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Arrest made in murder of 13-year-old Orlando-area girl, investigators say
ORLANDO, Fla. - Authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 13-year-old Orange County girl last week. Jerry Dorisme, 28, faces a charge of first-degree felony murder in the July 4 death of Rose Thalie Dieujuste. Investigators said Dieujuste was found unresponsive inside an apartment off of South...
Eight Waves launches Books for Babies program
Sara Meyer remembers crying after dropping by a home in which there were no children’s books. “I visited a very low-income home here in Winter Garden; she had toddlers and had just had a baby,” Meyer said. “I was trying to help (with the toddlers) and said, ‘Hey, do you have a book I can read?’ ‘No, we don’t have books here,’ she said. It never occurred to me that someone wouldn’t own a book.”
New student housing communities approved near UCF
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County commissioners on Tuesday approved three off-campus student housing proposals near UCF that will add more than 3,600 bedrooms. Each of the projects will redevelop existing sites within a mile of campus. One will replace a church with a 595-bedroom complex. Another, currently housing a Fairwinds Credit Union, will accommodate 626 bedrooms. The largest, The Place at Alafaya, will provide 2,400 bedrooms, replacing a vacant apartment complex from the 1970s.
Athlete of the Week: Rylee Erisman, Windermere High and Lakers Aquatics swimming
When Windermere High and Lakers Aquatics swimmer Rylee Erisman swam a 54.34 in the 100-meter freestyle at the Speedo Sectionals in May, it made her the fastest 15-year-old American female ever in the event. A month later, she lined up in the Olympic Trails finals in the 50-meter freestyle for...
Orange sheriff: Man with possible gang ties killed at 7-Eleven in armed confrontation with deputies
A man with possible gang ties was fatally shot shortly before noon Friday in an armed confrontation with deputies at a 7-Eleven in Oak Ridge, Sheriff John Mina said during a press conference. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office gang unit was surveilling a home with multiple gang members suspected of crimes inside, Mina said. The suspect, armed with a Glock and an extended magazine, was seen ...
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