Stephen Hudak

Orlando Sentinel writer, covering Orange County and bears! You can also email me at [email protected]

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Special shout out to @OrangeCoFL & Mandy Kimmer for thoughtful ceremony for Deputy Pine park ground-breaking.

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Nice touch by @Mayor_Jacobs Betsy @OrangeCoFL: kid shovels for slain Deputy Pine's kids at park ground-breaking. 👏🏽

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FWC chief Nick Wiley tells wildlife commission that "science is rock-solid" for a well-planned, regulated #bear hunt. But we NEED more time.

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FWC's Thomas Eason says 70 percent of people surveyed support hunting in Florida, support falls to 48 % if the target is #Bear.

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Dr. Bear Tom Eason of #FWC says "We have enough (bears) to hunt...the question is should we hunt?"

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Thomas Eason, Fish & Wildlife's Dr. #Bear, said U.S. Wildlife Service has decided Florida black bears do not warrant an endangered label.

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Standing room audience for #bears at Fish & Wildlife meeting in Havana, near Tallahassee, animal-welfare activist Bryan Wilson said.

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Stop 🛑 & yield to walkers. Please. https://t.co/xJ8KR3jr2J

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#Apopka Mayor Joe Kilsheimer proposes workshops on South Apopka, a predominantly black area of the city that is "economically stagnant."

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If you don't love these people, your heart ❤️ is empty. https://t.co/2FQZoNm4Y7

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Happy #ValentinesDay! ❤️ #myOCFL https://t.co/q7Ufoocpfc

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Lee Middle School will become College Park Middle https://t.co/gIKOo38aGZ

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Probably MORE important. 💦 https://t.co/9WveYI5Vv6

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But cost not only concern for residents: safety of water and its "aesthetics" are important, too, Todd Swingle says.

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But cost not only concern for residents: safety of water and its "aesthetics" are important, too, Todd Swingle says.

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Orange acquisition of Pluris would take years, Utilities deputy director Todd Swingle says, because Pluris Holdings is not a willing seller.

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Sheriff Jerry Demings says community effort is needed to reverse rising crime problems among youths in @OrangeCoFL .

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Orange commissioner Emily Bonilla points out that 37% of @OrangeCoSheriff homicide suspects in past 5 years were under 18: 23 killers.

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Sheriff defends effort to find Markeith Loyd before killing of Lt. Clayton: We're after the bad guys.

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Renderings of the new @nflplay60 field at Lake Lorna Doone Park. A refurbished multipurpose field for residents in the shadow of @CWStadium.

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Orange @Mayor_Jacobs says: There's definitely an opportunity for us to do more infrastructure and code enforcement to help in Pine Hills.

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Never forget. https://t.co/6zoGIv3tVj

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Vanished 11 years ago today. Jennifer Kesse. Any information call @CrimelineFL @WESH