Provides the latest RSS feeds for Orlando News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/88746c23afcdd0e0/ en-us Sat, 17 May 2008 18:12:39 -0400 Sat, 17 May 2008 18:12:39 -0400 30 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hurricane Charley, one of the most destructive storms to strike the United States, is getting the Disney treatment. A new exhibit opening in late August at Disney's Epcot Innoventions... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14897404/ Sat, 17 May 2008 16:52:10 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14897404/ State police have been investigating a fatal crash just before 9 a.m. on South Texas Avenue, near Downing Street.Police said the car was heading south, when it lost control and hit a pole, went up the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14897717/ Sat, 17 May 2008 16:45:59 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14897717/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orlando Police program that teaches young people to give back to the community and stay out of trouble, kicked off Saturday morning as volunteers from the police and local business... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14895882/ Sat, 17 May 2008 14:18:06 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14895882/ See previous story. The video showed two girls in an argument, when all of a sudden, one of them started beating the other.The victim, Victoria Lindsey, 16, fell onto a bed, and tried to protect her... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14896320/ Sat, 17 May 2008 14:11:56 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14896320/ Radio station WHOG-FM hoped an online petition would help get a strip club manager out of jail.Sean Bishop was found guilty of asking people to write checks to Daytona Beach Commission candidates, the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14896319/ Sat, 17 May 2008 14:11:55 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14896319/ A rental home on McLeod Avenue was destroyed by a house fire Friday night.The damage was estimated at $60,000.There was no word on what caused the fire.Only one person was inside the home when the fir... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14895881/ Sat, 17 May 2008 14:11:54 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14895881/ Disney's Epcot Innoventions pavilion will put visitors in the eye of the storm's lashing Category 4 winds using 3-D technology and surround sound.Disney officials talked about "StormStruck: The Tale o... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894456/ Sat, 17 May 2008 12:34:25 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894456/ FOUR CORNERS | With more than 550 freshwater lakes and numerous rivers in Polk County, it's no surprise tourism officials love to highlight the opportunities here for fishing, boating and water sports... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894226/ Sat, 17 May 2008 12:05:56 -0400 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894226/ A search is under way for a missing swimmer at Cocoa Beach on Saturday.Authorities said a man was last seen about 300 yards from the pier on Friday night. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894345/ Sat, 17 May 2008 11:40:14 -0400 2 WESH http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894345/ The Volusia County Beach Patrol warned those headed to the beach Saturday to expect some rough surf after the powerful rip current sent several swimmers to the hospital Friday.Beach Patrol Capt. Sco... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894761/ Sat, 17 May 2008 11:33:56 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14894761/ Police have been investigating the murder of a woman in her 40s shot and killed early Saturday.Police said the woman, who was shot around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, while going to pick up her son from a ho... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14893253/ Sat, 17 May 2008 08:54:15 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14893253/ The University of Central Florida was set to host the Orlando Health and Fitness show during the weekend at the UCF Arena.The health and fitness expo was scheduled to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. b... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14893252/ Sat, 17 May 2008 08:54:14 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14893252/ PRWEB ) May 17, 2008 -- Global Real Estate Services, Inc. is your source for experience, knowledge and integrity in this ever-changing Real Estate market. Celebrating 15 years of service, Global Real ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14890815/ Sat, 17 May 2008 05:36:00 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14890815/ PRWEB ) May 17, 2008 -- Florida residents are invited to drive in, park it and save this summer at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort while playing on 200 tropical acres. The popular Four-Diamon... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14890812/ Sat, 17 May 2008 05:35:59 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14890812/ -- Twenty-four people were arrested following a multi-agency narcotics investigation Friday.Officials said the sting targeted street and mid-level drug dealers after the Sheriff's office said it recei... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14887377/ Sat, 17 May 2008 00:52:44 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14887377/ COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities searched for a missing surfer Friday night after a man was last seen about 300 yards south of Cocoa Beach Pier.Cocoa Beach police received a call at 9:42 p.m., with th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14886883/ Sat, 17 May 2008 00:43:55 -0400 Local 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14886883/ Lou Pearlman has asked to delay his sentencing for an elaborate fraud scheme so he can promote a new band, according to court documents filed Friday.Pearlman's attorney asked that his client's sentenc... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885096/ Fri, 16 May 2008 23:14:44 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885096/ Matt Sanders went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs to lead Clemson to a 7-3 win over Central Florida on Friday night.But even more important than the win was what happened at http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885097/ Fri, 16 May 2008 23:14:42 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885097/ suspension  was lifted against the company.Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Allstate has turned over documents about pricing that regulators demanded.The state had suspended Allstate's abili... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885533/ Fri, 16 May 2008 22:14:17 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885533/ -- Seminole County Sheriff's deputies said a medical condition caused a school bus driver to drive into a wooded area.The accident happened on State Road 46 in Geneva Friday.The driver was taken to th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885534/ Fri, 16 May 2008 22:14:16 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885534/ -- The hunt is on for the man accused of firing shots inside a local Vietnamese business.It happened at the Devang Coffee Shop on East Colonial Drive.Employees told Orlando police officers that a man ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885535/ Fri, 16 May 2008 22:14:15 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14885535/ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Three people face serious changes for using a pellet gun to rob three different people in Volusia County. Investigators said the gun looked like an Uzi.The spree of robberies st... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14881993/ Fri, 16 May 2008 19:35:11 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14881993/ Agency for Health Care Administration told News 13 it is investigating a death at Orlando Regional Medical Center.The investigation is to determine if a patient was given the wrong blood, causing the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14882867/ Fri, 16 May 2008 19:28:59 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14882867/ -- A Russian Progress supply ship docked with the International Space Station Friday evening.The unmanned spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Wednesday and successfully rea... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14882868/ Fri, 16 May 2008 19:28:58 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14882868/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- A body was discovered in an Orlando canal on Friday afternoon, and authorities are calling the incident suspicious.The body was found at about 2:35 p.m. in a canal located on Wilts Ci... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14881992/ Fri, 16 May 2008 19:19:10 -0400 Local 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14881992/ Orange Co. dive team finds body Currently Viewed 8 days ago - 10 days ago - 15 days ago - 15 days ago - 16 days ago - 16 days ago - 17 days ago - 17 days ago - 17 days ago - http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14878894/ Fri, 16 May 2008 17:44:14 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14878894/ It's the end of an era in Daytona Beach, as 60 years of greyhound racing at the Daytona Beach Kennel Club comes to an end this weekend.The track, located right next to the Daytona International Speedw... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14879630/ Fri, 16 May 2008 16:37:24 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14879630/ Orlando Skate Park . "It's a pretty fun park. You get a lot of speed in the bowls. Skate the ledges if you're more street, and they got the street course, so it's pretty fun," said Connor Askew."Basi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14874636/ Fri, 16 May 2008 13:44:03 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14874636/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- Members of the Orlando Magic staff and the Magic dancers are hitting the streets of downtown Orlando to thank fans Friday morning."Stuff" will also be along to thank fans for their su... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14871537/ Fri, 16 May 2008 10:56:11 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14871537/ Winning the lottery is not making for a happy occasion for one south Florida couple.Donna Campbell is suing her husband, Arnin Ramdass, for a cut of the $600,000 he won in the lottery.Ramdass, along w... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14872477/ Fri, 16 May 2008 10:49:26 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14872477/ Ricardo Jose Vazquez was found not guilty Thursday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Poinciana in 2006. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14868562/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:28:44 -0400 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14868562/ A company is using a fireproof gel to help firefighters in Brevard County.FireIce, developed by former firefighters, is designed to coat surfaces and make them repel flames. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14868561/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:59:06 -0400 2 WESH http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14868561/ OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- Osceola County is missing $45 million in property tax revenues because thousands of homeowners haven't paid their share.Throughout the county, 14,000 homeowners have yet to pay... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14868563/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:58:52 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14868563/ A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is recovering after he was bit by an 8-foot alligator.A resident of the Brightside Apartments in Deltona called authorities about a gator walking around the parking l... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14869265/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:52:20 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14869265/ Springfield comes to Universal as guests careen along with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie in all-new Simpsons adventure. Orlando, FL and Universal City, CA ( http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14865093/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:21:03 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14865093/ A local teen made national headlines Thursday after posting her emotional story about being raped on YouTube."I had to turn to this -- to make a video, to post it on the Internet -- for somebody to he... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14860982/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:33:13 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14860982/ Watch The Story Dozens of neighborhood children made a splash at the Cypress Aquatic Center on Thursday. The facility has one pool designed for fun, a lap pool set aside for competitive swimming and a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14857080/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:52:15 -0400 2 WESH http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14857080/ A new, high-tech fire tanker that towers above regular fire engines, carries more water than two trucks, and can travel through just about any rough terrain has arrived in Port Orange, the first city ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14857905/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:44:48 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14857905/ In a first for Orlando, brand new office space in the downtown area is on the auction block.You've probably heard of home auctions, and earlier this year residential condos in a high rise adjoining ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14852400/ Thu, 15 May 2008 17:46:53 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14852400/ A massive recall was issued involving more than 600,000 pickup trucks, for what the Ford Motor Company said was a defective hose that could affect the trucks' brakes.Owners of 2005 to 2006 models of ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14854081/ Thu, 15 May 2008 17:46:52 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14854081/ By Mark Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 15--When it comes to convention and hotel space, three projects are better than one. But in reality Osceola can only negotia... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14847840/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:32:23 -0400 Hotel Online http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14847840/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- Part of an Orlando hotel had to be evacuated Thursday after a fire started in a laundry room.The fire started late Wednesday morning at the Marriot in downtown Orlando ( http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14848140/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:22:11 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14848140/ A Texas appeals court has overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck, the former maker of Vioxx.Leonel Garza, 71, had been taking Vioxx for less than a month when he died of a heart attack... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14849333/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:14:52 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14849333/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- The average price of gas in Orlando went up two cents overnight to $3.72, inching closer to $4 a gallon. But at one local station, gas costs a lot more than that.At Suncoast Energy's ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14840747/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:21:48 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14840747/ VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Two school cafeteria managers in Volusia County resigned their jobs following allegations they stole thousands of dollars from their schools.The cafeteria managers for Campbell... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14840748/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:21:47 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14840748/ KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- A tourist claims he was attacked by bed bugs during his stay at an upscale Kissimmee resort.Michael Rouse says he suffered 150 bites at the Oak Plantation resort. He also took a pic... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14840746/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:21:44 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14840746/ Another brush fire has started, and this time it is in Orange County.The fire is burning in brush off State Road 50 in the Bithlo area, located in East Orange County.Orange County Fire Rescue says tha... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14842703/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:16:07 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14842703/ As firefighters enter their fifth day of battling the brush fires, Brian Crowder, 31, has a date with the judge to face arson charges in at least one blaze in Palm Bay. Fires across Brevard County ha... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14842702/ Thu, 15 May 2008 06:44:39 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14842702/ -- A Marion County man has been arrested, accused sexually battering a 19-year-old woman.Deputies said Obie Robinson, 63, gave the woman a ride to visit her boyfriend. Robinson picked the woman up lat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14837212/ Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:08 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14837212/ -- Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating a bizarre boating death. Investigators said three people in a boat went up to the Coast Guard station in Ponce Inlet for help for an unconscious person t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14834546/ Thu, 15 May 2008 00:34:34 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14834546/ Discovery  has been cleared for a liftoff at the end of the month.NASA cleared the launch Wednesday after a two day flight readiness review.The space agency said it did have to replace a relay on the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14834545/ Thu, 15 May 2008 00:34:33 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14834545/ Kissimmee Utility Authority  is mourning the loss of one of their own.William "Bill" Hart, the agency's board chairman, passed away May 9.KUA said Hart had recently suffered a heart attack, and was a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14833926/ Thu, 15 May 2008 00:34:33 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14833926/ Former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards has given his endorsement to Barack Obama.Edwards ran against Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination before dropping out earlier... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14831759/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:37:19 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14831759/ Email Your Videos, Images From Scene DONATE: Space Coast Credit Union and Kennedy Space Center Federal Credit Union are both accepting monetary donations; Community Educators Credit Union is accepting... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14826752/ Wed, 14 May 2008 18:43:18 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14826752/ Orlando Magic practice complex in street clothes Wednesday, a glossy team picture under his arm.He had no idea what he was going to do for the next few days or weeks. He and the rest of the Magic hone... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14822576/ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:39:53 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14822576/ CITRA, Fla. -- A Central Florida man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of raping his granddaughter at a church graveyard.Obie Robinson, 63, was arrested on a charge of domestic sexual battery.Accordin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14822301/ Wed, 14 May 2008 15:19:28 -0400 Local 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14822301/ Police are looking for a suspect in the brush fire arsons in the area of Emerson Drive and Breakwater Street in Palm Bay. They are looking for a white male, 6 feet tall, 185 pounds, in a blue shirt a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14815527/ Wed, 14 May 2008 09:05:07 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14815527/ Visitors to the Fifteenth Annual EPCOT International Flower & Garden Show, which continues to June 1, will be able to see ForeverLawn® natural-looking synthetic grass products, including the n... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14814043/ Wed, 14 May 2008 08:25:21 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14814043/ PRWEB ) May 14, 2008 -- All-time favorite summer holidays provide a great value for those looking to celebrate with the entire family at a Florida family resort like the Orlando World Center Marriott ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14814041/ Wed, 14 May 2008 08:24:41 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14814041/  Police were on the hunt for two men accused of lottery scheme on a 62-year-old man.A surveillance picture was released of one of the suspects (right).According to the victim, the two men approached... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14811876/ Wed, 14 May 2008 05:26:55 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14811876/ Management at the Bay Towers condominium complex had until Friday to fix major problems found following a fire earlier in May.Several units at the complex were damaged when the fire ripped through the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14808459/ Wed, 14 May 2008 02:16:38 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14808459/ Police made a gruesome discovery in Orange County, finding the bodies of two women inside a home on Lett Lane.Police did not immediately release much information, but said they were led to the home ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14805624/ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:05:53 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14805624/ Kid Rock is definitely no Boy Scout. But that didn't stop the rock star from helping some Scouts in need. Rock, a singer with a sometimes raunchy reputation, was among many readers who donated cash... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14800905/ Tue, 13 May 2008 20:46:13 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14800905/ An Orlando man is pleading guilty in connection with what Maryland State Police say was one of their largest recorded heroin seizures.Police Jose Gomez, 41, was driving a van on I-95 in Maryland when ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14797768/ Tue, 13 May 2008 16:24:08 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14797768/ CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- CATS will soon be getting more light rail cars.Monday night, Charlotte City Council approved money to buy four LYNX light rail cars. CATS said so many people are riding, more trains... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14788143/ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:49:06 -0400 WSOC TV http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14788143/ PALM BAY, Fla. -- Nearly 20 wildfires described by homeowners as worse than any hurricane have scorched 6,000 acres of land in Central Florida and destroyed or damaged 72 homes, officials said. RELATE... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14788145/ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:57 -0400 Local 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14788145/ Bob Allen, R-Merritt Island, resigned after he was convicted for soliciting a prostitute. Authorities say the former Republican lawmaker agreed to pay $20 to perform oral sex on an undercover police o... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14782729/ Tue, 13 May 2008 06:41:28 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14782729/ The brush fires burned 3,500 acres in Palm Bay, and still had the potential to grow before it is contained. Authorities believe many of the fires were deliberately set. The fires were located near Tud... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14784582/ Tue, 13 May 2008 05:55:38 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14784582/ Christa McAuliffe Elementary School Columbia Elementary School Discovery Elementary School Jupiter Elementary School Lockmar Elementary School Odyssey Charter School Palm Bay Academy Charter School Pa... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14784583/ Tue, 13 May 2008 04:24:54 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14784583/ Brush fires shut down roads in central Florida on May 11 and forced evacuations, authorities said. A portion of Interstate 95 in Brevard County was shut down because of heavy smoke from a blaze near ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14779533/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:28:14 -0400 Insurance Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14779533/ A thick wall of smoke billowed up through the air over Brevard County beginning on Sunday, proving an emotional day for residents as some fearlessly defended their homes against creeping flames from b... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14779750/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:14:57 -0400 2 WESH http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14779750/ -- The man convicted of burning his teenage girlfriend to death was sentenced to the death penalty.A judge followed a jury's recommendations when she  http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14780538/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:07:45 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14780538/ A window washer was critically injured today when he fell from the rooftop of Florida Hospital Orlando, police said. Jose Montalbo, 31, of Kissimmee suffered numerous broken bones and bleeding from... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14775466/ Mon, 12 May 2008 22:36:22 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14775466/ For the second straight month Orlando's home and condo resale market made small gains in key categories, whittling the inventory a tiny bit in April and posting a small increase in sales from March. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14775465/ Mon, 12 May 2008 22:36:22 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14775465/ Orange County Circuit Judge Lisa Munyon followed a jury's recommendation when she sentenced 21-year-old Dane Abdool on Monday.The jury convicted Abdool of first-degree murder in December for the 2006 ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14771561/ Mon, 12 May 2008 18:37:02 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14771561/ DAYTONA BEACH - Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency Monday as dry, windy weather fueled several wildfires on Florida's central Atlantic coast. At least three homes were destroyed and h... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14771249/ Mon, 12 May 2008 18:33:17 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14771249/ Ultimate fighting continues it's rise in popularity and one of its most popular fighters hails from Ocala.News 13's David Baumann introduces us to  Jeremy May. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14772587/ Mon, 12 May 2008 17:17:16 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14772587/ Florida , and one that Democrats have been more successful at registering over the past two years.There are nearly 1.2 million Hispanic voters in Florida. Of those, 35.5 percent are Democrats, 35.2 pe... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14766893/ Mon, 12 May 2008 14:49:41 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14766893/ Wildfires burning in central Florida have forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes. PINELLAS COUNTY, FL -- Pinellas County fire crews left Monday morning, to help fight brush fires that ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14762294/ Mon, 12 May 2008 10:35:42 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14762294/ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A brush fire in Volusia County grew to nearly 1,000 acres on Monday as more than 500 families remained under a mandatory evacuation order. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14762603/ Mon, 12 May 2008 09:17:56 -0400 2 WESH http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14762603/ Brush fires in Brevard and Volusia counties have destroyed acres. Heavy smoke from the fires has also closed several roads. Stay with News 13 for the latest. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14763682/ Mon, 12 May 2008 09:09:08 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14763682/ MALABAR, Fla. -- Three brush fires in southern Brevard County prompted officials to close Interstate 95 Sunday evening.Officials with the Florida Highway Patrol said Interstate 95 is closed between Mi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14759439/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:41:02 -0400 2 WESH http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14759439/ Evangelical Manifesto , and some religious scholars are hoping it will relieve some of the negative stigma related to Evangelical Christianity. The declaration condemns Christians on the right and th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14760144/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:34:51 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14760144/ KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- A Kissimmee woman, her husband, and adult son were in custody Sunday morning following their arrest on charges of child abuse. Osceola County deputies found four juveniles in a home... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14750132/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:28:20 -0400 WFTV9 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14750132/ Linda Lacock said she feels blessed -- even after having her purse stolen.Lacock grabbed onto the hood of her purse snatcher's car after he grabbed her purse.When neither would let go, Lacock was d... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14750718/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:21:34 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14750718/ Detroit on Tuesday."We're going to make some adjustments and we're going to win this game," Nelson said after Orlando's 90-89 loss on Saturday. "I'm not being arrogant or cocky or anything like that. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14748493/ Sun, 11 May 2008 14:38:40 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14748493/ The city has been looking for ways to corral wayward shopping carts in shopping center parking lots.City Commissioner Phil Diamond has pushed for a city law that would force shopping centers to round... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14748229/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:24:19 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14748229/ The price of postage stamps was expected to increase by a penny Monday, including the Forever Stamp.The boost to 42 cents was part of what was expected to be an annual price adjustment by the Postal S... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14748912/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:24:19 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14748912/ University of Central Florida would open doors. Her job as an insurance-office clerk is a toehold in the industry, but it falls far short of what she had expected to be doing. "It's scary out here ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14746703/ Sun, 11 May 2008 11:05:09 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14746703/ Some racecar drivers said they have been feeling the same pain at the pump their fans have.Drivers said they were no longer using several planes to jet their pit crew members from track to track, inst... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14747277/ Sun, 11 May 2008 10:18:22 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88746c23afcdd0e0/id/14747277/