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Gas under $2 a gallon. Last time it was that low was in March 2005. Oil prices have been on the skid recently with industry analysts saying lower than expected demand is driving prices below $55 a barrel.

By a vote of 4-2 Orange County commissioners turned down the School Board's proposal to move Evans High School four miles west down Silver Star Road to its Ninth-Grade Center location near the Clarcona Rural ...

In an economy that becomes more challenging each day, the new Value Place extended-stay hotel is banking on becoming the right option in the right place at the right time.

Deputies were looking for a man who led them on a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning near Hammon Drive in Apopka.

A local Florida news station investigated area Wal-Mart stores and found some pretty serious discrepancies in prices on the same products from store to store.

Back in April, the Denver Post conducted a survey of grocery prices at Wal-Mart supercenters in several Denver neighborhoods.

Danube Plaza is a blend of the surrounding Azalea Park community it serves, reflecting both its age and heritage.

A frightening morning on the roads in Pine Hills. Orange County deputies say they saw a man in a white Nissan Maxima, pointing a rifle at the occupants of another car as they drove West Colonial Drive at Paul ...

Deputies identified Sean Turner and Antwan Morris as the two victims shot and killed this morning at an Orange County apartment complex.

Two people were killed and two others injured when gunshots erupted at a Central Florida apartment complex.

Deputies in Orange County are investigating the shootings of four people at a Pine Hills apartment complex.

Two people are dead and two others were rushed to a hospital after an overnight shootout.

"It's an ongoing issue of importance."

The turtle tracks in the sand looked funny. Not like the comma-shaped fin prints volunteer Beverly Knight usually sees. These were pointed.

'We thought they looked strange,' Knight said. 'We joked that maybe the turtles were wearing pointed high-heeled shoes.'

Turns out the prints in Highland Beach belonged to the critically endangered hawksbill species. The finding indicated the only hawksbill nest in Florida for the 2007 nesting season, which starts in March each year.

Findings like this encourage volunteers, but as far as the overview for sea turtles goes, there's both good news and bad news. Loggerheads, the most common species in the state, are declining statewide, while populations of green and leatherback species are on the rise. Read more

A Deltona man who pleaded guilty to laundering money in a Central Florida escort and prostitution service he ran was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison. via The Orlando Sentinel

"I feel more hurt because he knew that we all grew up with that kind of past, and he did it again."

The Apopka home where a reality television show was being filmed illegally also was used earlier this year to broadcast live streaming sex acts for an adult-entertainment Web site, police said. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

An Orange County jury today found a mother and daughter guilty of a mortgage-fraud ring that stretched from South Florida to Orlando. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The House early Saturday passed a massive plan to make bare-bones health insurance available that wouldn't cover all illnesses, but also wouldn't cost as much. via Tampa Bay Online

"However, a worthy cause is not enough to transform a state concern (sex-offender registration) into a federal crime."

A federal judge ordered the release of two sex offenders accused of failing to comply with the Adam Walsh Act, calling the law's registration provisions unconstitutional. via WJXT

Under a bill passed by the Florida House tonight, students who have more than 120 percent of the credit hours they need to get their degree will pay extra for classes. via WFTV Orlando

"Danny Federici, for 40 years the E Street Band's organist and keyboard player, died this afternoon, April 17, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after a three-year battle with melanoma"

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band will perform on May 2 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise as part of a trio of Florida makeup dates, concert promoter LiveNation said Friday. via SouthFlorida.com