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Five people were killed Tuesday, including two children, in an apparent murder-suicide in Orlando, police said. Officers are on the scene at a home on Lake District Lane in the East Park neighborhood of Lake Nona. Checking around 1pm when they found the bodies. People who live in the neighborhood have come home from work to see the crime tape, dozens of detectives and helicopters overhead. One woman said she didn’t know the family, but she is a nurse, so the news of the deaths hit her hard. “If there are children involved, it’s very hard. I’m not even sure…

During July, Connecticut Water sent 30 truckloads of water to meet demand, including 19 tanker trucks over the July 4 weekend alone. OLD LYME, Conn. – The Connecticut Water Company, which serves 62 communities across the state, said water systems in some of its communities are quickly approaching a drought watch. And one of those communities is Old Lyme, where summer renters have helped strain the city’s water supply. Because many who summer in Old Lyme’s beach communities are renters, Connecticut Water said the only way those people will know about the drought is by placing yard signs throughout the…

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) – Soccer executives and political leaders from Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay launched their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup on Tuesday. Uruguay president Luis Lacalle Pou hosted the leaders looking to bring another World Cup final to the same Centenário stadium in Montevideo where the first edition of the tournament was played in 1930. Uruguay then won Argentina by 4-2. Alejandro Domínguez, president of the South American soccer body CONMEBOL, said in a press conference that the candidacy “is the dream of the continent”. “One hundred years (since the first World Cup) will be…

Urbana City Manager Carol Mitten, the lone finalist in Evanston’s city manager search, has withdrawn her name in a mutual decision with the city that it “wasn’t the right fit” . Credit: City of Evanston YouTube Here is the city’s statement: After continued discussions, the City of Evanston and Urbana City Manager Carol Mitten have decided that Ms. Mitten is not suitable for the position of Evanston city manager and will not advance as a candidate. The City Council thanks Mrs. They spend their time throughout the hiring process and wish you the best of luck as you move forward…

Looking for a new area to explore, I stumbled upon a delicious travel circuit that I would love to share with all hikers. Variations on this loop are highly recommended, but using the route as a guide will certainly lead to an unforgettable outing. Initially, there was only one intended destination, and it made more travel sense for it to be the first stop; the rest of the day was open. Our journey began when we headed north to The Traveler Restaurant in Union, Connecticut. It had been on my radar to visit for a few years, but it was…

More than 80 men suspected in the gang-rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production team in the South African town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, have appeared in court. The men were arrested at an abandoned mining site after the rapes and robbery near the disused mine. The suspects are allegedly illegal miners known as zama-zamas who dig for gold in the many closed mine shafts in the Johannesburg area. Many of the miners are foreigners, according to local reports. Zama-zama gangs of illegal miners are also to blame for widespread crime in the area,…