Florida news
- Mother and child struck by a hit-and-run driver
- A mother and her child were sent to the hospital overnight after they were struck by a hit and run driver in west Orange County. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Police looking for missing girl, 16, and boy, 2, in Clermont
- Law enforcement officials are searching for a 16-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy reported missing last night from a neighborhood off State Road 50. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Volusia man accused of molesting teen who cannot hear or speak
- Deputies have arrested a man they say sexually abused a 16-year-old girl who cannot hear or speak, officials said today. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Students evacuated from Neptune Middle School
- Children were evacuated from Neptune Middle School this morning as a precaution because a bomb scare was phoned in at the school, officials said. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Explosion kills 2, levels Melbourne townhomes
- A powerful explosion early this morning leveled four townhomes, killing a man and his 8-month-old son, and injuring seven others. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Airboat carrying nine tourists flips in Everglades near Tamiami Trail
- MIAMI -- A group of tourists got a little more adventure than they had bargained for during an airboat ride in the Everglades. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Repairs delay next shuttle liftoff until at least June
- NASA managers decided Tuesday to push back the launch of shuttle Atlantis until at least June 8 so the agency can finish repairs on the ship's hail-damaged fuel tank. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Orlando returns $378,800 in misspent training grants
- Orlando has returned $378,800 in homeland-security grants that administrators now admit the Fire Department never should have received. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- BB gun, knife on ex-astronaut Nowak's list
- Supplies for ex-astronaut's trip among documents made public Black wig? Check. Knife? Check. BB gun? Check. — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007
- Seller beware: Home prices plunge
- The median fell $15,000 from February to March -- to $240,000. Median home prices in the Orlando area tumbled sharply in March, just at — From OrlandoSentinel.com, Apr 11, 2007