Central Florida governments make changes to comply with state law banning public camping
County and municipal governments across Central Florida are working to make sure they follow the state’s new law when it comes to prohibiting people from sleeping in public places. H.B. 1365 gives ...
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Orange County commissioners to hold public hearing on local homeless encampment ban next week
This upcoming Tuesday, Jan. 7, Orange County commissioners could follow the path of elected leaders in other neighboring municipalities like Windermere, Ocoee, Winter Park and Winter Garden that have ...
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Better Country Beyond: Early communities of Volusia — the Orange Ridge, Persimmon Hollow, and beyond
This is the latest installment of our feature Better Country Beyond, with excerpts from DeLandite Karen Ryder’s book about ...
Will new year, new law bring new trouble for Orlando’s homeless?
Florida’s new homeless law gets added teeth on Jan. 1, with residents and businesses allowed to sue cities to enforce camping ...
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A boy in north Georgia went for a walk down the road. It landed his mother in jail
The sheriff’s deputies approached the house, a tidy split-level outside Blue Ridge, Georgia, with chickens roaming the front ...
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SoCal gym owner, fitness influencer dies 3 months after being shot during LA robbery
"After a courageous three-month battle following the tragic incident that took place on September 13th ... Arizona, Nevada, Florida and Texas, according to its website.
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'I don't want it to be just a place to remember my child' | Father turns place where his daughter's body was found into a community space
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Savannah Copeland was found ... While it will serve as a place to remember her, Copeland said he wants it to be a space for everyone. "If it's people who have lost somebody ...
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911 Call about kidnapping leads to fatal officer-involved shooting in Charles County
At around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Charles County police responded to a 911 call in which a man reported that he had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The officers arrived at the 7300 block of ...
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911 call, bodycam video released after deadly shooting involving Greenville County deputies
ON NOVEMBER 4TH, THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THEY GOT A CALL THAT 62 YEAR OLD RENE CONTRERAS WAS FIRING SHOTS INSIDE A GREER HOME AT 3212 NORTH HIGHWAY 101. ACCORDING TO ...
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Teens ram car into gun store for burglary, get stuck and call taxi, Florida cops say
A late-night burglary spree came to a humiliating end for three Florida teenagers when their car got stuck inside a gun store, and they decided to call a taxi, according to investigators in Florida.
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'My little sidekick': Aiken County sheriff's officer retires as daughter makes last call over the radio
Lt. Brad Dyer and his daughter Shelby have always had each other, so when it came time for him to retire he wanted to make sure she was part of it. Instead of the typical cake and balloons, his ...
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Manhunt called off for 'armed and dangerous' man in Coweta County still at large
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A massive manhunt has ended for ... the animal hospital on Thursday and was recovering comfortably at home. The search turned into hours of closed roadways, choppers circling ...