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CDC: 60 percent of Americans infected with COVID-19 since start of the pandemic

Create: Sun, 05/08/2022 - 09:47
Author: Sera King
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Since April 29, Florida has reported 32,981 cases of COVID-19 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in which time the agency said almost 60 percent of Americans had been infected with the virus since its arrival in the US.

Exhaustive listing of Journalism industry awards reinforce why Henry Frederick is Central Florida's award-winning journalist

Create: Sat, 04/30/2022 - 03:49
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- This reporter was among the few to witness the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber at Starke prison on a hot October afternoon in 2002.

Kelli Valade, of Orlando-based Red Lobster, resigning in mid-April after only eight months at the helm

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ORLANDO, Fla -- Kelli Valade of Orlando-based Red Lobster has announced her resignation as chief executive officer of the national seafood restaurant chain, effective April 15.

7. Disgraced ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg loses out on a Trump pardon in January 2021

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Donald Trump pardoned more than a hundred individuals as one of his final acts as president. Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector indicted on a slew of felony charges, wasn't among them.