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Why are sexual-related incidents up at Orlando's water parks?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:25:00 -0400

With the most recent report of a sexual-related incident at a local water park, theme park officials, tourism experts and law enforcement are stumped by a troubling trend for theme-park-friendly Central Florida.

Suspect in shooting of wildlife officer arrested

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:34:00 -0400

Christopher Eddy, 23, had been on the run for 2 days

A man who has been on the run for two days after the shooting of a Florida wildlife officer has been arrested.

Walter Cronkite, legendary CBS anchor, dies at 92

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:16:00 -0400

Most trusted man in America and legendary CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkie dies in New York.

Walter Cronkite formed such a powerful bond with viewers that the CBS anchor came to be regarded as the most-trusted man in America.

Tiger Woods misses the cut at British Open

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:04:00 -0400

Tom Watson leading the British Open heading to the weekend?

Woman, 49, killed in rear-end crash in Astor

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:05:00 -0400

An Astor woman was killed this evening when she drove under the back of a tractor-trailer in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

9-foot python bagged on first day of snake hunt

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:28:00 -0400

A crew of snake handlers, with a large group of reporters in tow, hit the Everglades this morning to answer questions about state plans to start hunting Burmese pythons -- and it didn't take long for one of the reptiles to show up.

Dead man's family sues dentist who dropped tools down patient's throat

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:44:00 -0400

A Winter Park dentist who twice dropped tools down the throat of an elderly patient -- a 90-year-old man who died after the second incident -- is being sued for negligence.

Waterford Lakes standoff ends in suicide

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:53:00 -0400

A suicidal man who barricaded himself in a Waterford Lakes home has killed himself, authorities said.

Possible Disney Fantasyland plans could mean more princesses

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:07:14 -0400

Theme Park Rangers notes the Internet is abuzz with the (alleged) blueprint for an expansion of Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom.

Firefighter case could cost Orlando $1 million or more

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:20:00 -0400

Florida appeals court says Orlando must pay legal fees in suit by firefighter Bob Flamily but city doesn't have to pay hepatitis claim

Orlando could be on the hook for as much as $1 million in legal fees after losing an eight-year legal battle that the opposing attorney said could have been settled relatively cheaply without ever going to court.