Friday, July 12, 2019

School grades & Tropical Storm Barry heads toward Louisiana

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

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July 12, 2019

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Florida school grades released: 'A' grades increase, number of 'F' schools declines in 2018-19 ratings

School grades in Florida continue to rise as the number of "A" schools increased and the "F" schools decreased for the 2018-2019 school year.

Louisiana braces for Tropical Storm Barry as outer bands reach coast

Tropical Storm Barry continued moving slowly toward the Louisiana coast early Friday, picking up speed slightly while maintaining maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

Disney announces opening dates for second Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge rides; Hollywood Studios version comes first

Disney announced the opening dates for the second Star Wars land ride, Rise of the Resistance. Hollywood Studios will have it before Disneyland does

Obsession, money, lies tore Grant Amato's family apart. A jury will decide whether he killed them

The killings of the Amato family, prosecutors claim, were the culmination of a downward spiral: Grant Amato was arrested at his nursing job, leading to a depressive episode that left him isolated. He developed an infatuation for a webcam model from Bulgaria he met on an adult website and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his father and brother to present himself as rich and successful.

Seminole commissioner pitches ban on single-use plastics at county parks, venues

A Seminole County commissioner pitches a plan to ban plastic cups, straws and bags at county facilities.

Scott Nelson should get life in prison – not death penalty – for killing of Jennifer Fulford, jury decides

Convicted killer Scott Edward Nelson should spend the rest of his life in prison — and not be executed, as he said he preferred — for kidnapping Jennifer Fulford from her employer's Winter Park home and then killing her, a jury decided.

Guardian filed DNR orders without permission, says judge who seeks her removal from nearly 100 cases

Rebecca Fierle requested that incapacitated clients not receive medical treatment if their heart or breathing stopped — without permission from their families, a judge found.

Man who livestreamed shootout with Orange deputies convicted of attempted murder, other charges

LaForrest Gray, who streamed video of a shootout with Orange County deputies responding to a domestic violence call, was convicted on several charges, included attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.

Body cameras proposed for Winter Park police in wake of widespread adoption among law enforcement agencies

Two years after Winter Park commissioners voted against equipping police with body cameras over cost concerns, the city has included the program in its budget for the next fiscal year. It is one of the few police departments in Central Florida that has not implemented the monitoring technology.

Fact or Fake: Megachurch pastor and Trump spiritual adviser Paula White says media wrong about deplorable conditions on the border

Fact or fake: Was Trump spiritual adviser Paula White correct in writing that the media were wrong about immigrant detention center conditions in Clint, Texas?

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