State Attorney Monique Worrell joins nationwide effort to increase...
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell announced Tuesday her office has joined a nationwide effort to increase accountability and transparency among prosecutors by creating public data...
View ArticleBoil water advisory extended in southeast Seminole County, officials say
Seminole County officials on Monday extended a precautionary boil water advisory originally issued after a water treatment plant servicing the southeast area of the county lost power Saturday.
View ArticleKissimmee man killed in head-on crash in Windermere, FHP says
A 26-year-old Kissimmee man was killed and a 72-year-old Orlando man seriously injured in a head-on crash near Windermere Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View Article34-year-old man killed in Sand Lake Road parking lot
A 34-year-old man died Tuesday morning after being shot in a parking lot on Sand Lake Road.
View ArticleCrash in northeast Orange County kills Maitland man, 25
A crash in northeast Orange County killed a 25-year-old Maitland man.
View ArticleBoater hanging onto capsized boat rescued after weekend storms
A Florida man rescued a boater clinging onto the the propeller of his capsized boat.
View ArticleProsecutors say Nicole Montalvo was killed, mutilated by estranged husband,...
Opening statements begin at the Osceola County Courthouse this morning in the trial for the son and father accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo.
View ArticleDeSantis agrees to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Florida but calls risk...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the state will heed the federal government’s recommendation to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, but he added any risk appeared minimal and...
View ArticleCentral Florida FEMA sites stop Johnson & Johnson vaccinations after rare...
FEMA’s COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia College’s West Campus abruptly stopped giving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday morning after federal health officials reported a small...
View ArticleDisney’s inclusion push includes updated rules on tattoos, jewelry, hair for...
Walt Disney World workers soon may look different thanks to changes in the Disney Look, the company’s long-standing appearance guide. Visitors may see tattoos, fingernail polish and newly allowed...
View ArticleFlorida reports 9,068 new COVID-19 cases, 64 new resident deaths
While Tuesday's new case count reported by health department seems high, Monday’s cases had been lower than usual. The White House report shows cases are rising in the state, ranking Florida 10th in...
View Article6-hour standoff ends with man dead by suicide, Orlando police say
A 6-hour standoff with Orlando Police ended on a deadly note Thursday night when the suspect turned the gun on himself inside an Orlando condo.
View ArticleBoyfriend pleads guilty to aggravated manslaughter in ‘torture’ death of...
Johnathan Pursglove will face a prison sentence of eight to 12 years at a hearing next month, according to the plea agreement. The boy, Jayce Martin, died of blunt force trauma on July 18, 2018, at...
View ArticleJudge doesn’t grant stalking protective order against OPD officer, agency...
A judge on Monday dismissed the request from a female employee at the Orlando Police Department for a protective order against stalking from an officer at the agency, citing insufficient evidence, but...
View ArticleSanford man accused of destroying evidence in deadly alleged ‘hit’ of...
A Sanford man is accused of hiding a body and destroying evidence in the double homicide of a boyfriend and girlfriend found dead in Seminole County in January in what witnesses described as a...
View ArticleBrother-in-law testifies at trial for killing of Nicole Montalvo
Testimony will continue Wednesday morning at the Osceola County Courthouse in the murder trial for the father and son accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo.
View Article16-year-old shot in west Orange County
Detectives are investigating a shooting Wednesday morning that left one 16-year-old boy in the hospital.
View ArticleFlorida Senate eyes corporate tax cuts after reducing hospital, university...
One week after passing a budget cutting money for hospitals and universities, the Florida Senate is moving forward with a slew of bills to cut taxes for large corporations, totaling hundreds of...
View Article5 people escape school bus fire in Seminole County: report
A school bus carrying five people caught fire Tuesday in Seminole County, according to news reports.
View ArticleFlorida to still get nearly 550k COVID vaccines next week despite no Johnson...
The federal government is holding off sending any more Johnson & Johnson vaccines while it goes through the potential risk of a rare blood clot that was found in six women out of 7 million doses...
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