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Record winning Powerball ticket of $590M sold in Zephyrhills
A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket in California. The winning ticket, worth an estimated $590.5 million, was sold at a Zephyrhills Publix. (AP ...
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Orlando native heading to Haiti to make a difference
As senior vice president of convention sales and services at Visit Orlando, Tammi Runzler would seem to have it all. But she's leaving it all behind to head to ...
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Mother accused of leaving child home alone locked in bedroom
ORLANDO -- Orlando police arrested a woman for child neglect after they say she left her child locked in a bedroom for hours at a time. Jamesha Williams, 21, was arrested Friday after police received a tip that the child was being left alone and responded to her apartment. According to the arrest report, police could hear a small child yelling from a bedroom in the apartment. Williams ...
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Powerball jackpot closing in on another record will likely soar over $656M
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again.Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland in ...
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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
(Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ...
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1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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Paul McCartney Bret Michaels shows shut down streets around Amway Center
Couldn't get tickets to this weekend's Paul McCartney concerts at the Amway Center in Orlando? Don't worry, there's plenty more to do in and around Central ...
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Report Woman nearly drowns at Brevard beach
Cape Florida State Park , located at the south tip of Key Biscayne, provides clear, emerald-colored waters and gentle surf. This fine, white coral sand beach is great for swimming, as waves are knocked down by a large sand shoal offshore. In addition, the Cape Florida Lighthouse allows for a breath-taking view of this beautiful beach. It was the No. 8 beach in the nation on Stephen 'Dr. ...
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Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...
CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ...
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Chihuahua attacked in Sanford home burglary
WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY! YOU ARE WATCHING LOCAL 6 HOME OF CLICKORLANDO.COM. LOCAL 6 NEWS STARTS NOW. REALTIME CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY U.S. CAPTIONING. TONIGHT A NEW LOW FOR A BUNCH MUCH BURGLARS ON THE RUN. THEY BEAT THIS DOG SO BADLY THEY BROKE HIS JAW. THE DOG'S OWNER CAME HOME TO FIND HIM BARELY ALIVE AND THE FRONT DOOR OPEN, WIDE OPEN. ...
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Beckham plays final home match
Given a standing ovation by the near 45,000 strong capacity crowd in the Parc des Princes, Beckham hugged teammates and opponents before being substituted by Ezequiel ...
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AIDS Walk Orlando raises hope and help for awareness prevention
AIDS Walk Orlando, the second-largest annual fundraiser for the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida, Inc. Last year, the event raised more than $207,000 for the group. Early Saturday, the event had raised $116,150, but that amount was expected to grow. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, delivered the event's opening remarks before leading the roughly two-mile walk through ...
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Brothers arrested in Polk rape now suspects in Kissimmee armed robbery
Richard Delgado Cruz, 33, (left) and his brother Danny Delgado Cruz, 29, are suspects in a Poinciana rape and home-invasion robbery and also an armed robbery at a payday-loan store in Kissimmee, investigators said. The crimes happened 5 days apart in May ...
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Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million
That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...
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Olympian DeeDee Trotter asks for justice after awards stolen
ORLANDO -- Two time gold medalist DeeDee Trotter, whose Altamonte Springs home was robbed this month, is asking for help is getting her memorabilia back. The star ...
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CDC Study find 58 of pools tainted with E. coli
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study of public pools during swim season last year which yielded some stomach-turning ...
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Weather Isolated storms pop up in parts of Central Florida
A hot and humid afternoon has led to some evening weather activity in parts of Central Florida where the east and west coast sea breezes are colliding to produce showers and ...
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Law enforcement pay tribute on Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day recognized this year on Saturday, May 18, was established in 1949 to honor and thank members of all military ...
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Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour with 2 shows in Orlando
ORLANDO -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. McCartney performed the show to a sold out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier ...
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Deputies Lakeland mother shoots kills son in self-defense
According to reports, 86-year-old Nancy Pennypacker told deputies she had shot her son, William Pennypacker, 64, in self-defense after he punched her in the face and fired a gun at her. (PHOTO: Polk County Sheriff's Office, 2012 booking ...
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Miami Heats Dwyane Wade makes surprise visit at South Florida prom
SOUTH FLORIDA -- A Miami Heat basketball star created a truly magical prom night for a South Florida teenager. It all started when Nicole Nuxo made a YouTube video last month asking star player Dwyane Wade to be her date at her high school prom in Coral Gables, Florida. Wade surprised the senior and her classmates at the dance Friday night. It took all of four seconds for all of her ...
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Weekly Address Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
his weekly radio and Internet address , Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living. Obama has been pushing those priorities in recent visits to Baltimore and Austin, Texas. Obama says he'll make the case in more U.S. cities soon. Obama says politics in Washington often aren't focused on what Americans ...
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Bond set for 2 accused of having pipe bombs
COCOA -- Two people facing charges after police discovered pipe bombs inside their home appeared before a judge Saturday. Clarice Radcliff, 31, and Bryan O'Halloran, 37, are charged with possession of an explosive device, ...
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Family on sinking boat rescued by dolphin tour boat
Thirteen people were on a rented 20-foot boat Saturday when it began taking on water. They were rescued by personnel from a dolphin sightseeing boat that happened to be in the ...
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Marion Sheriff Chris Blair now facing ethics review
After being cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury, Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair's paperwork will now be reviewed by the Florida Commission of Ethics. ...
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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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