Think of their good fortune. Plus new information is just coming in about the stabbing death of a local senior. Why his daughter is no longer in Police Custody and the call for help made shortly after the mans body was found. Good evening, this is news 6 at 7 00, getting results. Im julie broughton. Im lisa bell. And im ginger gadsden. Also, it is more than a somber ceremony. Students and faculty are mourning a murdered college student. How theyre using their grief to figure out ways to stop the violence on and near Bethunecookman Universitys campus. We will have more on that coming up. But we start with the latest on breaking traffic news right now. I4 is still shut down, westbound in the disney area due to a nasty crash. We first brought it to you as breaking news at 5 30. Troopers tell us three cars and a truck were involved in the chainreaction crash. Two people were rushed to the hospital, including one by cars are still being forced off the interstate at exit 62. Avoid the area i
And why this happened. Ginger good evening, everyone. This is news 6 at 7 00, getting results. Im ginger gadsden. Lisa im lisa bell. Julie and im Julie Broughton. A local boy is gets results in his neighborhood. Sad. Hes fired up and doing something about it. Out. Thats coming up. Ginger is my favorite story right now. Such a great kid. Well talk about him in just a moment. But first, new at 7 00, we learned the Marion County Sheriffs Office is making changes to get results. A dozen deputies got in trouble over the past year, including three in the past few days, one done in by his own dashcam video. News 6s erik von ancken is finding out how deputies are going to be policing themselves. Reporter the sheriff said in a press release to us today if people dont come forward to make a complaint, he says its down and catch misconduct by his deputies. Thats why things here the Sheriffs Office says are changing. Deputy bustamonte, Marion County Sheriffs Office. You know what im stopping you,
Ginger breaking new at 7 00, the storms have moved out. Weather just caused spacex to scrub tonights launch. Were at the cape asking when theyll try again. News 6 is learning a crucial lifeline wasnt there for you during some of this mornings severe weather. Why the weather alert radio system went down for the second time this year. Good evening, im lisa bell ginger im ginger gadsden. Thank you for joining us. Julie the entire i4 ultimate project has been shut down after a deadly construction crash. In moments, how this happened and why work was halted indefinitely. A very sad story there. Lisa we start with breaking news in orange county. Sky 6 was just over the orange and lake county line. Deputies and florida fish and wildlife agents are there searching for a missing boater. And west of highway 441. The boater was reported missing around noon. With the sun now down, its not clear how long this search will continue tonight. Well keep you posted. Julie still breaking at 7 00, construc
Lisa breaking news out of cape. Spacex just scrubbed its latest launch with less than a minute to go for liftoff. Well take you out to the cape in moments. Ginger also a bust on idrive is on hold permanently. Good evening, this is news 6 at 7 00, im ginger gadsden. Julie im julie broughton. Lisa and im lisa bell. Julie we start first with breaking news out at the cape. This one was a nailbiter. Less than two minutes before liftoff, launch was suddenly put on hold. News 6 reporter Justin Warmoth is live at the cape. The late scrub of this launch . Reporter well, we know it wasnt the weather. It shaped up to be a pretty nice night out here at the cape. This is what were hearing, there was an issue loading the liquid oxygen fuel, the same issue that halted the launch last night. Heres what it sounded like as Mission Managers put a scrub to this. Hold, hold, hold on the countdown. Hold, hold, hold. Reporter the rocket is fine. The liquid oxygen fuel apparently halting the countdown one min
Mother might have killed her son. Altamonte springs police charging 59yearold virginia ortega in the premeditated murder of her 29yearold son blake howard in their townhouse. The son was shot multiple times in the shower. One of the family members knew there was some type of disturbance called to respond to the residence for his wellbeing. A relative spoke to ortega over the phone and something she said alerted her to call police. The mother said something to her which is part of the investigation that led her to believe that, hey, something is not right. Blake is in danger or not okay. Police not saying what the ongoing conflict between the mother and son was, a neighbor saying for the past few months, shes been concerned with the behavior of the woman whos lived inside the home for about a decade. Saw her, but she lost about 50 pounds. She was a sturdy built woman but she looked very thin. Reporter again, investigators still say that its unclear when the man was actually killed insid