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13 hrs ago | The Daily Commercial

Eustis Elementary students help put food on the table for Lake County's neediest families

LARRY ELL Staff Writer EUSTIS -- Competitions can have many losers, but only one winner.

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Related Topix: Eustis, FL, Education Etc., Mount Dora, FL

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Sheriff's office: Cocoa man shot dead in home invasion

A Cocoa man died Friday night during a home invasion robbery, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Cocoa, FL, Brevard County, FL

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Jury finds drug dealer guilty of manslaughter

A Lake County jury today declined to convict a reputed drug dealer on murder charges.

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Related Topix: Clermont, FL

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WESH-TV

Lake Co. Man Shoots, Kills Intruder

A Sorrento man shot and killed a man he said was trying to steal his property, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Sorrento, FL

Tue Nov 17, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Kennedy Space Center

Space shuttle Atlantis is rocketing toward the space station. Atlantis blasted off Monday afternoon, carrying six astronauts and a full load of spare parts to the International Space Station.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Man shot outside Denny's in Orange

A stray bullet this morning struck a customer at an Orange County Denny's restaurant, deputies said.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Report: Body found in trash can in Volusia County

A body was found Thursday evening in a trash can in a city in east Volusia County, according to WESH.com. When officers responded to reports of gunfire near the 1200 block of Graham Avenue, they found a man's body in a trash can, the Web site reported.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

'Good Samaritan' suspected in rape free on $25,000 bond

The 33-year-old Lake Mary man, accused of raping a woman after offering to drive her home when she got stranded on Interstate 4 , has posted bond and been released from the Seminole County jail.

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Related Topix: Lake Mary, FL, Seminole County, FL, Altamonte Springs, FL

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Police Marksman

Fla. cop back on patrol after surviving near-fatal crash

In a rush to help, police Officer John Hollowell steered his police cruiser around a curve on Thomas Road -- and his world suddenly went blank.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Leesburg, FL, Drugs

Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Suspect in Isleworth murder attends wife's funeral

The Isleworth man who is accused of murdering his wife attended her funeral in Brevard County today.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

South Lake Press

Voters Select Two New South Lake Mayors

South Lake County will see some changing of the guards, especially in Mascotte and Minneola, where the city's top people were up for election.

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Related Topix: Mascotte, FL, Minneola, FL, Eustis, FL, Clermont, FL

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Report: Man accused of sexual assault of 4-year-old

A television station is reporting that a 53-year-old Volusia County man has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Orange County wants $50 million more for convention center

S omeone sent me a note the other day that, at first, made me laugh. It said Orange County was planning to spend an additional $50 million on its already mammoth convention center.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Jury: Child rape, abduction suspects guilty on all counts

Two men arrested in the kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old as she headed to school are guilty on all charges, an Orange County jury decided this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Orange County lacks money to buy, maintain land

O range County may not be able to purchase more environmentally sensitive land - property now used to preserve wildlife corridors and watersheds for future generations - for years because of the county's budget crisis.

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Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Trial begins for men accused of girl's kidnap, rape

A trial began today in the Orange County case against two men accused of kidnapping and assaulting a 12-year-old earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Neighbors mourn after body ID'd as Somer Thompson

Somer Thompson's face, with chubby cheeks and thick brown bangs, still smiled from missing person posters plastered on almost every utility pole along the mile-long route from her elementary school to her home.

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Related Topix: Orange Park, FL, Jacksonville Metro

Sun Oct 25, 2009

MyFoxOrlando

Deadly Lake Accident

A deadly motorcycle accident in Lake County has the Florida Highway Patrol investigating if any charges should be filed.

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Related Topix: Leesburg, FL

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Sex offender Edarem, YouTube video 'star,' jailed for probation violation

On the YouTube video-sharing Web site, Edward Muscare is known by his user name "Edarem," and his recordings show an older man lip syncing and singing songs such as Roy Orbison 's "Oh, Pretty Woman." Many of them have drawn hundreds of thousands of page views.

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Related Topix: Roy Orbison, Pop/Rock, Lady Lake, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Orlando, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Box cutter attack leads to attempted-murder charge

A 33-year-old woman accused of cutting the face of another woman during a fight two weeks ago with a box cutter will appear in court this afternoon for a bond hearing.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro, Orange County, FL

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