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Zimmerman 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. That means the theory that is the backbone of the state's case — that 17-year-old...
Tags: Mark O'Mara, Justice System, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Civil Rights
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Weather: Storms are pounding Central Florida
Powerful storms packing hail, lightning and damaging winds are hammering Central Florida this afternoon, prompting numerous weather warnings across the region. Weather experts are warning residents about a impending collision of "outflow boundaries" in...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Oviedo, Leesburg, National Weather Service, St. Cloud
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Letters to the Editor: Ozzie & Harriet, lung transplant, tea party
Ozzie & Harriet days Recently, I overheard two women cheering the end of the "Ozzie & Harriet" days. I've since wondered what was so bad about those days. Were there too few no-fault divorces, making both spouses poorer? Too few latch-key kids? Too...Tags: National Government, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Execution looms for felon who raped, killed girl, 10
Nearly 23 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: Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Nintendo Company Ltd., Murder, Death Penalty
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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: Dwayne Johnson, Orange County (Florida), Florida Highway Patrol
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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: Mike Quigley, Voting, Elections, Politics, Rick Scott
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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: Clubs and Associations, St. Cloud, Lifestyle and Leisure, Genes and Chromosomes, Television
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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...
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