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Freshfields Farm grocery proposal headlines Wednesday’s Apopka City Council agenda

City leaders will consider a major development plan allowing Freshfields Farm to build a 17,550-square-foot specialty grocery on more than five acres near Armanda Borjas Jr. Way. The store could become a daily-use retail anchor and a steady draw for traffic in the area. Other business includes infrastructure...
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Apopka Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison For Wire Fraud...

The US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida released an official statement regarding an Apopka man’s prison sentence: Orlando, Florida – Keith Oelerich (62, Apopka) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to five years and five months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated...
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Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation at Orange County Church and Daycare, No Devices Found

Orange County was the site of tense moments at a church and daycare this week when a bomb threat prompted an evacuation. According to reports, the threat was made towards the Sanctuary Church Worship Center, located within the bounds of the Conway Learning Center. Church officials report that the threat...
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Bahama Breeze restaurants in Florida are closing permanently, company says

ORLANDO, Fla. – Fans of Bahama Breeze restaurants are being met with unwanted news this week, as the company behind the chain announced that all locations will soon be shut down, News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando reported. In a release, company officials said that the chain, which is...
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‘Reckless’ driver crashes twice, dies in Daytona Beach on S.R. A1A

A Seminole County man was killed in a Jan. 29 crash in Daytona Beach minutes after his Jeep SUV struck another vehicle on State Road A1A in Daytona Beach Shores, a police report states. Data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles suggests it was the first fatal crash in Volusia County in...
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New limits coming to ICE enforcement, Orange County mayor declares

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – On Tuesday, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warning about new limits coming to ICE inmates at the county’s correctional facility (OCCD). In his letter, Demings said that the local government remains committed to supporting...
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Whataburger to Open in Orlando, Marking Return After 17 Years

Whataburger is opening soon in Orlando, marking a notable expansion of the Texas-born burger chain into Central Florida marking its return to the region for the first time in 17 years. After a long hiatus since closing its previous franchised locations in 2009, Whataburger is returning to the Orlando area...
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Kissimmee City Commission Votes 3–1 to Terminate City Attorney Olga Sanchez de Fuentes

Monday’s Kissimmee City Commission meeting began much like most regular meetings, opening with a series of positive and ceremonial agenda items — including an oath of office for newly hired firefighters, proclamations recognizing Black History Month and Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month, and the Employee of the...
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Orlando’s Knight Library hosted an underage neo-Nazi ‘special guest’

The primarily college-aged bar advertised Clavicular as a "special guest" weeks after Miami bars issued apology statements for hosting him. The post Orlando’s Knight Library hosted an underage neo-Nazi ‘special guest’ appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
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Shooting near Orange County Jail: Random person hit by gunfire; 1 arrested, police say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - The Orlando Police Department said one person was hurt, and another person has been arrested after a shooting happened Wednesday afternoon outside the Orange County jail. Police were investigating a "domestic-related" shooting in the area of S. John Parkway and Vision Blvd., not far from the...

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