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Body Found In West Park Alley Identified

Miami News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:15
Police have released the identity of a man whose body was found in a West Park alley last week.
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Slowdowns on I-4, Alafaya blocked near Challenger

State News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:10
Traffic authorities have responded to several delays on Central Florida's roads this afternoon.


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Kennedy Reopens After Water Main Break

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:03
The Kennedy Space Center reopened Wednesday after a broken water main was repaired.A 24-inch water pipe broke overnight, prompting NASA to close KSC and send home employees. The problem delayed a plan...
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Flush Test Conducted At Amway Center

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:03
Share ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Amway Center reached a new milestone on Wednesday with the Drano Royal Flush.Officials wanted to make sure all of the toilets work before the first big event."If everybod...
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Challenge To Fla. Class Size Amendment In Court

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:03
A judge has heard a challenge against the Florida Legislature's proposed state constitutional amendment to loosen class size limits.Chief Circuit Judge Charles Francis said after Wednesday's hearing i...
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Dance Moves Crucial To Dating

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:03
Using 3D motion-capture technology, British scientists claim to have unlocked good and bad dance moves that make women feel attracted to the men doing them.
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Man Steals $9,000 Coin, Sells It For $167

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 21:03
A rare 18th century coin worth $9,000 was stolen in Vero Beach -- but not for long.Police say 27-year-old Christopher William Saunders stole it from a coin shop Tuesday after knocking over a book full...
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Spruce Creek player collapses during practice

Orlando News 13 - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:57
A football player was hospitalized after he took a bad hit during practice at Spruce Creek High School.
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Fidel Castro: Cuban economic model doesn't work anymore

South Florida News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:35
HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has conspicuously steered clear of local issues since stepping down four years ago.


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County Sinks 2 Boats For Artificial Reefs

Miami News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:33
Two boats are being sunk in order to create new artificial reefs off the coast of South Florida.
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Obama: No New Ideas From GOP On Economy

WESH News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:33
President Barack Obama rips House Minority Leader John Boehner during a speech on how repair the U.S. economy.
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No Plans To Cancel Quran Burn

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:28
The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is going forward with his plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 despite pressure from the White House, religiou...
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Firefighters honor cancer survivors

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:28
DELTONA --  Firefighters will be allowed to wear pink T-shirts after all. City commissioners voted yesterday to let firefighters wear the pink shirts for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fi...
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Woman Stung By Wasps 500 Times

WESH News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:27
An Attleborough woman was in the hospital Tuesday after she was stung hundreds of times by yellow jackets or wasps this weekend. To read the full story, go to TheBostonChannel.com.
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Woman with 4 DUI arrests accused of driving drunk

State News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:08
Lake Mary police said Renee Godby had a blood-alcohol level that was four times the legal limit

A Seminole County woman with several prior DUI arrests had a blood-alcohol level that was four times the legal limit when she crashed her car at an elementary school Tuesday afternoon, according to a police report released Wednesday.


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Pastor Won't Cancel Quran Burning Event

WESH News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 20:06
Pastor Terry Jones says he won't back down and cancel an event on Sept. 11 to burn copies of the Quran at his Gainesville, Fla., church.
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Flush Test Conducted At Amway Center

WESH News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 19:47
A giant flush test is held before the Orlando Magic move in to the Amway Center.
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Firefighters honor cancer survivors

Orlando News 13 - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 19:43
Firefighters will be allowed to wear pink T-shirts after all.
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CenterState plans to combine banks

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 19:34
CenterState Banks Inc. plans to consolidate its three national bank subsidiaries into one national bank. CenterState Bank Central Florida N.A., which operates six branches in Orange and Osceola count...
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Anson-Stoner buys Fareed Zapala Koepke

Orlando News - Wed, 08/09/2010 - 19:34
Fareed Zapala Koepke for an undisclosed price. The new firm will retain the Anson-Stoner name and boast capitalized billings in excess of $30 million. “FZK has an international reputation as a...
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