Oviedo plans new community center
OVIEDO — The old post office in downtown Oviedo will be converted into a community center, and the City Council wants it to be grand.
View ArticleZimmerman prosecutors won't use 'profiled' in opening statement
SANFORD — Quietly and with hardly anyone noticing, George Zimmerman's attorneys persuaded a judge to ban prosecutors from using the word "profiled" in their opening statement.
View ArticleSanford Police Chief will walk the streets of Goldsboro on Thursday
If you are in Sanford's Goldsboro community on Thursday, you may see the city's new police chief, Cecil Smith, walking with a group of his officers.
View ArticleMan shot in Sanford in stable condition, investigation continues
One person was arrested after a man was shot in Sanford just after 8 p.m. Monday.
View ArticleAny way you look at it, Florida is the state of weird
We live in the center of weird. Weird is the state of Florida.
View ArticleTeacher accused of having sex with students submits not-guilty plea
The Winter Park-area man accused of having sex with two students when he taught at Lyman High School waived his appearance at an arraignment Tuesday and instead submitted a written not-guilty plea.
View ArticleStorms send tree crashing into two homes
Storms ripped through Central Florida Monday night causing a tree to crash into two homes in Longwood.
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: Attorneys reach their goal of 40 potential jurors
Attorneys getting closer to goal of 40 potential jurors.SANFORD - After seven long, tedious days of going over the same set of questions dozens of times, attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial...
View ArticleNo charges in toddler's drowning, Seminole County Sheriff's Office says
Authorities Tuesday identified a toddler who drowned last week in a backyard pool as Keira Alanna Buckroth.
View ArticleHigher health premiums force Seminole schools to mull self-insurance
SANFORD — A sharp increase in employee health-insurance premiums has prompted the Seminole School Board to consider a self-insurance program that could cost a whole lot less — or a whole lot more.
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: Profiles of 40 prospective jurors
16 men, 24 women in poolProsecutors and defense attorneys have settled on 40 prospective jurors to move on to the second round of questioning in the George Zimmerman second-degree-murder trial,...
View ArticleFather arrested after daughter's abusive boyfriend shot, Sanford police say
A Sanford father was arrested early Tuesday after admitting that he shot his daughter's abusive boyfriend, a police report states.
View ArticleZimmerman prosecutors won't use 'profiled' in jury selection
SANFORD — Quietly and with hardly anyone noticing, George Zimmerman's attorneys persuaded prosecutors not to use the word "profiled" during jury selection.
View ArticleCivil-rights group claims dismissed George Zimmerman juror was defamed
The Florida Civil Rights Association announced Tuesday that it is representing a dismissed juror who was barred from the Seminole County Courthouse until after the George Zimmerman trial concludes.
View ArticleElectric-motorcycle pioneer 'pushes limits' on cross-country rides
Terry Hershner made what he calls first coast-to-coast run on electric bike, and he's on road again Less than two weeks after completing what he called the first coast-to-coast run on an electric...
View ArticleOviedo's attempt to go upscale sinking in the mud on park project
OVIEDO — The town's Center Lake Park project is stuck in the mud, and digging it out is going to be expensive.
View ArticleOld Sanford public-housing complex to be torn down
Redding Gardens first of six complexes likely to be demolished Crews will begin tearing down the old Redding Gardens public-housing complex in Sanford as early as next week, the first of six mostly...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: Jury pool asked about crime, guns in Round 2 of...
Jury selection continues in Trayvon Martin shooting case.SANFORD - In ways broad and subtle, Assistant State Attorney Bernie da la Rionda on Wednesday spent five hours preparing a group of 40...
View Article'Customer' steals jewelry from Sanford mall kiosk
A customer at a Seminole Towne Center jewelry kiosk on Wednesday asked to see some jewelry, then ran off with it, Sanford police said.
View ArticleMetro area's income continues to grow, but lag as well
Orlando's real per-capita income — that's people's income adjusted for inflation — rose for a second year in 2011, but the metropolitan area lags Florida's other big cities and both state and national...
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