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Julius Melendez wins Republican CD9 straw poll in Solivita
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelRepublican congressional candidate Julius Melendez has won a straw poll from the Solivita Republican Club in the crowded GOP race to run in Florida's 9th Congressional District against Democratic former congressman Alan Grayson. Melendez's campaign... -
Local charters among highest FCAT in state, others among lowest
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelSome of the most extreme performances in Central Florida – both the best and worst — on the third-grade reading FCAT tests released today came from charter schools. In Central Florida, two charter schools posted some of the highest passing... -
East Polk brush fire sends smoke into downtown Orlando
A muck fire burning in east Polk County could make for a smoky and hazy Memorial Day weekend throughout Central Florida. The fire sent smoke into downtown Orlando Wednesday, serving as a reminder that we're at risk for wildfires and associated health...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Symptoms, Volusia County, Memorial Day, Wildfires
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ACLU: "Many" same-sex classrooms in Florida may be illegal
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is targeting schools in Orange, Polk and Palm Beach counties, among others, for what it says are illegally discriminatory single-sex classrooms. On Monday, the advocacy organization sent a letter to the...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Schools, Entertainment, Stetson University, American Civil Liberties Union
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Gators start summer with 100 percent enrollment
Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando SentinelLAKELAND – Florida's football team started the offseason with 100 percent of the players on campus enrolled in Summer A, Will Muschamp said Tuesday. Classes started Monday for the first session of summer school, and Muschamp said it's common to have... -
Grayson ‘heavily favored’ to win new CD9, D.C. publication says
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Hill, a newspaper/Website that circulates among Washington insiders, is out today with its analysis of Florida congressional races. And Alan Grayson's campaign was quick to note that the publication said he's “heavily favored” to win his... -
Schools won't be held accountable for this year's low FCAT writing scores
Florida will hold public schools harmless from this year's dramatic drop in FCAT writing scores, refiguring its calculations so the state's A-to-F grades aren't damaged by the low marks, the State Board of Education decided Tuesday. The 2012 scores...
Tags: Students, Maitland, Teaching and Learning, Standardized Testing, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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Orlando near top of list for overdue mortgages
Orlando-area homeowners had the nation's second-highest mortgage-delinquency rate during the first quarter, as Florida had the greatest share of overdue home-loans among all the states, a new report shows. With one of every seven mortgages at least two...
Tags: Social Issues, Tampa, Volusia County, Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Meth bust: 15 arrested; guns, drugs and cash seized
Fifteen people with ties to Polk County were arrested today as part of joint investigation between the Drug Enforcement Administration, Sheriff's Office and others into methamphetamine trafficking.
Detectives with a Central Florida law-enforcement task...Tags: Grady Judd, Police Arrests, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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Grayson watch: Romney’s silver spoon, car roof; W’s popularity
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFormer (and wants to be future) congressman Alan Grayson just keeps going. Grayson, the Democrat who held the District 8 seat for two years, lost in 2010, and now wants to win the District 9 seat, is many different things to different people. But one... -
Deputies: Man stabbed his 69-year-old granny to death
FloriDUHAnother sad case of 'grannycide.' Homicide deputies in Lake Wales arrested Christopher Chase Whaley, 23, on Sunday, and charged him with First Degree Murder in the stabbing death of his 69-year-old grandmother, Barbara Denmark, according to a news...Tags: Lake Wales
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Freak accident in Polk County seriously injures Deltona man
A 41-year-old Deltona man was seriously injured Monday when he lost control of his motorcycle after a rear tire on a semi trailer beside him blew out on Interstate 4 in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred just after 2:30 p.m....
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Deltona, Interstate 4
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