British Travel to Caribbean Drops
The Caribbean is calling the Air Passenger Duty (APD), paid by all travelers leaving Britain, unfair because of how the system is structured and tourism officials say it will damage the economies of Caribbean islands as less tourists will be able to afford travel to that region. An increase in the tax will go into effect on November 1, 2010.
Magic Crush Wizards 112-83, At Season Opening
In a Disney fairytale, the story is always the same. The wizard controls the magic. Would the outcome of the season opener for the Orlando Magic take the usual road? The answer is no.
Jon Stewart, President Obama, and ENOUGH
If anyone is wondering about the word “Outplacement,” that’s a nice way to say terminated. According to the AIRS Outplacement Report, Sept. 27, 2010, things may not be as promising as the president you elected claims. Let’s take a stroll down a road called tomorrow’s terminated:
Tea Bagger Says Blacks Prefer Drug Dealing (Video)
Al Reynolds, tea party Republican-backed candidate of the 52nd District of Illinois believes that African-American men find it easier to deal drugs than to get an education or go to college. According to Reynolds, minority men find dealing drugs, more lucrative than anything else.
Mom Who took Night Out at City Walk, Arrested for Child Neglect
An Orlando woman who left her 14-month old baby home alone while she went to City Walk at Universal on Thursday night, has been arrested and charged with child neglect.
Police Searching for Mother of Missing Infant
Orlando Police are searching for the mother of a toddler, after responding to a suspicious incident at 2845 LB Mcleod Road in Orange County. Police said that, upon arrival at the home, they found the front door unsecured and a small infant inside, unsupervised.
Orlando Man Killed in Crash Near St. Johns River Bridge
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Tuesday night on State Road 50 near the St. Johns River Bridge. Troopers said that Scott K. Barker, 42, of Orlando, was driving a 1998 Ford vehicle westbound on State Road 50 around 6:00 pm on Tuesday, when for an unknown the vehicle drifted onto the shoulder.
Teen Arrested for Attempted Robbery of Woman Outside Gym
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in the attempted strong armed robbery of a woman last Sunday night as she left the Stoneybrook Fitness Center on Orange County’s east side.
Zach Segal Arrested on Minor Drug Charge
Zachary Segal, son of Orange County mayoral candidate Bill Segal, was arrested earlier this week and charged with drug charges. Segal, 28, was stopped by deputies at the intersection of Kaley Street and Lee Street, a high crime area, after he pulled his car well ahead of the marked white stop bar for the stop sign.
