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An Orlando police detective will not face criminal charges in connection with a February chase that ended with the death of a 56-year-old bystander, prosecutors announced.

A neighborhood bridge in the Spring Ridge Estates community is back open after collapsing two weeks ago under 20 inches of rain, allowing families to finally drive back into their homes. Residents had expected to be blocked out until Thanksgiving, but the repaired culvert — commonly referred to as a bridge by neighbors — reopened at 5 p.m. Thursday.

ULA launched an Atlas V rocket carrying a ViaSat high-capacity broadband satellite from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has added a new member to its ranks: Max, a 1-year-old bloodhound donated to help deputies find missing people, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

A Florida man convicted of kidnapping a 6-year-old girl from her bedroom and drowning her in a canal more than 40 years ago was put to death on Thursday night. Bryan Jennings, 66, was declared dead shortly after 6:20 p.m. at the Florida State Prison. Jennings died by lethal injection.

Bryan Jennings, 66, was declared dead shortly after 6:20 p.m at the Florida State Prison. Jennings died by lethal injection. Jenning's execution marks the 16th execution in Florida this year. He was sentenced to death in 1979 for the abduction, rape, and brutal killing of 6-year-old Rebecca "Becky" Kunash in Brevard County.

Now that the federal government has reopened, Titusville residents can receive help for homeowners struggling after the neighborhoods were flooded. Small businesses, non-profits, homeowners and renters are among those who can get loans, and can speak with teams set up at the library until December.

A Eustis bridge that partially collapsed last month due to rain is now back open. Now cars can drive over the bridge in a construction feat that took six days with a lot of help. As of 3:30 p.m., Nov. 13, the bridge construction was completed -- including nearby roads, sidewalks and the culverts and watermain under the bridge.

In six days, the culvert and main water line were redone. This damage was caused by a storm that hit Eustis, causing a washout the partial collapse of a private bridge in a neighborhood. Now, the bridge is open and cars can drive on it.

According to SeaWorld's latest policy, the amusement park is now banning "rollators" -- known as walkers with seats. One woman was introduced to the new policy when she attended the park and told by security that she couldn't take her walker in -- though she'd been at the park with her walker 24 hours before. SeaWorld told FOX 35 the walkers pose a safety concern.

The Florida Board of Education said its keeping an eye on Tina Certain, Alachua County School Board Vice Chair, for her comments about Charlie Kirk days after his murder on Facebook. The board said the posts were "egregious for anyone to make, let alone an school board leader." Certain said the comment was made her personal Facebook profile, not one representing the board.

An officer with the Orlando Police Department, Christopher Moulton, won't face charges in a February incident in which a bystander died during a police pursuit. The chase ended with Gerald Neal, 56, trapped under the suspect's car. A state attorney says there's not enough proof to charge Moulton with manslaughter, with not enough proof of negligence on his part.

Flights at Orlando International Airport are still operating with a 6% reduction, even after government shutdown ended and air traffic control workers are back to work. The FAA says they want to keep monitoring and make sure its safe before flights ramp back up. At this time, there’s no need to additional flight cuts, the FAA said, but they’ll continue to monitor flight traffic.