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Florida jobless rate dips to 7.2 percent in April
Florida's unemployment rate continues to fall, dipping from 7.5 percent in March to 7.2 percent in April — the lowest level in five years. Metro Orlando's jobless rate also improved, falling to 6.4 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage...
Tags: Government, Polk County, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Unemployment
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Central Florida Republicans rally to take out Castor Dentel
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Republican House District 30 candidate Bob Cortes, who hopes to defeat freshman Democrat Karen Castor Dentel next year, is holding his campaign kickoff and fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Longwood Community Building. Castor Dentel ...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, David Johnson, Elections, Parties and Movements
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Spate of shootings by law enforcers concerns community, FDLE
In the past month, seven people have been shot by law-enforcement officers in Central Florida — some fatally. In situations ranging from a crossbow-wielding man in Orange County to a 61-year-old woman in Volusia, officers have employed the most...
Tags: Laws, Law Enforcement, Shootings, Valencia College, Justice System
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FDLE: Crime rates down in Central Florida, across state
Central Florida counties saw lower crime rates in 2012 — mirroring the statewide trend — according to the annual crime report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The overall crime rate in Orange County decreased by 4...
Tags: Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Laws, Lake County (Florida), Criminals
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Arrest made in butcher-knife robbery near Orlando
Deputies have arrested a man they said jumped through a small opening in security glass at a convenience store and robbed a 65-year-old clerk with a butcher knife Saturday. The suspect is Jean Dorival, 28, who was taken into custody in Palm Beach County,...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Theft, Miramar, Prisons, Police Arrests
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Region's other tourist strip struggling to recover from downturns, decay
Back when International Drive was a short dead end and Orange County's giant convention center was just a dream, U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County was Walt Disney World's doorstep, the road most Disney-bound tourists cruised in search of an affordable...
Tags: Travel, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Interstate 4
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Can Osceola's tourist strip take back its hotels?
Twice a year, Val and Keith Lupton vacation somewhere along U.S. Highway 192 near Walt Disney World, drawn by the state's famous sunshine and the tourist strip's affordable lodging. For the past eight years or so, the accommodations chosen by the...
Tags: Travel, Amusement and Theme Parks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lake Buena Vista, Hotels and Accommodations
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Casey Anthony's attorneys: Judge Perry 'eviscerated' her chance of fair defamation trial
Casey Anthony's bankruptcy attorneys said Judge Belvin Perry "completely eviscerated" her chance of having a fair defamation trial in Orlando because of public comments he recently made about her first-degree murder case. Perry, the chief judge of the...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, NBC (tv network), Judges, Litigation, Today (tv program)
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Florida prepares for massive insurance signup
WASHINGTON – Facing the next big health-care challenge in Florida, Uncle Sam plans to enlist hundreds of consumer "navigators" over the next several months to help enroll up to 3.5 million uninsured state residents by January, when everyone is...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Palm Beach County, Unemployment Benefits, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care
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Expressway may take over state's part of Wekiva Parkway
Orlando's main road-building agency may take over construction of almost all of the $1.66 billion Wekiva Parkway, but not if the agency has to raise tolls to cover the cost. "We would not consider it if there is a toll increase," said Max Crumit, who...
Tags: Apopka, Highway Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, Interstate 4, Sanford
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Trail would let cyclists ride coast-to-coast across Florida
Cycling enthusiasts have long dreamed of having a paved trail through the center of Florida that would give riders a continuous path from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Now that vision may become reality. The budget the Legislature passed...
Tags: Government, Google Inc., Travel, Rick Scott, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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What we think: Brodeur, Stewart top class
On Sunday we graded Central Florida's state senators on their performance during this year's session of the Florida Legislature. Today we'll grade some from the House, based on their priorities and effectiveness in the 2013 session, which concluded...Tags: Apopka, Politics, Titusville, Buddy Dyer, Labor Legislation
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