Sunday, January 1, 2017

Orlando named top winter travel destination and other top stories.

  • Orlando named top winter travel destination

    Orlando named top winter travel destination
    Cold fronts may be creeping across the majority of the U.S., but Orlando is still warm and sunny, making it a perfect destination for winter travelers looking for reprieve from the frosty weather.Travel and booking site TripAdvisor announced the City Beautiful as the No. 1 winter travel destination where Americans can save based on search interest and average weekly cost.“Americans thinking past the holidays and booking their winter vacations may want to consider traveling soon after the New Ye..
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  • Is New York gold thief hiding out in Florida?

    Is New York gold thief hiding out in Florida?
    NEW YORK — Police in New York City are looking for a quick-thinking thief who stole an 86-pound bucket of gold flakes worth nearly $1.6 million off an armored truck in Manhattan — and one tipster thinks he could be in Orlando.The unidentified thief swiped the 5-gallon metal bucket off the back of the vehicle on Sept. 29 when a guard briefly went to the truck's cab to reportedly retrieve his cellphone. The incident occurred in broad daylight on West 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan.A tip to pol..
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  • 76-year-old woman carjacked outside Orlando grocery store ...

    76-year-old woman carjacked outside Orlando grocery store ...
    Updated: Dec 1, 2016 - 5:21 PM ORLANDO, Fla. - A 76-year-old woman was carjacked Thursday afternoon outside an Orlando Sedano's grocery store, deputies said. Deputies arrived at the scene on South Orange Blossom Trail and Deerfield Boulevard shortly after receiving a 911 call at about 11:30 a.m. The woman was loading groceries into her vehicle when a man in his 30s pulled her out of the car and drove away, deputies said. "(A) Hispanic male pulled her out of the car for no reason,..
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  • Orlando police investigate third shooting downtown within three ...

    Orlando police investigate third shooting downtown within three ...
    Updated: Dec 1, 2016 - 11:22 PM ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando police are investigating a third shooting in downtown. Investigators say the shooting happened two days after a reported shooting outside a music venue, and about a week before a deadly shooting downtown. A police report said the Nov. 22 shooting started with a fight over a knife and ended with a drive-by shooting. The report said the suspect got into an argument with a bouncer outside Ono Nightclub on South Orange Avenue. T..
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  • Hitting up Orlando for the ACC Championship

    Hitting up Orlando for the ACC Championship
    Jake Grove , jake.grove@independentmail.com 9:39 a.m. EST December 1, 2016Disney's BoardWalk in Orlando is great for people watching.(Photo: Disney)So, you're going to Orlando this weekend to cheer on your Clemson Tigers as they take on the Hokies of Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game?That's great, but what the heck do you actually know about Orlando outside of the fact that it's the theme park capital of the USA and could cost you and arm, leg and a couple other appendages before every..
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  • Orlando Meetings Space Disney Springs Wyndham Grand Orlando ...

    Theme parks aside, Orlando is internationally recognized as a major dining, shopping, cultural, and meetings destination -- and these offerings are only ...
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  • Orlando looks likely for Louisville's bowl

    Orlando looks likely for Louisville's bowl
    Louisville Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) rushes into the end zone for a touchdown during the second half of the Russell Athletic Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium. (Photo: Rob Foldy-USA TODAY Sports )As has been widely assumed this week, the University of Louisville is a strong candidate to be selected on Sunday to play in either the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl or the Russell Athletic Bowl, said Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan, whose organi..
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  • SolarCity reveals expansion plans for Florida, including new jobs

    SolarCity reveals expansion plans for Florida, including new jobs
    Lyndon Rive, co-founder and chief executive officer of SolarCity Corp. A California-based solar company that recently was acquired by electric car company Tesla for $2 billion, revealed plans to better offer its services in Florida — a move that will create hundreds and later thousands of jobs in the state. Lyndon Rive, co-founder and CEO of San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity Corp., told Orlando Business Journal that the company plans to scale up its servic..
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  • Report: Man who died outside Orlando officer's home during party ...

    Report: Man who died outside Orlando officer's home during party ...
    Updated: Dec 1, 2016 - 5:33 PM ORLANDO, Fla. - A man who died outside an Orlando police officer’s house had drugs and alcohol in his system when he collapsed, according to an autopsy report. In September, Channel 9 reported that Officer John Tritt had been relieved of duty and was under investigation because the man died while Tritt was hosting a party. Tritt is back at work, but is still under investigation. Questions have swirled around the death of William Byers since he colla..
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  • Residents of Orlando neighborhood plagued by burglaries 'taking a ...

    Residents of Orlando neighborhood plagued by burglaries 'taking a ...
    Updated: Dec 1, 2016 - 5:37 AM ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Christina Love says she used to feel safe in her Fairview Shores home, but now, after dozens of burglaries in her neighborhood over the past five months, that has changed. Love and her neighbors have been on high alert recently and law enforcement patrols have been increased, but records show they are still happening.    Just look at this list of burglaries in one Orange County neighborhood. It shows the ones reported in a 1 m..
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