Trayvon family attorney turns up at Seminole NAACP meeting, calls Zimmerman...
On the day that attorneys presented opening statements in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, scores of residents gathered inside a church in Sanford's historic black community of...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: Testimony continues today in Trayvon Martin shooting
Jurors heard opening statements Monday in Zimmerman's trial.SANFORD - Prosecutors in the George Zimmerman trial will continue calling witness today, hoping to convince jurors Zimmerman is guilty of...
View ArticleSeminole school tax hike moves forward
SANFORD — Seminole County school leaders made it clear Tuesday that they intend to raise property taxes for the coming school year, although a final decision is still a couple months away.
View ArticleCrisis hits Central Florida homeless agencies
Dozens of nonprofit groups that help Central Florida's homeless are scrambling to tap emergency reserves and secure loans to keep their programs afloat amid an "unprecedented" delay in receiving...
View ArticleDriver falls asleep, hits power pole
A driver in Seminole County fell asleep at the wheel and hit a power pole Wednesday morning.
View ArticleCasselberry plans to buy public safety trailer to teach residents about fire...
Casselberry commissioners on Monday will discuss whether to spend $8,000 toward the purchase of a public safety education trailer that will show children and adults the proper ways to extinguish...
View ArticleCasselberry moving ahead with plans for town center
Development along 17-92 would have apartments, shops, restaurants and trails Construction could start within a year on a new "town center" in Casselberry that would transform an empty stretch of land...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: State's key witness talks about Trayvon Martin's last...
Jurors saw shooting-scene photos of Trayvon's body during testimony Tuesday.SANFORD — From the witness stand Wednesday, the state's star witness in the George Zimmerman murder trial, Rachel "Diamond"...
View ArticleSupreme Court rulings thrill Orlando gay community
The low point for gays in Florida was 2008, when voters overwhelmingly supported a state constitutional amendment making same-sex marriage illegal. It was a demoralizing blow that came at the same...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspects after Sanford shooting
Police are searching for two suspects after a shooting inside a Sanford home Wednesday night.
View ArticleThousands celebrate ruling, hope for gay marriage equality in Florida
Thousands gathered at Orlando's Lake Eola Park on Thursday night to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave federal benefits to legally married gays.
View ArticleBrodeur new president of Seminole Chamber of Commerce
State Rep. Jason Brodeur, a Sanford Republican, has been named president of the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce.
View ArticleCops: Three children hid in closet during home-invasion burglary
Three teenage boys were arrested after a home-invasion burglary of a Sanford home while three children were inside, police say.
View ArticleKey witness holds firm that Zimmerman was aggressor
SANFORD – Rachel Jeantel, the state's star witness in the George Zimmerman murder trial, told jurors Thursday she's convinced that she heard Zimmerman hit then climb on top of Trayvon Martin.
View ArticleLanes reopen after fatal crash shuts down I-4
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 in Seminole County have reopened after a fatal crash shut down part of the highway for hours Friday morning.
View ArticleParents to have more voice in disabled student education, testing
Parents of students with disabilities likely will have more say in their children's education and those with profoundly disabled kids should find it easier to exempt their kids from Florida's testing...
View ArticleHealth departments say their vaccinations for school are for uninsured students
This summer the Florida Department of Health in Orange and Seminole counties will be taking a tougher stance on who can receive care at their offices.
View ArticleCasselberry 'flyover' project moving ahead despite protests
State to award contracts for bridge at 17-92 and 436Despite more than a year of protests led by the owner of the Orlando Jai-Alai fronton, state transportation officials on Monday plan to hire a...
View ArticleSmartphone app helps guide visitors through Winter Park cemeteries
App finds graves, offers biographical information about the dead Although they've been dead for decades, some of Winter Park's most prominent citizens are getting a tribute that's very 21st-century:...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: MMA-day in Trayvon Martin shooting case
Jurors still haven't heard from Trayvon Martin's parents, Sanford PD lead investigator.SANFORD – After four days of testimony detailing the witness accounts and forensics in the case against George...
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