Bob Hazen

4 weeks ago | wesh.com | Bob Hazen

Orlando's tourism industry is showing signs of recovery.Visit Orlando reported that approximately 75.3 million people visited the city last year, marking a 1.8 percent increase from the previous year but still short of the 76 million tourists recorded in 2019.Officials said the vast majority of people visiting Orlando are doing so for vacation and leisure, with only about 10 percent visiting for business.

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Bob Hazen

WESH TWO NEWS. NEW AT NOON A SEMINOLE COUNTY WOMAN IS SHARING HER SCARY ENCOUNTER WITH A BEAR. THIS IS AT THE SYLVAN LAKE RESERVE NEIGHBORHOOD OFF ORANGE BOULEVARD IN SANFORD. AND AS WESH TWO BOB HAZEN EXPLAINS, THE WOMAN SAYS SHE AND HER DOG WERE SAVED BY A BAG OF COOKIES. PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE VERY WELL ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING BEARS, BUT THE WOMAN HERE SAYS SHE DIDN’T SEE THIS ONE COMING UNTIL HAD HER DOG IN ITS MOUTH. RINGO IS A FEISTY CHIHUAHUA MIX WITH ONE TOOTH WHO LIKES TO BARK.

1 month ago | ksl.com | Bob Hazen

SANFORD, Fla. — A Seminole County woman says she and her dog were saved by a bag of cookies when a bear attacked them last week. Kristen Savage told WESH 2 she was walking her dog, Ringo, in front of their house in the Sylvan Lake Reserve neighborhood around 8 p.m. local time on Friday. "The bear snuck up behind me, went around my leg, and started biting at my dog," Savage said.

1 month ago | wesh.com | Bob Hazen

NEXT MONTH. AHEAD OF THAT TRIAL, WE’VE LEARNED THAT HILL’S LAWYERS ARE TRYING TO FORCE SEVERAL PEOPLE TO TURN OVER EVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE NEW GUARDIAN OF THAT 96 YEAR-OLD VICTIM, REGINA HILL, WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR AND SUSPENDED FROM HER JOB ON ORLANDO CITY COUNCIL. STATE INVESTIGATORS CLAIM THAT SHE GOT POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER THE ELDERLY VICTIM, AND THEN USED THAT POWER TO DRAIN THE WOMAN’S LIFE SAVINGS. SHE ALLEGEDLY TOOK MORE THAN $100,000 AND EVEN BOUGHT A HOUSE WITH THE WOMAN’S NAME.

1 month ago | wesh.com | Bob Hazen

WESH TWO NEWS. NEW AT NOON A SEMINOLE COUNTY WOMAN IS SHARING HER SCARY ENCOUNTER WITH A BEAR. THIS IS AT THE SYLVAN LAKE RESERVE NEIGHBORHOOD OFF ORANGE BOULEVARD IN SANFORD. AND AS WESH TWO BOB HAZEN EXPLAINS, THE WOMAN SAYS SHE AND HER DOG WERE SAVED BY A BAG OF COOKIES. PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE VERY WELL ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING BEARS, BUT THE WOMAN HERE SAYS SHE DIDN’T SEE THIS ONE COMING UNTIL HAD HER DOG IN ITS MOUTH. RINGO IS A FEISTY CHIHUAHUA MIX WITH ONE TOOTH WHO LIKES TO BARK.