan.

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Miami-area condo collapse: 1 dead, 99 missing, 102 accounted for

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Search and rescue efforts continued Thursday night in South Florida after a 12-story condo partially collapsed overnight, killing at least one person.Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors out of the rubble and continued to look for more at the Surfside, Florida condominium tower. Nearly 100 people were still unaccounted for at midday, authorities said, raising fears that the death toll could climb sharply.During a press conference Thursday afternoon, officials said 102 people had been accounted for following the collapse of the building. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m.

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High-rise condo partially collapses near Miami Beach; search and rescue underway

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A multi-story condo in South Florida has partially collapsed, prompting a massive response from law enforcement early Thursday morning. Authorities say search-and-rescue efforts are underway.The address of the building is 8777 Collins Ave., in the community of Surfside, Florida, which is about five miles north of Miami Beach.

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New venomous species of tarantula-like spider discovered in South Florida

A new species of spider, commonly known as the Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider, was discovered by staff at Zoo Miami. [Photo Courtesy: Zoo Miami] LAKE MARY, Fla. - A venomous, tarantula-like spider discovered in South Florida in 2012 has been identified as a new species of medium-sized trapdoor spider, according to experts.The Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider (Ummidia richmond) was found by a zookeeper at Zoo Miami who was checking reptile traps in the endangered Pine Rockland forest surrounding the zoo.Another spider located about two years later was sent out to experts for an evaluation.

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Reward offered for information in case of 26 abandoned puppies, dogs

LAKE MARY, Fla. - The Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County is offering a $4,500 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction into an animal abuse investigation.A week ago, 26 dogs and puppies were rescued after they were found piled into a small wire crate and abandoned on a dirt road, without food, water, or shelter."What this person chose to do was a crime. These dogs were left there to die," said the chief operating officer for the Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County Michelle Quigley.The Indian River County Sheriff's Office is investigating after 26 dogs and puppies were abandoned.

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Woman rushed to hospital as fire rips through Winter Springs apartment complex

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – A woman was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after a fire broke out at a Winter Springs apartment complex, prompting authorities to evacuate 12 units.

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Joel Greenberg scandal: Who’s who in the federal investigation?

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Faced with the possibility of spending decades in prison, Joel Greenberg has entered into plea negotiations with the federal government. The one-time Seminole County Tax Collector is facing a litany of charges and decades in prison, but the investigation has not stopped with him alone.

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Crews battle overnight blaze at Lake Mary home

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Crews battled an overnight house fire in Lake Mary, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.

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87-year-old motorcycle rider killed in Lake County crash, troopers say

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – An 87-year-old motorcycle rider is dead after a crash with a pickup truck in Lake County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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Hundreds of homes, new school could be coming to St. Cloud as part of major development project

ST. CLOUD, Fla. – A new community development project is set to bring hundreds of homes, retail space, a school and even a fire station.

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‘One-of-a-kind’ mental health partnership promises to save lives

LAKE MARY, Fla. – The Lake Mary Police Department is “reimagining” how law enforcement officers help people suffering from mental illness in a “one-of-a-kind” public-private partnership, according to Lake Mary Police Officer Zach Hudson.

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Video appears to show biker jumping over rising drawbridge in Daytona Beach

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Video surveillance appears to show a motorcyclist jumping over a rising drawbridge in Daytona Beach, Florida, where the city's annual Bike Week gathering is now underway.Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young shared a video of the alleged incident in a tweet on Friday afternoon. The camera is located at the Main Street drawbridge over the Halifax River."The Bike Week 'shenanigans' have officially commenced! Folks, please be safe and be smarter than this guy," Chief Young wrote.Thousands of bikers are expected to attend Bike Week 2021.

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Central Florida retailers gearing up for Super Bowl weekend

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Retailers in Central Florida are preparing for a busy weekend in the lead up to Super Bowl 55 in Tampa.

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Sanford man facing murder charges connected to double fatal shooting in Orlando

LAKE MARY, Fla. – A Sanford man is facing murder charges connected to a double fatal shooting in Orlando on Jan. 12.

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Proud Boys organizer arrested in Florida on charges related to Capitol riot

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A self-described organizer of the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys was arrested in Florida on Wednesday for alleged ties to the riot at the U.S.

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Secret Santa pays off layaways at Florida Walmart store

Kathryn Glisson, team leader of the LayAways counter at the Gainesville Walmart is pictured holding the $500 check with Pay Off LayAways typed on it, the signature reads "Secret Santa." LAKE MARY, Fla. - The holidays got a lot brighter for some shoppers at a Florida Walmart store.Employees at a Walmart Supercenter in Gainesville Florida said a man wearing dark glasses, a hoodie, and a surgical mask presented the store with a $500 check to pay off layaways. "He walked straight to the Customer Service desk at the front of the store and requested to speak to the Team Lead, Shay Walker.The man then handed a check for Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars, with “PayOffLayAways.Org” typed on the check and instructed Ms.

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Pilot killed in Florida gyroscope crash

SAN MATEO, Fla. – A gyrocopter crashed early Sunday in a rural part of northeast Florida, killing the pilot, authorities said.The 62-year-old pilot was the only person on the aircraft and died at the scene in a wooded area of Putnam County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.The name of the Lake Mary man wasn't released immediately.Gyroscopes resemble small helicopters but they get propulsion from a rear propeller, allowing them to take off like planes.Authorities said the cause of the crash isn’t immediately known.

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Coach banned from youth league after video shows alleged player abuse

LAKE MARY, Fla. - An American Youth Football (AYF) coach has received a lifetime ban from the organization after video of an incident surfaced which appears to show the coach striking and then pushing a child-athlete to the ground, the organization said.AYF tournament officials said they were provided with cell phone video of Coach Gerrel Williams "behaving in complete breach of the AYF Code of Conduct." The video was provided to AYF earlier this week on the morning after the incident, and it was then turned over to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office for an investigation into allegations of child abuse.According to an incident report filed by a deputy, Williams is seen slapping a player on the helmet, "with enough force to shift his

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Pence announces Space Force bases, plans for honoring Chuck Yeager

Vice President Mike Pence announces name changes for two military installations in Florida that will carry the "Space Force" moniker. (Office of the Vice President) LAKE MARY, Fla. - Two military installations in Florida will be the first to carry the "Space Force" moniker, Vice President Mike Pence announced during a visit to the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.The vice president's visit comes a year after President Donald Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act establishing the Space Force.Pence also revealed that the Trump administration plans to rename a U.S.

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Florida mom accused of giving toddler son THC through vaping pen

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Florida mom has been arrested, accused of forcing her toddler son to smoke tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) oil through a vaping pen.Kiarra Clarisse, 22, of Merritt Island, faces a felony count of child neglect.According to an arrest report, the father of the child was contacted by Clarisse's ex-girlfriend claiming she witnessed the boy being forced to smoke marijuana on "several accessions," which she was told was, "in order to get him to sleep and eat better." She also claimed the boy had been given alcohol.The child’s father told deputies that when he last saw his son for visitation, the boy appeared to be "slow" and lethargic.FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: Pandemic could be impacting the reporting of child abuseAfter attempting to

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Thief takes off with credit cards, iPad in Lake Mary vehicle burglary, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Authorities are reminding people to lock their doors and to be careful about leaving valuables in a vehicle, after being called to a vehicle burglary at a hotel in Lake Mary.Lake Mary police were called to Homewood Suites at 755 Currency Circle on Nov. 14 just after 1 p.m.

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Man brought AR-15 rifle, handgun to Disney World citing riots, civil unrest

(Disney Parks Blog)LAKE MARY, Fla. - A guest at Walt Disney World brought an AR-15 rifle and a Sig Sauer 9 mm handgun on his vacation to the "Most Magical Place on Earth," telling deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office that he was concerned for his family's safety due to riots and civil unrest.The 43-year-old tourist from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida was carrying the guns in a tennis bag as he checked into the Polynesian Village Resort over Labor Day weekend, deputies said. Also in the man's possession were three rifle magazines with 30 rounds each and two 9mm magazines with 10 rounds each, according to a report.The man had a concealed weapons permit and was not arrested; however, because Disney bans visitors from bringing weapons

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Lake Mary Police blame TikTok challenge for increase in Trump signs stolen

Orlando, FL(FOX 35 Orlando) - Lake Mary Police investigators say they believe they know why so many Trump campaign signs are being stolen. They blame TikTok."You have 6.8 million people viewing a TikTok challenge telling them to commit a crime, that’s a problem."Officer Zach Hudson blames Tik Tok for the increase in Trump signs being stolen all over Lake Mary and the country. Investigators discovered what was happening after questioning a suspect in a nearby town.RELATED: Trump campaign signs stolen from different Lake Mary neighborhoods"That suspect says, she’s been doing this, because of a TikTok challenge to steal Donald Trump signs.

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Lake Mary police searching for Trump sign thief

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Lake Mary police are hoping surveillance video will help them identify a woman who is accused of stealing several political signs from a neighborhood.Police shared video that shows a car driving by a home. Seconds later a woman runs across the lawn, steals a President Donald Trump political sign and takes off.LMPD spokesperson Zach Hudson said that was not the only sign she stole.“They were all Republican signs, in this case, President Trump signs and they were missing,” Hudson said.Police said the woman targeted political signs outside homes in the Hills of Lake Mary neighborhood Sunday night.

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SeaWorld Entertainment says it will permanently lay off some furloughed employees

LAKE MARY, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment will not be bringing back some of its furloughed workers, according to a filing with the U.S.

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Man and woman turn themselves in after elderly man is assaulted at Florida grocery store, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A man and woman involved in an incident at a Publix in Central Florida where an elderly man was attacked after asking a woman to practice social distancing have turned themselves in, police reported on Tuesday. A 75-year-old man who recently underwent surgery for placement of a heart stent was attacked by another man outside a Daytona Beach Shores Publix, authorities said.The victim told investigators it began inside the store when he interacted with a woman while in line at a register. Because of his recent surgery, the victim said he was concerned about social distancing and asked the woman to abide by health guidelines as she stood within a safe space as marked on the floor.According to a police report, when the victim

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Elderly man assaulted after asking woman to socially distance at Florida grocery store, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A 75-year-old man who recently underwent surgery for placement of a heart stent was attacked by another man outside a Daytona Beach Shores Publix, authorities said.The victim told investigators it began inside the store when he interacted with a woman while in line at a register. Because of his recent surgery, the victim said he was concerned about social distancing and asked the woman to abide by health guidelines as she stood within a safe space as marked on the floor.According to a police report, when the victim was outside at his car, he was approached by a man who shouted, "You [expletive] gator redneck how dare you!" claiming the victim was holding up the cashout line. The victim said the man punched him in his

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Here’s how you can donate your old devices to help seniors get access to telemedicine

LAKE MARY, Fla. – A pair of Central Florida siblings are doing their part to help the elderly stay safe while connecting with their healthcare providers during the coronavirus pandemic.Hannah and Arjun Verma said they want to make sure seniors have access to devices that can connect them to telemedicine.They said they got the idea after talking to their parents, who work in the healthcare industry.“They were telling us about how a lot of the hospital systems in Orlando are transitioning to telehealth very quickly,” Hannah Verma said.

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18 notified of exposure to COVID-19 at Lake Mary Elementary

LAKE MARY, Fla. – More than a dozen people were asked to self-quarantine Wednesday after an individual with the novel coronavirus was on the Lake Mary Elementary School campus.Seminole County Public Schools Communication Officer Michael Lawernace said the district learned that an individual with the virus had been at the school and came into contact with at least 18 people.

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Central Floridians wanted as clinic begins work on COVID-19 vaccine

LAKE MARY, Fla. – As the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine continues, some Central Florida residents will do their part and help with the development of a vaccine against COVID-19.Accel Clinical Services announced Wednesday that its DeLand clinical research unit would serve as one of the sites for several clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines.“Accel Research Sites is now seeking participants, particularly among high-risk populations, such as health care workers, grocery stores employees and theme park workers,” officials with the company said.Clinical trials help provide participants with access to new care options at no cost to them.“Accel Research Sites has been dedicated to helping advance health care and provide patient treatment options

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Disney World reopens to passholders as 2020 ticket sales resume

LAKE MARY, Fla. - It's a big day for Walt Disney World fans as annual passholders get their first look at the parks since the shut down in March.

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Former Disney employee accused of stealing $160K through alleged refund scheme

LAKE MARY, Fla. - A former employee at Walt Disney World is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in what investigators described as a scheme in which she misdirected money issued for theme park ticket refunds into a personal account.Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Jennifer Alejandra Insuasti, 32, of Kissimmee, on one count of grand theft of $100,000 or more, a first-degree felony. Insuasti turned herself in Monday morning.According to the FDLE, Insuasti fraudulently obtained more than $160,000 from her former employer through her job which involved addressing complaints from park guests.

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Lake Mary mom channeled pregnancy cravings in Chipotle photo shoot

LAKE MARY, Florida – Jordan-Leigh Beal knew just where to take her maternity photos. She and her photographer teamed up for the photo shoot at a Chipotle restaurant in Lake Mary, FL on June 7.Beal says she suffers from hyperemesis gravidarum, a pregnancy condition that makes it hard to keep food down.

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Lake Mary PD: Man wearing face mask tries to snatch 9-year-old girl off hoverboard

LAKE MARY, Fla. - The Lake Mary Police Department is searching for a man they say was wearing a coronavirus face mask when he allegedly tried to grab a 9-year-old girl playing on a hoverboard outside her home earlier this week. Police say the girl was grabbed outside the Bell Timacuan Apartments. The victim screamed, escaped, and ran to safety.Surgical masks and other face coverings have become commonplace sightings around the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Police described the suspect as a white male in his 20s with a normal build who stands about 6-feet tall.

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Sketch released of man who tried to abduct Lake Mary child, police say

LAKE MARY, Fla. – The Lake Mary Police Department has released the sketch of a man who they say tried to abduct a young girl from her home and need help identifying him.

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‘Seat belts save lives:’ Teen survives harrowing crash in Seminole County

A 17-year-old survived a crash Thursday morning that left his car wrapped around a wooden utility pole in Seminole County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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2-alarm fire scorches Seminole County home

LONGWOOD, Fla. – Fire ripped through a Seminole County home late Tuesday, but no one was hurt, according to officials.

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Lake Mary bobsledder trains in Central Florida amid spread of COVID-19

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Traveling 90 miles an hour on a sheet of ice is not a usual path that Floridians take.

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Here’s how you can donate your old devices to help seniors get access to telemedicine

LAKE MARY, Fla. – A pair of Central Florida siblings are doing their part to help the elderly stay safe while connecting with their healthcare providers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Heroin, cocaine and baby alligator seized after Florida detectives locate stolen car

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Heroin, cocaine and a baby alligator were seized after Seminole County detectives located a stolen car on Thursday in an unincorporated part of Lake Mary, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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Senior Salute: Madison Jump

LAKE MARY, Fla. – They might not get a Senior Day, but they deserve the recognition.

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'Knees and toes!' Man shows seniors around the world how to stay active during coronavirus pandemic

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Age is just a number for Bob Fulton. Described as a "national treasure," the 96-year-old is showing fellow residents of the United Kingdom and seniors around the world that you can still keep active while being isolated at home during this novel coronavirus pandemic.

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