Tropical Storm Josephine maintains strength, continues northwest track
Tropical Storm Josephine continued its track toward the Caribbean islands with little change in strength on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center in its 5 p.m. update.
View ArticlePolice investigating threat near downtown that placed business, school on...
Orlando police arrested an armed man who threatened to shoot employees at a chiropractor’s office near downtown Thursday afternoon, which caused nearby Lake Highland Preparatory School to be locked down.
View ArticleBody found by Geneva road ruled homicide, deputies say
On Thursday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office identified the man whose body was found by a Geneva roadside Monday and shared the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
View Article2 injured in shooting at Mercy Drive apartments, police say
Two people were injured in a shooting at Windsor Cove Apartments on Mercy Drive Thursday evening following an argument with the suspected shooter, Orlando police said.
View ArticleMeet the candidates for key primary races in Central Florida on Aug. 18
Here are some of the key Central Florida match-ups in the Aug. 18 primary, with candidates seeking congressional, legislative and county offices as well as judgeships.
View ArticleFlorida resident coronavirus death toll passes 9,000, but new cases continue...
With another 228 Florida resident deaths reported Friday by the Department of Health, the state’s death toll surpassed 9,000, but new cases hit the 20th day in a row under 10,000.
View ArticleTropical Storm Josephine ticks down in speed, 2nd system emerges off North...
Tropical Storm Josephine lost speed Friday morning as it continues its western journey with an expectation of it beginning its northbound turn toward the upper Atlantic, while a second system with...
View ArticleWoman details moments before Orange deputy shot man at Florida Mall
Janai Jones had just walked out of Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Florida Mall with her boyfriend and two other men when she said a red Durango quickly approached them. Suddenly, several other vehicles,...
View ArticleBody cam video of deputy shooting to be released next week, Orange sheriff says
A week after an Orange County deputy fatally shot an armed 22-year-old in the back while he ran from the officer, the sheriff’s office it would release the body camera video of the shooting amid...
View Article‘Our focus right now is finding this girl:’ Deputies concerned for safety of...
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies are desperately searching for a teenage girl who was apparently abducted from an east Orange County gas station early Friday morning, causing a statewide Amber Alert to...
View ArticleFlorida warned about mail-in ballots not getting delivered on time by U.S....
With millions of Floridians seeking to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic, postal officials have warned Secretary of State Laurel Lee that the state is at risk of having ballots go uncounted in...
View ArticleMan killed in hotel parking lot of U.S. Highway 192 hotel, Osceola deputies say
Deputies responded to a call for shots fired at the Red Star Restaurant and Bar, 4561 U.S. Hwy 192, and found a man later identified as Kenneth Lester Leggett. They later learned he was shot next door...
View ArticlePolice arrest 19-year-old suspect in fatal Pine Hills shooting
A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with the killing of a 32-year-old man in Pine Hills last week, an Orlando Police Department spokesperson said.
View ArticleCivilian employee at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested for...
A civilian employee at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday for aggravated assault during a domestic violence incident, according to an OCSO spokesperson.
View ArticleFlorida faces budget deficit as tax revenues tumble $3.4 billion amid pandemic
Florida’s main revenue fund will be $3.4 billion less than originally expected, state economists determined Friday, as the state’s economy continues to struggle with the damage wrought by the...
View ArticleFlorida reports 204 new coronavirus deaths, pushing resident toll to 9,345
The Florida Department of Health reported over 6,300 new positive COVID-19 cases and 204 new resident fatalities Saturday, bringing the state death toll to 9,345 and the case total past 569,000.
View Article2 Universal Orlando hotels will shut down on Aug. 21
Two of Universal Orlando’s signature hotels — the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort and the Aventura — will close on Aug. 21 amid the tourism struggles brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleTropical Storm Kyle heads to sea as Tropical Storm Josephine skirts islands
Tropical Storm Kyle headed out to sea on Saturday morning, while Tropical Storm Josephine continued on a northwesterly path that means the Leeward Islands should be spared from a major impact,...
View ArticleInmate found unresponsive at Seminole County jail prompts death investigation
Stephen Steen, 28, of Longwood was found “unresponsive in his cell” shortly before 10 a.m. Friday by staff performing routine checks, Seminole County Sheriff's Office spokesman Bob Kealing said Saturday.
View Article28-year-old man killed, 2 others seriously injured in wrong-way crash along...
The man was behind the wheel of a sedan traveling west in the eastbound lanes of US-192 near Crabgrass Road around 3:20 a.m. His vehicle then crashed head-on with another sedan traveling east, troopers...
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