OPD: 17-year-old driving stolen vehicle shot by cop during traffic stop and other top stories.

• OPD: 17-year-old driving stolen vehicle shot by cop during traffic stop

  

  A 17-year-old driving a stolen vehicle was shot by an Orlando police officer Saturday morning after a traffic stop went awry, according to officials.The teen was shot after officers with the department's Tactical Unit, which typically targets high-crime areas, attempted to stop the white Dodge Challenger at the North Lane Plaza shortly after midnight, according to police.Two officers, Jonathan Mills and James Hyland, saw the teen reversing into a parking spot in front of a Kwik Stop when Hyland ..

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• 'MasterChef Junior': Orlando boy makes final four

  

  Poise can take you far, even at 13.Just look at Zac Kara of Orlando who saved his team on Friday's edition of "MasterChef Junior" and graduated to the cooking competition's final four. The Fox series will name its winner Jan. 29.In Friday's edition, the two three-member teams had to whip up meals for Gordon Ramsay's friends. When Zac's team leader, Amaya, buckled when preparing venison, Zac provided the leadership to boost the team to victory. Zac, Amaya and fellow team member Avery all went to ..

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• Healthier Komets stay hot by pounding Orlando

  

  Healthier Komets stay hot by pounding OrlandoNews-Sentinel photo by Blake Sebring From left, Will Weber, Mike Embach, Cody Sol, Garrett Meurs and Alex Belzile celebrate Meurs' first-period goal on Orlando goaltender Rob Madore on Friday night at Memorial Coliseum.News-Sentinel photo by Blake Sebring Komets forward Garrett Thompson battles a host of defenders in front of the Orlando goal during the first period Friday night at Memorial Coliseum.By Blake Sebring, bsebring@new..

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• Pictures: 32nd annual Orlando MLK Jr. parade

  

  Pictures: 32nd annual Orlando MLK Jr. parade

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• Orlando Bloom Goes In Pursuit of Katy Perry and More Insider Scoop

  

  Orlando Bloom Goes In Pursuit of Katy Perry and More Insider Scoop1/15/2016bySelma FonsecaSelma FonsecaIn Pursuit Of PerryOrlando Bloom locked ontoKaty Perryjust minutes after her arrival at the Weinstein Company's Golden Globes afterparty in Beverly Hills on Jan. 10. The actor was flirting with actress Rooney Mara at the soiree, until he saw Perry join movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's corner table, which was surrounded by bodyguards and black rope. Bloom, who was sipping Fiji water (which sponsor..

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• Wild Days has begun at SeaWorld Orlando

  

  SeaWorld Orlando first event of the year has begun. Wild Days is back, connecting guests in even more ways with animals and the natural, wild world. The event ...

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• Bi-vocational pastors balance ministry with Monday-Friday jobs

  

  For Stanley Murray, getting out of bed some Mondays means flopping like a rag doll to the floor and lying there until he can muster the strength to stand.The day before, he might have given a sermon or two and spent his evening volunteering with the homeless at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission. In the day ahead, he'll be donning anOrange County Sheriff's Officeuniform and tackling an agenda of community presentations and business security surveys.It's no surprise that he calls Monday his "dreadf..

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• Hingham native among 12 Marines missing in Hawaii after ...

  

  By Nik DeCosta-Klipa@NikDeCostaKlipaBoston.com Staff | 01.16.16 | 2:08 PMLocals officials continued their search Saturday morning for the 12 Marines missing after two helicopters apparently collided off the coast of the Hawaiian island Oahu.One of the missing is Marine Cpl. Christopher Orlando, of Hingham, according to the town’s director of Veterans Services, Keith Jermyn.The crash,confirmedby the Marines, occurred late Thursday night between two CH-53 helicopters and was first called in by a ..

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• Report: Orlando submits bid for WrestleMania 2017

  

  Wrestling's biggest show could be headed for Orlando, Fl., in 2017, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.Florida is -- and has always been -- a hotbed for pro wrestling. In fact, the 2016 Royal Rumblewill be contestedin Orlando on Jan. 24. What better time to announce next year's host city?Viathe Sentinel:Heather Fagan, deputy chief of staff for MayorBuddy Dyer, confirmed Friday that Orlando submitted a bid for the event. She added: "We have not received any notification and are waiting..

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• Bianchi: Rams leaving St. Louis for L.A should make Orlando ...

  

  Running off at the typewriter …Every time a city loses a sports team — like when theNFLannounced theRamsare leaving St. Louis for Los Angeles — I am thankful our political leaders did what was necessary to keep theMagicin Orlando.Then again, maybe I should be thankful that L.A. wasn't in the market for anNBAteam when the Magic were trying to get a new arena built.I know, I know, in a perfect world, billionaire owners should have to pay for their own stadiums or arenas and shouldn't get public ha..

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