Publix heiress Carol Jenkins Barnett, 65, dies of Alzheimer’s disease
Carol Jenkins Barnett, former chair and president of Publix Super Markets Charities, died of younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease at 65.
View ArticleWhite House COVID report: Orange is only ‘rapid riser county’ in Florida
The White House’s latest coronavirus report shows Orange County as a “rapid riser county,” the only county listed as such in Florida.
View ArticleWoman crossing OBT hit, killed by semi
A 60-year-old Michigan woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while trying to cross Orange Blossom Trail on Wednesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleOrlando police investigate shooting near Kirkman Road
Orlando police are investigating a shooting between two groups Thursday afternoon near Kirkman Road.
View ArticleDeSantis unveils $99.7 billion plan with gas tax holiday, more cash for...
Flush with federal cash from stimulus programs and a robust economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his budget recommendations Thursday, a $99.7 billion plan that...
View ArticleNear record temps this weekend with a touch of fog
Warm weather is expected Friday and for the majority of the weekend with the next cold front not expected in the area until Sunday.
View ArticleOrange deputies catch driver from overnight fatal hit-and-run on Colonial Drive
An Orlando woman is dead after an early Friday morning hit-and-run crash on Colonial Drive in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticlePedestrian dies, struck by three vehicles in Brevard
A 64-year-old Merritt Island man is dead after he was struck Friday morning by three vehicles on U.S. Highway 1, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleWhite House report: Orange County labeled a COVID-19 hotspot
The Florida Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 report. Cases and deaths increased.
View ArticlePolk deputy shoots man with stolen trailer during traffic stop, agency says
A Polk County deputy shot a Bradenton man with a stolen trailer Friday morning after fled during a traffic stop, authorities say.
View ArticleMan dies after being shot at Orange County mobile home park, deputies say
Deputies say a man died Friday night after being found with a gunshot wound at Oak Ridge Village Home Park.
View ArticleZac Stacy abuse case prompts calls for GPS monitoring of domestic violence...
Unlike other counties, Orange County doesn’t have a GPS monitoring program to keep tabs on domestic violence defendants.
View ArticlePolice: 5 injured in Orlando drive-by shooting
Orlando police say five people were injured Friday night during a drive-by shooting in the Callahan neighborhood.
View ArticleTornadoes ravage 5 states, with 70 or more dead in Kentucky, governor says
Many people were feared dead at the factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, said Gov. Andy Beshear at a news conference Saturday morning.
View ArticleOsceola County woman charged with murder in mother’s death
Authorities in Central Florida arrested a 32-year-old woman Sunday in connection with the death of her mother.
View ArticleWinter Garden golf cart holiday parade canceled after car crash
The Winter Garden Golf Cart Christmas Parade was canceled after a car crash in which a driver nearly hit a police officer.
View ArticleNo end in sight for unusually high temps in Central Florida
What could have been at least a cool front descending into Florida now looks to be dissipating and Central Florida can expect above-normal temperatures this week.
View ArticleCentral Florida car crash into horse in leaves horse, 1 person dead
One person and a horse are dead after a car crash in Polk County on Monday morning.
View ArticleCentral Florida substitute teacher arrested for sexual battery of student
A substitute English teacher at Lakeland High School was arrested for sexual battery on a student after an investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCentral Florida man gets 13 years for receiving child sex abuse videos
A Brevard County man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for receiving images and video that depicted child sex abuse, according to the Department of Justice.
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