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Beware of Those who Call Themselves…

Members of the local Jewish community and other religious groups are offended by the coronation last week of Eddie Long, troubled pastor of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Long, who was recently accused of sexual misconduct by five young men and who ended up settling with them, was crowned king with the ritual use of a Jewish Torah scroll.

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OCPS Announces 2012 Support Person of the Year

Thornebrooke Elementary program assistant and behavior trainer Angel Bodiford has been named Orange County’s 2012 Support Person of the Year.

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Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3 Percent

The jobless rate in the U.S. fell to 8.3 percent in January, a decline of 0.2 percent from the month before and the lowest level in three years, the Labor Department said Friday.

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Orange County Sheriff’s Auction: ‘Where Prices Can’t be Beat!’

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office will sell more than 70 cars, motorcycles and jet skis at an Auto Auction on Saturday, February 4, at the Sheriff’s Office Central Operation Fleet Management Parking area on Colonial Drive.

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FHP: Woman Drives Drunk to Elementary School

A mother is accused of driving drunk to an elementary school in Brevard County on Thursday.

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Orlando Woman Accused of Stabbing Man to Death

A woman who deputies say is responsible for stabbing a man to death last Friday, then fleeing to New York, was arrested in Syracuse on Wednesday.

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OUC to Lower Rates

The OUC Board voted Thursday to reduce its fuel charge rate by 11 percent and lower electric rates for all OUC customers.

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Man Killed by Orange County Deputy, Identified

The man who was shot dead by a deputy sheriff three weeks ago, has been identified. The dead man is 21-year-old Jose Simon-Dominguez, a Hispanic, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

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Deputies Arrest Suspect in Killing Near UCF

Orange County deputies believe they found the man who pulled the trigger killing 21-year-old Frank M. Perry, last Tuesday.

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Santorum to Sick Child: Stop Complaining about $1M Drug Costs

For all his Christian conservative values, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum told the mother of a sick child that, she shouldn’t complain about paying $1 million annually for drugs to keep her son alive, as people have no problem paying $900 for an iPad.

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