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Gov. Scott says he’s still unsure about higher-tuition bill and USF Polytechnic split
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott met this morning with the Orlando Sentinel's editorial board and answered a wide assortment of questions about legislative measures, state funding, economic development and public education. Two questions he did not have answers for,... -
Gunman Shoots Two Pastors at Fla. Church After Killing Wife
Associated PressDerrick Foster was kneeling in prayer when the gunman burst through the front door of Greater Faith Christian Center Church. He heard shooting, then screams. A former parishioner is accused of critically wounding the church's pastor as associate pastor...Tags: Radio Industry, Murder, Tampa, Grady Judd, Christianity
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Legoland Florida: Orlando area's newest theme park opens
WINTER HAVEN — Legoland Florida officially opened Saturday, giving new life to the site that once was historic Cypress Gardens.
Parkgoers streamed onto the grounds, creating an early morning bottleneck at the turnstiles and a long ticket line for...Tags: LEGO Group, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Orlando, Cypress Gardens, Gardens and Parks
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Attractions this weekend: Fireworks, Furs, freedom, patriotic songs, Trey Songz
Sentinel Staff WriterPresenting one-stop shopping for holiday weekend activities at Central Florida attractions. Get comfy, the list is as long as the weekend. + Velvet Sessions at Hard Rock Hotel, Thursday, June 30. This month's music guest: Psychedelic Furs. More...Tags: Kissimmee, Universal Studios Orlando, Shamu (killer whale), Benjamin Franklin, Laser Technology
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Tampa woman's troubling idea: Village for sex offenders
Good morning, Lake County.
Next month, if a Tampa crusader has her way, dozens of registered sex offenders from all over the country may be dumped into homes on remote property in east Lake County and into a trailer park in either east Lake or west...Tags: File Sharing, Florida's Turnpike, Rentals, Tampa, Lake County (Florida)
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Fantasy of Flight: Spooky events ready to take off
Sentinel Staff WriterFantasy of Flight, the aviation-based attraction off Interstate 4 in Polk County, is offering two Halloween-oriented features in October. The more intense one, called "nightFlight: Phase Three of the Paranormal Investigation," is a four-hour nighttime...Tags: Unexplained Phenomena, Interstate 4, Halloween
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Legoland Florida: Update from the Island in the Sky
Sentinel Staff WriterLegoland Florida was abuzz with construction activity during a media hard-hat tour on Tuesday. You might even say teeming as work continues on the Winter Haven theme park, scheduled to open to the public Oct. 15. Here are notes I made while dodging...Tags: LEGO Group, Florida, Cypress Gardens, Horse (animal), New York City
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Animal hoarders need mental-health treatment, experts say
Bradley and Elizabeth Roden had good intentions when they started raisingdogs. The Polk County couple sold them to bring in extra money. They doted on them as pets.
But by the time the Sheriff's Office in March confiscated 184 pooches kept inside and...Tags: Politics, Volusia County, Elections, Prosecution, Entertainment
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Scholarship student accused of making bomb threat to college
FloriDUHAlexxis C. Anthony, 19, allegedly needed more time to study for a test. She came up with an alarming plan. The scholarship student from Lakeland told deputies she and a friend were involved in a bomb threat to the Polk State College college because...Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Education, Awards and Prizes
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Legoland: Free field trips announced for Polk County second-graders
Sentinel Staff WriterPolk County second-graders will be among the first to have a field trip to Legoland Florida, the theme park under construction in Winter Haven, it was announced Tuesday. The trips will be underwritten by University of South Florida Polytechnic...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Cypress Gardens, Gardens and Parks
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Washington County Commission briefs
Emergency center gets board oversight The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to create a governing board for the county's Emergency Communications Center. The governing board will be composed of the leaders of the...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Air Transportation Delays, Disasters and Accidents, Elections
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Report: Handyman killed priest, headed for Disney
South Florida Sun-SentinelHow low can some people go? Lower than you thought. Jeremy Wayne Manieri, 31, was on his way to Disney World with his ex-wife and their two children when he was nabbed Tuesday by Polk County sheriff's deputies a motel near Davenport, reports The...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Sex, Mississippi, Polk County Sheriff's Office
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