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- 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught
- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago.
Police Chief Val Demings says 40-year-old Jason... Full story
- Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
- WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.
Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently... Full story
- Message of love sparks bomb scare in Philly
- PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Someone trying to show their affection for their sweetheart ended up sparking a bomb scare in Philadelphia.
Transit workers found a suspicious device at the base of a smokestack inside a rail yard.... Full story
- 4-year-old California boy's body found in dryer
- MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing.
Fresno... Full story
- McPrank: 4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap
- AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) - Four Utah teenagers have been cited for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through.
The teens say they were imitating a popular video on YouTube.
They rapped their... Full story
- Police: Fla. man stole ferret by shoving in pants
- JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret?
Police say a homeless man in north Florida did just that. And he made it out the door before being challenged.
... Full story

- Report: Clean energy legislation would create jobs
- WEST MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Some of the growing job opportunities in Ottawa County are in the clean energy field.
Just this week Johnson Controls in Holland found out it's getting a $20 million tax credit from the state to develop... Full story
- Unemployment extension looking likely
- WASHINGTON D.C. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Lawmakers in Washington are moving forward with a plan to help those running out of unemployment benefits.
Tuesday the Senate took steps to advance a bill that would extend unemployment by 14 weeks for... Full story
- Gov't may say recession over but not job losses
- WASHINGTON (AP) - Economic numbers coming out in the next week or so are expected to make it technically official -- the recession is over, but not the pain.
This week, the government will be releasing figures expected to show the Gross... Full story
- Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients
- TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough... Full story