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3 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Severe depression did not stop this determined valedictorian

In the days before Freedom High School's October homecoming week, when most kids were worried about dressing up for spirit days, the girl poised to be the school's valedictorian was begging to be hospitalized.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Orlando, FL, Orange Lake, FL

7 hrs ago | WFTV Orlando

Body of missing Seminole County businessman found in New York

Channel 9 Eyewitness News has confirmed that the body of a missing Seminole County businessman and father of three has been found in New York.

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Related Topix: Startups, Publishing, Media, News, IGN Entertainment, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Filmed Entertainment, FOX News Network

Thu May 23, 2013

WFTV Orlando

Problems plague Casselberry road project

Channel 9 Eyewitness News has uncovered a major problem with a road project in Seminole County.

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Related Topix: Casselberry, FL

Seminole Chronicle

Countdown to summer camp

With the school year coming to a close, busy parents will soon be faced with one of life's more important questions: How do they entertain children and keep them out of trouble now that school's out? Fortunately for those same parents, Oviedo, Winter Springs and surrounding areas in eastern Seminole County are not lacking in the options for summer ... (more)

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Related Topix: Winter Springs, FL, Oviedo, FL, Casselberry, FL, Orlando, FL

Click Orlando

Winter Springs High School student removed from bus by police over Facebook threat, officials say

Longwood police pulled a school bus en route to Winter Springs High school over and removed a student after receiving a report of a possible online threat against a schoolmate, officials said.

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Seminole Chronicle

Students see science in action at Altamonte incubator

In the future, the child next door could be the professional who purifies your drinking water, revives an algae-laden lake or stops an invasive plant species from overrunning our natural habitat.

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Related Topix: Altamonte Springs, FL, Education Etc., Environment

Seminole Chronicle

School board, Seminole Education Association reach verdict on teacher salaries

On May 15, the Seminole County Public School Board unanimously voted to accept its own proposal regarding a new pay scale for teachers.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WFTV Orlando

Seminole Co. deputies: Suspects accused of robbing day cares, schools arrested

Seminole County deputies took down two suspects accused of a crime spree Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Winter Springs, FL

Seminole Chronicle

Seminole County veterans share experiences in honor of Memorial Day

With the sights and sounds of construction now apparent, the Oviedo on the Park development project is quickly starting to take root as a reality in the making for the community just two months after breaking ground.

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Related Topix: Oviedo, FL, Winter Springs, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Defense attorneys release scores of photos, preparing for George Zimmerman trial

Defense attorneys have just released scores of new photos as they prepare for the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial, set to begin in Sanford in three weeks.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Valencia College to take up tuition rates today

Some trustees have spoken out against raising tuition, as students continue to struggle with the increasing costs of higher education.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott

Mon May 20, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

George Zimmerman's father: My son faces 'malicious prosecution'

Robert Zimmerman , father of murder defendant George Zimmerman, is complaining about a state audio expert who reported hearing George Zimmerman make righteous statements during a call to police just before he shot Trayvon Martin .

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Related Topix: Florida

Fri May 17, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Ocoee hopes to set up citywide network of surveillance cameras

The plan, as described to city commissioners by Lt. Mike Bryant, aims to link public and private surveillance devices on a high-speed, wireless network that would stream video into a central recorder at the police station.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Marathon

Thu May 16, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

George Zimmerman's wife files trial witnesses list that includes sister-in-law, brother-in-law

SANFORD George Zimmerman 's wife, who is facing a perjury charge, has filed a witness list that includes her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, the couple who helped her husband set up a fund-raising website and manage the money that came flooding in.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed May 15, 2013

News 4 Jax

Drones secretly invading privacy?

But, a new law just went into effect that only lets detectives use those hovering cameras if they have a warrant, or if there's a terrorist threat.

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Click Orlando

Carjacking ends in chase, crash

TALK MORE ABOUT RAIN CHANCES FOR THE WEEKEND IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, TROY, THANK YOU, SIR.

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Related Topix: Winter Park, FL, Casselberry, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Suspect arrested in Winter Park carjacking

A carjacking between people who knew each other led to a car chase through two counties that ended in Winter Park around 1:20 a.m. today.

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Related Topix: Winter Park, FL, Altamonte Springs, FL

Tue May 14, 2013

WESH-TV

Thieves sought after burglary spree caught on camera

Some of the men believed to be involved were detained by police officers, but no one has been charged yet in any of the thefts.

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Related Topix: Winter Springs, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Defense blood expert: Someone else's blood found at double murder scene

A defense blood pattern expert testified Tuesday that someone else's blood - not the victims' and not the defendant's - were in several rooms at the scene of two bloody knife murders in an Altamonte Springs trailer park.

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Related Topix: Altamonte Springs, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Seminole to spend $7.4 million to buy land near airport for new sports complex

Seminole County commissioners today agreed to spend $7.4 million to buy almost 100 acres near the Orlando Sanford International Airport to build a sports complex that would draw teams from across the country for tournaments.

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Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.