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Apopka fall festival shooting
A 17-year-old is facing attempted first-degree murder charges and a host of others after a shooting outside an Apopka festival Friday, according to a social media post by Apopka Police. Police say they responded to the shooting at the intersection of Goodrich Avenue and East Orange Street. Detectives say they learned an argument began inside the Fall Family Festival at Kit Land Nelson Park, and spilled outside, turning into gunfire.
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Downtown Orlando stabbing suspect won't face charges, state attorney says
ORLANDO, Fla. – The man accused of stabbing another man in downtown Orlando will not face charges, the state attorney’s office announced. The state filed a no information notice on Thursday in the case against Daeveon Jaquan Brown, 28. The filing states the state is not pursuing charges due to “insufficient admissible evidence stemming from a lack of a cooperating victim or witness”.
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Longwood Arts & Crafts Festival Celebrates 50 Years in Historic Downtown
The Longwood Arts & Crafts Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary November 21–22, bringing artists, artisans and visitors together in Historic Downtown Longwood for a weekend dedicated to creativity and handmade goods. The milestone event will give attendees an opportunity to browse artwork, discover handcrafted items, and shop for...
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Orlando Police Investigate Death at Westgate Drive Townhome Community
6100 Westgate Dr. — Approximate Location of Death Investigation. A death investigation is underway at an Orlando townhome community after police said one person was found dead in the 6100 block of Westgate Drive on Monday. Neighbors gathered outside as a heavy police presence moved through the area, and officials have released little else about what happened.
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DeBary makes feral cat program permanent with new ordinance
DEBARY, Fla. – DeBary’s City Council voted to make its trap-neuter-release program a permanent permit ordinance, cementing a decade of work by Councilmember Patricia Stevenson before she terms out of office. The TNR program — which involves trapping feral cats, having them surgically neutered, then returning them to...
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In Case You Missed It: City Hall tensions, election upsets, and a milestone for the APD
Apopka commissioners unanimously suspended discretionary spending after a contentious meeting, while Mayor Nick Nesta outlined his case for accountability and results at City Hall. Kamia Brown’s victory in Orange County Commission District 2 and Jarod Fox’s defeat of Doug Bankson in Florida House District 39 brought changes in representation, with our analysis examining the expectations facing incoming leaders. This week’s roundup also revisits Ridgebrooke’s access concerns, progress on a Kelly Park tract and the Apopka Police Department’s first reaccreditation under Chief Lovetta Quinn-Henry.
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The cell phone data that helped catch a Florida murder suspect after 15 years
Nearly 15 years after Michelle Parker disappeared, Orlando police say newly analyzed cellphone records helped lead to the arrest of Dale Smith, 55, in connection with her murder. Smith was arrested Oct. 14. He has entered a plea of not guilty to a second-degree murder charge. Parker, an Orlando mother, vanished in 2011 — hours after she and Smith appeared on the TV program The People’s Court. Her body has not been found. According to an arrest affidavit, detectives this year reviewed the original cellular data records obtained in 2011 and discovered additional data that had not been analyzed. “It is likely this data was not readable to detectives in 2011,” the report stated, “This data revealed more precise location and user data, to include messages, for the suspect’s and victims’ phones.”