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Gator found with missing nose and upper jaw recovering in Florida reptile park
A Florida reptile park has taken in an alligator that lost its nose and upper jaw to a fight or boat propeller. Gatorland Orlando said over the weekend that the injured alligator came from a lake in nearby Sanford.
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Bear captured at Disney World's Magic Kingdom after sighting led to partial park closure
A bear that was spotted in a tree at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on Monday was captured after the sighting led to part of the park being closed.
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Neo-Nazi groups spew hate outside Disney World and near Orlando, officials say
Groups of neo-Nazis and white supremacists spread antisemitic, white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ messages outside of Disney World and in the nearby Orlando area on Saturday, in the latest examples of rising antisemitism in the U.S., officials said.
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Florida museum sues former director alleging he tried to profit from fake Basquiat paintings
The 99-year-old museum, also referred to as OMA, was left with a tattered reputation that resulted in its being put on probation by the American Alliance of Museums, the lawsuit said.
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Car involved in Orlando police shooting linked to Miami murder: What we know
A man who was killed in a deadly shootout with police in Orlando after he shot two officers was considered a possible suspect in an open murder case in Miami, officials confirmed.
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Watch: Florida trooper stops wrong-way driver in Orlando
Dash cam footage shows the moment the car tried to swerve around the trooper before the trooper blocks her path using his patrol car.
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DreamWorks land to open in Florida as new Universal theme park, featuring ‘Shrek' and ‘Trolls'
The new park is geared toward young children and their families and will feature characters from DreamWorks Animation like “Shrek”, “Trolls” and “Kung Fu Panda”
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Students and authors sue Florida school district that banned a book about two male penguins
The school district outside Orlando restricted a children’s book about two male penguins who decide to start a family together.
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Restaurant Files Lawsuit Against Florida, DeSantis Over Kid Drag Shows Law
A popular Orlando restaurant that regularly features drag shows filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, less than a week after he signed a bill that targets drag performances for children.
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Memorial for Pulse Shooting Victims Will Not Be Built on Nightclub Site, Foundation Says
The long-awaited memorial for the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., will not be built at the site of the tragedy. The onePulse Foundation announced that talks with the nightclub’s owners have broken down and the foundation is moving on.
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Dramatic Bodycam Shows Deputies Arresting Suspect in Deadly Shooting Spree Near Orlando
New bodycam video shows deputies taking a man into custody shortly after he allegedly went on a shooting spree in a neighborhood near Orlando that left three people dead including a TV reporter and a 9-year-old girl.
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Orlando TV Reporter Is Latest Journalist Killed in United States While Working
The shootings Wednesday in an Orlando neighborhood that claimed the lives of a 20-year-old woman, a young child and a TV news reporter has become the latest incident of a journalist who lost their life while on duty.
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Florida TV Reporter Identified as Victim in Deadly Shooting
NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola is in Orlando, where the reporter and his photographer were among those shot Wednesday.
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Janitor, 72, Gets Trapped in Cell for Three Days After Door Closes While Cleaning
The janitor, Libia Vargas De Dinas of Orlando, was accidentally locked inside an inmate holding cell at the Orange County Courthouse in Florida when the cell’s door closed and locked behind her around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 27, according to an incident report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office obtained by TODAY.
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‘I'm Its Momma. It Needs Me': Toddler Goes Viral for Friendship With Creepy Doll
A child in central Florida has quite the interesting doll, which she calls her favorite but might give the average person nightmares.
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WATCH: Reporter Rescues Woman Stuck in Ian's Floodwaters
A reporter in Orlando rescued a woman who was trying to drive through severe floodwaters on her way to work.
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Disney World, Universal Studios Announce Closures Ahead of Hurricane Ian
Theme parks and hotels along central Florida’s west coast began closing their doors on Tuesday afternoon as Hurricane Ian approaches the peninsula.
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Orlando Amusement Park Pauses Sniper-like Laser Shooting Game After Online Criticism
The Orlando amusement park where a teenager fell from a ride and died earlier this year has paused a new sniper-like laser shooting game amid criticism following recent mass shootings.
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10-Year-Old Florida Girl Charged With Murder for Allegedly Shooting, Killing Woman Fighting With Her Mom
A 10-year-old girl is facing a murder charge after police in Orlando say she shot and killed a woman who was fighting with her mom on Memorial Day.
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Florida Man ‘Cooked Alive,' Lawyers Say, After Being Knocked Into Gas, Hit by Deputy's Stun Gun
The 26-year-old suffered third-degree burns on over 75 percent of his body during the incident on Feb. 27 at a Wawa gas station in Orlando, the NeJame Law group said in a statement Wednesday.