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Central Florida Ranch Voted Top Glamping Destination Nationwide

May 29, 2023
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By Patrick Connolly From South Florida Sun Sentinel A Central Florida ranch has been voted as the top destination for glamping nationwide, according to USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Westgate River Ranch Resort, located about 90 minutes south of Orlando, was chosen by voters as No. 1 on a list of the Top 10…

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DeSantis Proposes $7 Billion Plan to Fight Florida Traffic Congestion, Improve Safety

January 31, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $7 billion initiative on Jan. 30 to speed up 20 infrastructure projects over the next four years to accommodate the growing number of people who rely on the state’s roadways. Speaking at a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) office in Auburndale, DeSantis said the Moving Florida Forward plan would…

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Ian Is Long Gone but Water Keeps Rising in Central Florida

October 2, 2022
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GENEVA, Fla. — Residents in central Florida donned fishing waders, boots and bug spray and canoed or kayaked to their homes on streets where floodwaters continued rising Sunday despite it being four days since Hurricane Ian tore through the state. The waters flooded homes and streets that had been passable just a day or two…

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Central Florida Human Trafficking Sting Operation, Sheriff’s Office Arrest Disney Employee and School Teachers

September 10, 2022
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 160 people—including a police officer, a Disney employee, and school teachers—throughout central Florida as part of a seven-day multi-agency undercover prostitution investigation that began on Aug. 30, 2022. “The online prostitution industry enables traffickers and allows for the continued victimization of those who are being trafficked,” said Sheriff Grady Judd…

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