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2 die in car crash, blaze in Osceola County
Two people died Sunday afternoon after their SUV struck a tree in Poinciana and caught fire, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A 2010 Ford SUV was traveling east on Cypress Parkway when the driver lost control, went off the roadway onto the shoulder and...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Poinciana
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Nationals to Osceola? County may land team for spring training as Astros prepare to leave
Kissimmee might not be left without spring-training baseball after all. A Brevard County official expects the Washington Nationals to make the move from Viera in the near future. "They're not renewing their lease" in Viera, said Brevard County...
Tags: Spring Training, Kissimmee, Local Government, Houston Astros, Brevard County
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Armando Ramirez's spokesman quits as boss attends Key West conference
Osceola County Clerk of Court Armando Ramirez lost his spokesman late Wednesday when veteran journalist Marvin Cortner quit his $70,000 job without explanation. Cortner confirmed Thursday afternoon that he had resigned but declined to say why. One of...
Tags: Key West
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FDLE: Crime rates down in Central Florida, across state
Central Florida counties saw lower crime rates in 2012 — mirroring the statewide trend — according to the annual crime report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The overall crime rate in Orange County decreased by 4...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Criminals, Laws, Lake County (Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Crash traps Florida Highway Patrol trooper in car on S.R. 417
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was stuck inside his patrol car for 45 minutes Thursday after a pickup hit him on the Central Florida GreeneWay, investigators said. Trooper Grady Lee, 57, had pulled onto the shoulder of the southbound GreeneWay, also...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Motorvehicle Accidents, Orlando, Transportation Accidents
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Child-porn subscriber charged with having 8 illegal videos, deputies say
A 48-year-old Osceola County man who has been under investigation last summer was charged recently with eight crimes related child pornography, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said today. Matthew Lyndon Johnson of St. Cloud is accused of...
Tags: St. Cloud, Pornography, Osceola County Sheriff's Office, Lyndon B. Johnson
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American Front leader's domestic-terrorism trial postponed
KISSIMMEE — The case against the American Front white-supremacy group, scheduled to begin in Osceola County Monday, has been postponed until July. Marcus Faella is the one remaining defendant, whose case cas not been resolved. Early Monday,...
Tags: FBI, Court Preliminary, Punishment, Prosecution, Social Issues
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Traffic: Delays remain on I-4 in Seminole
Late-morning delays remain on westbound Interstate 4 in Seminole County. The delays are reported: From Exit 101 to State Road 417. At mile marker 96 because of a crash. At mile marker 91, because of an accident. Traffic remains backed up for...Tags: Sanford, Longwood (Seminole, Florida), Lake Mary, State Road 408, Interstate 4
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American Front trial delayed at prosecutor's request
KISSIMMEE – White supremacist Marcus Faella must wait until late July for his day in court. Rather than go to trial Monday, the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office requested and received Monday what Circuit Judge Jon Morgan said would be the...
Tags: FBI, Punishment, Prosecution, Terrorism, Social Issues
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St. Cloud man killed in crash with pole
A 60-year-old man was killed when he crashed into a pole in Osceola County on Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers say the St. Cloud resident, whose name has not yet been released, was westbound on Deer Run Road approaching Crosley Avenue...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, St. Cloud
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Former Osceola Principal David Groover gets one year in prison on drug conviction
KISSIMMEE — David Groover, formerly principal of Partin Settlement Elementary School, must serve a year in prison following his guilty plea and sentencing Monday for dealing drugs, court records show. The once widely popular educator admitted to...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Drug Use, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use
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Region's other tourist strip struggling to recover from downturns, decay
Back when International Drive was a short dead end and Orange County's giant convention center was just a dream, U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County was Walt Disney World's doorstep, the road most Disney-bound tourists cruised in search of an affordable...
Tags: Casino and Gambling, St. Cloud, Kissimmee, Walt Disney World Resort, Rentals
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