Deliberations underway at trial of third Warlocks murder defendant
Victor Amaro, 43, of Winter Springs faces three murder countsSANFORD – Warlocks murder defendant Victor Amaro rushed into the VFW parking lot in Winter Springs, grabbed two hidden guns then began...
View ArticleDrones take flight in Florida
Just a breeze tickled the top of the earthen dike high above Lake Okeechobee, which made flight conditions ideal for a drone that Tom Spencer gripped like a javelin.
View ArticleAmtrak Auto Train out of Sanford canceled Monday
Trains have been late for more than a weekAmtrak has canceled the Auto Train Monday because the service has been running behind for more than a week and officials are trying to catch up.
View ArticleSeminole's sales tax plan: Sorting through the facts
On May 20, Seminole County voters will decide whether their sales tax should increase by one penny from 6 cents on the dollar to 7 cents.
View ArticleLyman High officials clarify e-mail sent to parents about penny sales tax
Lyman High School officials today sent out an e-mail to about 2,000 parents clarifying an earlier letter that critics claim was a promotion for a proposed 1-cent sales tax increase.
View Article'Get ready' for hurricane, governor tells Floridians
It's been ages seemingly since Florida was last whacked by a hurricane, and the worry stalking the Governor's Hurricane Conference this week at the Orange County Convention Center is that the state...
View ArticleConstantine, Maloy face off on Seminole sales-tax increase
Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine and former county commissioner Grant Maloy will debate tonight in Altamonte Springs regarding whether the county's sales tax should be increased by a cent.
View ArticleDrones drop in on Orlando
A Central Florida convention this week for unmanned vehicle systems – or drones – is showcasing one craft designed to defeat missiles, another upgradable for a human pilot and more that aren't much...
View ArticleFingerprint in McDonald's bag led deputies to murder suspect
SANFORD — The masked killer whom Susan Campbell saw was wearing gloves. Clearly, he did not want to leave fingerprints.
View ArticleElections-violation complaint filed against anti-tax group in Seminole County
Supporters of a penny sales-tax increase in Seminole County said that Wednesday that they filed a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission claiming that an anti-tax group has violated several...
View ArticleDuke Energy plans to spend $1.9 billion on power plants
With its nuclear plant crippled and two of its coal plants too old and dirty to meet pollution limits, Duke Energy has announced nearly $1.9 billion worth of plans to build or upgrade several units...
View ArticleSeminole sales tax all about quality of life
Seminole County schools Superintendent Walt Griffin and the mayors of Seminole's seven cities have every right to lob a big "I told you so" at the County Commission.
View ArticleRaining cats and dogs — but it isn't rainy season yet
The soggy part of year that enlivens afternoons with lightning and claps of thunder arrived Thursday with downpours across Central Florida. Or so it seemed.
View ArticleTwo Seminole County deputies lose jobs after 6,000 text messages to each...
Joseph Fetchick and Valencia LaRue sent each other more than 230 in one dayTwo Seminole County deputies sent each other about 6,000 text messages while on the job, many of them documenting in graphic...
View ArticleSurveillance cameras on SunRail cars, platforms
Cameras called a security tool, but should passengers be told they're being recorded?The thousands of commuters who've so far boarded Central Florida's fledgling SunRail service have experienced its...
View Article'Bring Back Our Girls' prayer walk spotlights human trafficking
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — Some wore bright red tape with a black X across their mouths.
View ArticleHundreds of rescue dogs and their rescuers run for charity
Alina Kleyman had never run in a 5K race before Saturday. But she figured the inaugural Run for the Rescues Fashionable 5K and 1 Mile Dog Jog was worth breaking out her Superman costume and running...
View ArticleReport: Pit bull bites waitress at Oviedo Outback
A pit bull bit a waitress Saturday evening at an Outback Steakhouse in Oviedo, WKMG-Channel 6 is reporting.
View ArticleCharles Grimm: Drone business taking off for Outdoor Robotics
Charles Grimm, 56, is president of Outdoor Robotics, a small company in New Smyrna Beach. Last week, he attended the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International convention in Orlando. He...
View ArticleQuestions, answers on Seminole's penny-sales-tax vote
Seminole County will hold a special election Tuesday, when voters will decide whether the county's sales tax should be increased from the current 6 cents on the dollar to 7 cents for the next 10 years.
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