District lines can help or hinder political careers

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment

A primer of what's at stake: What is redistricting all about anyway? Every 10 years the boundaries for Florida's state House, state Senate and congressional districts are redrawn to reflect population changes uncovered in the decennial Census. Under the one-person, one-vote... 

Bilo College Football Report: Rutgers Scarlet Knights Review 2010

Posted by Orlando News Center on Mar 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

2010 Record: 4-8 (1-6), 8th Big East2010 Bowl Game: None2010 Schedule/ResultsNorfolk State, W 31-0@ FIU, W 19-14North Carolina, L 17-13Tulane, L 17-14UConn, W 27-24Army, W 23-20@ Pittsburgh, L 41-21@ South Florida, L 28-27Syracuse, L 13-10@ Cincinnati, L 69-38Louisville, L 40-13@ West Virginia, L 35-14 REVIEW Everywhere you went on the east coast last... 

Florida firefighters reopen section of I-95

Posted by Orlando News Center on Mar 07, 2011 | Leave a Comment

A Florida Power and Light Co. worker this week throws dirt on a smoldering electric pole destroyed in a central Florida blaze. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Section of I-95 reopens in south Florida Winds of up to 25 mph are forecast for Wednesday night No residences are currently in danger Progress is made on a smaller blaze in St.... 

Frankel Media Group is a $1 million advertising agency with seven employees

Posted by Orlando News Center on Mar 06, 2011 | Leave a Comment

They arranged to come up from South Florida to meet him in an Orlando hotel. He explained that he had been taking a semester off from Santa Fe College — secretly, so they'd keep paying his rent — to start a magazine featuring ads from Haile Plantation businesses. What started... 

Will luring bioscience firm to Tampa be economic key?

Posted by Orlando News Center on Feb 01, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Published: January 31, 2011 Updated: 01/31/2011 03:47 pm TAMPA - County leaders are scrambling to find ways to lure the genetic research firm Jackson Laboratory to Tampa. Landing Jackson Lab satellite offices could create hundreds of jobs and be a moral victory for Hillsborough County. There's a growing sense among some local officials that Tampa... 

UCF Knights, Marcus Jordan Beat Miami Hurricanes in Basketball

Posted by Orlando News Center on Jan 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Basketball, News, Sports — by Ryan Bass on December 18, 2010 at 5:08 pm The power went out on the Miami Hurricanes basketball team in the second half against UCF — literally. After leading by 10 points at the half, Miami took control of the game against the Knights, but a 12-4 run... 

2010: An extreme weather year – Hurricane Blog – Orlando Sentinel

Posted by Orlando News Center on Jan 07, 2011 | Leave a Comment

It was a year of extremes. 2010 started and ended with record cold, sandwiching the hottest summer on record, the National Weather Service in Miami said in a postmortem. Because it happened most recently,... 

Clearwire Quietly Launches WiMax in Miami

Posted by Orlando News Center on Dec 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Clearwire began offering commercial WiMax service in South Florida on Monday, the first time it has launched in a new market without opening retail stores or buying local advertising. Also on Monday, the company introduced its service in the Los Angeles... 

National Weather Service issues wind chill watch in South Florida – Hurricane Blog – Orlando Sentinel

Posted by Orlando News Center on Dec 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment

By Jeffrey MielcarzI hope you enjoyed that brief warm up over the weekend because as I said at the end of last week it was short-lived. The front was to have pushed through by Monday morning bringing the cool... 

Meineke Car Care Bowl 2010 “Clemson Tigers vs. South Florida Bulls” ~ Hot News Today

Posted by Orlando News Center on Dec 06, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The Meineke Car Care Bowl, which may feature South Florida and Clemson. the first two dominoes of the ACC’s bowl selection process have fallen. Virginia Tech’s win against Florida State in the league championship game in Charlotte on Saturday will...