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Truck fire shuts down I-4

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Brittny Krause
@ August 27, 2010 5:19 AM
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Parts of I-4 shut down after a UPS truck jack-knifed and caught fire.

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Bicyclists speak out about new safety law

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Emily Cassulo
@ June 23, 2010 6:59 PM
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Rainy season causes intersection power outages

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Emily Cassulo
@ June 16, 2010 5:27 PM
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Summertime brings more storms to Orange County, which means drivers are more likely to come across an intersection with damaged traffic signals.

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Overturned truck backing up 528

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WDBO Staff
@ June 15, 2010 3:24 PM
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That gravel truck was traveling west bound on the 528.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The declining number of highway fatalities in Florida is now at a record low based on highway miles traveled.

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Update: Lynx Bus accident on Tuesday

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WDBO Staff
@ June 8, 2010 6:28 PM
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An accident involving a lynx bus and a Mazda on the 400 block of West Colonial drive on Tuesaday, left 12 people injured according to the Orlando Fire Department.
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A young woman died after being thrown from a vehicle on the Florida Turnpike early Monday morning.

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Fiery crash shuts down I-4

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Bob Hazen
@ May 20, 2010 3:54 AM
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A tractor-trailer that crashed and caught fire late Wednesday night has shut down I-4.

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ORANGE COUNTY -- Thousands of drivers are getting ready to start their slow commute from Avalon Park down the Alafaya Trail in east Orange County.

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Orange Ave. scheduled to open Monday

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Kyle Cassandra
@ April 8, 2010 2:41 PM
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The Florida Department of Transportation has announced that is has selected Lane Construction to begin repair work on Orange Ave.
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Work to repair the hole that has been causing traffic headaches in downtown Orlando could begin Thursday.

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Sinkhole on Orange Ave.?

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Mike Synan
@ April 7, 2010 5:59 AM
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Crews to be back at work Wednesday morning.

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UPDATE: Orange Avenue closed indefinitely

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Kyle Cassandra
@ April 6, 2010 1:00 PM
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'Tragic accident' at Disney campground.

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Kyle Cassandra
@ April 1, 2010 9:09 PM
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A nine-year-old St. Petersburg boy was struck and killed Thursday while he and a friend rode their bikes around the Ft. Wilderness Disney Campground.
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A controversy is brewing over the high speed train projects here in Florida and nationwide.
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Man killed walking on Curry Ford Rd.

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Bob Hazen
@ February 24, 2010 9:51 AM
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A man died after being hit by a car Monday night in east Orlando.

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Orange County deputies credit some civilians with helping rescue a woman who drove into a retention pond off the 417 Tuesday morning. They were able to move the car, so the window could be punched out and woman freed.

 

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The 26-year-old woman who spent 30 minutes trapped underwater in her car Monday morning has died at the hospital.

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Two killed in head-on crash

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Bob Hazen
@ February 10, 2010 7:23 AM
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Not one of four people involved in a violent crash on Orlando's west side was wearing a seat belt, and now two young men have died.

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Orlando man killed in single-car crash

By
Bob Hazen
@ January 27, 2010 9:45 AM
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An Orlando man lost his life when troopers say he veered off the road early Wednesday morning.

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Toyota is stopping the sale and production of eight models because of problems with their accelerator pedals that have turned deadly.

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I-4 toll lanes close to reality

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Mike Synan
@ January 21, 2010 6:07 AM
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Congressman John Mica has finally dropped his opposition.

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Mica's plan to fund highways: lease them out

By
Joe Ruble
@ January 15, 2010 6:43 PM
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Speaking to the Florida Transportation Commission and Transportation & Expressway Authority Membership of Florida, Congressman John Mica said "It's time to stop sitting in our assets."
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY -- It is going to be a slow Wednesday commute for thousands of drivers trying to get around central Florida on I-4.

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LIVE BLOG: Wekiva Parkway negotiations

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Joe Ruble
@ January 12, 2010 4:06 PM
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Seminole County commissioners, as members of the Seminole Expressway Authority, discussed Tuesday a proposal by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority for a contract to design and build the Wekiva Parkway.

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Fiery crash burns bridge, shuts down Turnpike

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Bob Hazen
@ January 12, 2010 7:11 AM
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A pair of crashes involving three tractor trailers caused a fiery mess that closed all lanes of the Turnpike for hours in Osceola County.

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More red light cameras go online today

By
Bob Hazen
@ January 4, 2010 8:26 AM
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Big brother is watching at more intersections in Orlando, starting today.

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Double fatal wreck in Zellwood

By
Joe Ruble
@ January 1, 2010 6:00 AM
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A vehicle pulling out from a dirt road was struck by another passing down Jones Avenue, causing both to spin out of control and kill two people.
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A head-on collision between a truck and a van killed two people on Thursday, Christmas Eve, according to the Florida Highway Patrol..
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