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Woman reported missing in Vero Beach safely located
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities have located a woman who was last seen at a pool hall in Indian River County. Kendyl Kirby was safely located in Orange County today. Deputies said 27-year-old Kendyl Kirby was last seen around 1:30 a.m. Thursday at Stix Billiard Club in Vero Beach.
Man who was convicted of raping, mutilating woman in Pine Hills sentenced to life in prison
Tuesday, Bruce Whitehead is expected to be sentenced after a jury found him guilty in June on all charges for sexually assaulting, mutilating and then trying to kill an Orange County woman in 2022.
Skeletal remains found in Orlando woods have been identified after over 30 years
ORLANDO, Fla. – Skeletal remains that were found in a wooded area of Orlando over 30 years ago have now been identified, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. In a release, deputies explained that the remains had been discovered near Heather Road and Dennis Avenue on Jan. 12, 1993.
Orange County Convention Center $560M expansion bids, timeline details
Here's what county officials are working on related to the major economic development project. Inno Under 25 is a recognition of the top founders, entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders under 25 in your local ecosystem. Orlando, where corporate visitors find next-level meeting venues. Convention center's largest event to get even bigger....
Latest on bids, timeline for $560M convention center project
The progress on Orange County Convention Center's future $560 million expansion is coming together slowly – with the potential firms to oversee the project now being determined.<\p> The requests for proposals for the project's owner's representative and construction manager-at-risk closed at the end of June, and county staff are in the review process, convention center officials told Orlando Business Journal. <\p>
Life in prison for man in Orange County rape, mutilation case
A man convicted of raping and attempting to kill a Pine Hills woman was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison, where he is asking to live in an isolated cell for his own safety. Bruce Whitehead, 55, was convicted last week on charges of sexual battery, attempted murder, armed kidnapping, robbery and aggravated battery and assault after a 2022 incident involving a woman he picked up at an Oak ...
Florida test scores show success of progress monitoring system. See numbers for Central Florida schools
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Education announced on Monday the results of Florida’s second year of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress monitoring assessments. This form of state assessments is fairly new, and Florida is the first state to implement this program. It differs...
Decades-Old Cold Case Resurrected, Victim Identified as Greg Carpenter in 1992 Orlando Homicide
A cold case warming up after three decades, the Orange County Sheriff's Office has identified skeletal remains found 30 years ago in a wooded Orlando area. Since the remains were discovered on January 12, 1993, near Heather Road and Dennis Avenue, identifying the victim has been an ongoing effort stymied by the technological limitations of the era. But now, with new tech at their disposal, detectives have named the victim as 48-year-old Greg Carpenter, who vanished shortly after being sighted for the last time on December 26, 1992, as reported by ClickOrlando.
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