COVID in Florida: 7,296 new infections; 92 new deaths are tops this week
Florida added 7,296 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the cumulative total to 2,155,744. With 92 more fatalities, 34,330 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDeSantis won’t support raising $275 unemployment benefit, calls it ‘fine’ as...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida’s maximum weekly $275 unemployment benefit is “fine” and rejected bipartisan efforts in the Legislature to raise it.
View ArticleFollowing spring break, Florida’s COVID variant cases explode
One month after the peak of Florida’s spring break, the number of residents infected with more infectious mutated strains of COVID-19 has exploded, rising six-fold since mid-March and leaving 122...
View ArticleFlorida reports 6,323 new COVID-19 infections, 74 more fatalities
Orlando metro continues to see a rise in new cases. As of the latest White House report, there were 231 per 100,000 people from April 9 to 15. In the seven days prior to that, there were 197 new cases...
View ArticleTruck driver dies after suspected ‘medical episode,’ FHP says
A truck driver suddenly passed away Saturday afternoon while driving on State Road 528 in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 6,834 new infections, 35 more fatalities
The state's test positivity rate was 8% for the week ending Saturday, about half a percent more than the previous week.
View ArticleHurricane Facts: Which hurricane kept Floridians in the dark the longest?
One hurricane above the rest was responsible for the largest power outage the state had ever experienced - crippling almost all over South Florida for weeks.
View ArticleVehicle fire blocks right shoulder on north I-95 in Volusia
A vehicle fire on Interstate 95 is slowing traffic Monday morning in Volusia County.
View ArticleCentral Florida man dies when truck crashes into light pole on OBT, FHP says
A 33-year-old Kissimmee man died after his truck struck a light pole on Orange Blossom Trail in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleDigital COVID-19 vaccine records could be on way from Walmart, Winn-Dixie,...
People wondering about more ways to prove they’ve been vaccinated against coronavirus may soon have options from the retailers offering the shots.
View ArticleVisitors hurt at Disney World, Universal Orlando and Aquatica, theme park...
The major theme parks self-disclosed what are supposed to be the most serious injuries that happened at the parks from January through March.
View ArticleAfter 3 die in suspected Central Florida street racing crashes, authorities...
Two crashes left three people dead over the weekend in Central Florida and authorities are seeking information on vehicles that were involved in the incidents, both of which witnesses told police could...
View ArticleFlorida reports 32 coronavirus resident deaths, 4,237 new cases as weekly...
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 34,471 with the addition of 32 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 4,237 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in shooting death near Valencia east campus, deputies say
Almonte is accused of killing 20-year-old Angel Isaac Linares around 5 a.m. Thursday in the area of Park Tree Terrace Drive. Deputies responded to the area after a report of shots fired, but didn’t...
View ArticleBody found in vacant Ocoee field, cops say
Officers were called around 8 a.m. to the southwest corner of Bluford Avenue and Franklin Street where they found a body.
View ArticleDeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ bill into law, sparking outcry from Democrats,...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s controversial “anti-riot” bill into law on Monday, vastly increasing law enforcement’s powers to crack down on civil unrest.
View ArticleOrmond Beach Proud Boys leader ordered to jail in Capitol riot conspiracy case
The Ormond Beach man accused of helping plan the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol along with other leaders of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys was ordered Monday to be detained in jail while...
View ArticleFather-in-law twice offered money to make Nicole Montalvo ‘disappear,’...
Dustin Gonzalez told jurors Monday that he thought it was a joke when Angel Rivera offered him $500 to “disappear” Rivera’s daughter-in-law, Nicole Montalvo. “I kind of laughed it off and told him,...
View ArticleNicole Montalvo killing: State, defense rest in trial against estranged...
After some delays Monday, jurors will hear the state’s final witnesses Tuesday morning at the Osceola County Courthouse in the trial for the father and son accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud...
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