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Our News 6 team submitted a public records request to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to find out how many people applied, how many entries they submitted, and who actually got one of the 172 permits for the bear hunt.

Anna Kepner’s stepmother is asking a judge to seal court records in a child custody case involving Kepner’s younger stepbrother who is under investigation for her “suspected murder” on a Carnival cruise ship, court documents show.

Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage. One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a “suspect” in Anna Kepner’s death.

After their mother took her own life, two sisters went to her Ocala apartment to try to get some answers. Instead, they found their mother's apartment emptied.

State amusement ride inspectors dispatched to a Universal Orlando theme park following a roller coaster rider’s death did not write any reports or take any photos documenting their observations, News 6 has learned.

Brian Lapersonerie said he picking up a rider when he got a call from someone claiming to be Uber support saying he was under investigation. Turns out, it was a scheme targeting Uber drivers.

A Central Florida couple is out thousands of dollars after applying for a loan online, only to discover it was a scam.

An 80-year-old Lady Lake woman lost nearly $150,000 after crooks posing as government employees tricked her out of money she received from a life insurance policy following her husband's passing.

A 75-year-old man from Ocala says his troubles began with a single text message offering a flexible part-time job.

A Lake County couple says they are out thousands of dollars after hiring a contractor who took their money for a project but never did the work.

Orange County is adding safety upgrades to a busy intersection after a string of crashes.

A local contractor is on felony probation on Wednesday night after taking thousands of dollars from a Volusia County couple but never starting their kitchen renovation.

Seminole County officials spent more than $31,000 in taxpayer money painting over bright green crosswalks after the Florida Department of Transportation ordered the county to remove the high visibility pavement markings this summer, financial records obtained by News 6 reveal.

Two separate lawsuits have recently been filed on behalf of two girls in Brevard County.

Hours after News 6 published a recent report about hot tubs being sold on Facebook Marketplace, Florida’s Office of Attorney General filed court papers seeking information about a couple who were previously banned from selling hot tubs in the state.

A couple says movers threatened to hold their belongings if they did not pay $3,600 more than they were quoted.

After a surge in cord-cutting and rapid adoption of streaming services both during and after the pandemic, many Americans are now experiencing what can be described as “entertainment overindulgence.”