Orlando NewsLocal news for Orlando, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Boy band promoter ordered to repay victims $300M- July 17, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. - Lou Pearlman and federal authorities have finally agreed on how much the former boy band promoter swindled from banks and investors in a decades-long scam: a staggering $300 million.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/boy-band-promoter-ordered-to-repay-victims-30... Can you spell 'depression'- July 15, 2008 As the Orlando area continues to reel from the regular loss of jobs and higher fuel and food prices, citizens have every right to feel depressed. Wait! Is the 'depression' that we are talking about a mental state or a financial one Only time will tell!http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/can-you-spell-depression?fromrss=1 Officials To Vote On Increased Tax Rate- July 15, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando city commissioners will vote on a trim notice, or the maximum rate taxes could increase for Orlando residents, on Monday July 21. The vote is in response to a projected $30 million deficit in the budget year, beginning in October. Commissioners discussed possibilities, including shortening park hours and services, freezing employee salaries and not filling other open positions, to make up for the deficit. Deciding not to hire 25 new police officers as originally...http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/officials-to-vote-on-increased-tax-rate?fromr... Two security officials accused of sleeping on job no longer work for schools- July 15, 2008 Christopher Hardy and Angelisa Bright, security officials accused last month of sleeping on the job, are no longer working for Orange County schools.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/two-security-officials-accused-of-sleeping-on... Armed robbers hit 2 fast-food restaurants- July 15, 2008 Two fast-food restaurants were robbed by armed men Sunday. About 1:40 a.m., two men shot out a window at Wendy's, 1650 W. Orange Blossom Trail , in Apopka , climbed inside and stole money from three cash ...http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/armed-robbers-hit-2-fast-food-restaurants?fro... Death of the killer stilettos- July 15, 2008 Caution! Stiletto heels can be dangerous. No shoe is more chic than the sexy stiletto.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/death-of-the-killer-stilettos?fromrss=1 Orlando-area strip-club owners now a family divided- July 15, 2008 Brothers Jim and Charlie Veigle worked together for 25 years building Rachel's, a chain of three high-class strip clubs in Florida.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/orlando-area-strip-club-owners-now-a-family-d... ACL Reconstruction With Cadaver Tissue Risky in Younger Patients- July 14, 2008 Using replacement ligaments from cadavers for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament may have a failure rate as high as 24 per cent in active patients under the age of 40.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/acl-reconstruction-with-cadaver-tissue-risky-... Man Fatally Stabbed In Orlando- July 14, 2008 Early Thursday morning, Orlando police said they responded to King Cole Boulevard after a call about someone who had been stabbed.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/man-fatally-stabbed-in-orlando?fromrss=1 Orlando-area immigrant workers fight to hold the pennies they won- July 14, 2008 The battle between Burger King and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers wasn't a fair fight.http://www.topix.net/city/orlando-fl/2008/07/orlando-area-immigrant-workers-fight-to-hold-... |