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9 reported wounded in house party shooting, fight
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say nine people have been wounded amid a shooting at a birthday party in a central Florida home after a fight erupted. The Orange County sheriff's office says the fight broke out late Saturday among teens attending...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Political Systems, Apopka, Politics, Florida
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Orlando fertilizer ordinance disappoints environmentalists
A proposed ordinance that would regulate fertilizer use within the city of Orlando offers only minimal protection from pollution for the dozens of lakes that serve as defining features of the city's neighborhoods. The pending rules, set for adoption...Tags: Lake Eola, Tampa, Orlando International Airport, Fertilizer, Buddy Dyer
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Orange deputy fatally shoots suspect who threatened to kill wife with tool
An Orlando man is dead after holding his wife in a headlock Sunday and threatening to kill her with a tool in front of an Orange County deputy sheriff, authorities said. The fatal encounter occurred at 6:30 p.m. when Deputy Ronald Barba arrived at the...
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Shooting victim flags down ambulance in I-4
A man who sustained gunshot wounds and tried to drive himself to a hospital flagged down an ambulance on Interstate 4, prompting police to close off traffic lanes during its investigation. The shooting victim, who hasn't been identified yet, was...
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06/17: Business events
Chamber Daytona: Leadership Luncheon: Make Difficult People Disappear, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 pm June 28, SW Grill, Sunset Harbor, 861 Ballough Road, Daytona Beach. Cost: $15 for DB Leadership Council members, $25 nonmembers. Details: 386-523-3675 or josie@...
Tags: Lake Mary, Casselberry, Panera Bread Company, Fashion Square Mall, Heathrow
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Builders developing in outlying areas
Lennar Homes paid about $14 million for more than 260 lots in the Providence development, in partnership with ABD Development. The gated community, which has about 700 homes, was developed in 2005 in Polk County about 25 miles southwest of Orlando....
Tags: Realty, Osceola County, Winter Springs, Polk County, Seminole County
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Woman killed during hit-and-run crash on Orange Blossom Trail
A woman was killed during a hit-and-run crash on Orange Blossom Trail in Orange County early this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol. The woman, who hasn't been identified yet, was trying to cross the busy road, from east to west, not at a crosswalk or...
Tags: Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Florida Highway Patrol
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Equity funds fuel flippers' profits in Central Florida
A sixth-generation Orlando resident and a Kissimmee real-estate agent are among those profiting — sometimes handsomely — from the quick-turnaround resale of Central Florida homes to private-equity companies and other investors eager to take...
Tags: Realty, Real Estate Sellers, Kissimmee, Orlando, Inventories
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On sick time, legislative hypocrisy abounds
If you spend any amount of time in Tallahassee, you'll hear ranting about top-down government. Legislators hate when Washington tells them what to do, arguing that one government should never make mandates for the other. Unless they're the ones...
Tags: Voting, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scott's sick-leave bill signing brings out the fans and critics
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE - Florida Gov. Rick Scott didn't waste much time in signing a bill Friday that would block local governments from enacting mandatory paid sick time measures, such as the one pending in Orange County. The Republican governor sided with Walt...Tags: Lobbying, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Rick Scott, Orlando
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Atheist group sues Orange schools, claiming censorship
An atheist group that distributed pamphlets in 11 Orange County high schools last month filed a lawsuit today against Orange County Public Schools, claiming censorship. The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its local affiliate, the Central Florida...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Religious Texts
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BeachLine deal in the works for All Aboard Florida train
The aspiring builders of a passenger train linking South Florida with Orlando International Airport have a tentative agreement to lay tracks near the BeachLine Expressway, the only part of the proposed route not owned by the company. All Aboard...Tags: Interstate 4, Orlando International Airport, Florida East Coast Industries Incorporated, Coral Gables, Highway Transportation
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