Political committee formed by Trayvon's family gets slow start
Trayvon Martin's family launched a political fund-raising committee earlier this fall, vowing to push public officials to change a law that they say needlessly complicated the case against their son's...
View ArticleProsecutor: Zimmerman trying to 'co-opt the mantle of victimhood' from...
In a blistering response to a recent filing by George Zimmerman's defense team, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda accuses the second-degree murder defendant of attempting "to co-opt the mantle of...
View ArticleNo decision in Seminole 'stand your ground' claim
On the eve of the next court date for second-degree murder defendant George Zimmerman, the judge in that case on Monday heard testimony on another defendant's claim to immunity from prosecution under...
View ArticleOrlando VA hospital contractor missed deadline, agency says
Brasfield & Gorrie says it didn't know about Friday deadline to provide schedule for completing work by July 2013The contractor building the behind-schedule Orlando VA Medical Center missed a...
View ArticleOrlando area Boy Scout receives Honor Medal for heroism in saving leader's life
Brian Boatright honored for rescue on New Mexico mountain Eleven thousand feet up a sun-scorched New Mexico mountain known as "Big Red," prospective Eagle Scout Brian Boatright watched in shock as a...
View ArticleSeminole commissioners agree to spend $1.5 million to help homeless families
Seminole County commissioners today agreed to spend nearly $1.5 million on a program that will help the chronically homeless in the area find steady employment and permanent homes.
View ArticleSeminole teacher resigns over brothel visits
A Seminole County teacher whose name turned up on a client list at an East Orange County brothel has resigned to avoid being fired. Christopher Dalland, 35, a chemistry teacher at Lake Brantley High...
View ArticleJudge denies motion to take George Zimmerman off GPS tracking
Zimmerman is not allowed to leave Seminole County except to visit his attorney's office in Orange County.George Zimmerman must remain on GPS monitoring and stay in Seminole County as he continues to...
View ArticleMitsubishi Power Systems acquisition to expand reach of Lake Mary operation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has agreed to acquire Pratt & Whitney Power Systems in a move that would expand the market reach of Mitsubishi's Lake Mary-based power-plant turbine business, the...
View ArticleNew Zimmerman evidence: Serino changed final report four times in five hours
SANFORD – After Chris Serino, the Sanford police detective who led the investigation into the Trayvon Martin shooting death, wrote the most important police report in the case, he revised it at least...
View ArticleChurches give away children's shoes in 'God Day' event
Philippe Angervil and his two sisters were among the first kids to receive new shoes Wednesday in a daylong "God Day" event sponsored by Orlando-area churches. The churches planned to give away 12,000...
View ArticleCouples pick 12-12-12 as memorable wedding date
On the 12th day of the 12th month, in the year 2012, Joel Gardner and Mandy Gallant held hands underneath a white, flowery trellis at the Orange County Courthouse and said "I do."
View ArticleZimmerman judge will decide stand your ground claim later in shovel fight
James Fraleigh says he was defending himself when he hit his neighbor in the head with a shovel.SANFORD – A Casselberry man who claims he was lawfully standing his ground when he walloped his neighbor...
View ArticlePuerto Rican leaders vie for 'seat at table' with political-action committee
In the days following the general election, it quickly became clear that Puerto Rican voters helped tip the scales of political power in Central Florida.
View ArticleLake Mary movie producer David McKenna killed in high-speed I-4 crash
Troopers said David B. McKenna, 33, was driving in excess of 100 mph. He produced the local film "Renee."A Lake Mary music and movie producer was killed in a high-speed crash with a box truck on...
View ArticleSanford looks at allowing golf carts on downtown streets
Sanford is moving toward becoming the latest Central Florida municipality to allow golf carts on city streets in the downtown district.
View ArticleJudge should be reprimanded for yelling — not suspended, agency says
The state agency that polices judges has ratcheted down the punishment that it says Orange-Osceola Circuit Judge Tim Shea should receive for yelling at and bullying lawyers in his courtroom.
View ArticleJudge in Zimmerman murder case also taking on Zimmerman v. NBC
Debra S. Nelson will oversee both.SANFORD — In three weeks, Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson, who's overseeing the George Zimmerman murder case, will inherit a new one: George Zimmerman's defamation suit...
View ArticleCentral Florida parents worry: Are our children safe?
Law enforcement and school officials Friday tried to reassure parents and the public that they are prepared to handle an incident such as the school shooting in Connecticut.
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of making school-shooting threats at Winter Park High
Jeremy Robert Chilik, 24, is accused of posting threat to a Winter Park High School student this week.Winter Park Police have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of prompting a security scare this week...
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