Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Maxwell on open primaries & Parking-lot shooting

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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Maxwell: Rigged write-in elections show need for open primaries in Florida elections

No vote for you! Rigged write-in elections show need for open primaries in Florida elections

Clermont cop made his wife beg for life, agency says: 'I have to kill you now'

A Clermont police officer was arrested Saturday after allegedly choking his wife and forcing her to beg for her life while he held a knife in his hand.

Florida's voting rights battle goes to federal appeals court

A battle over voting rights in the battleground state of Florida is going before a federal appeals court.

Family steps up call for charges in parking-lot shooting: 'This is essentially murder, plain and simple'

A dispute last week over a handicapped parking space quickly escalated into a fatal shooting, and now the dead man's family is outraged that the gunman has avoided arrest, seemingly protected by Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law.

Trump recorded discussing paying for Playboy model's story

President Trump was recorded by his longtime personal lawyer discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with him.

Brian Burns leads youthful FSU defense excited about new scheme, loaded with potential

With only four starters returning, Florida State defensive end Brian Burns and new coach Willie Taggart believe the Seminoles will not be short of playmaking ability on defense this season.

UCF expects to get everybody's best as Knights enter season as AAC favorites

Coming off a perfect 13-0 season including a conference championship and a win in the Peach Bowl, UCF expects a huge target on its backs when it steps on the field in 2018.

Football teams left stranded after Faith Christian abruptly folds program

Faith Christian, which went 9-1 in 2017 as a member of the independent Sunshine State Athletic Conference, will not return to the field this fall.

West Orange alum Austin Gomber takes a no-hitter into 7th in first MLB start

Cardinals rookie Austin Gomber, a Winter Garden native and West Orange High alum, took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his first Major League start before it was broken up by the Reds' Joey Votto.

'Demi is awake and with her family': Pop star recovering following reports of hospitalization for drug overdose

Demi Lovato is conscious and recovering, her representative said Tuesday, following reports the pop singer had been hospitalized for an apparent drug overdose.

'Madam Secretary' locks up Hillary Clinton guest shot

'Madam Secretary' will feature three former secretaries of state — Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright — in its Oct. 7 season premiere on CBS.

Film of Broadway musical 'Newsies' returns to theaters

Disney's "Newsies" will return to select cinemas this week.

Polasek Museum looks at the art of 'Arabesque'

The Polasek Museum in Winter Park presents the exhibition "Arabesque: Contemporary Conversations."

Hgreg car dealership to fill Orlando vacancy near airport, hire 60-plus

Car dealership HGreg.com plans its first lot in Metro Orlando off the Beachline Expressway near Orlando International Airport, the company said Tuesday. HGreg wants to hire 60 full-time staffers plus enough part timers to bring its total to about 80.

Battle against smelly seaweed spreads on South Florida beaches

Record amounts of seaweed are floating to South Florida beaches, and cities are working harder to clean it up. From using heavier equipment to more frequent sweeps of the beaches, cities are doing the best they can to make their coasts attractive to tourists.

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