Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Tropical Storm Humberto & Florida GOP Gerrymandering

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September 10, 2019

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Tropical Storm Humberto could form from system that has Florida in its sights

Tropical Storm Humberto will be the next named storm, and it could form from a new system that popped up this weekend and is projected to move over the Bahamas and Florida.

Florida GOP could try to gerrymander seats again, Democrats warn

"Stephanie Murphy's district would be a serious target for Republicans," said Aubrey Jewett, a professor of political science at the University of Central Florida, of U.S. Rep. Murphy's District 7 in Seminole and parts of Orange County. "Presumably it would be difficult to do an overt, obvious gerrymander – but as we learned from the 2012 redistricting, it's not necessarily impossible to try."

Everett Miller trial: Prosecution rests in case against accused cop killer

Prosecutors rested their case Monday afternoon in the trial of Everett Glenn Miller, the Marine Corps veteran accused of fatally shooting two Kissimmee police officers in 2017.

Coyotes kill cats and have neighbors on edge in College Park

Michelle Conklin's cat Thomas spent nights outside of their College Park home, only to come to inside in the morning for breakfast. After he ate, he'd go back outside to use the bathroom at 6:30 before returning to spend the day inside snoozing on the couch.However, one-day last week, he never came home. Neighbors a few doors down found scattered remains and patches of fur matching Thomas' markings strewn about their front yard, the presumed work of a coyote."We pretty much knew right away when he didn't come in right away that something was wrong," said Conklin.

Lady Lake man arrested in road rage incident, accused of pointing Glock at neighbor: report

A Lady Lake man was arrested in a road rage incident that culminated when he pointed a Glock handgun in a neighbor's face, according to a report.

7 Florida children hospitalized after eating THC candy disguised as regular sour candy

Seven Florida children were hospitalized after eating candy laced with THC. A classmate had brought it to school and handed it out.

Head-on crash in Orange County leaves 1 dead, another injured, FHP says

State troopers are investigating a head-on collision in east Orange County that left a man dead and a woman seriously injured, Florida Highway Patrol said.

Halloween Horror Nights: A guide to Universal's 10 houses

Halloween Horror Nights kicked off Sept. 6, and we've seen all the houses. Find out more about each maze's story, what stands out and the '80s factor.

Hurricane Dorian prompts Visit Orlando to extend Magical Dining Month a week to Oct. 7

Magical Dining Month extended by one week at select restaurants.

Farmers Market going indoors monthly for Fall in Orlando

Downtown Orlando's popular Indoor Farmers Market drew record lines this summer and plans to return monthly throughout the fall.

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