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A 92-year-old Port Orange woman is in critical condition after her car collided with a utility truck this morning.

Volusia County officials today released this recording of a 911 call from someone who watched Saturday night's carnival-ride mishap in Port Orange.

How would Florida vote? Get the exact poll numbers here . A new Florida poll for the Orlando Sentinel found that Democrat Barack Obama continues to hold a slim lead over Republican John McCain in a state where the crumbling economy is by far the most important issue. View the poll numbers here .

Deputies this morning identified Marcus Brown as the 19-year-old who man was gunned down and killed Monday at an apartment complex plagued with violent crime.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said today that she and John McCain would impose a spending freeze on the national budget and review every federal agency to ensure it was needed.

The self-described "hockey mom" from Alaska knows how to throw an elbow.

Two children were seriously injured after a hit-and-run driver caused a three-car accident in Volusia County Monday evening.

Troopers said a driver crashed a vehicle through a garage door and kitchen then left the vehicle stuck inside the house.

A 20-year-old Orlando man died after crashing his car into a light pole late Monday in north Orange County.

Tuesday night's presidential debate offers Republican John McCain one of his last best chances to stop Democrat Barack Obama's recent surge in the race and turn it in his favor.

A 23-year-old Fort Hood soldier has died in Iraq.

The chief operating officer of the Chicago-based company charged with finding buyers for the shuttered Bill Heard Chevrolet dealerships says there has been "some interest" in the Heard stores in Sanford and Plant City, but so far, no buyers.

The state school that would become the University of Central Florida held its first classes 40 years ago today amid great optimism.

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To pay rent and cover ever-rising utility bills and the cost of prescriptions, Central Florida residents such as Angie McCracken of Winter Park more and more are parting with family heirlooms, collectibles and sentimental items.

Orlando leaders made some big decisions Monday as they sought to revitalize Parramore, clean up cancer-causing pollution near downtown, help gay city employees and find a solution to controversial development proposed on the edge of Lake Eola Park.