On this day in 1989: Disney's MGM Studios opens with great fanfare, expectations

Thirty years ago, a little bit of old Hollywood came to Florida. The much-anticipated grand opening of Disney’s MGM Studios took place on May 1, 1989, expanding the Walt Disney World footprint with a third park.

Ashdown Forest, 'Hundred Acre Wood' that inspired beloved 'Winnie-the-Pooh' series, ravaged by fire

British firefighters battled a blaze that broke out overnight Sunday in the forest that inspired the setting of the beloved “Winnie-the-Pooh” children's books.East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said its crew was called Sunday evening to a blaze in southern England’s Ashdown Forest, inspiration for the “Hundred Acre Wood” in A.A. Milne’s children’s stories.

Synagogue shooting kills 1, wounds 3 during Jewish holiday

A 19-year-old gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday, killing a woman and wounding the rabbi and two others Saturday, authorities said.

Trump speaks to a weakened National Rifle Association

The nation's largest gun rights organization was pivotal in President Donald Trump's victory in 2016.

Florida woman finds large gator knocking at her front door

A Florida woman came home to an unwanted guest at her front door. Donna Heiss tells WKMG that as she pulled into her garage on Thursday, her neighbors yelled for her to get inside. Once inside, she looked out the glass front door and saw a large alligator looking back at her.

Teens can work out for free at Planet Fitness this summer

Instead of your kids sitting around playing video games and eating Cheetos all summer, Planet Fitness wants to get them in shape... for free!

Will Stroopwafel McFlurry make US debut? McDonald's says 'no comment' in Dutch

Is McDonald's adding its Stroopwafel McFlurry and other “Worldwide Favorites” to the American menu? A new report this week suggests the fast-food chain is bringing some of its most popular international items stateside.

Woman wakes up from coma almost 30 years later

A woman who had been in a coma for 27 years after a tragic brain injury sustained during a car crash, reportedly woke up and called out her son's name.

A win for people who park too long: Tire-marking thrown out

Marking tires to enforce parking rules is like entering property without a search warrant, a federal court said Monday as it declared the practice unconstitutional in Michigan and three other states.

Surveillance Video: Police warn vehicle appeared to follow girl in Vacaville

Vacaville Police are looking for the driver of a dark-colored Pontiac that appeared to follow a young girl in a residential area near Ulatis Drive and Leisure Town Road. A surveillance camera from a nearby home shows video of the girl ducking behind a parked truck...

Deputies: Florida dad shoots man who stole car with boy, 6, inside

Sheriff's investigators say a Florida father chased down and shot a man who stole his car with his 6-year-old son inside.

Miami firefighters stop to help unconscious person, realize it's an 11-foot alligator

Firefighters in Miami were driving back to their fire station when they stopped to help an unconscious person on the ground, only to realize it was actually a large alligator.

Blood pressure medication recall expanded after possible cancer causing impurity detected, says FDA

A pharmaceutical company is expanding its recall of certain blood pressure medication tablets after trace amounts of a possible cancer causing impurity were discovered in the active ingredient, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

'Columbiners' and 'TCC': A look at the Columbine-obsessed subculture that exists online

Two decades after the mass shooting at Columbine High School which left 12 students and one teacher dead, a subculture of young fans enthralled by the two teenage shooters and the heinous act of violence they perpetrated has become part of the fraught terrain of the internet's landscape.

Dad accused of abandoning baby in woods takes plea deal

The father of a 1-year-old boy who was left outside in central Oregon with a broken leg, cracked skull and meth in his system has accepted a plea deal that will send him to prison for over two years.