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HOMELESSNESS

To be old, female and homeless

Women 55 and up are the fastest growing segment of the tri-county area's homeless population. Once solidly middle-class, they're out on the streets now for the first time in their lives. And there's nowhere to go. 

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SPECIAL REPORT

Local pregnancy centers use false, outdated, misleading info to deter access to abortion, contraception

VoxPopuli examined websites for nine Orange County, Lake County pregnancy centers likely to draw people seeking abortion. Here's what we found.

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COVID 19

Deadline looms for Orange County’s Covid-19 Eviction Diversion Program

Federally funded rental assistance program pays past-due rent for those facing imminent eviction.

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YARD SALE ECONOMY

Not your average, ordinary, kind of Facebook yard sale group

Horizon West Gift Economy is all about giving things away freely, accepting them with gratitude and building a stronger community. Though you can get some great deals in the process.

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BANNED BOOKS

What to know about Orange County's banned books list

Stephana Ferrell, co-founder of Florida Freedom to Read Project, talks about those 673 banned books, how the list came together and if those books will ever come back.

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EDUCATION

Orange County Public Schools says No to PragerU Kids

Spokesperson says district has plenty of supplemental material that meets state standards.

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NEO-NAZI

Group distributing antisemitic flyers in Winter Garden, Oakland connected to neo-Nazis at Disney

“White Lives Matter” propaganda marks Winter Garden’s second hate-speech incident in two weeks.

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2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office extends hours for voter registration

Extended hours will let county residents, who are unable to come in during regular business hours, to register on Saturday and past Monday's regular business hours, ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

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HURRICANE

With Ian gone, Orange County residents are trying to recover, but help is available

Local governments, Orange County and others are reaching out to help residents recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian that left a wake of power outages, damage and chaos.

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