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Cadet Tyler Alexander Powell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on May 31.

Orlando Business Journal - by Susan Lundine Three local groups recently gave out a combined $1.25 million to Central Florida charities.

“God just needed a wonderful first-grade teacher in heaven.”

School: Teaches first grade at English Estates Elementary in Fern Park. Education and experience: Graduated from Oviedo High School in 1990; received associate's degree from Seminole Community College in 1993 ... via The Orlando Sentinel

“We're the farthest thing away from snobs. This is a very warm and welcoming community.”

Mercedes or Toyota. Heineken or Budweiser. Filet mignon or pot roast. Target or Wal-Mart. Certain names have more cachet than others. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Some births may not appear in this listing because some hospitals are no longer releasing the names of newborns for publication. via Orlando Sentinel

Join Seminole County Fire Department Firefighters as they participate in a sweet fundraiser to benefit their fallen colleagues. via Seminole County Government

Question: I had a medical procedure at a urologist's office on March 12. The next day I came down with a fever for which I began taking Tylenol. via The Orlando Sentinel

Words and Pictures by: Dean Devito On my first ride on Buell's sport touring ST back in the mid '90's things didn't go too well. via 2WF.com

“The circuit breakers kept tripping back”

When you call 911, you expect an answer. But some Seminole County residents who called the emergency system Thursday morning didn't get one. via The Orlando Sentinel

“Whether [Leclercq] gets one day in jail or the rest of her life in jail, it doesn't help me one bit”

Jean Bartley ran an Orlando-area brothel that advertised itself as a 'body scrub shop' where customers could get sponge baths or be disciplined by her daughter.

Jeanne Leclercq founded a South Florida business that raised millions of dollars from investors. She boasted of negotiating more than $5 billion of transactions during a 25-year career in finance.

One was a madam. One was a CEO. Federal authorities say both were the same woman - a graying grandmother, now 56 years old, who shuffled into a West Palm Beach federal courtroom on Friday in handcuffs and leg irons. Read more

“Has the commission said they want to buy the right of way back?”

A flyover bridge designed as the answer to unblocking one of the region's busiest intersections is losing support from a former backer who wants to "kill this project if at all possible." City Commissioner Jon ... via The Orlando Sentinel

Altamonte Springs police today identified Jay Martin Rodriguez as the man who went on a $4,700 shopping spree using a credit card he stole from a dying cancer patient. via The Orlando Sentinel

To the lowlife of Azalea Park: Bring back my four dogs. You didn't need to steal them. via The Orlando Sentinel

“They have to steal from somebody who's basically almost gone?”

Last month, Robert Rosinski, 54, was admitted to Florida Hospital Altamonte's cancer institute with terminal cancer. via WESH

A dying cancer patient was the victim of identity theft days before he died. 54 year-old Bob Rosinski was being transferred from Florida Hospital in Altamonte Springs to a hospice center when someone stole his ... via WDBO-AM Orlando

POSTED: 1:14 pm EDT March 19, 2008 ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Police released surveillance pictures Wednesday of two persons of interest they believe may be connected to the theft of a credit card from a dying ... via WFTV

ROH News: Orlando Fanfest Announced Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.08.2008 What are the detalis? Ring Of Honor will have a special fanfest as part of Orlando Jai-Alai on Saturday, March 29th from noon to 3pm. via 411mania.com

ROH News: March 6th Newswire Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.06.2008 All of the latest info on Rising Above! March 6th: ROH "Rising Above" premieres TOMORROW NIGHT on iN DEMAND, The DISH Network and TVN cable ... via 411mania.com

In a special meeting Wednesday, City Manager Barbara Lipscomb met with employees to tell them that Casselberry is not on the verge of eliminating its police and fire departments. via The Orlando Sentinel