Topic: Central Florida

Why Florida's Latino Republicans tilt toward Mitt Romney

The question of who wins Florida's Republican Latino vote could determine who wins the Florida primary Tuesday. Polls show Mitt Romney in front, but Newt Gingrich is not out of it. 

Everglades snakes problematic, so non-native species banned

Everglades snakes have been around for a long time. But recently, giant snakes not native to the Everglades have been invading the Florida landmark. Now, these giant snake species have been banned.

Space station crosses in front of moon in amazing photograph

In one series of photos, NASA photographer Lauren Harnett captured images of the moon at the exact moment that the space station passed across its face in what scientists call a 'transit.'

Tim Tebow gets praise, but Matt Prater brings it home for the Broncos

Tim Tebow has been showered with attention as the Broncos near their first playoff berth since 2005 but time and again it has been kicker Matt Prater who has sealed these recent wins.

Pepper spray and violence mar Black Friday bargain hunting

Although most storekeepers managed shoppers with few problems, several cases of retail-related violence cropped up. How can Black Friday be made safer for all who participate?

Will Casey Anthony be forced back to Florida? Case is a 'mess,' judge says.

Judge Perry hears arguments about whether Casey Anthony, out of jail after her acquittal, has to return to Florida to serve a year of probation from a check-fraud case.

Casey Anthony jury deliberations resume in Fla.

Casey Anthony trial: The jury of seven women and five men is in the jury room after spending about a minute in the courtroom Tuesday morning before Judge Belvin Perry dismissed them to continue dissecting the case.

iPad could replace documents in Florida city

iPad would be used to eliminate official documents in preparation for commission meetings in Ormond Beach, Fla., commissioners propose.

Lunar eclipse tonight will likely be totally eclipsed by clouds

Lunar eclipse: For some cities, the local weather will unfortunately not cooperate for a view of tonight's big moon show.

"Damper" put on well-off, family-friendly community after suicide follows first Disney town murder

After first-ever Disney town murder another unrelated community crisis ends in a police standoff and a suicide. What happened in Celebration?

Background checks. Truck purchases. Free AK-47s.

Background checks are all that stand between buyers of a new truck and a free AK-47, according to a Florida dealer's promotion.

Brandon Marshall makes a splash in Dolphin home debut, but Jets win

Brandon Marshall enjoyed his best game as a Dolphin Sunday night, but Miami and Marshall came up short versus the New York Jets.

Florida church may not burn Qurans, but Kansas church says it will

Pastor Terry Jones may have ‘suspended’ plans to burn copies of the Quran at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., on 9/11, but the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., says it will.

Muhammad Musri, an unusual imam, brokers Quran-burning debate

Imam Muhammad Musri is comfortable brokering interfaith dialogue, but in his bid to stop Florida pastor Terry Jones from burning Qurans on Saturday, he has waded into a controversy with global repercussions.

Pastor's agreement to call off 9/11 Koran burning beset by confusion

Pastor Terry Jones said he would cancel his planned Koran burning and travel to New York to discuss the location of the mosque near ground zero. But it's unclear what has been agreed to.

Sea turtles: wildlife experts set to collect and move eggs away from Gulf oil spill

Sea turtles have washed ashore, due to the Gulf oil spill. Now, US wildlife experts are planning to collect and move sea turtle eggs away from the Gulf, trying to save future generations.

Obama approval rating hits all-time low as Gulf Oil spill disaster continues

Obama approval rating falls as 48 percent of survey responders say they disapprove of the President's job performance.

World's largest inflatable vehicle -- Bullet 580 airship -- inflated and ready for action

Wow! The Bullet 580 airship is as long as a 23-floor skyscraper and can reach top speeds of 80mph.

Spread of Gulf oil spill puts fragile Louisiana Coast on alert

The oil spill issuing from the sunken oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is not yet an immediate threat to the Louisiana coast. But the longer it spreads, the greater the risk to the fragile ecosystem.

Cold weather ends, but has damage to Florida oranges been done?

Cold weather in the South was finally breaking Tuesday, leaving Florida growers to count the cost to their orange crop, which provides the US with 75 percent of its orange juice.

A place of enchantment to turn to

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings found a sense of home and a muse in Cross Creek’s rural beauty.

Somer Thompson lived near 161 sex offenders. Is that number high?

Cities are passing laws restricting where sex offenders can live, forcing many to move into high-density clusters. But Somer Thompson's neighborhood was not one of them.

Lou Holtz for Congress? What about that Hitler comment though?