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The Orlando Sentinel endorses labor and employment lawyer Patricia Sigman in the important Florida Senate District 9 race, citing her priorities and the dismal voting record of her opponent, former state Rep. Jason Brodeur.
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Seminole deputies are searching for suspects who broke into a house in the 5400 block of Woodcrest Drive.
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A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
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More than 100 people gathered Saturday at the Seminole County courthouse in Sanford to support police officers at a “Back the Blue” rally — an event from which at least one elected official scheduled to speak dropped out after concerns were raised about an organizer’s connections with a designated hate group.
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Interview: Jason Brodeur and Patricia Sigman, candidates for Florida Senate in District 9, were interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board.
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Seminole County has put on hold a plan to build sidewalks in the English Estates neighborhood after some residents said they don't want them and some say they do.
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A ruptured gas line forced hundreds of Sanford residents out of their homes for hours Thursday morning and produced a fire visible for miles, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.
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Deciding whether to send your child back to school during the pandemic is stressful enough. Orange and Seminole county school districts aren't making it any easier by withholding data on positive cases and quarantine orders on each school campus. They cite privacy concerns, but other districts are providing detailed information to anxious parents. Orange and Seminole should do the same.
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Six women who worked for Joel Greenberg at the Seminole County Tax Collector’s Office — including a longtime chief operations officer — have settled sexual harassment, racial discrimination and First Amendment lawsuits and complaints against the agency for a total of $215,000.
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Interview: Stephanie Murphy and Leo Valentin, candidates for District 7 U.S. Congress, were interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board.
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Seminole residents who live in the county's rural boundary are fiercely protective of development restrictions. That's why they're taking a special interest in the race for state Senate District 9 seat between candidates Republican Jason Brodeur and Democrat Patricia Sigman and whether they will protect their area from large developments such as River Cross.
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Seminole County Public Schools Superintendent Walt Griffin announced Friday morning he will retire next spring after nine years overseeing the district’s highly-touted school system.
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Endorsement: The Orlando Sentinel endorses Republican Michael Waltz and Democrat Stephanie Murphy for another term in Congress, citing their willingness to bridge party lines and work together.
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A federal judge this week denied a pair of requests by Joel Greenberg’s attorney to throw out four charges against the former Seminole County Tax Collector, including that Greenberg stalked a political opponent, stole his identity by creating fake social media accounts to post false and derogatory information, and used two fake IDs that he allegedly created.
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Republican state Senate candidate Jason Brodeur and a mysterious political group have launched dual attacks against Brodeur’s Democratic opponent Patricia Sigman, falsely accusing her of receiving federal coronavirus money meant for struggling businesses.
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Less than a week after opening an online portal to help individuals and homeowners struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic, Seminole County on Tuesday announced that it has suspended taking applications for the program because of the huge response. County officials said they need time to process the “overwhelming number” of applications from homeowners seeking CARES Act money to help them pay their mortgages, rents, or utility bills.
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The Seminole County Chamber occasionally did restaurant outings with members before COVID-19, but decided to reboot the events in recent months to help local restaurants boost struggling sales.
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Daily Orlando Sentinel Now podcast: Central Florida’s stagnant economy, new Seminole trail, and high school football.
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Orlando dealerships and car buyers are making adjustments in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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One person is dead and three firefighters have been injured in a sidewalk collapse incident in Lake Mary, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.
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Casselberry Commissioner Bill Hufford envisions a day when a city resident will be able to hop on a bike and travel nearly anywhere in Central Florida on a broad network of trails that don’t require dodging traffic.
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Lynx's ride fares are coming back Sept 1, nearly six months after being suspended because of the pandemic. Also coming back is getting on board buses via front doors, rather than rear doors, a measure that was meant to protect drivers from frequent and close contact with riders.
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Less than two weeks into the new school year, at least 175 students and staff at Seminole County public schools are in quarantine because of possible exposure to the coronavirus, officials said.
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Seminole County launched its web site to give CARES ACT funding to individuals and within a minute the site already had 200 applications waiting in the queue, county officials said.
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Seminole County on Wednesday will roll out its CARES Act assistance program for individuals and homeowners who are struggling paying their rent and utility bills because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Joel Greenberg entered a plea of not guilty to six new charges, including sex trafficking allegations from federal prosecutors who said he illegally used a state database to look up information about a girl between the ages of 14 and 17 and others with whom was engaged in “sugar daddy” relationships.
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One person is dead after a double shooting in unincorporated Altamonte Springs, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
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Joel Greenberg is facing sex trafficking charges related to a girl between the ages of 14 and 17 and is also accused of illegally using a state database to look up information about the girl and other people with whom he was engaged in “sugar daddy” relationships, according to an indictment filed Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
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Winning candidates in Tuesday’s elections say that voters in Seminole and Orange counties sent a clear message to local governments: Stop approving developments that lead to urban sprawl and do more to preserve the environment.
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Florida law essentially condones campaign money laundering through political committees. It's a cancer on elections that Florida lawmakers refuse to treat.