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2021 Florida Press Club: Headline Surfer wins multiple awards for Joel Greenberg guilty plea, Sanford firefighter Capitol Insurrection prosecution & 5 other breaking news stories

Create: Sat, 12/18/2021 - 14:48
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is a big winner in the statewide 2021 Florida Press Club journalism contest for its news coverage of Joel Greenberg's guilty plea, the Sanford firefighter Capitol Insurrection prosecution, and seven other breaking news stories.

100. Sanford cops: Man arrested in domestic shooting incident at sprawling Village Lakes Apartments

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police arrested Keldron Leron Waddy, 32, in connection with the domestic shooting incident that occurred on Sept. 15 at the sprawling Village Lakes Apartments complex, 500 W. Airport Blvd.

Judge sentences Orlando man to 50 Years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children via the Internet

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced an Orlando man to 50 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material.

The judge Wednesday also ordered Engles to serve a 15-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit his smartphone.

Engles, 33, pleaded guilty back on Sept. 8.

Here is a synopsis of the crimes committed by Engles, according to court documents and evidence presented during the sentencing hearing:

2016 COLD CASE: Sanford cops ask public's help in solving Halloween murders of 2 brothers gunned down in mom's home by masked intruder 5 years ago

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A real-life horror story brought a bunch of cop cars to a house in the 200 block of Hays Drive just before 9 p.m. Halloween night five years ago while families with kids in costumes were winding down from the fun of trick or treating in the neighborhood.

Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette now rooting for Atlanta Braves to win the World Series with his beloved Tampa Rays out of the MLB playoffs

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- With his beloved Tampa Rays eliminated from the MLB playoffs by the upstart Boston Red Sox, Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette is now rooting for the Atlanta Braves to win the World Series.

Jury selection begins today for Markeith Loyd in the 2017 shooting death of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jury selection is expected to begin this Friday morning for the murder trial of Markeith Loyd shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton outside a Walmart in 2017 while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dison in December 2016.

Sanford cops: Man arrested in domestic shooting incident at sprawling Village Lakes Apartments

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police arrested Keldron Leron Waddy, 32, in connection with the domestic shooting incident that occurred on Sept. 15 at the sprawling Village Lakes Apartments complex, 500 W. Airport Blvd.

New Smyrna Beach resident Sylvan McElroy marvels at SpaceX launch

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. --  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched the Inspiration4 mission – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit – from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Central Florida.