WFTV Action 9

11/21/2025

Water bottle spill blamed for $12,000 auto repair bill. Check out this Action 9 story here:

A central Florida driver is stuck with a $12,000 auto repair bill after a bottle of water spilled in the back seat of his SUV. “I was shocked. I was panicked to be honest with you,” said SUV owner Michael McCormick. His Hyundai SUV is just a couple years old, but the carmaker has refused to cove...

11/20/2025

Action 9 investigation reveals Florida coffee drinkers were overcharged

Canned and bottled coffees are a multi-billion dollar a year industry. They are sold at just about every grocery store and convenience store, but Action 9 found the State of Florida has been getting a bigger slice of money from the drinks than it should have, and consumers have been paying the price...

07/21/2025

Would you buy meat from a truck in parking lot on the side of the road?

Check out our latest Action 9 Investigation:

ORLANDO, Fla — Would you buy meat from the back of a truck in a parking lot? Every weekend, people line up for it outside auto parts stores and tractor supply stores. Action 9 wanted to know what people are actually getting and if this so-called street meat is worth the hype.

07/18/2025

LAKE COUNTY, Fla — A fake bail bondsman sounded very convincing on the phone when he scammed a local grandmother. He's been targeting family members of those locked up in the Lake County Jail and has now started branching out to other jails across Florida.

05/13/2025

Are you or anyone you know planning to move this summer? Check out our latest investigation before hiring a moving company!

Moving can be a hassle and picking the wrong mover can leave customers feeling boxed in. “I was mortified. I felt stupid. I felt like I had gotten bamboozled,” said Victoria Henry after her most recent move. Complaints have been mounting against a man who appears to own and operate a number of m...

04/29/2025

An Action 9 Investigation-

‘This is creepy and invasive’: Why you could pay more than your neighbor shopping online

Companies can use the information they gather about you to charge a higher price while you’re shopping online.

04/11/2025

Bill Ellison calls it a home of filth. “I saw a rat run by the back door there,” Ellison said as he showed Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal his rental home in Leesburg. Bill Ellison and his wife Theresa were desperate to rent a new place after a fire tore through their other rental home ...

04/04/2025

03/04/2025

A Brevard County man was promised a $4000 refund from a plumbing company but after getting the refund check, it bounced. Sean Mitchner turned to Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal to help get his money back.

02/18/2025

A local woman is questioning the motives of a local pastor who claims to be a prophet. Sarilyn Ramirez turned to Action 9 after she claims the pastor hired her to do work, but then didn’t pay her what she was owed. She had seen Pastor Michael Lattiboudeaire preaching on YouTube and other social me...

02/15/2025

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, people need to know about the dark side of romance that can ruin lives and leave victims heartbroken. Romance scams cost Americans more than a billion dollars in 2023. Romance scams are sophisticated. There are entire networks of scammers, usually oversea...

02/05/2025

Interesting interactions between Jeff Deal WFTV and the people who answered the phone for businesses involved in this story

An Orlando auto parts business claims to be AAA Approved, but some customers question if it's even a real company. One customer told Action 9 he paid thousands of dollars for parts that that were never delivered.