Man fatally shot at Orange County apartment complex
A 31-year-old man was fatally shot late Tuesday at an apartment complex in Pine Hills, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCruise ships could start test sailings by late June, Port Canaveral leader says
The many puzzle pieces of the return of cruising look to be falling into place with Port Canaveral officials optimistic that cruise lines will get the OK to start test sailings from the Central Florida...
View Article6 Orlando residents stole over $700,000 from churches, FDLE says
Six Orlando residents worked together to steal over $740,000 from 636 churches and parochial schools nationwide, including 355 in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
View Article4 people confirmed dead after firefighting helicopter crashes near Leesburg...
Firefighters recovered the bodies on Wednesday afternoon and took them to the medical examiner’s officer where they will be positively identified.
View Article3 teens shot during argument in Winter Garden, cops say
Several people shot in front yard of Winter Garden home.
View ArticleRecords: Suspect in woman’s fatal Mother’s Day shooting in Taft had...
An Orange County mother of three killed early Mother’s Day received multiple threats from an ex-boyfriend before he fatally shot her while she was walking home from work, court records show.
View ArticlePolice: Man, child shot outside a motel near Orlando
Police are investigating a scene where a child and a man were shot Thursday morning at an Orange County motel.
View ArticleCentral Florida man breaks neck vacationing in Colorado, seeks help
A Central Florida couple is looking for help raising money after the husband of the family broke his neck while jumping into a Colorado pool.
View Article2 Florida beaches named to annual Dr. Beach Top 10 list
When Dr. Beach names you a winner, you don’t get to play again, and that’s why Florida only has two beaches on his annual Top 10 list for the best beaches in the U.S.
View ArticleCentral Florida air quality earns mixed grade from American Lung Association
The American Lung Association has graded Central Florida’s air quality as having much room for improvement. But Orange County officials say the air quality is good.
View ArticleThunderstorms are back in Central Florida; here’s how to stay safe from...
As families and friends gather this Memorial Day weekend for outdoor barbecues, be careful of incoming thunderstorms lighting up Central Florida starting Friday.
View ArticleOsceola school dean arrested for molestation, 3rd school employee in weeks...
A third Osceola County School District employee has been arrested for sex-related crimes in two weeks, the most recent being a dean at Harmony Middle School who was booked Wednesday, the Osceola County...
View ArticleUniversal workers get a raise to $15 an hour, first Orlando theme park to set...
The pay raises take effect June 27 for about 18,000 employees, which includes full-time and part-time hourly jobs as well as entry-level salaried positions.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 5th straight day of under 3,000 reported infections
Statewide, the latest seven-day COVID-19 case count is 15,991, compared with 19,876 in the previous week.
View ArticleTech trade groups file suit against DeSantis’ Big Tech censorship law
Two technology trade groups filed suit Thursday in a Tallahassee federal court against a new Florida law seeking to punish social media platforms that censor users.
View ArticleHot, wet weather inbound for Central Florida for Memorial Day weekend
Chances of a cookout may be iffy this Memorial Day weekend in Central Florida as rain and hot weather are predicted to take hold.
View ArticleCentral Florida woman plays dead to escape her attacker: report
A Central Florida woman told authorities she pretended to be dead in order to escape the man attacking her.
View ArticleWill hurricane season 2021 be another 2020?
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is nearly here, but will its numbers rival 2020, and will Florida be in the crosshairs? Early indicators once again point to above-average numbers coming off the...
View ArticleFatal crash blocked eastbound lanes on I-4 most of Friday morning
A 30-year-old man was killed Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 4 in Deltona that blocked all eastbound lanes for hours, only opening back up just before noon.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando: Masks no longer required indoors starting Saturday for the...
The Universal theme parks are updating the rules to make masks optional and no longer required indoors and in ride queues.
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