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Execution looms for felon who raped, killed girl, 10
Twenty-two years ago, 10-year-old Christine McGowen was raped and murdered in her bed by a sex offender who sneaked into her northwest Orange County home. On Wednesday, 56-year-old Elmer Carroll, who killed the fifth-grader who loved hide-and-seek,...
Tags: Apopka, Prisons, Abusive Behavior, Judges, Orange Blossom Trail
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Man walking from crash killed in second crash
A 64-year-old Orlando man was struck and killed by a car while crossing State Road 50 in east Orange County shortly after he was in an earlier crash as a motorist, troopers say. After Richard Johnson's car collided with another vehicle at Vermont Street...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Florida Highway Patrol, Dwayne Johnson
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Holiday hugs
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelThere are so many altruistic efforts going on this time of year that I thought I'd open up a forum for you, the readers, to offer notes of appreciation to individuals and groups that are doing good deeds. I thought I'd kick it off with hugs to three... -
It's time for meaningful talk about guns
Right now, Florida is rife with gun talk. In the wake of the Connecticut school shootings, lawmakers have rushed out proposals to do everything from clamping down on guns to suggesting we need more guns on school grounds. That second proposal —...
Tags: Politics, Shootings, Rick Scott, Mike Bennett, Mike Quigley
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Obama carved a “V” for victory in Orange County
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelPresident Barack Obama easily carried Orange County, the key to the I-4 corridor, which was key the swing state of Florida, by carving a powerful “V” for victory out of the county's middle. A Political Pulse look at voting patterns on a map of... -
Sting targets white supremacists: Agents' Nazi 'gang' duped suspects
ST. CLOUD — A neo-Nazi motorcycle gang created by an undercover law-enforcement unit to investigate white supremacists and racist bikers has helped topple two domestic-terrorism groups in Central Florida.
The original investigation began in 2007,...Tags: Orange County Sheriff's Office, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Genes and Chromosomes, Entertainment
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Backpacks in Bithlo spurs activist fight with Orange’s Edwards
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelLast year, Bithlo hosted a back-to school fair that brought a range of resources and services to the impoverished community, complete with the big draw that ensures children show up: free backpacks. This year, Florida Hospital teamed up with community... -
Adams, Mica vying for who can solve Bithlo bridge issue
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOne of the nice things about an election year — especially when a politician is in a competitive race — is that it doesn't take long for a citizen's complaint to get some attention. No sooner did residents of Bithlo complain in the Sentinel... -
Battle of Bithlo Bridge rages between Mica and Adams
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWhat we're dubbing “The Battle of Bithlo Bridge” is really starting to heat up. Who knew that an activist's complaint that a bridge on S.R. 50 is too narrow to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists would become the issue du jour of the... -
Mica tours Bithlo, pledges help on transportation needs
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Rep. John Mica toured the rural community of Bithlo Friday and left pledging to help with a pair of transportation issues. Mica said he used to represent the area years ago, but with the recent re-drawing of congressional boundaries, he could end... -
Day 1: Cops crash often, ticketed rarely
Every day, about 20 Florida police cars crash into something: another vehicle, a person, a utility pole. Every year, those crashes kill 20 people, hurt 2,400 others and cause $25 million in property damage, an Orlando Sentinel investigation has found....Tags: Orange County (Florida), Orange County Sheriff's Office, Palm Beach County, Judges, Florida Highway Patrol
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2011 Central Floridian of the Year: Runners-up
Lucas Boyce: An executive with the Orlando Magic responsible for community relations, Boyce's remarkable life story inspired a reader's nomination for Central Floridian of the Year. Born to a drug-addicted teenage prostitute, he was placed with a foster...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Hospitals and Clinics, Arne Duncan, Florida's Blood Centers, Colleges and Universities
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