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40th Annual event draws 25,000 spectators
With blue skies, and temperatures in the 60's, The Sertoma Club of Apopka unveiled its 40th Annual Apopka Christmas Parade.
An estimated crowd of …
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12/10/16
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The Dexter Hughley shooting: Part One
Dexter Hughley
The Orange County Clerk of the Court released Arrest Warrant documents for Demarquis Prince, the alleged shooter of Dexter Hughley, and …
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12/8/16
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Breaking News from the Apopka Police Department
Demarquis Maurice Prince, 21, has been arrested and charged in the November 2nd shooting of Dexter Hughley.
Dexter Hughley
On November …
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12/2/16
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Apopka EMS transports him to hospital
Apopka Police, Fire and EMS responded this afternoon to a call for help at Tom Staley Park where a homeless man fell out of his wheelchair and did not gain …
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11/16/16
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After his load caught fire an alert driver pulled his garbage truck onto the driveway next to Fire Station #2 on Welch Road this morning about 8:45 AM. The driver dumped the contents of the truck …
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11/16/16
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Apopka Police, Fire and EMS responded to a multiple car accident this morning near the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and Errol Parkway.
Apopka firefighters set up traffic cones and …
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11/7/16
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Freedom Outreach Center brings Fall Festival to Apopka
Melvin Birdsong is a servant both in spirit and in action.
"I like doing things for the community," said Birdsong. "People come …
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10/29/16
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Health Awareness and Fall Festival scheduled for this weekend
The Apopka Fire and Police Departments will be out in full force this Saturday at The Health Awareness and Fall Festival, sponsored …
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10/27/16
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Students at Wolf Lake Middle School went to school on last Saturday. No, they were not making up academic hours. They gathered together to create bags of We Care Bears to donate to the Apopka Police …
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10/25/16
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Here is a Snapchat video of the car fire this morning at Apopka High School, courtesy of Apopka High School student Andrew Bankson:
A vehicle owned by a private contractor doing pressure …
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10/17/16
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Breaking News:
Updated at 3:15PM
Matthew Arnold, Principal of Apopka HIgh School, sent this message to AHS parents:
" A truck caught on fire on the emergency access alley way behind …
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10/17/16
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As National Fire Prevention Week comes to an end here is a message from Apopka's Fire Chief, Chuck Carnesale.
Chief Carnesale is going to tell us:
How often to check your smoke alarms.
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10/14/16
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UPDATE: The Apopka Voice has just learned that the registration for this seminar is full.
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On June 18, 2007, nine firefighters perished in a warehouse fire in Charleston, SC. A call …
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10/13/16
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Fast facts about fire, home fires and smoke alarms
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,” represents the final …
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10/12/16
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On June 18, 2007, nine firefighters perished in a warehouse fire in Charleston, SC. A call that was initially dispatched as a trash fire escalated into one of the most scrutinized events in national …
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10/10/16
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From Florida Hospital - Apopka
Cleaning up after a storm can be dangerous – and often is the time when most injuries occur. Because it can be physically and emotionally draining, we spoke with …
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10/10/16
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The Fire Prevention Week 2016 campaign is, “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years.”
Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire …
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10/9/16
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Take the Appropriate Steps to Stay Safe
The following information, developed by the American Red Cross with technical advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National …
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10/7/16
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Goal is to hire more officers and improve the ratio of officers per 1,000 residents from 2.2 to 3.0
According to a news release yesterday from Congressman John Mica's office the City of Apopka …
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10/4/16
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Bryan K. Buchanan
There is a Party in The Park, and you’re invited.
Country music performers Bryan K. Buchanan and The Tom Jackson Band will be at The Kit Land Nelson Park tomorrow as …
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9/30/16
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Sixteen Apopka firefighters traveled to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri over the weekend. Not to fight fires on their days off but to compete against fire departments from around the country at the 2016 …
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9/26/16
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The first group of nine firefighters are flying out this morning to compete in the 2016 Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge .
The Apopka firefighters will compete against fire departments from …
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9/22/16
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59% of child car seats are not properly installed
Every day in America, too many children ride in car seats that have been installed incorrectly, or are the wrong car seats for their age and …
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9/20/16
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Armando Borjas, Jr. spent 14 years fighting fires and saving lives with the Apopka Fire Department after serving 7 years on active duty in the United Sates Marine Corps.
Sadly, in 2011, he was …
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9/19/16
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September 11th, 2001. It's a date that lives in our hearts and minds. It's the most jarring event in American history since Pearl Harbor. Fifteen years later, the United States still remembers the …
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9/9/16
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