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Region's other tourist strip still struggles to recover from decade of downturns, decay

Abandoned buildings, restaurants and motels such as this mark the once-bustling tourist district along U.S. Highway 192. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel)

Tourist strip still struggles to recover from decade of downturns, decay

Back when International Drive was a short dead end and Orange County's giant convention center was just a dream, U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County was Walt Disney World's doorstep, the road most Disney-bound tourists cruised in search of an affordable motel and a meal. But for more than a...

With Orange County's embattled GPS-monitoring and home-confinement programs suspended, judges now have a temporary option for criminal suspects who qualify for release before trial but still need supervision.

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