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APOPKA, Fla. -- A 13-year-old girl was hurt Monday night in a hit and run accident. It happened on West Ponkan Road near Jason Dwelley Parkway. Officers say the driver, Paul Wells, told them he thought he hit a tree branch driving home Monday night. Full Story »

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Something invisible could be putting some space shuttles at risk during launches. NASA engineers spent Monday installing extra microphones at the launch pad to listen for something very important when Atlantis lifts-off next week. Full Story »

The office building where a man shot six people re-opened Monday and police are starting to build their case against the confessed killer. SURVEILLANCE: Images In Building Capture Killer TEAM COVERAGE: Case Being Built, Surveillance NEWS BRIEF: Monday Morning Update SHOOTER'S FRIEND: "He's Not A Monster" FIRST APPEARANCE: Shooter Faces Judge FORMER IN-LAWS: Talk To WFTV Full Story »

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Volusia County could become the first county in Central Florida to recognize domestic partners. Some county leaders say couples "living together" should be entitled to visit one another in hospitals and do other things married couples can. Full Story »

OCALA, Fla. -- Sixty families in an Ocala public housing complex only have a few more months before the government wants them to move out. The Marion Manor Apartments on 4th Street are so rundown, the government is pulling its HUD funding, but some people who live there don't want to go. Full Story »

DELAND, Fla. -- A DeLand business owner was arrested for allegedly taking money out of employees' paychecks and then not paying their health insurance premiums. Now, former employees of Ideal Aluminum Products told Eyewitness News they're being buried by unpaid medical bills. Full Story »

A family court child support decision left a father struggling to live and Eyewitness News found out, it is not an isolated case. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Lisa Nowak case heads back to court at 1:30pm Tuesday, where she will enter a plea in connection to her attempted kidnapping charge. Eyewitness News confirmed Monday that she will plead guilty to one felony charge and one misdemeanor charge. Full Story »

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Police in New Smyrna Beach broke into an apartment Monday morning to rescue two boys with severe burns. A 4:00am 911 call led police to the apartment on 10th Street. Full Story »

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Fire officials in Brevard County are trying to figure out what sparked two suspicious wildfires in Palm Bay. One fire started Sunday near Malabar Road and I-95. It burned about 10 acres. Another fire burned one acre near the Melbourne Tillman Canal. Full Story »

Surveillance photos released show confessed killer Jason Rodriguez wearing what appear to be two different outfits inside the Gateway Center on Friday. SURVEILLANCE: Images In Building Capture Killer VIDEO REPORT: Office Building Reopens NEWS BRIEF: Monday Morning Update SHOOTER'S FRIEND: "He's Not A Monster" FIRST APPEARANCE: Shooter Faces Judge FORMER IN-LAWS: Talk To WFTV Full Story »

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- An Osceola County man has been arrested for allegedly helping his wife try to commit suicide. Deputies say he even gave her a loaded gun. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The gunman who killed a man in an Orlando apartment complex was still on the Monday. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Three robbers stormed an Orange County bank Monday and ordered all the customers to get on the floor while they collected their cash. Eyewitnesses say the robbers looked organized. They say the crooks were dressed up like they were on a police SWAT team. Full Story »

TAMPA, Fla. -- While Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Sabby Piscitelli was playing football at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, someone was breaking into his house. Full Story »

TAMPA, Fla. -- Call it a deer home invasion. Two Pinellas County sheriff's deputies responded to calls of a house being burglarized Sunday morning. They found a broken window and there a blood trail. Full Story »

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Charlie Crist is declaring a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Ida approaches the Florida Panhandle. In the executive order issued Monday morning, Crist said the storm a threatens the state with a "major disaster." Full Story »

FLORIDA EVERGLADES -- Rescue crews haven't been able to locate any survivors from a small plane crash in the Florida Everglades. Eyewitness News has learned that the plane is registered to an Oviedo man. Full Story »

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Two men who held up a motel near Universal Studios are still on the run Monday morning. Orange County deputies say the men were armed when they walked into a Best Western Inn & Suites motel near Universal Studios around 1:30am Sunday morning. Full Story »

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Gateway Center reopened Monday morning as the shooting survivors continue their recovery. Eyewitness News found out Sunday night one man taken to Florida Hospital after the rampage was released. Full Story »

OCALA, Fla. -- A Marion county man was arrested after a shoot-out with sheriff's deputies. A sheriff's office report says deputies responded to the apartment complex of 25-year-old Tyler McPartland early Sunday morning. He had reportedly pointed a gun at his roommate and made suicidal remarks. Full Story »

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- It took wildlife management services workers more than two hours to coax a six foot boa constrictor from the engine area of a car. Full Story »

PLANT CITY, Fla. -- Burmese pythons, turtles and albino skunk are among the animals that are settling in to their new homes following an non-native pet amnesty day at Busch Gardens this weekend. Full Story »

MARION COUNTY, Fla. -- A Marion County man was arrested early Sunday morning after shooting at Sheriff’s Deputies. Deputies were called to the International Villas apartment complex in Ocala just after 1:00 Sunday morning. Full Story »