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Funeral today for FHP trooper Tracy Vickers, killed in S.R. 408 crash in Orlando
Services this week have been announced for Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Tracy Vickers, who was killed in an accident Friday morning on State Road 408.
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Florida law would require drivers to keep hands off cellphones at all times
An author of a new law that toughened the state’s texting-while-driving ban wants to require motorists to go fully hands-free if they are using cellphones.
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Starting Tuesday, it’s illegal for Florida drivers to hold phones through school and work zones
The state’s ban on texting while driving will expand to prohibit motorists from using handheld wireless devices while driving in designated school crossings, school zones and work zones under a law that takes effect Tuesday.
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One dead, one injured from falling beam during I-4 construction in Orlando, authorities say
The SGL Constructors employee killed was the fifth worker who died since construction began in 2015 on the $2-billion-plus overhaul of Central Florida’s busiest road.
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FHP trooper Tracy Vickers dies in S.R. 408 crash: ‘We are heartbroken’
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper is dead after a crash Friday morning on State Road 408, according the FHP.
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Manhunt underway for suspect in Polk killings who is wanted in Tennessee for murder, sheriff says
A search has begun for a man suspected of killing two people in Polk County and who is wanted for murder in Tennessee, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday night.
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‘Dancing With the Stars’: Singer soars with ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Singer Ally Brooke was the standout on Disney Night on 'Dancing With the Stars.' The ABC show sent no one home Monday but plugged Disney in a big way beyond the dance floor.
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Miami, Orlando homebuyers most likely to be denied mortgages, report finds
Although nationwide mortgage denials are at an all-time low since the housing crisis, homebuyers are most likely to be denied in Florida cities, a new report found.
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Indicted Giuliani associate pictured with Gov. Ron DeSantis at Orlando election party
Parnas was also listed as a member of the steering committee for a July 2018 fundraiser for DeSantis held at the Alaqua Country Club in Seminole County. Fellow committee members, however, said they have no memory of Parnas and aren’t sure he attended.
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Latinos for Trump holds ‘Vamos for Victory’ event in Orlando
ohn Pence, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and Vice President Mike Pence’s nephew, touted Trump’s agenda of “prosperity and security”, business opportunity and the preservation of conservative values ??and religious freedom.
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Mount Dora reaches proposed $64K settlement with fired police chief John O’Grady
The Mount Dora City Council on Monday night will consider a settlement agreement with former police chief John O’Grady, who was fired this summer, for just over $64,000, the amount of his accrued sick leave and vacation time, records show.
