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Orange County moves forward on plans to build private school in Horizon West
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Pine Hills Road project Complete, Saving Residents Costly Septic Replacements
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Florida Gov. DeSantis, cabinet green light $90M for immigration enforcement
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Couple’s Brevard County dream home sits without power, water after 5 years
Read full article: Couple’s Brevard County dream home sits without power, water after 5 yearsA Wisconsin couple sold their home to retire in Central Florida. Five years and more than $900,000 later, they say their Brevard County home still has no power, no water and no finish line in sight.
‘Consent does not exist in Orlando:’ Man arrested over sexual battery of 17-year-old girl
Read full article: ‘Consent does not exist in Orlando:’ Man arrested over sexual battery of 17-year-old girlGray Powell, 20, is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who he picked up from a group home in Deland after meeting via a dating app, according to Orlando Police.
Ruptured eardrums, hidden body: Graphic details emerge about Anna Kepner’s killing on a cruise ship
Read full article: Ruptured eardrums, hidden body: Graphic details emerge about Anna Kepner’s killing on a cruise shipFederal prosecutors want to keep Titusville teen Anna Kepner's stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, in jail until his trial for her violent rape and killing on board a Carnival cruise ship. To convince the judge, attorneys detailed graphic evidence about Kepner's death in court Wednesday.
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A mass funeral is held for 22 Pakistani soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in Kashmir
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