May 4, 2008 | The Orlando Sentinel
Orlando man still bears emotional scars from '84 blast
“I met a girl with no arms and no legs. They kept me drugged up. I had to lay on my stomach for two months. I had an anger disorder, my mom said. I threw cups and stuff.”
Paul Jewell's most common nightmare comes out of the blue: He's near a gas station air pump when a big snake, like an anaconda, attacks. via The Orlando Sentinel
Dispute Ends With Truck In House
A truck has rammed into a house Wednesday afternoon. It happened in Lockhart in Orange County north of Clarcona Ocoee Road and southwest of U.S.441. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the incident was the ... via WESH-TV
Washington Shores finalist is district's top support person
Jill Robbins, an exceptional-education paraprofessional at Washington Shores Elementary, won the Orange County Public Schools' Support Person of the Year award Jan. via The Orlando Sentinel
Two tickets match all numbers in Fantasy 5
TALLAHASSEE - Two players matched all five winning numbers in Thursday's Fantasy 5 drawing and will share a $240,896.96 top prize, the Florida Lottery announced today. via News Press
Youth invited to join OC Club for discounts, Lynx, events
The OC Club, a free-membership program for Orange County youth 5 to 19 years old that rewards them for making positive choices when they participate in activities run by the club's recreation partners, has ... via The Orlando Sentinel
BOYS BASKETBALL WHEN: Feb. 27-March 1 WHERE: The Lakeland Center THE BUZZ: Lake Howell and Pine Christian Christian won state titles last year. via The Orlando Sentinel
Shooting in Lockhart sends man and woman to ORMC
Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies said that at 11:43 p.m. a suspect opened fire at the Westwood Apartments at 6015 Forest City Road. via The Orlando Sentinel
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H20 and 1+1: Schools testing perks of texting
“They kind of got excited when they heard they could use cell phones and not break the rules.”
Cell phones and text messages in middle-school math classes? BION.
Two Orange County middle schools are taking part in an international pilot program testing whether schools can boost interest in math and science by using a gadget most children love -- the cell phone. KEWL?
The students in a seventh-grade advanced math class at Lockhart Middle think so.
'I think it's really cool,' said 12-year-old Tabitha Moore. 'It's like a new opportunity. If it goes good for us, people around the world can do it.' Read more