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Sheriff's official suspended for disrupting V.P. Secret Service detail

Henry Pierson Curtis The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Friday, May 4, 2012 - 8:33am

ORLANDO, Fla. -- One of Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings top aides has been disciplined for "conduct unbecoming" stemming from an incident during Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Orlando last year.

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Utah bounty hunter ignites gun-owner debate over Trayvon Martin shooting

Henry Pierson Curtis The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 7:02am

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the roiling national debate over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one group has been conspicuously quiet: gun owners.

The National Rifle Association has not issued a statement, despite growing criticism of its part in advocating for legislation such as Florida’s "stand your ground" law — which has come under increasing fire in the wake of the unarmed teen’s shooting by Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

But online, proponents of carrying concealed weapons are participating in forums that reflect their concerns over the touchy subjects of race, gun laws and the need for facts in the most controversial shooting in recent memory.

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Casey Anthony civil trial delayed another year

Henry Pierson Curtis The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 3:25pm

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The civil trial against Casey Anthony has been delayed until next year. Circuit Judge Lisa T. Munyon reset the trial Tuesday after the plaintiff's lawyer notified the court of a conflict with a previously scheduled case in Duval County.

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Alleged Tampa bomb plot foiled by FBI

Henry Pierson Curtis The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Monday, January 9, 2012 - 4:37pm

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man seeking explosives and weapons for a suicide bomb plot in the Tampa, Fla., area has been arrested by the FBI, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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Firefighters remain on stand-by after a fire destroyed most of the 430-room Vacation Lodge Maingate hotel in Kissimmee, Fla., Monday, June 27, 2011. Officials say eight people, including two firefighters, were hospitalized from the blaze .(AP Photo/John Raoux)

Fire guts hotel near Disney World

Henry Pierson Curtis, The Orlando Sentinel McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 10:35am

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Flames burned Monday in the ruins of the Vacation Lodge Maingate on West U.S. Highway 192, where scores of poor tenants lost everything they owned in their $100-a-week rooms.

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Suspect in attempted credit union robbery loses prosthetic arm

Henry Pierson Curtis, The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 6:47pm

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Monday's holdup of the Fairwinds Credit Union was fairly routine until the suspect's arm popped off, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

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Tourist dies after being pulled from water ride at SeaWorld's Aquatica

Henry Pierson Curtis, McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Monday, October 4, 2010 - 3:01pm

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 68-year-old tourist who was pulled from a ride at SeaWorld Orlando's Aquatica water park earlier Monday and rushed to a local hospital has died, officials said.

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