
Daralene Jones
Reporter and Anchor at WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL)
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3 weeks ago |
wftv.com | Daralene Jones
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A call for change continues, exactly two years after a Marion County mother was killed by her neighbor in front of her young children. It was the end of an ongoing, racially charged feud between Susan Lorincz and Ajike “AJ” Owens. Today, Owens’ mother shared with me her motivation to change a state law and what she needs from the public right now. The past two years have been the hardest, toughest journey I’ve ever been on.
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1 month ago |
wftv.com | Daralene Jones
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A man from Orange County was sentenced to 50 years in prison for shooting and killing a father in a fit of road rage last January on East Colonial Drive. Nicholas Carrasquillo was sentenced Thursday for second-degree murder. Prosecutors say he was driving on East Colonial Drive when he claimed the victim, 30-year-old David “Alix” Sligh, cut him off in traffic. After they exchanged words, Carrasquillo shot Sligh, who later died, according to law enforcement.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Daralene Jones |Beatriz Oliveira
A man from Orange County was sentenced to 50 years in prison for shooting and killing a father in a fit of road rage last January on East Colonial Drive. Nicholas Carrasquillo was sentenced Thursday for second-degree murder. Prosecutors say he was driving on East Colonial Drive when he claimed the victim, 30-year-old David “Alix” Sligh, cut him off in traffic. After they exchanged words, Carrasquillo shot Sligh, who later died, according to law enforcement.
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1 month ago |
wftv.com | Daralene Jones
ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 was invited to witness the moment the students of Dover Shores Elementary discovered they were headed to the Doctor Phillips Center to see a Broadway performance. This grand surprise is part of a bigger mission to ensure everyone can access the extraordinary world of the Arts.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Daralene Jones
A series of reports from 9 Investigates has led to the termination of a police sergeant in the town of Oakland in west Orange County. In early April, 9 Investigates questioned why the officer was hired just days after he resigned from another police department while under investigation and accused of stealing from taxpayers. Now the police chief in Oakland confirmed Barry Strykowski’s time is up as a night sergeant at the Oakland Police Department.
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