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FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Elin handed over pain pill bottles after Tiger ...
12 Mar 2010 at 3:59pm
While waiting for an ambulance to take her unconscious husband to the hospital after he crashed his SUV, Tiger Woods' wife handed officers two bottles of pain medicine that she said he had taken ea...

Megacon highlights things to do this weekend
12 Mar 2010 at 12:28pm
Celebrity guests at this pop culture festival at the Orange County Convention Center include the original Star Trek's Uhura, TNG's Data and the stuntman Ray Park from 'G.I. Joe.'





Storms shifting southward
12 Mar 2010 at 3:16pm
Not many flooding problems were reported.

Severe weather today, including gusty winds, heavy rainfall and ...

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12 Mar 2010 at 9:40am




News 13 anchor arrested for impersonating police
12 Mar 2010 at 3:52pm
Deputies said he impersonated a police officer by flashing a fake police badge.

An anchor for Central Flor...

FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Commission: ‘severe concerns’ about Casey Antho...
12 Mar 2010 at 3:32pm
The JAC said it is concerned with Casey Anthony’s request to have state funds used for part of her defense expenses

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Possible sinkhole at Orlando apartment complex
12 Mar 2010 at 3:46pm
A possible sinkhole has opened at an apartment complex on North Pine Hills Road in Orlando,




Orlando man gets limo ride from jail, gift from girlfriend
11 Mar 2010 at 4:34pm
‘I love him,’ his girlfriend said.

Anthony Lee Sears finished his latest sentence Thursday and left the Or...


Today's Buzz | Release or withhold video of attack on whale trainer?
11 Mar 2010 at 7:04pm




Crashes reported on I-4 in Winter Park and Altamonte Springs
12 Mar 2010 at 4:08pm
Drivers are advised to be cautious because today's rains, have contributed to multiple crashes on Central Florida roads.





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Jackson Health System boss fails in money search
12 Mar 2010 at 3:00am
The head of the financially struggling Jackson Health System did a nine-hour blitz in the Florida Capitol on Thursday in the hopes of winning up to $100 million in rescue money.

Broward legislators grapple with creating county watchdog
12 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
The Broward legislative delegation is continuing to push for a bill that would create an inspector general's office to help attack corruption cases such as those that have plagued the county in rec...

FAU medical school passes first hurdle
12 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Florida Atlantic University has passed its first hurdle toward creating a new medical school with The Scripps Research Institute.<p/> A subcommittee for the Board of Governors, the body that over...

Stricter oversight sought for Florida workforce boards
12 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Outraged by revelations of high living and cronyism, state lawmakers want stricter oversight of Florida's 24 regional workforce boards that try to find jobs for people.

Florida Lotto rolls over; jackpot grows to $24M
12 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
No one hit it big in Wednesday night's Florida Lotto or multistate Powerball drawings, but a Fantasy 5 player who bought a ticket in Margate will walk away with a quarter of a million dollars.

U.S. Sugar-Everglades deal kept alive
12 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Gov. Charlie Crist's Big Sugar land buy survives -- for now.<p/> The South Florida Water Management District governing board agreed Thursday to extend the deadline on a $536 million land deal wit...

Fla. smoker's widow gets $17.5M in lawsuit
12 Mar 2010 at 3:53pm
The widow of a Florida smoker has been awarded $17.5 million in damages by a Gainesville jury in a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Ex-Haitian official pleads guilty in bribery case
12 Mar 2010 at 3:33pm
A former Haitian government official has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a foreign bribery charge.

Fla. doctor charged with murder in overdose deaths
12 Mar 2010 at 2:22pm
A West Palm Beach doctor has been indicted on three counts of first-degree murder in the overdose deaths of three patients.

1 Fantasy 5 player collects $214,721
12 Mar 2010 at 1:37pm
One player of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $214,721, the Florida Lottery said Friday.


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Georgia legislature approves 'water wars' bills in overture to Alabama, Florida
12 Mar 2010 at 2:56pm

Identical water conservation bills cleared both chambers of the state Legislature on Wednesday, an overture designed to help the state in negotiating a deal with Florida and Alabama over water rights.




With a huge lead in Florida polls, Marco Rubio dazzles Jacksonville Beach crowd
12 Mar 2010 at 10:23am

If you said that you would vote in the Republican primary and the election were held today, for whom would you vote? Total 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Men Women No.



Florida asks FEMA for help on Chinese drywall
12 Mar 2010 at 5:50am

Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 1:28 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 1:28 p.m. Acting at the request of Gov.




FDLE Concludes Investigation into Dozier School for Boys
12 Mar 2010 at 1:25am

The investigation into the Dozier School for Boys has concluded, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, concluding that there is insufficient evidence to pursue the case criminally.



Bill to ban texting while driving moves forward
11 Mar 2010 at 8:58pm

TALLAHASSEE - Here's a new reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: Action to outlaw texting while driving is off to a speedy start in the Legislature.



Vote keeps Everglades restoration deal alive
11 Mar 2010 at 4:36pm

Florida water managers have approved a contract extension for a bold plan to buy land from the nation's largest cane sugar producer for Everglades restoration.




Jeb Bush's son doesn't expect dad to run in 2012
11 Mar 2010 at 12:12pm

The eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a North Carolina political appearance he doesn't expect his father to make a run for president in 2012.



Canady To Be Florida's Next Chief Justice
11 Mar 2010 at 7:37am

Justice Charles Canady will be the Florida Supreme Court's next chief justice. Canady's six colleagues Wednesday unanimously elected him to succeed Chief Justice Peggy Quince on July 1. He will ser...




Legislature may ban texting while driving
11 Mar 2010 at 2:52am

Here's another reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: texting while driving soon may be illegal in Florida.




Study: Florida cutting back on mammograms
10 Mar 2010 at 10:17pm

One in four states have made the cutbacks in their Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection programs, according to the Avon Foundation for Women .