Tuesday, March 29, 2016

2 Orlando officers worked for company bidding for body cam business and other top stories.

  • 2 Orlando officers worked for company bidding for body cam business

    Updated: Mar 29, 2016 - 5:02 PM ORLANDO, Fla. — The city of Orlando is asking for an internal investigation into two Orlando police officers to see if the officers violated an ethics policy while working for a body camera company that was bidding to the department. A newly released review said the Orlando Police Department didn’t know that training officer Brian Cechowski was working for Taser International. The review said the department found out after the bidding process b..
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  • If Dwight Howard wants to return to Orlando, he'll give Magic ...

    If Dwight Howard wants to return to Orlando, he'll give Magic ...
    Much has been said and written about Dwight Howard reportedly being interested in returning to the Orlando Magic when he becomes a free agent after this season.As I wrote in a column a couple of days ago, "If Dwight Howard wants to come home — if he honestly and genuinely wants to come home to the Orlando Magic — then Magic management should do everything in its power to make it happen." Let me now put an addendum on that original column:If Dwight wants to come home -- if he honestly and genuin..
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  • Gov. Scott to Yale: Move to Florida

    Gov. Scott to Yale: Move to Florida
    TALLAHASSEE — What Florida needs is an Ivy League college.At least that’s what Gov. Rick Scott thinks. Scott released a statement Tuesday saying Yale, one of the country’s most prestigious colleges, should move to Florida. The reason?  A proposal by Connecticut lawmakers to tax the school’s $25.6 billion endowment.“With news that the Connecticut Legislature wants to unfairly tax one of the nation’s most renowned universities to deal with the state’s budget shortfall, it is clear that all busine..
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  • Orlando City star Kaká back from injury: 'I'm ready now'

    Orlando City star Kaká back from injury: 'I'm ready now'
    He is back.Orlando City’s Brazilian team captain, star midfielder and face of the franchise — Kaká — is back from injury and will be available to make his 2016 debut against the reigning MLS champion Portland Timbers at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Citrus Bowl. Kaká missed the first three games of the season after straining his thigh days before the opener against Real Salt Lake. Orlando City has gone 1-0-2 for five points without him.“It was a tough period,” Kaká said Tuesday in his first interview wi..
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  • Deputies: Orlando teens posed with gun in Snapchat video at school

    Deputies: Orlando teens posed with gun in Snapchat video at school
    Two Orange County teenagers have been arrested and accused of bringing a gun to school and showing it off on a video they posted on Snapchat. The video was made in a school bathroom at Cypress Creek High School. Two male students, a 15-year-old and 17-year-old, posed in the school bathroom while pointing the gun right at the camera. A fellow student saw that Snapchat video and showed their parent, who then called authorities. But what was most alarming to students and parents we spoke to was th..
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  • Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic game preview

    Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic game preview
    TV: FOX Sports Florida TIME: Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET The Orlando Magic are all but officially eliminated from playoff contention, but they're surely feeling good about Nikola Vucevic and Victor Oladipo potentially returning. Matchups with the Brooklyn Nets usually help, too. While the statuses of their top two scorers are unknown, the Magic attempt to sweep the season series from the Nets on Tuesday night. With nine games left in the regular season, Orlando (30-43) is 8 1/2 ba..
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  • Orlando No. 1 city in country for pollen levels

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando is the No. 1 city in the country right now for pollen levels, according to Florida Hospital.A scale from 0-12 is used to measure pollen levels, with 12 being the worst. Orlando is currently at a 10-11 on that scale.Officials say the mild winter we had has caused allergens to stay "alive" in the air longer. Oak trees are the main contributor right now to people's allergy problems, next month ragweed is expected to be the problem. Local doctors report there has been an upt..
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  • The Official Website of the Orlando Magic

    The Official Website of the Orlando Magic
    ORLANDO – The Orlando Magic have inducted Senior Chairman Rich DeVos into its Hall of Fame today. DeVos will also be honored when Orlando hosts Brooklyn tonight at Amway Center. Tickets to the game are available through OrlandoMagic.com or by calling 1-800-4-NBATIX. Game time is 7 p.m. The DeVos family purchased the Orlando Magic in September of 1991. At that time, family head Rich DeVos stated that the DeVos family is simply the team's current caretaker, making it clear that the real o..
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  • Tree branch crashes on Orlando home

    Tree branch crashes on Orlando home
    Tree branch crashes on Orlando home Updated: Mar 29, 2016 - 5:40 PM ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials with the Orlando Fire Department said lightning struck a tree and a large branch fell onto a home Tuesday evening. It happened just before 5 p.m. at a home on Country Club Oaks Circle in Orlando. The tree damaged the roof of the home, but no one was inside the house at the time the branch fell.  No injuries were reported. 
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  • 22-year-old arrested in connection with fatal shooting at Orlando ...

    22-year-old arrested in connection with fatal shooting at Orlando ...
    Orlando police arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting at an apartment complex earlier this month. Courtney Nero, 22, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Joshua Bell.>>Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS and AndroidBell was gunned down at the Palm Grove apartments in west Orlando on March 19.Authorities did not say how they tracked Nero down or how they connected him to the crime. However, officials said they believe Nero targeted Bell and that the shooting was not..
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