Mother, daughter found dead in Mims home

A mother and daughter were found dead in a home near Titusville Monday evening, prompting an investigation by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office into the cause of their deaths.

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2 found dead in likely murder-suicide near DeLand

Two people were found dead inside a home in DeLand in what may have been a murder-suicide, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning.

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S.Korea bank chief found dead in apparent suicide

The head of a major South Korean savings bank was found dead in an apparent suicide after investigators raided his office as part of a probe into illegal dealings at several banks, police said.

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Vermont gov gives press 1 last dog and pony show (AP)

AP – Sometimes derided for his “dog and pony show” press conferences, outgoing Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas used his last one to trot out the real thing.

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Dog bites ‘Moss Man’ outside Ore. rock museum (AP)

AP – Deputies investigating a possible break-in at an Oregon rock museum were surprised when they stumbled upon a man concealed on the ground by a moss-like camouflage outfit.

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Inmate ends up nearly naked after jail escape try (AP)

AP – A Phoenix jail inmate was left wearing nothing but pink socks after scaling five fences in an escape attempt before he was captured. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Clayton Thornburg suffered cuts on parts of his body since some of the Durango Jail’s fences are 15 feet high and topped with razor wire.

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Arizona sheriff says burglars stole, then showered (AP)

AP – These thieves made a clean getaway. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said in two recent burglaries, thieves entered homes in Eloy, made a mess, stole things and even took showers.

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Montana woman fends off bear attack with zucchini (AP)

AP – A Montana woman fended off a bear trying to muscle its way into her home Thursday by pelting the animal with a large piece of zucchini from her garden.

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Suspicious stuffed pony blown up outside school (AP)

AP – Authorities blew up a stuffed pony — determined to be a “suspicious device” — after it was found outside a central Florida school. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported that the toy was found near the Waterbridge Elementary School Tuesday morning.

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‘Robbery drill’ creates real trauma for Fla. pair (AP)

AP – A 72-year-old Florida woman was accidentally shot by her husband during a “robbery drill” the couple staged to practice how they’d respond to an intruder. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Arnold and Patricia Morris had little experience with guns, and the shooting Sunday was an clearly accidental.

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