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Thanks to quick, calm and professional dispatchers, three healthy babies were welcomed into the world. The Orlando Fire Department reported that dispatchers helped guide mothers through a delivery. Dispatchers helped deliver three babies in three months. 

Tiffany Griffith, 36, of Fort Myers, has been charged with child abuse – which was downgraded from aggravated child abuse – in court on Tuesday after her arrest. Witnesses told deputies that a woman, later identified as Griffith, entered the pool where a group of children were playing and began splashing water on them. Griffin then grabbed the 6-year-old boy by the shoulders and held him underwater for a few seconds, according to the sheriff's office arrest affidavit. A surveillance video showed the dunking taking place from between two and four seconds. 

An explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home on Dec. 23 killed at least two people, officials said. 

Legionnaires', a serious type of pneumonia, is rising Orange County. Signs at the federal courthouse say the airborne disease has been found in the drinking water. The disease, which is spread by AC units, a Seminole County Medical Director said, 

After suffering a 23-point loss, the Orlando Magic discusses turnovers, attacking the basket and scoring strategies to improve upon going into their next game. 

Orlando Magic players shared their holiday traditions and best holiday memories, including when to put up and take down Christmas trees and when they open presents.  

Bullet fragments were found in a cat's leg, later forcing the cat's leg to be amputated, after a man shot at the cat when it was near his car, the Brevard County Sheriff says. The man's said the cat was damaging his car. The man was charged with animal cruelty, with a bond set at $6,000.

Skate Bud is a non-profit program that supports kids through skating. 

Great Dane Keira's got her sight returned and is now walking after firefighters pulled her from a burning Palm Coast home. Now, Keira is energetic and running around by her family's side. 

OSHA closed two investigations regarding the construction company and contractor when a crane collapsed in Merritt Island in June, claiming no violations were found. 

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings called the county's agreement with the state to house ICE detainees a "financial burden." He sent a message, alleging the the federal government owes Orange County taxpayers over $300,000. 

Tiffany Griffith, 36, of Fort Myers, has been charged with aggravated child abuse after she was accused of pushing a 6-year-old boy underwater at a hotel swimming pool in Osceola County. A judge set her bond at $20,000.