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Apopka advances $12.5 million Golden Gem reclaimed water facility

APOPKA, Fla. — A long-awaited project in northwest Apopka is moving closer to construction after the city issued a notice to proceed this week for work to begin at the Golden Gem facility. The Golden Gem Reclaimed Water Facility is a regional initiative aimed at strengthening water reliability, protecting...
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‘Distraught:’ Seminole County man speaks after he says he was struck by Casselberry police...

CASSELBERRY, Fla – A Seminole County man was injured Friday morning after he was struck by a marked Casselberry police cruiser while walking in a crosswalk, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Shawn Mills said he was walking home around 7:20 a.m. Friday while carrying a car tire when...
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Orlando Man, 35, Arrested Three Years After Fatal Sand Lake Road Hit-and-Run

A 35-year-old Orlando man has been arrested and charged more than three years after a hit-and-run crash killed a 48-year-old driver at one of Central Florida's most notorious intersections. Zachariah Newkirk was booked into custody on a single felony count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, tied to a wrec
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Chinese tourist charged after allegedly flying drone near KSC

Federal prosecutors say a tourist ignored no-fly restrictions around Kennedy Space Center and now faces criminal charges. Investigators allege he flew a drone over protected airspace and recorded video of key NASA facilities.
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Osceola County pastor sentenced to 30 years in prison

A Kissimmee pastor will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a parishioner who went to him for counseling. Eddy Noelsaint, 54, was convicted on four counts of sexual battery in July. An Osceola County judge sentenced him to 30 years on two of those counts on Friday. His victim...
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Orlando’s Pirates Dinner Adventure brings back VAMPIRATES this fall

Pirates Dinner Adventure's vampiric twist, VAMPIRATES, will debut in Orlando this fall with a special preview on Sept. 14.
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Proposed Winter Garden children’s museum awaits decision on $25 million in TDT funds

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Winter Garden could soon be home to a new children’s museum, but a major piece of the funding still needs to fall into place. The nonprofit 8 Waves developed the proposal for the I AM Children’s Museum and is waiting to hear whether its request for $25 million in Tourist Development Tax (TDT) fund
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Customers flee after armed man enters Orlando supermarket, police say

A man accused of carrying what appeared to be a rifle into an Orlando supermarket and pointing it at employees and customers was arrested after a frightening confrontation that sent shoppers running for cover, according to police. Surveillance video captured the incident, which unfolded inside the store before officers
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1 dead following crash in Orange County, troopers say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - An Ocoee woman died after a crash on Saturday near North Hiawassee Road in Ocoee, according to authorities. Officials say that the 50-year-old woman was driving a 2016 Lexus IS northbound on N. Hiawassee Road as she approached the intersection of Clarcona Ocoee Road. Investigators said...
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No charges for rapper Kodak Black after Florida drug arrest

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – No charges were filed against rapper Kodak Black after he was booked into the Orange County Jail earlier this year, according to court records obtained by News 6. Black — whose real name is Bill Kapri, 28 — was arrested back in May, when deputies...

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