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Hitting the beach or planning a cookout? Tips for your holiday weekend
If you're headed to the beach, boating or plan on grilling out this Memorial Day weekend, there are plenty of potential outdoor hazards to be mindful of. Despite some recent rains, Central Florida remains under drought conditions, and the fire danger...
Tags: Asthma, Memorial Day, Health, Holidays
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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: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Lake Eola, Science and Technology, Seminole County, Crime, Law and Justice
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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, Wildfires, Polk County, Memorial Day, Fires
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Report: Wife tried to set fire to house, hubby's motorcycle
FloriDUHAfter Jennifer Ann Schofield got into a feud with her hubby over the phone, she decided to keep the home fires a-burning in a rarefied manner. After hanging up the phone, the 39-year-old Samsula woman knocked over his motorcycle in their garage, tied a...Tags: Daytona Beach
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Orange leaders approve domestic-partner registry
Orange County leaders voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve a domestic-partner registry, ending a hard-fought battle that had entangled Mayor Teresa Jacobs and gay activists for months.
The new law gives unmarried couples and others many of the notification...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Buddy Dyer, Democratic Party, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights
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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: Education, West Palm Beach, Entertainment, Music, American Civil Liberties Union
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Daytona Beach chiropractor accused of illegally prescribing drugs
A Daytona Beach chiropractor was arrested this week on charges of illegally prescribing drugs to patients.
Federal investigators say Joseph Wagner accepted $100 monthly from patients with no insurance to prescribe drugs including hydrocodone and Xanax....Tags: Hydrocodone (drug), Physical Therapy, Dominican Republic, Prosecution, Physical Therapists
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Evangelist accused of inappropriate contact with underage girls
A Volusia County minister was arrested Thursday on federal child-sex charges.
Luis Morales, who runs En Fuego for Jesus, is accused of bringing underage girls to Florida with the intention of having sexual contact with them, according to a federal...Tags: FBI, Prosecution
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Work on SunRail track slated to start this week
Maintenance work is set to begin this week on a seven-mile stretch of track that will eventually be used by SunRail trains.
The Florida Department of Transportation will start work Monday on a nearly 7-mile-long stretch of track running from the...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Maitland, Amtrak, DeBary, Orlando
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Stunned teachers suspect scoring problem for poor FCAT writing results
Florida took the equivalent of a teacher's red pen to students' FCAT essays this week, marking up error after error and then scrawling a lousy grade at the top of the papers. It was an experience that left many educators "absolutely stunned," said...
Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Orange County (Florida), Teachers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Teaching and Learning
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FCAT writing scores fall in Central Florida
FCAT writing scores fell dramatically across Central Florida, just as statewide scores did, results released this morning showed. Local educators were braced for the low marks since the state released preliminary statewide results Monday showing fourth,...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Maine man indicted in slaying of Seminole firefighter
A grand jury has indicted a Maine man in the shooting death of Seminole County firefighter Jerry Perdomo.
Daniel Porter, 24, was indicted Tuesday by a Waldo County grand jury on one count of murder, court records show.
Bangor State Police said Porter...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Bangor, Prescription Drugs, Seminole County
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