Kevin P. Connolly, Orlando Sentinel

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Past articles by Kevin:

Amber Alert pending for 2 kids taken by Florida mom

An Amber Alert will be issued soon after two siblings were taken by their mother, St. Petersburg police said. → Read More

Disney fraudulent-ticket family gets prison, $107K bill

This Central Florida family's brush with Disney wasn't magical. It was illegal. → Read More

Smiling man slapped deputy outside Knight Library, report says

John Keen Jr., a report says, grinned while being arrested outside a popular UCF-area hangout. → Read More

Missing DeBary man found dead in St. Johns River

A man found dead in the St. Johns River Friday was identified as Walter Devon McKinnon, a DeBary man who went missing on Sunday night. → Read More

Luis Toledo's triple-murder trial delayed after Florida death-penalty ruling

A judge in Volusia County today agreed to postpone the upcoming trial of Luis Toledo, a gang member accused of killing his wife and her two children, in light of this week's high court's ruling about Florida's death penalty. → Read More

Gas-line rupture triggers fire, police response

A 2-inch gas line in downtown Orlando ruptured this evening and first responders are in the area as a precaution. → Read More

Manhunt underway after attack on 71-year-old woman

A manhunt is underway after a stranger attacked a 71-year-old woman today while she was walking her dog in Daytona Beach Shores. → Read More

UCF cops, Orange deputies team up to tackle fake ID, underage drinking problem

Sifting through a pile of confiscated fake IDs, University of Central Florida police Sgt. James Mangan remembered the time he pulled over a teen driving home from a bar. → Read More

Four killed in fiery two-vehicle crash in Polk County

An investigation is ongoing after a two-vehicle crash in south Polk County led to four deaths last night. → Read More

Florida police officer accused of sex with 15-year-old girl

A Bartow police officer remains in jail today after he was accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. → Read More

Traffic: Lanes blocked on I-95 in Volusia, Brevard

Major highways across Central Florida are facing traffic headaches right now. → Read More

Heroin dealers targeted in Operation Snowplow

Sheriff Jerry Demings and others will reveal details today of a four-month operation targeting heroin dealers in Central Florida. → Read More

Florida Supreme Court removes judge in courtroom-outburst case

The Florida Supreme Court removed a Central Florida judge whose courtroom outburst was caught on video and captured national attention. → Read More

Traffic: NB lanes of I-95 closed after vehicle fire

All northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Brevard County are closed right now after a vehicle fire. → Read More

Airman sought sex with 14-year-old girl, feds say

The case against a Brevard County airman started on Craigslist. → Read More

FHP: 1 killed in 2-vehicle crash in Volusia

One person is dead this morning after a two-vehicle crash in southeast Volusia County. → Read More

'My Little Pony' child-porn suspect offers guilty plea in federal case

A Central Florida child-porn suspect who disclosed having a sexual interest in 'My Little Pony" will learn his fate this week, records say. → Read More

OPD seeks tips after 2 bank robberies on Orange Avenue

Orlando police are asking for the public's help to solve two bank robberies on Orange Avenue in downtown. → Read More

Casey Anthony's former attorney sent to federal prison in fraud case

A California attorney who briefly represented Casey Anthony was sentenced to prison this week in a federal courtroom in San Diego in an unrelated fraud case. → Read More

FHP: Drunk Orlando woman crashed vehicle through brick wall

A 22-year-old Orlando woman was jailed this morning after troopers say she crashed through a brick wall while driving drunk. → Read More