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• Meals On Wheels Can't Meet Demand For Food

  SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- There is a staggering new demand for food for elderly people in Central Florida. Requests for help from Meals on Wheels in Seminole County are up more than 1,000 percent in the past five years and there aren't enough meals to go around.

• 2nd body found in search for South Daytona woman

  Cadaver dogs 'hit' on a spot near where the body of Arthur Sheldon, 67, was found. A second body has been found today during a search for missing elderly woman Goldie Robinson of South Daytona, police Chief Bill Hall said.

• No Bank Account? Get Tax Refund On Plastic

  A new Treasury Department program to give people without bank accounts faster access to their tax refunds will help some avoid costly short-term loans. But careless consumers could end up racking up fees and padding bank profits.

• Lawn man becomes hero in purse snatching

  He's mild-mannered by nature, but Vincent Bailey has a breaking point.  He recalled driving his truck on Silver Star Road Tuesday afternoon, when he eyeballed a purse snatching outside of a Walgreens.

• Flu Shots On Way To Central Florida

  Central Florida doctors offices are already preparing themselves with a combination flu shot that would prevent both seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus. Doctors say don't wait to get vaccinated; the time is now.