Labor Day weekend: Brace for rip currents and other hazards
Authorities offer safety tips this holiday weekend for swimmers, drivers and boaters.
It's Labor Day weekend, and for many Central Floridians, that means celebrating the end of summer at the beach or with backyard barbeques. But expect a few storms along the way, too.
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FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Hundreds of Evans, Oak Ridge High students want to leave
And they may get the chance because of the schools' poor performance
More than 500 students at Evans and Oak Ridge high schools in Orange County have asked to transfer out of the academically struggling schools after the state Department of Education said every student at the two is entitled to seek a better education elsewhere.
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High school football: Week 1 scores
Friday September 3rd
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Fellow soldier: Titusville army private killed in Afghanistan 'worked hard every day'
Pfc. James A. Page was killed by an IED in the country's Logar Province, officials said
Army Pfc. James A. Page, 23, of Titusville, was killed Tuesday by a bomb in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday.
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Jennifer Lisa Vest: UCF professor gets support vs. police during rally
A coalition of students, whose Facebook group, "Stop UCF Police Harassment," has more than 300 members organizated today's rally.
Dozens of University of Central Florida students, and a few faculty members, turned out for a rally held this afternoon in protest of the treatment of a UCF professor during a traffic stop last month by university police.
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