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Pedestrian hit by southbound Amtrak train Friday afternoon in Orlando - Orlando Sentinel

A man was struck and killed by a southboundAmtraktrain just south of the railroad crossing at West Colonial Drive in Orlando, in what police described as an "apparent suicide."It happened downtown about 2:30 p.m. Friday on the tracks between Camden Orange Court Apartments and North Garland Avenue.Orlando police later identified the man killed as 29-year-old David Mitchell Lefever.Firefighters held sheets surrounding the crash scene beneath a baggage car immediately behind two locomotives pulling at least seven cars.The investigation suspendedSunRailservice between Lynx Central and Sand Lake Road.According to Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Olson, the crash caused signifi..
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Woman attacked at burger restaurant in downtown Orlando | Local News - WESH Home

A woman was terrorized by a man who attacked her inside a popular burger restaurant in the heart of downtown Orlando. She was behind the counter working, WESH 2 News has learned."What if this guy comes back? You know?" said the victim, Cristina Batista, 29.Batista is scared her attacker isn't finished trying to get what he wants. He's already tried once."He put me into a headlock. And I just felt something pointing in my back," Batista said.In a surveillance video WESH 2 News obtained through the Orlando Police Department, the man grabs Batista as she takes an order over the phone at downtown Orlando's Spice Burger restaurant, where she works. The restaurant is located off Orange Avenue at t..
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Orlando to vote on funding for iconic soul food restaurant - Story | WOFL

Orlando to vote on funding for iconic soul food restaurantORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35)- City of Orlando Commissioners will vote in November on whether or not to give iconic soul food restaurant Nikki's Place a $25,000 grant to help them rebuild. Nikki's Place has been closed since a fire raged in the Parramore restaurant in March. Owner Elaine Aiken described that moment."Next thing you know, it was just a lot of smoke. We thought it was just smoking cigarettes, but there was a lot of smoke, so we had to leave, and we've been heartbroken ever since." Elaine Aiken says the task now is to rebuild Nikki's Place. "Very, very difficult. We have insurance but the one thing we thought we had that ..
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Maroon 5 Orlando - Orlando Sentinel

Grammy Award-winning rock band Maroon 5 will bring their fall 2016 tour to theAmway Centerin downtown Orlando on Sept. 9, 2016.The multi platinum-selling group will head to Orlando on Sep. 9, 2016. Tickets for the show go on sale to the general public on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m.Maroon 5 have become one of the most popular rock bands in recent years, selling over 27 million albums since forming in LA in 1994. Over the last four years alone, Maroon 5 produced eight top-10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including their smash hits “Moves like Jagger,” “Payphone” and “One More Night.”Their latest album, 2014’s “V,” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and produced several chart-toping s..
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Orlando City offseason roster evaluation: Midfielders - Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Cityfinished just two wins shy of the playoffs in 2015, and it now pushes into the offseason with the belief that a bit of tinkering and a few additions can turn an expansion team into anMLS Cupcontender.The Lions front office continues to go through its own roster evaluations, but we will take a position-by-position look at the team and address what Orlando City might look to add going into 2016.MIDFIELDERS2015 Depth ChartAdrian Winter Darwin Cerén Kaká Cristian Higuita Carlos RivasEric Avila Servando Carrasco Pedro Ribeiro Harrison Heath Lewis NealTony Cascio EstrelaOrlando City’s midfield went thr..
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Orlando weather: High hits 90 degrees, breaks record

By Mike Simon, MeteorologistLast Updated: Friday, November 06, 2015, 11:00 PMORLANDO --Here's what you need to know for Central Florida's weather for the weekend:Summerlike pattern continues, more above-average temperaturesDaily records fall: Orlando hit 90 degrees, breaking previous record of 89 set in 1959Warm start to weekend, with scattered showers possibleCooler temperatures set to arrive MondayIt was another record-breaking day in Central Florida, but some relief could be on the way.CITYRECORD HIGH (NOV. 6)YEAR SETOrlando891959Daytona Beach881948Melbourne882002The average high for Nov. 6 is 81 degrees, and Friday's readings were considerably above that.Moisture will be on the increase ..
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Veterans Day events in UCF, Orlando area

Eric A Gutierrez, Central Florida Future4:15 a.m. EST November 7, 2015The Veterans Academic Resource Center planted 1,386 American flags on Memory Mall on Nov. 5, 2015 for the number of veterans currently enrolled at UCF.(Photo: Paige Wilson, Central Florida Future)With Veterans Day right around the corner, UCF and the city of Orlando will be hosting events to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.Here are some events going on around town this month to honor veterans and current military personnel:Vehicles for Vets, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Show off your ride or check out other vehicles at the annual Vehicles for Vets car show at the Metro Life Church located o..
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Magic beat Raptors 92-87 - Orlando Sentinel

After one of their best defensive first halves in recent memory Friday night, the Orlando Magic suddenly faced a crisis at the beginning of their third quarter against the Toronto Raptors.Starters Elfrid Payton, Victor Oladipo, Evan Fournier, Tobias Harris and Dewayne Dedmon looked lethargic, and the Raptors made them pay.The Raptors pieced together an 18-4 run, with a free throw still to come. The stretch provided yet another reminder that as good as the Magic have looked at many points this season, they can revert back to old habits almost instantly.Scott Skiles had seen enough. What had been a nine-point halftime lead had turned into a five-point deficit. Skiles subbed out all five starte..
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Here's why Orlando didn't bid for national title game - Orlando Sentinel

Running off at the typewriter …It was announced earlier this week that Atlanta will host the College Football Playoff national-title game for the 2017 season, followed by Santa Clara, Calif., and then New Orleans for the 2019 season. Those venues were selected from a group of nine bids to host the title game, including Houston, SouthFlorida, Charlotte, Detroit, Minnesota and San Antonio.Orlando did not bid.Why?Because apparently city leaders don't feel likeCentral Floridacan put its best foot forward — fiscally or structurally — by the year 2020. According to two city officials I talked to, there were considerable concerns that bringing in such a major sporting event in the middle of the mam..
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Orlando Police Department defends its use of force | News - Home

ORLANDO, Fla. -Orlando's Police Department is defending its use of force after a report put the department under the microscope.The Orlando Sentinel's investigation said OPD used force more often than other police departments and highlighted four high-profile excessive-force cases that have caught headlines in just the past year.The paper's 10-month investigation looked at numbers from 2010 to 2014 -- numbers that raised "a lot of red flags" for experts, who said the OPD "certainly needs to be looked at."OPD fired back on Twitter, writing "don't believe everything you read," and posted a response video on YouTube with Chief John Mina saying, "Excessive force would not be tolerated."The paper..
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