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NORTH MIAMI, Fla. -- Police in North Miami are investigating after finding two people dead in an apartment and a woman with a gunshot wound in a nearby building.

MIAMI -- Convicted killer Kirby Archer will soon learn his fate after pleading guilty to last year's hijacking of the "Joe Cool" charter boat and slayings of four people aboard.

MIAMI -- The defense is getting its turn put on witnesses and evidence in the Miami murder trial of former Boston FBI agent John Connolly. A federal judge, a former prosecutor and several ex-FBI agents are scheduled to testify beginning Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Sen. Mel Martinez is scheduled to address economic and energy issues affecting Florida and the country at a forum in Tampa. Martinez, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, will speak Tuesday afternoon at the Port of Tampa.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida's independently elected Cabinet are meeting to discuss rule changes to the state's retirement plan.

A man who abandoned his newborn baby while running from deputies faces several new charges. 23-year-old William Allen spent Monday night in the Orange County jail after a bizarre incident involving his own infant son. CRIME SECTION: Local Reports, Mug Shots, Neighborhood Watch Info

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- A school bus driver accused of threatening a parent did not show up for work Monday. Alcide Pierre-Louis was arrested last week for allegedly threatening to hit a parent after the parent complained that he wouldn't stop to let a student on the bus.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Thousands of funeral directors are gathering in Orlando this week to see the latest in products for the dead. The Orange County Convention Center is full of sparkling new hearses, bottles of formaldehyde, caskets and urns.

Detectives say Bryan Kelly of Melbourne stole scratch-off lottery tickets every chance he got, at least until his wife saw surveillance pictures on TV. VIDEO REPORT: Man Turned For Allegedly Stealing Scratch-Off Tickets CRIME SECTION: Local Reports, Mug Shots, Neighborhood Watch Info

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Elections workers are scrambling to fix a mix-up that may have newly registered voters thinking they missed their chance to vote in November.

Central Florida Republicans are accusing the left-leaning group ACORN of trying to hijack the upcoming election. ACORN has been working to register voters but some of the forms it has brought to elections offices have been filled with problems.

A Grand Jury will convene Tuesday morning to decide whether or not to hand up an indictment against Casey Anthony on either murder or manslaughter charges. If that happens, she could be re-arrested and sent back to jail. TUESDAY'S HEARING: No cameras are allowed, but WFTV.com will be updating with details from our team of reporters attending CASEY ATTENDS MEETING: See Images | Watch Raw Video ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- A McDonald's cashier called 911 after a Vero Beach drive-thru customer allegedly offered to pay for his meal with marijuana. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the cashier called Monday with a description of the vehicle the suspect had been riding in.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Despite a struggling economy, downtown Orlando's growth is stretching south of I-4 and it's bringing more affordable shopping to the area.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The massive number of foreclosed homes has Orlando Code Enforcement handing out a record number of fines for grass that's grown too high.

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- A man said when he went downstairs to check on his dog he found a teenager robbing his home. The owner of the house on Harbor Winds Court in Winter Springs said he chased 17-year-old Joshua Brunner out of his home and into a nearby apartment complex.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A robbery suspect ambushed an 85-year-old Daytona Beach woman and stole her purse. Torrance Walker, 26, was arrested Sunday after police spotted him a few blocks away from the crime scene on South Beach Street.

PAISLEY, Fla. -- A Lake County resident was burned on over 60 percent of his body Monday morning when a mobile home caught on fire on 3rd Street in Paisley.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A looming federal investigation and possible trial is making it difficult for seven juvenile Florida boot camp guards and a nurse acquitted last year of state charges in the death of a 14-year-old boy to move on with their lives, their attorneys said.