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  • Boom first sign of problem on I-5 bridge

    The first sign for a truck driver that something was wrong on a bridge on Interstate 5 that collapsed into Washington's Skagit River was the sound of a "boom," a federal investigator said ...

  • 4 years since Tracy Ocasios disappearance

    BUT FIRST-- FOUR YEARS AGO TONIGHT-- THIS YOUNG WOMAN WENT TO AN ORLANDO BARAND NEVER CAME HOME. THIS NIGHT, BACK IN 2009, CHANGED THE OCASIO FAMILY FOREVERBUT THEY'RE STILL FIGHTING TO BRING HER HOME. GOOD EVENING, I'M ERIK VON ANCKENTRACY OCASIO'S PARENTS BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO TOOK HERAND SAY NOW MORE THAN EVER, IS THE TIME FOR SOMEONE TO STEP FORWARD WITH ...

  • Airmans visit home a walk through holidays missed

    Celina Yebba's return from Afghanistan has significant meaning for her loved ones. Her safe return is also a celebration of all that she has missed out on, starting with ...

  • New Yorks Hot Dog Hooker arrested again

    New York's infamous "Hot Dog Hooker" allegedly tried to serve up the full works to one customer, but she didn't know the customer was an undercover detective and is now facing a prostitution case, police ...

  • Orange deputy shoots dog owner cries foul

    A spokesman for the sheriff's office said the deputies had no choice but to shoot the dog in order to avoid being bitten and that they did not violate ...


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Movie Review

The Love Letter

"The Love Letter" starts out as a light, romantic farce, and ends up a dissatisfying exploration of the emptiness and lost opportunities suffered by all the major characters. The movie doesn't work precisely because it doesn't know what it wants to be. Part of the time, it's a sexy-silly game of romantic mix-up, with various characters incorrectly assuming that the titular letter is intended ... ...

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  • Skydiver injured in DeLand

    DeLand police spokesman Sgt. Chris Estes told WESH 2 News that Trusser's parachute had a "hard opening," which caused rapid deceleration. The jolt may have injured him, and may have caused him to land outside of the designated landing ...

  • Travelers enjoy holiday at Daytona Beach

    "My son and my wife, we always do a family outing and we flipped a coin, and they won," said Charles Valentine, who was visiting from Louisiana. "So they said, it's Daytona or Cocoa, so I ended up on the losing ...

  • Volunteers pack food for tornado victims

    "There are hungry kids in Florida, in Oklahoma every single day. We want to take this food product and get it to Oklahoma, but we (also) want to remind the nation that we can work together. Events like this across the nation, and (we can) stamp out hunger in our country," Campbell ...

  • Officials warn of strong rip currents at central Fla. beaches

    Officials are warning beachgoers that strong rip currents are expected along the coast through the Memorial Day weekend.Beaches in central Florida were visibly crowded Saturday as hundreds of people headed out for the holiday weekend.Strong rip currents are expected at both Volusia ...

  • Make-A-Wish whisks local teen to Disney World

    (WBIR-Knoxville) Make-A-Wish Foundation whisked a local teen battling heart issues to the most magical place on earth. Garrett, 14, has had several surgeries in the past on his heart. His one wish was to travel to Orlando and visit Disney World, Universal and all the other theme parks. On Saturday, he took off from McGhee Tyson Airport to Florida. His mother, Connie Metcalf, said ...

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