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  • Powerball players in Orlando and across the nation snatch up tickets as jackpot soars past $600 million

    The Powerball jackpot is estimated to be more than $550 million for Saturday's drawing. So how do you spend that much money? Orlando Sentinel reporter Jon Busdeker shows off how he'll burn through his millions when he ...

  • Feds probing Connecticut train crash

    Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...

  • Orlando woman lied about military service to avoid paying mortgage feds say

    No lie was too small to tell for an Orlando woman who wanted a new home in Pensacola, but didn't want to pay the mortgage for her Orlando home, federal officials said. Chantal M. Lanton, 37, of Orlando is accused of falsely claiming to be an officer in ...

  • Accused cop killer Dontae Morris to face Orlando jury Nov. 4 for double slaying

    Orlando jury will decide this fall whether Dontae Morris shot to death two Tampa police officers who had pulled his girlfriend over for a minor traffic infraction. Morris faces two charges of capital murder. Circuit Judge William Fuente scheduled the trial for Nov. 4 in Orlando. It's being moved from Tampa because of heavy publicity from the killings, the massive manhunt that ensued and ...

  • Deputies 86-year-old mom fatally shoots son in Polk County

    Authorities say an 86-year-old central Florida mother has confessed to fatally shooting her son in self-defense.Polk County sheriff's officials said Nancy Pennypacker ran outside of her home, screaming for help Friday night. She told the deputy her 64-year-old son had been drinking and hit her in the face when the fight escalated into gunfire. William Pennypacker was found dead inside the ...


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Movie Review

Angel Eyes

Director Luis Mandoki and screenwriter Gerald Di Pego, who together adapted Nicholas Spark's short romantic novel Message in a Bottle to the screen in 1999, have taken the basic story--the fated relationship between a woman and a man who is mourning a great loss--and remade it as Angel Eyes. You can't immediately tell that it's the same story because they hide it beneath a false ... ...

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  • Hey techies BarCamp Orlando is underway at Wall Street Plaza

    BarCamp Orlando, an annual technology event, is back in downtown Orlando today. BarCamp is a series of 20-minute talks mostly focused on technologies like Ruby, PHP, Java and C with additional presentations on graphic design, music, photography and other new media for nondevelopers in the audience. The daylong event at Wall Street Plaza is free and open to the public and "to bring people ...

  • FHP investigates fatal crash in Orange Co.

    Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened about 5:30 a.m. at Lake Pickett and Tanner roads. Investigators said Dana McKinnon, 22, of Oviedo, was driving her car and crossed the center line, striking a minivan. McKinnon suffered minor injuries and was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment. Officials said a 42-year-old man was driving the minivan ...

  • A review of Orlando’s water parks

    Wet 'n Wild is remarkable because it's the park that launched the water park industry. First opened in 1977, Wet 'n Wild was the brainchild of theme park pioneer George Millay. Mr. Millay built the original SeaWorld in San Diego in ...

  • Missing money prompts changes at police department

    Authorities said about $1,200 was missing from two bags. Investigators said the cash was taken between 2007 and 2010 when the Police Department moved into a new building. The discovery led to changes in evidence-handling procedures. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the thefts. Police said additional procedures are in place, including depositing cash into an escrow ...

  • AIDS Walk Orlando participants gather in downtown Orlando

    AIDS Walk Orlando. Rosalind Avenue from Central Boulevard to Robinson Street is closed until noon for the event, the second-largest annual fundraiser for the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida, Inc. Last year, the event raised more than $207,000 for the ...

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