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White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service
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Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny
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Republicans in Congress push for Trump's White House ballroom after shooting at media dinner
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Pedro Pascal is moved to tears on his second visit to CCXP Mexico pop culture convention
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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule
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Geneva grandfather rescues toddler from fire that destroyed family home
Read full article: Geneva grandfather rescues toddler from fire that destroyed family homeA grandfather ran back into a burning home in the middle of the night to save his 3-year-old grandson — pulling the toddler from smoke-filled rooms and escaping through a window. That fire destroyed the home and killed four dogs and four cats.
‘Where am I supposed to park?’ Neighbors push back on Orange County high school plan
Read full article: ‘Where am I supposed to park?’ Neighbors push back on Orange County high school planOpposition is growing in an Orlando neighborhood as residents push back against a proposal to open a new high school near Lake Cherokee, citing concerns over traffic, parking and safety ahead of a public meeting Monday evening.
Brevard teen accused of killing mother can’t get fair trial after video’s release, defense argues
Read full article: Brevard teen accused of killing mother can’t get fair trial after video’s release, defense arguesThe interrogation video that police say shows a 16-year-old confessing to killing her mom and her mom’s boyfriend shouldn’t have gone public, the defense attorney argued in new motions in the Julia Egler case. The attorney says the video’s release means Egler might not get a fair trial.
Volusia County special education school scrambles after landlord declines lease renewal
Read full article: Volusia County special education school scrambles after landlord declines lease renewalA special education school in South Daytona is scrambling to find a new home after its landlord declined to renew its lease, leaving dozens of students and staff in limbo. Chase Academy, a nonprofit school serving autistic and neurodivergent children and young adults across Volusia County, has operated out of South Daytona Plaza for more than 15 years.
Attorney who battled his Florida HOA is jailed for contempt
Read full article: Attorney who battled his Florida HOA is jailed for contemptAn attorney who represented three of his neighbors in an unsuccessful lawsuit against their homeowner’s association has been locked up in jail for nearly two months after a judge found him in contempt of court, News 6 has learned.
‘House of Cards:’ Mental health crisis in Florida’s criminal justice system
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DeSantis unveils his Congressional redistricting map for Florida ahead of special session
Read full article: DeSantis unveils his Congressional redistricting map for Florida ahead of special sessionGov. Ron DeSantis’ office submitted a new congressional map to the Legislature on Monday that would drastically alter several U.S. House districts in Central and South Florida. The new map, if approved by lawmakers in a special session that starts Tuesday, could flip a handful of districts from Democrats to Republicans, helping the GOP retain control of the U.S. House in November.
Florida lawmakers set May special session to settle state budget
Read full article: Florida lawmakers set May special session to settle state budgetMore than one month after ending the regular session without passing a budget, legislative leaders said Thursday they have a deal on top-line spending levels and plans for a May special session to pass the bill that funds the Florida government.
FSU shooting suspect used ChatGPT to help plan fatal attack, court records show
Read full article: FSU shooting suspect used ChatGPT to help plan fatal attack, court records showNews 6 obtained court records showing the FSU shooting suspect had a conversation with ChatGPT that appeared to show him planning a the fatal attack. Florida's attorney general is using this conversation to help justify a new investigation into OpenAI.
Longwood fertility clinic faced discipline, bankruptcy, lawsuits before closure
Read full article: Longwood fertility clinic faced discipline, bankruptcy, lawsuits before closureThe president of a Central Florida fertility clinic was disciplined by the state’s Board of Medicine, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and was sued by at least three former patients in the years before the clinic’s closure, records obtained by News 6 reveal.
1st lawsuit filed over ‘uninhabitable’ Orange County Rialto apartments
Read full article: 1st lawsuit filed over ‘uninhabitable’ Orange County Rialto apartmentsThe owner of The Rialto breached its lease agreements with hundreds of tenants after county officials evacuated the Sand Lake Road apartment building last week over concerns about structure’s stability, according to a lawsuit obtained by News 6.
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Orlando Leu Gardens plan draws pushback over park changes
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Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
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Geneva grandfather rescues toddler from fire that destroyed family home
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‘Where am I supposed to park?’ Neighbors push back on Orange County high school plan
Read full article: ‘Where am I supposed to park?’ Neighbors push back on Orange County high school planOpposition is growing in an Orlando neighborhood as residents push back against a proposal to open a new high school near Lake Cherokee, citing concerns over traffic, parking and safety ahead of a public meeting Monday evening.
Brevard teen accused of killing mother can’t get fair trial after video’s release, defense argues
Read full article: Brevard teen accused of killing mother can’t get fair trial after video’s release, defense arguesThe interrogation video that police say shows a 16-year-old confessing to killing her mom and her mom’s boyfriend shouldn’t have gone public, the defense attorney argued in new motions in the Julia Egler case. The attorney says the video’s release means Egler might not get a fair trial.
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
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Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium
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Volusia County special education school scrambles after landlord declines lease renewal
Read full article: Volusia County special education school scrambles after landlord declines lease renewalA special education school in South Daytona is scrambling to find a new home after its landlord declined to renew its lease, leaving dozens of students and staff in limbo. Chase Academy, a nonprofit school serving autistic and neurodivergent children and young adults across Volusia County, has operated out of South Daytona Plaza for more than 15 years.
Construction of the stage for Shakira's concert in Brazil resumes after worker's death
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Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
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Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread
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Man gets month in jail for Pennsylvania voter registration quotas in 2024 presidential race
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Attorney who battled his Florida HOA is jailed for contempt
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Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
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Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training before flood, investigator says
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‘House of Cards:’ Mental health crisis in Florida’s criminal justice system
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Billionaire tax proposal in California is on track to qualify for the ballot, backers say
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CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
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DeSantis unveils his Congressional redistricting map for Florida ahead of special session
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Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects
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Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation
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Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC
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Man convicted in 2024 killing of NYPD officer sentenced to 115 years to life in prison
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Afghan officials say Pakistani strikes killed 7 and wounded 85 in first attacks since peace talks
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