Posts Tagged ‘Orlando’

The hacker group Anonymous on Monday declared war against the city of Orlando, Florida, over the arrest of people handing out food to homeless people, according to a report in The Washington Post. In a press release, the group announced the creation of “Operation Orlando” over the city’s treatment of the Food Not Bombs group. [...]

When Green Bay athletic officials approached junior Eric Valentin about going after the Guinness World Record for half-court shots in a minute, the walk-on guard feared it might take him weeks to achieve that goal. “We had a 45-minute window before team dinner that night, so I really didn’t think I’d get it that day,” [...]

No board members were injured. After being shot by an officer, the gunman put the gun to his head. His life ended in that moment.

Incense and herbal smoking blends that mimic the high of marijuana are popping up in mom-and-pop convenience stores throughout Central Florida. But as a rising number of users of the so-call “legal weed” are ending up in emergency rooms, Florida’s Drug Policy Advisory Council wants the Legislature to join 11 other states in banning the [...]

A Polk County man was arrested and charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder on Saturday after police said he went on a 5-mile shooting spree. Police said Robin Quintin Parks, 51, of Auburndale, was driving eastbound on U.S. Highway 92 in Lakeland at about 12:30 a.m., when he fired two shots into the [...]

Whale Kills Trainer at SeaWorld

Posted: 24th February 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Sad News
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A killer whale attacked and killed a trainer in front of a horrified audience at a SeaWorld show Wednesday, with witnesses saying the animal involved in two previous deaths dragged the trainer under and thrashed her around violently.

Tiger Woods Mysterious Car Accident

Posted: 27th November 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Sports
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Professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a car accident early this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol just reported.

Orlando Shooting Leaves 2 Dead and 6 Wounded

Posted: 6th November 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, Sad News
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Orlando police confirmed that a man suspected in a deadly mass shooting in downtown Orlando has been taken into custody. The suspect, Jason Rodriguez, 40, is a former employee of Reynolds, Smith & Hill, a transportation consulting company. A SWAT team took him into custody at his mothers house, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings said. [...]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train’s operator, emergency officials said.

The New Jersey Nets have traded Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Orlando Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee.

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic by the score of 99-86 in game 5 to win the 2009 NBA Title for a 15th time in franchise history. Head coach Phil Jackson won his 10th NBA Title as a coach passing NBA coaching legend Red Aurbach’s nine NBA Titles. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe [...]