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Winter Garden pulls Avalon Road traffic plan from agenda; proposal included roundabouts, 4-way stops

A plan that could eventually bring roundabouts, four-way stops and a lower speed limit to parts of Avalon Road will not go before Winter Garden city commissioners Thursday night after the item was pulled from the meeting agenda.The city confirmed Thursday that the intersection improvement item had...

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Deputies investigating fatal stabbing near DeLand, sheriff's office says

Multiple Volusia County deputies were at the scene of a fatal stabbing near DeLand that prompted the closure of a road Thursday night, according to the sheriff's office.

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Jones football boasts top talent on defense

This scary Tigers team has several players already committed to division 1 schools. FOX35's Jonah Karp reports.

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Field of Dreams becomes the Hall of Fame, as 26 members come out of the corn for Phillies-Twins game

Major League Baseball came back to the Field of Dreams carrying a big piece of Cooperstown.The pregame pomp before the Minnesota Twins played the Philadelphia Phillies — adjacent to the farmland where the 1989 fantasy was filmed — featured 26 members of the Hall of Fame emerging from the outfield...

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“Temporary turbulence”: Former Spirit Airlines employees navigate job search months after shutdown

It’s been over three months since Spirit Airlines signature yellow planes made their final flight from Orlando International Airport. When the company suddenly shut down in May, more than four thousand people lost their jobs in Florida, including 1600 workers in and around Orlando International...

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