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Applicants line up for top job at Orlando expressway authority
Nearly three dozen people have applied to run Metro Orlando's road-building agency and replace an interim director who repeatedly turned down the job. The applicants for the top job at the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority come from a variety of...Tags: Orlando, Orange County (Florida), Windermere, Science and Technology, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Run for the money
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelA Seminole County man is undertaking a marathon 110 mile run Friday and Saturday to draw attention to under funding of public schools and colleges in Florida. Steve Wheeler, a local real estate broker, will be running from Altamonte Springs to... -
Third-grade reading scores fall for tougher FCAT, worst in 12 years
More of Florida's third graders struggled with reading this year than in the past dozen years, thanks to revised FCAT exams and a tougher scoring system, results released this morning showed. The percentage of students scoring at grade level or better in...
Tags: Teachers, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Teaching and Learning, Students, Osceola County
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Michelle Parker case: Chief Rooney says police are 'connecting the dots'
Several dozen law enforcers gathered Thursday in Orlando as part of a new panel created to review the Michelle Parker missing-person case. Parker disappeared six months ago, when she dropped off her two youngest children with their father, Dale Smith Jr....
Tags: Orlando, Belle Isle, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dorworth surprised to draw a Republican challenger
In a sign of growing discord among Seminole County Republicans, GOP challengers have filed to run against two of the county's most powerful legislators: Reps. Chris Dorworth and Jason Brodeur. John Moffitt, treasurer of the Republican Party of Seminole...
Tags: Lake Mary, Longwood (Seminole, Florida), Oviedo, Parties and Movements, Elections
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Leesburg borrows airboat to clear air at warehouse after trailer fire
LEESBURG — Firefighters today used an airboat loaned by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to clear the air at a refrigerated warehouse where smoke and unsafe carbon-monoxide levels were found after a trailer fire outside. The...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Wildlife, Fires, Leesburg, Environmental Issues
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George Zimmerman prosecutors ask judge to seal his statements, other evidence
Prosecutors want a judge to seal key evidence in the case against George Zimmerman from the public until trial, including the statements he made to law enforcement during the investigation of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's death. Citing a statutory...
Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Trayvon Martin, Personal Data Collection, George Zimmerman
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Sanford judge rules in favor of motorist who flashed his headlights
A judge in Sanford ruled Tuesday that a Lake Mary man was lawfully exercising his First Amendment rights when he flashed his headlights to warn neighbors that a deputy had set up a speed trap nearby. That decision is another victory for Ryan Kintner, 25,...
Tags: Lake Mary, Sanford, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Highway Transportation, Local Government
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Sanford street to be renamed to honor Goldsboro
Sanford will rename a mile-long portion of West 13th Street to Historic Goldsboro Boulevard on May 31 during a ceremony at Goldsboro Westside Historical Museum. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sanford and Seminole County commissioners recently...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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Letters to the Editor: Van Gundy's firing, Gov. in Spain and President Obama
Van Gundy's firing Did Orlando Magic management learn nothing from the last player revolt demanding the firing of Brian Hill? How much player loyalty did that buy us? Likely as much as we'll receive from Dwight Howard. Howard is a dominant center, a...
Tags: Stan Van Gundy, Armed Forces, Health, George Zimmerman, Government
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Conservation groups acquire land to help Florida panthers migrate
A partnership of government agencies and conservation groups announced Tuesday that they have protected 1,278 acres west of Lake Okeechobee to help Florida panthers as they migrate with increasing frequency from the Everglades north toward Central...
Tags: Charity, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Natural Resources
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Clone of burned 'Senator' tree to be planted at Big Tree Park
The Senator is gone, but Big Tree Park near Longwood will soon have a 40-foot-tall offspring of the ancient baldcypress tree that caught fire and collapsed in January. Several clones of the Senator were produced about 15 years ago when foresters took...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Longwood (Seminole, Florida)
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