Orlando

Rashard Lewis scores 24 points, Magic still fall to Suns

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 3:31:00 AM
Orlando Magic power forward Rashard Lewis left the coaching to Stan Van Gundy after a spat with the bench boss the previous night, but his effort wasn't enough on Friday.


Tiger exits golf -- indefinitely

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:06:00 AM
PGA Tour star apologises for infidelity

Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite leave of absence from professional golf.


Wildlife officials catch bear after encounter in Longwood

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 8:06:00 PM
The 200-pound female bear will be euthanized after being caught in The Springs neighborhood in Longwood.

Three bears visited Ernest David Stamm's home early Friday evening.


Orlando-area home prices hit 8-year low | Is now the time to buy a house?

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:17:00 AM
November's median price for core market falls near March 2001 level

The last time Orlando-area home prices were as low as now, it was the year George W. Bush first took office, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Apple released the iPod.


Sex offender sentenced to life

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM
A Kissimmee sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against a 5-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister, police said.


Heisman victory unlikely for Tebow

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM
NEW YORK CITY – If Heisman Trophy voters thrive off stats, look no further than Stanford's Toby Gerhart and Alabama's Mark Ingram with 44 combined touchdowns from the running back position.


Dwight Howard unaware of lawsuit against mother of son

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Dwight Howard's lawsuit claims his son's mother violated visitation rights and that defamatory comments on LipstickAlley.com caused more than $9.2 million in damages

Attorneys for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard have filed two lawsuits in Orange County Circuit Court against Royce Lyndsay Reed, the mother of Howard's 2-year-old son.


Roger Moore: The best films of the 2000s

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM


Ex-Commissioner Teresa Jacobs may join Orange mayor's race | Who's your pick?

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Maverick Republican has potential to draw support from Democrats -- and other candidates' backers

Former County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs is poised to jump into the Orange County mayor's race early next year, a move that would quickly reshape Central Florida's biggest election contest in more than a decade.


Teen who was driving when SUV plunged into pond dies

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 12:00:00 AM
The teen who was driving a sport-utility vehicle when it plunged into a retention pond and killed her mother has died.