Deputies Investigating Swatting Call In Volusia County
(Deltona, FL)-- A New Jersey man is grateful to be alive after a scary incident in Volusia County. Deputies responded Monday night to a home in Deltona on Gondolier Terrace after someone called 911 to report he shot his wife to death and was going to kill their kids, too, by setting the house on fire. It turns out it was a hoax, but deputies who showed up at the home didn't know that at the time. A 23-year-old man in the home was handcuffed, but eventually, deputies realized there was no emergency, and this was a case of swatting. An investigation is underway to find who's responsible.Meanwhile, the victim tells Channel 9 his heart was flying out of his chest, and he was a little nervous that he was gonna make the wrong move and get shot.
VP Harris Coming To Jacksonville
(Jacksonville, FL)-- The vice president is coming to Jacksonville. Kamala Harris will be in the city today to give a speech about education. The White House says she'll address the freedom to learn and teach America's full and true history. Harris Tweets 'we're fighting back against attempts to gaslight us, cover up our history and rewrite the horrors of slavery.' No details have been released on where or when Harris will speak.
Two Wanted For Robbing Armored Truck In Miami-Dade County
(Miami Gardens, FL)-- The FBI is involved in the search for armed robbers in Miami-Dade County.Miami Gardens Police say two men robbed an armored truck yesterday afternoon outside a Bank of America on Northwest Second Ave. There's no word on how much they got away with. No one was hurt.
Teachers Undergo Active Shooter Training In Orange Co.
(Orlando, FL)-- Orange County public school teachers and staff are preparing for the worst.They're going through active shooter training this week at Horizon High School in Winter Garden. Educators are learning de-escalation strategies and how to handle an emergency evacuation ahead of the upcoming school year.
Thousands Of Military Emails Sent To West African Nation Due To Typo
(Washington, DC)-- The Pentagon says a small typo caused thousands of U.S. military emails to be mistakenly sent to a country in West Africa. The military uses the suffix dot-M-I-L in emails, while the government in Mali uses dot-M-L. A spokesperson for the Department of Defense told ABC News they've been aware that this spelling error "could result in the misdirection of unclassified emails" since 2015. This comes after the Pentagon announced that some of the emails sent to Mali contained "national security information" in a press briefing on Monday. The department has since taken steps to prevent this from happening in the future.
NY State Okays Pot Sales At Festivals, Fairs, Concerts
(Albany, NY)-- New York State is okaying marijuana sales at festivals, fairs and concerts. New York's pot farmers complained about all the marijuana they've harvested that's just sitting around unsold because the state's been so slow to roll out its legal marijuana dispensaries. Only 20 are open statewide, so the Cannabis Control Board is giving farmers the go-ahead to sell stockpiled weed at concerts, fairs and festivals in locations that have no legal pot shops. They can also partner with a processor who'll be allowed to sell marijuana edibles and vape cartridges.
TODAY IN HISTORY
2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on this date marking the end of the final mission of NASA's 30-year space program.The shuttle had just completed a 13-day mission to the International Space Station.
1961, Captain Gus Grissom became the second American to sub-orbit around the Earth flying aboard the "Liberty Bell Seven."
1925, the John T. Scopes "Monkey Trial" ended in the Dayton, Tennessee. Scopes was convicted of violating state law by teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. His conviction was later overturned.
1861, the Confederates held off the Union troops in the Battle of Bull Run Creek at Manassas Junction, Virginia. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War.