Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Amid the fragrances of rosewood, spruce and cedar, guitar makers Manuel Vel�zquez and his son Alfredo have worked side by side in their Winter Springs workshop for the past 17 years.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
A judge on Thursday talked murderer Andrew Allred out of firing his attorney.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Sanford police will hand out Walmart and Target gift cards today in exchange for guns. No identification is required, and there will be no questions asked for the agency's first-ever gun buyback, spokeswoman Cleo Cohen said. The gift cards were purchased with money from drug seizures. Real guns can be turned in for a $50 gift card, and guns made to look like real guns such as pellet and air-soft guns...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
The athletic program for Seminole County middle schools is back on track, officials said Wednesday, after they came up with a plan to finance it.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
How to deal with feral cats will be the topic at Seminole County's animal-board meeting tonight. Friends of Feral Animals will talk about trap-neuter-return programs in hopes of getting Seminole County to adopt such a policy. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in Rooms 1-1104 and 1-1105, Classrooms A/B of the Sheriff's Office/Public Safety Building, 150 Bush Blvd.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
A Casselberry woman apparently died from a fire in her home last week, but her body wasn't found until Sunday, long after the fire burned itself out, police said Tuesday. The body of Alicia Navarro, 57, was found in the house on Colony Drive after a neighbor called police to say she had not heard from the woman or heard her large dogs barking for four days, Casselberry police Lt. Dennis Stewart said....
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
When the Seminole County School Board gutted funding for middle-school sports last spring, it promised to find outside cash to keep the programs going this fall.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
School boards are taking a stand against three proposed amendments to the state constitution that they say will damage public schools. Seminole County School Board members, who voted unanimously last week to oppose amendments 5, 7 and 9, say the changes would drain funding from schools already crippled by drastic state budget cuts. The Volusia County School Board also voted to oppose the amendments,...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
The City Council will have a work session tonight to discuss an ordinance on temporary signs. In July, members of the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce asked for relief from the city's sign regulations due to the downturn in the economy. Staff is recommending a $25 application fee that would allow temporary signs, though not on public rights of way. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m....
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
The Casselberry Little League was forced to push back its opening game of the season after one of its officials was arrested and accused of stealing more than $5,000 of the league's funds.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
A driver was thrown from his pickup Friday on Florida's Turnpike and died after losing control of the northbound truck, which overturned, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Thomas Dasher, 18, of Lecanto drifted into the left lane, veered back to the right, then jerked to the left again, the FHP said. The truck rolled, slid across the northbound lanes and into the median, struck a guardrail and flipped...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Health officials warned Thursday that well water might not be safe because of flooding from Tropical Storm Fay. If you have concerns, switch to bottled water or take precautions before using water for cooking, brushing teeth or washing skin that has cuts or injuries. Bring water to a rolling boil for one minute, then add eight drops of bleach per gallon and let stand for 30 minutes. Call the Seminole...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Tropical Storm Fay continued its deadly streak when a Chuluota-area man was bitten to death by fire ants that washed into his flooded home, authorities announced Wednesday.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
The Casselberry Little League is postponing its opening games because one of its board members allegedly pilfered nearly $5,000 from the league's coffers, wrecking its finances.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
For the first time in memory, manatees are frolicking in the swimming hole at Wekiwa Springs, a spectacle made possible by Tropical Storm Fay.
