Orlando police call it a combative relationship that ended when the boyfriend strangled his girlfriend using a bra. Abdullah Khalig was arrested Tuesday on one count of first-degree murder. The 37-year-old was being held at the Orange County Jail without bail.
A decision has not yet been made, but she still could face the death penalty. The decision won't be made until all the evidence is back and it isn't yet.
I have played around with this idea for hours now, on whether or not to write this piece. But the events of the last few hours, I believe, mandate that I raise my voice once again. We heard the same palaver in 2001 from the same forces inside our country, basically that a discussion of Zionism, in the context of such a Conference, would be anti-Semitic; therefore all the world's dispossessed and marginalized people must continue to suffer and sacrifice while muting their grievances so that no discussion of Israel would take place on the world stage in this context
Back by popular demand on Friday, April 3, 2009, Shine Performing And Creative Arts Presents an encore performance of the stage production, “Laying Where No One Can See.”
It is a great irony that the election of Barack Obama as the first black president comes at a time when the number of black elected officials has been stagnant at best and, at worst, on a downhill slide. It is counterintuitive to the general perception among many, including the mainstream pundits who keep talking about a “post-racial” society.
Marion County authorities say a woman and her 27-year-old son are facing drug charges after agents seized about 110 marijuana plants from their homes this week. Michael Lopez and 51-year-old Nancy Smith have been taken to the Marion County Jail. The pair faces several charges.
For corporate media owners, especially those who purchase with bank loans, it’s tough out there. The traditional American media industry – newspapers, radio stations, even television – are under financial strain as never before, primarily as a consequence of the power of the Internet.
Lee Anthony faced tough questioning at the law offices of Morgan and Morgan Friday, in the defamation suit filed against his sister, Casey Anthony. Lee said that he never met or seen Zenaida Gonzalez and that the first time he ever heard her name was in July when Casey mentioned her.
Two people were killed early Friday morning in a crash on North Orange Blossom Trail and Pepper Mill Road. Investigators said a black two-door Toyota Scion was crushed when it overturned several times and crashed into a white Toyota Corolla that was going the opposite direction.
A driver crashed into a home on Orange Blossom Trail early Friday morning. Troopers said the driver, 33-year-old Lee Rutland of Orlando, crossed a median and crashed into the home. Rutland was arrested after he was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.
The economy’s performance continues to degenerate even faster than many economists had expected. The latest evidence: New jobless claims last week jumped to 667,000, up from 631,000 the prior week. At the same time, a record 6.5 million Americans are receiving unemployment benefits, the highest percentage of Americans since the recession of 1983.
You pay all your taxes, but a multi-millionaire professional golfer from Heathrow hasn't been paying his. Now the federal government wants Jim Thorpe to pay with jail time.
A man was killed after being hit by a car, then by a semi, and nearly decapitated early Thursday morning on West Colonial Drive and Hiawassee Road in Orange County.
Your quarters will really add up. On Thursday evening, the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority voted to raise tolls at almost every single booth by 25 cents. Like it or not, the Expressway Authority says it's banking on a 25-cent toll hike to generate nearly $40 million in extra revenue so it can keep up with about $2 billion in debt from bonds.
The Secret Service and Orlando police busted an illegal operation Wednesday morning involving a local pawn shop and millions of dollars in gift cards. Three people were arrested for knowingly buying the gifts cards that they were stolen from Central Florida stores and then selling them at A&M Pawn on Orange Blossom Trail.
Community leaders are hopeful the decision to rebuild Evans High School in Pine Hills is the beginning of a revitalization project for an area known as "Crime Hills." The school, which is estimated to cost $75 million to construct, would likely be completed in 2012.
A man was shot and left to die in an Orlando neighborhood Sunday night. Neighbors on Yucatan Drive said they looked outside after hearing heard gunshots and saw the man lying in the street.
A letter from Mayor Rich Crotty to the county commission calls for cutting the county's operating budget another five percent and that means no raises, no bonuses, and a hiring freeze that will continue for everyone but those in public safety.
The documents released by the State Attorney's Office reveal several new details about the case of the Orlando girl who was missing for a month before authorities were notified.
U.S. regulators accused R. Allen Stanford of running a “massive, ongoing fraud” through his Houston-based Stanford Group Co. while selling about $8 billion in certificates issued by an affiliated bank in Antigua. The SEC has been investigating Stanford Group since at least last summer over sales of the certificates.
At a time when you can least afford it, the Expressway Authority wants to increase tolls big time. It would cost you an extra 25 cents at almost every toll booth and those quarters will really add up. The Expressway Authority pitched the drastic toll hike to county commissioners Tuesday morning.
Of the estimated $10 billion Florida will receive, Crist says about $1.3 billion will go toward local and state transportation projects. Crist said 28,000 jobs are created for every $1 billion spent in that area.
Amidst allegations of domestic abuse by Chris Brown on girlfriend Rihanna, everyone was watching to see if Thursday night`s Image Awards would make either a winner.
The Orlando Magic Youth Fund (OMYF), a fund of the McCormick Foundation, will present checks to 26 of this year’s 27 grantee organizations from nine counties in Central Florida. OMYF focuses on helping children in Central Florida realize their full potential, especially those most at risk, by supporting programs and partnerships that empower families and change lives.
Transformation I-4, from 441 to Kennedy Boulevard, would cost $1.9 billion. That's a problem, because the entire stimulus package offers $1.4 billion for the entire state of Florida. Metro Orlando should get around $44 million.
