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Orlando Sentinel For GOP candidates in Nevada, stumping is a high-stakes gamble

In anything-goes Nevada, the Republican presidential candidates must tread a fine line between voters and vice.

Orlando Sentinel At halfway point, Florida legislators are houses divided

TALLAHASSEE – On one side of the Florida Capitol rotunda Friday, House lawmakers were busily passing redistricting maps.

Florida Today Sebastian Inlet gets deeper as dredging project begins

Boaters get a deeper channel, oceanfront owners a wider beach and least terns get elevated nesting grounds.

Orlando Sentinel FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Chiropractic clinic manager defrauded insurers for $550K, investigators say

An Ocoee man faces multiple felony charges in a suspected fraud scheme that authorities say bilked health insurance providers out of thousands of dollars in improper or phony claims.

Orlando Sentinel FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Doctors in pill-mill probe charged with racketeering

Two physicians whose Orange County pain clinics were raided in pill-mill probes last summer were arrested on racketeering charges Thursday.

Florida Today State orders halt to all prescribed burns in Brevard County

State officials have temporarily halted any prescribed burns in Brevard County following forecasts of strong easterly winds coupled with gusts of up...

Florida Today Brevard schools still waiting for promised $3M donation

The donor who pledged more than $3 million to the Brevard Schools Foundation last year missed a deadline this week for delivering part of the largest...

Florida Today Science gets top billing at fairs

Some 750 students to spend the next three weekends showcasing their science, engineering projects.

Florida Today Space Coast racial equality rates fourth

A new survey released Thursday ranks Brevard County among the top areas in the country for racial equality.

Florida Today Palm Bay gives initial OK to lower construction fees

Palm Bay City Council gave an initial approval to a plan that would lower fees charged for new construction.

Orlando Sentinel Lottery money dwindles for high-performing schools

A special lottery fund created to reward schools for boosting grades has been cut to the point that the state Department of Education wasn't sure there would be enough to go around this year.

Orlando Sentinel Democrats would gain House seats in Orange

TALLAHASSEE -- The new political maps the Florida Legislature is advancing could deliver a new Democratic tilt to the longtime Republican hub of Metro Orlando.

Orlando Sentinel Orange tourist tax dips for 1 s t time in 22 months

Orange County's hotel tax collections faltered slightly in December, after nearly two years of consecutive year-over-year increases.

Florida Today Study: Brevard No. 1 in Hispanic equality

A new study is ranking Floridas Space Coast No. 1 in terms of equality between Hispanics and whites.

Florida Today Patrick Air Force Base aviators to train Afghan air force

Aviators training at Patrick Air Force Base will be sent to Afghanistan for a year to instruct the trainers of Afghan air force pilots as U.S.

Florida Today KSC jobs to shrink by 200 this spring

Kennedy Space Centers workforce will continue to shrink in the first quarter of this year.

Orlando Sentinel Hasner official as candidate for Congress, not U.S. Senate

Adam Hasner made it official today: he’s out of the Republican U.S. Senate race and will run instead for the congressional district being vacated by U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation. West, whose district becomes significantly more Democratic under the redistricting map that comes before the House this week, announced on Tuesday he’s running for a district being vacated by U.S. Rep.

Orlando Sentinel Rev. Jackson: 'One person, one vote' undermined by money

'Not one Super PAC ad was on wiping out homelessness,' the Rev. Jesse Jackson said.

In all the attack ads Florida voters saw before the Florida primary, not a single one attacked the plight of poor Americans, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said in Orlando on Wednesday.

Orlando Sentinel Business-tax breaks exceeding $125 million clears key committee

TALLAHASSEE An influential state House committee unveiled plans Wednesday for more than $125 million a year worth of new business-tax breaks, ranging from broad cuts sought by Republican Gov.

Orlando Sentinel Flights to Cuba from Orlando get green light from U.S. government

Orlando International Airport got word Wednesday that it has permission to offer flights to Cuba, making it the seventh airport in Florida to receive such federal approval.

Orlando Sentinel Florida eyes school bus ads for extra money | House, Senate budgets in works

Florida school districts mired in budget woes might soon get a new fundraising option ¿ selling ad space on their fleets of yellow school buses.

Orlando Sentinel Concessions at SunRail stations could help pay for train

Each stop on the planned SunRail commuter train through Central Florida is a potential concession stand, but what gets sold and for how much remains unknown.

Orlando Sentinel Darden loses tax-reduction appeal

For the second year in a row, Darden Restaurants has lost its appeal of the tax value of computers and furniture inside its Orange County headquarters.

Orlando Sentinel Orlando refinances bonds to save $2.4M

To take advantage of better interest rates, Orlando is refinancing bonds issued in 2002 to pay for the construction of the Interstate 4 interchange at Universal Studios Orlando.

Orlando Sentinel After Florida win, Romney says he's ready for Obama fight

Fresh off his resounding comeback victory in Florida, Mitt Romney insisted that a prolonged presidential primary campaign would not damage him with independent voters who will decide the election in November, but will steel him for a lacerating battle with President Obama.

Orlando Sentinel Tupperware reports higher sales and profit

Orlando-based Tupperware Brands Corp. reported higher sales and profit in the fourth quarter and raised its dividend.

Florida Today Analysis: Romney proves he's tough and adaptable

Mitt Romneys resounding win in the Florida GOP primary is a warning shot to any Democrats who think the former Massachusetts governor will be a soft...

Orlando Sentinel Pfizer recalls 1 million birth control packs for error that could cause unintended pregnancy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills because of a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally.

Florida Today Adams will run in new 7th Congressional District

Adams to run in new 7th Congressional District

Florida Today World Trade Center flaw could cost millions

The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complexs signature tower.

Orlando Sentinel Lockheed's sim unit wins $66 million deal for medical lab logistics work

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s training simulation division has landed a $66 million contract to help set up a new Army medical research lab at Fort Detrick, Md., the company said Tuesday.