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Two local pastors rushed to help a woman after her car was struck by a small airplane on Interstate 95 Monday night, authorities and witnesses said. Pastor Annie Wigley pulled the driver from the vehicle, dodging traffic to reach her, while her husband, Bernard Wigley, recorded the chaotic scene. The couple said they believe divine intervention helped prevent a far worse outcome.

A small Central Florida rescue group is working to save abandoned and neglected dogs, one adoption at a time — and they’re hoping the holiday season brings more families through their doors. Save a Life Pet Rescue, based in Oviedo, says its mission is to rescue puppies from cases of neglect and cruelty and give them a second chance.

More than 1,700 children and their family members are in Orlando this week for Snowball Express, an annual program run by the Gary Sinise Foundation to honor fallen U.S. service members.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which describes itself as Florida’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis after he labeled the group a terrorist organization and ordered state agencies to cut ties.

A family is suing Royal Caribbean, alleging the cruise line overserved a passenger alcohol and improperly restrained him before his death, which was later ruled a homicide.

Police are investigating after swastikas and other hate symbols were spray-painted across a popular mountain biking trail in Brevard County, marking the first incident of its kind there in more than a decade, according to the Brevard Mountain Bike Association.

A Florida man accused of stealing a BMW convertible and crashing it at high speed told Volusia County deputies he had “teleported” into the car, according to body camera footage released by the sheriff’s office. Deputies said 36-year-old Calvin Johnson was found with a bloody face after the wreck Monday.

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives say two long-standing cold cases have now been closed, including a 2007 stabbing that left a 17-year-old dead.

A Flagler County paramedic accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious patient in the back of an ambulance testified in his own defense Monday, insisting he was conducting a medical exam and trying to protect his patient.

SpaceX, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, and the National Reconnaissance Office launched a rocket and a secret payload into space on Tuesday afternoon.