Oakland News

Published: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. A Haines City commissioner rendered aloof-and-condescending response to taxpayers' inquiries at a public forum Dec.

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announced today that two players matched all five winning numbers in the Wednesday, December 2, FANTASY 5 drawing and will share a $231,624.56 top prize.

Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:56 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 3:29 a.m. HAINES CITY Whatever agreement city officials thought they got six weeks ago on a redesigned Martin Luther King Way seemed to vanish Tuesday evening.

Orlando Ballet was shut out of funding by Orange County's cultural-tourism program for the coming year because of a shortage of county grant money.

Orange County home owners are calling Property Appraiser Bill Donegan to complain that they are paying more taxes, even though their homes are worth thousands of dollars less.

Aleisha and Timothy Smith are accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and forcing her into prostitution.

Police say a husband and wife kidnapped a teenager from an Orange County bus stop and forced her into prostitution.

Orange County School Board Member Jim Martin is hosting the fourth annual "Fill the Bus" event, where volunteers collect donated school supplies like backpacks, notebook paper, pencils, rulers, crayons and cash.

Sunday, Bill Criswell with Habitat says they'll kick off the project to get a home for Army Specialist Marcus Griffin, his wife and two children.

A man was on life support Saturday and his wife was in critical condition after he shot her during an argument and then turned the gun on himself, police said.

Orange County Fire Rescue units responded to a double-shooting around 7 p.m. on Friday.

Two people were shot in an Orange County home Friday night. The Orange County Sheriff's Office and Oakland police responded to the John's Landing Estate just after 8 p.m. One man is in critical condition.