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Partin Elementary in Seminole wins national Blue Ribbon award
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelPartin Elementary School in Seminole County is one of seven schools in Florida — and 219 nationally — to win the federal Blue Ribbon award. The U.S. DOE calls the award a “trademark of excellence.” Partin — A-rated for the... -
Dorworth in razor-close race against Clelland
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jason Garcia State Rep. Chris Dorworth, the Lake Mary Republican in line to become speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was in the fight of his political life Tuesday night. Dorworth was leading Democratic challenger Mike Clelland by... -
Central Florida domestic-violence hotlines
If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, help is available. Here is a list of Central Florida domestic violence hotlines: Orange County Harbor House, Orlando Hotline number: 407-886-2856 Osceola County Help Now of Osceola County,...Tags: Daytona Beach, Seminole County, Kissimmee, Abusive Behavior, Orange County (Florida)
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Victims of deadly Ocoee home invasion were slated to testify in previous attack
Ocoee police say Brienna Campos and Alex Zaldivar were terrorized by home invaders in May. They were expected to face their alleged attackers in an Orange County courtroom this week. But on Monday, another violent attack at the same home left 20-year-old...
Tags: Pine Hills, Prisons, Science and Technology, Justice System, Electronics
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I-4 attractions: History takes flight at Polk County's Fantasy of Flight
If there's a ground zero for kitschy roadside art in Central Florida, it's a stretch of Interstate 4 between exits 9 and 44 on the way from Orlando to Tampa. Within that 35 miles, the scenery ranges from vintage aircraft to monstrous fake dinosaurs and...
Tags: Interstate 4, Transportation, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Orlando, Air Transportation
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States could make better use of prescription data to fight drug abuse, study finds
A national study released Thursday said states with prescription drug-monitoring programs — such as the one Florida launched last year — need to shift from a reactive approach to a proactive one to help curb the prescription-drug epidemic....
Tags: Law Enforcement, Substance Abuse, Prescription Drugs, Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Online sex sting nets a Lakeland high school principal
FloriDUHOn Friday detectives busted 89 suspects during an on-line prostitution sting in Polk County. Arrests included: Cecil Edward McClellan, a Kathleen High School (Lakeland) principal; three women who traveled to the area to make money in “adult...Tags: Entertainment, Tampa
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Deputy searching truck finds dead gator in tool box
FloriDUHA deputy searching a truck in Wahneta found a cigar wrapper stuffed with pot on the console and a 4-foot dead gator stashed in a tool box, according to an arrest affidavit, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. One of the two Winter Haven men, Jessie Stoner,... -
Siplin-Thompson race not the only Senate race to attract ECO spending
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA handful of ECOs — short for “Electioneering Communication Organizations,” shadowy entities that often disguise huge special-interest contributions under an otherwise-benign name — are beginning to show up on the airwaves in... -
Duo accused of swiping 174 batteries worth $28,000
FloriDUHHold on to your hat because they'll steal anything. You have to be missing a few brain cells if you think you can pilfer 174 industrial-sized batteries and not get caught. Lakeland cops arrested Jared Edward Pauley, 42, and Luis Daniel Bosque-Pabon,...Tags: Traffic, Theft, Verizon Wireless
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Deputies: Depressed, stressed-out man posted bomb threat on Facebook
FloriDUHAnother Facebook fool. Are you depressed, stressed out, and unable to find work? Here's one man's method of coping. Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives arrested Vincent Lorenzo Barney after they said he sent a Facebook comment to his “...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Depression, Emergency Incidents, Theft, Social Media
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4 Dead, 1 Missing as Debby Moves Out of Florida
CNNPost-Tropical Cyclone Debby headed into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday after leaving four people dead and one missing, and deluging Florida with buckets of rain that triggered flooding statewide. The storm lost its tropical characteristics late...Tags: Conservation, Weather Watches, Mexico, Floods, Tornadoes
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