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Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend gets celebrity attention
A Florida high school student is getting celebrity attention in her fight to have serious charges against her dropped.18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt from Sebastian, Fla., is charged with sexual battery on a minor for having a sexual relationship with her 15-year-old girlfriend.The two had been dating since they were both underage.Actress Evan Rachel Wood pledged to sign her online petition to have the ...
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Images of tornado devastation all-too-familiar for local woman
Seeing the images of rescuers in Oklahoma City digging through piles of rubble, searching for survivors, brings memories of the night her family was destroyed rushing back into her ...
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Photos Gatorland takes on more animals
Gatorland is preparing to welcome more than 70 animals that the central Florida zoo purchased from a recently closed attraction in southwest ...
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing
A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago fan at a popular waterfront shopping area before a Bears/Jaguars football game last ...
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Jesses Girl Cosmetics comes to Orlando Airbrush Makeup
Jesse's Girl product line includes high intensity nail enamels, mineralized baked eye shadows, eye and lip liners with built-in sharpeners, high quality lip glosses, ...
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State of Florida to take over crimes on cruises
SURVIVORS COMES TO A CLOSE. AND CALL FOR JUSTICE TONIGHT FOR CRUISE SHIP CRIME VICTIMS LIKE THIS 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHOSE MOLESTER ESCAPED PROSECUTION IN FLORIDA EVEN THOUGH DISNEY CRUISE LINE CAUGHT HIM ON TAPE. IT'S A STORY WE FIRST BROKE LAST TONIGHT AT 11:00 O'CLOCK. GIRL CORNERED AND ATTACKED ON DISNEY CRUISE ELEVATOR BY A CREW MEMBER. GOOD EVENING. AND LAUREN. BUT THE CRIME WAS NOT ...
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Brevard school officials refuse to answer lawsuit questions
VIERA -- The fight to save three schools in Brevard County moves to the courtroom Wednesday afternoon. Two parents, backed by civil rights leaders, are suing and accusing the school board of racial discrimination when they decided which schools to close in February 2013. Their attorney, Shayan Elahi, admits that it is never easy to discuss accusations of racial discrimination. However, Elahi ...
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VIDEO Man jumps on manatee for stunt
This amateur video shows a manatee and her calf coming up to a dock in a Cocoa Beach canal. Florida Fish and Wildlife officers say a man then jumped on the larger manatee's ...
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Rep. Corrine Brown requests DOJ investigate Torey Breedlove shooting
Orange County . An investigation showed 10 deputies fired about 137 rounds into Torey Breedlove's SUV in 2010. They said Breedlove tried to run them over, but a federal judge ruled the death was more like an execution. Eyewitnesses said Breedlove tried to surrender, and deputies opened fire without warning. Eyewitness News at 10's Kenneth Craig talked to the family's attorney. ...
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Victim in shooting that led to suspension of Orange Co. GPS monitoring program speaks out
Orange County 's criminal GPS program, spoke to Eyewitness News on Tuesday two weeks after getting out of the hospital. Apopka police said Wilfred Gregory, accused of shooting Johnson, cut off his GPS monitor and tossed it. An investigation showed the GPS company failed to alert authorities for 12 hours. The place where a bullet passed through Johnson's forehead is clearly visible. He ...
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Has Orlando found red-light camera loophole
Armed with video evidence of dangerous behavior the city of Orlando is fighting in court roughly 300 drivers per month who challenge their red light camera ...
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Tornado among strongest storms to hit US
The tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs this week ranks among the strongest storms ever to strike the United States, packing powerful winds that topped 200 ...
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Orlando area group packs thousands of meals for Oklahoma tornado victims
Aylah Shujaat, 5, (left, on the table), and Kiana Woodman, 14 (right), pack meals Tuesday, May 21, 2013, helping over 100 Bank of America volunteers including their family members assemble food packages at the Feeding Children Everywhere facility in Longwood. They are planning to package 15,000 meals that will be sent to Okalhoma to help feed ...
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FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Orlando Philharmonic to buy Plaza Live Theatre
The Orlando Philharmonic will announce today that it is buying the iconic Plaza Live Theatre on Bumby Avenue, where the orchestra will update the 1,000-seat music hall to accommodate chamber music concerts while also keeping a schedule of rock, jazz, comedy and contemporary music shows. "As we move into our third decade, The Plaza provides a unique opportunity for us to have our own ...
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Central Florida’s Northland Church sends volunteers to Oklahoma
Search-and-rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life a day after a monster tornado pulverized a vast swath of suburbs of Oklahoma ...
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Body of missing fishman found in Osceola County
OSCEOLA COUNTY -- Sheriff's deputies discovered the body of a missing commercial fisherman from St. Cloud. According to officials with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, the body of William Louis Platt was found Tuesday afternoon floating in Lake Marian near Kenansville. He'd been missing since Monday night when he was supposed to be setting lines to catch ...
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Seminole schools look to plug budget hole
LAKE MARY -- As the school year winds down, Seminole County school officials are keeping their eyes on the next year - and how much it's going to cost them and the residents of Seminole County for 2013-2014 and the next four years. A budget work session was held at the School Board offices on Tuesday afternoon. District leaders are facing a deficit of at least $4.1 million a year despite ...
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Fla. juvenile arrests down thanks to MAGIC anti-drug program
An Orange County deputy speaks at a 'graduation' ceremony for fifth-graders completing the MAGIC program, designed to teach kids about the dangers of drugs and violent crimes. (PHOTO/Natalie Tolomeo, ...
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98-year-old DeLand man ready for charity skydive
Don Sugg says there's no time for pity parties as he prepares for his latest skydive this Saturday, this time to raise money for the Neighborhood Center of West ...
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Some 70 animals coming to Gatorland from South Florida
The giant gator mouth is the iconic emblem of Gatorland, a more than 60 year old park billed the Alligator Capital of the World. Gatorland is also a wildlife preserve, and will soon be taking in dozens of animals from a similar park in South ...
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Priority Health Colon Cancer
Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ...
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New bricks installed at Veterans Memorial Park in Bushnell
BUSHNELL -- The latest group of bricks has been installed at Veterans Memorial Park in County . The park, which is located on the west side of the historic courthouse, serves as a tribute to the men and women who served our country. If you are interested in ordering a brick for a living or deceased veteran, call the Sumter County Veterans Services at (352) 569-1520. Each brick costs $50 and ...
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Drug rehabilitation center opens in Umatilla
The Recovery Village held a grand opening of their 67,000-square-foot lodge-style treatment center. It includes a large exercise facility, meditation rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, a theater, and much more. A typical stay at the center will be around $32,500. The center renovated the former Umatilla Academy for Girls, which shut down in 2006 after reports the girls were mistreated and ...
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Election reform law expands early voting days
Last November people all over Florida waited for hours to vote during the early voting period and on Election Day, like the people waiting at this polling place in Orlando's Dr. Phillips neighborhood. A new election law promises to prevent ...
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SeaWorld Orlando launches reusable cup program
SeaWorld says each refill with a reusable cup prevents the emission of approximately 27 grams of CO2. (PHOTO/SeaWorld ...
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Some residents of Orlando unthrilled by new theme park plan
Tourism is essential to the economy of Orlando, to such an extent that The City Beautiful has become something of the capital city of amusement parks, not necessarily because of their number, but because of the calibre of amusement parks that are located within Orlando. A new theme park proposal for the city, however, has courted the ire of residents.
The three major amusement parks, or theme parks in Orlando are Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Studios Orlando, all of which are massive in size and comprise of several different huge parks within themselves. Read more
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