A massive manhunt is underway in Orlando with a $60,000 reward for Markeith Loyd, the suspect in the fatal shooting of Master Sgt. Debra Clayton Monday morning. Another law enforcement officer was killed in a traffic accident Monday while searching for the suspect.
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Gov. Rick Scott on Friday selected C. Alan Lawson, chief judge of the Daytona Beach-based 5th District Court of Appeal, to replace Justice James E.C. Perry, who is retiring.
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The immediate issue is who will lead the Florida Democratic Party and its 4.87 million voters, with the announcement Friday that Allison Tant, who has chaired the party since 2013, is stepping down in January.
Read More »Republicans keep control of Florida State Senate
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This November, Florida voters will again weigh in on a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment, and decide whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment.
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Marion County launches a new app that residents can use to submit non-emergency concerns.
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Audio recordings of 911 calls released Tuesday by the Orange County Sheriff's Office show mounting frustration by friends and family members.
Read More »Sheriff’s officials in Florida say a deputy fatally shot a suicidal man who refused to follow orders during a brief confrontation in a backyard near Orlando. The shooting happened Wednesday night after deputies stopped a man for driving recklessly. Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Jeff Williamson said in a news release …
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The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Philadelphia Monday. Thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered to choose the party's candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Here are North Central Florida's Democratic delegates.
Read More »In the aftermath of fatal attacks on police in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., black leaders say Florida — which has a long and ugly history of racism — has reached a race-relations crossroads. Meanwhile, one sheriff says the African-American community needs to "mature" as law enforcement officials seek to keep a lid on the violence that has erupted in other states.
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