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Edgewater resident cut off from comments after alleging 20-year-old mayor used fake ID
Edgewater Mayor Diezel DePew, who became Florida's youngest mayor when he was elected at age 18 in 2022, was accused by a resident at Monday's City Council meeting of attempting to use a fake ID to buy alcohol last month. The resident made the allegation during the citizen comments portion of the meeting....
Man hospitalized after getting intoxicated outside ex-girlfriend’s apartment
An Ocala man was arrested after getting drunk outside his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and attempting to drive away with deputies still in the vicinity. Deputies were dispatched to a civil disturbance at 2280 E. Orange Avenue in Eustis around 7:08 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
8 attorneys later, Florida woman accused of letting boyfriend die in suitcase must represent herself
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando woman facing trial for second-degree murder in the death of a man she’s accused of zipping inside of a suitcase must now represent herself after forfeiting her right to a court-appointed attorney due to her behavior, records show. Sarah Boone, 46, was...
New Universal patent uses AI-like tech for ride load process
The iconic thumbs-up from theme park workers to let other employees know it’s OK to start a ride is something guests have become familiar with — and a new technology using an AI-type process may make that gesture even more important.
Fatal Crash Involving Motorcycles and Tractor-Trailer on I-75 in Ocala
A tragic crash on I-75 in Ocala involving two motorcycles and a tractor-trailer. The accident occurred around 9:50 a.m. near exit 341. The victims were separated from their motorcycles and struck by a semi driven by Rudolph Henriques. In a tragic incident on I-75 in Ocala, a crash involving two...
Ex-Marion County official accused of secretly recording couple in their hotel room
A lawsuit filed against Marion County government and one of its former high-ranking officials seeks $1 million in damages. At issue: the official's alleged effort to secretly record a married couple inside their hotel room. Mount Dora lawyer Anthony F. Sabatini filed the five-page lawsuit July 1 on behalf of plaintiffs Ashley Greene, Patrick Kirkowski and Danielle Anderson. The defendants are Kyle Drummer, who is the county's former director of public safety communications; and Marion County government....
Thousands pay their respects to renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare at his state funeral
TIRANA – Thousands of people paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral held in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute's silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and poet who died earlier this week. Kadare's coffin, surrounded by National Guard officers, lay in...
Avelo Airlines Says No Flights To Orlando The Rest Of The Year
Avelo Airlines has informed the Dubuque Regional Airport they will not be offering flights to Orlando, Florida for the remainder of the year. Avelo had planned to resume direct flights from Dubuque to Orlando in November but said aircraft availability and increasing costs at Orlando International Airport factored into the decision. Avelo announced similar decisions yesterday for five other Orlando “spoke” airports it served:
Pair arrested for stealing nearly $1,000 in merchandise from clothing stores
Tavares Dequan Holmes, 29, of Gainesville, and Tiara Cherrelle Richardson, 36, of Ocala, were arrested yesterday and charged with petit theft, grand theft, and resisting an officer without violence after allegedly stealing nearly $1,000 in merchandise from two stores and running from an officer. The post Pair arrested for stealing nearly $1,000 in merchandise from clothing stores appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Arrests made after kids, 12 and 14, overdose on LSD-laced mushrooms in Vero Beach
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Two children, ages 12 and 14, are fighting for their lives after overdosing on psilocybin mushrooms laced with LSD, according to Indian River County Sheriff’s deputies. Deputies said the suspect knew exactly what he was doing when he agreed to sell drugs to...
How aging veterans are treated like family at medical foster homes
Shantel Cross and her two kids set three places for dinner for the veterans who live at their home in Baltimore — Charles McCoubrey, Peter Samaras and Ekkehard Thies. The three men couldn't be happier to have a seat at the table."It's nice here. And being in a nursing home, they just throw you away, they ignore you. But here we're like part of the family," Samaras said.Medical foster homes are an innovative approach from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who may need extra care later in life. The program began in 2002 in Arkansas, Florida and Puerto...
Orlando homicide victim identified 31 years later: deputies
ORLANDO, Fla. - Skeletal remains were found 31 years ago in Orange County. Three decades later, those remains have been identified. The Orange County Sheriff's Office confirmed the remains belong to 48-year-old Greg Carpenter. His remains were found in the woods at the northeast corner of Heather Road and Dennis...
House of the Day: A community-flipped home in West Lakes asking $235,000
This two-bedroom, one-bath home is located at 618 S. Lakeland Avenue [GMap] in the West Lakes neighborhood, behind Camping World Stadium, with easy access to all major roadways. The 725 SF home was purchased and renovated by the West Lakes Partnership (Website), through its Reclaiming the Dream Housing Rehab Program,...
"Wavelength" Concert to Illuminate Orlando with Interactive Arts Experience in August
Orlando is dialing up the volume on its arts scene with a new immersive concert experience called "Wavelength", slated to take over the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this August. Described as part concert, part multimedia visual art exhibition, the venue will be alight with more than 200 light pillars, lasers, projectors, and custom fixtures, harmonizing with live entertainment that features 20 professional singers and 12 orchestral musicians, enhanced by an ambient, modern six-member rock band, as reported by ClickOrlando.
'Five-star across the board': Wedding event venue to open at Daytona's Ocean Walk Shoppes
DAYTONA BEACH — Wedding bells soon will be ringing at the Ocean Walk Shoppes, the retail center at the heart of the entertainment district of the World’s Most Famous Beach. Crystal Ballroom Franchised Event Venues, a family-owned Florida-based company that specializes in luxury destination wedding and special event experiences, plans to celebrate the grand...
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