Publix drops mask requirement for most vaccinated employees
Fully-vaccinated staffers of the Lakeland-based grocery store chain can decide not to wear a mask “as a result of the decrease in COVID-19 cases and wide availability of the vaccine,” Publix’s website...
View ArticleBob Saget lawsuit: Judge temporarily blocks release of death probe records
A judge temporarily blocked local officials from releasing records concerning comedian Bob Saget’s death after his family filed a lawsuit.
View ArticleDisney theme parks generate $7.2 billion in first quarter, a near record
Disney’s U.S. parks reported near all-time revenue and operating income records in the company’s first quarter of 2022, driven by larger crowds spending more.
View ArticleClimbing heat Thursday in Orlando
Ahead of the weekend cold front, Orlando residents will have to deal with rising temperatures Thursday.
View ArticleOrmond Beach man killed, another seriously injured in head-on crash on...
A 59-year-old Ormond Beach was killed and another seriously injured Wednesday night after driving on the opposite side of the road and crashing head-on into a pickup truck on a Volusia County highway,...
View Article1 pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash with big-rig truck, Cocoa police...
A pedestrian was killed Thursday morning after a hit-and-run crash with a tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 1, according to Cocoa police.
View ArticleAdvocates wary after uptick in Central Florida sex trafficking cases
There was an uptick in reported Orlando-area trafficking cases over the past year, though firm data is hard to come by.
View ArticleDead Florida deputy with Orlando ties confirmed as suspect in 1983 murder of...
A dead Florida deputy and preacher who worked for 10 law enforcement agencies including several in Central Florida has been announced as a suspect in the 1983 kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old girl.
View ArticleMan dies after shooting in Parramore church parking lot, OPD says
The victim was found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Shiloh Baptist Church of Orlando, police said.
View ArticleOviedo man sentenced to 24 years in prison for child porn
Richard A. Kirkendall, a 34-year-old Oviedo man, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.
View ArticleMan jailed again for 5th Orange road rage shooting, deputies say
An Orange County man arrested in four road rage shootings earlier this week was jailed again Thursday for a fifth incident, deputies say.
View ArticleOrlando museum director: ‘Absolutely no doubt’ Basquiats are genuine
"Absolutely no doubt" Orlando Museum of Art’s Jean-Michel Basquiat's exhibit “Heroes & Monsters” is legitimate, according to the director.
View ArticleFlorida poised to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy
The Florida House voted early Thursday to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest, putting the measure on track to reach Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.
View ArticleOrlando Marriott hosts white nationalist conference with Rep. Marjorie Taylor...
For the second year in a row, an Orlando hotel hosted a secret conference organized by a white nationalist as CPAC went on nearby, according to a report.
View ArticleOrange County Fire Rescue finds shot driver after responding to car crash
The victim, a 39-year-old Black male, was later pronounced dead, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOn 1st weekend of I-4 express lanes FHP hands out dozens of speeding tickets
After seven years of construction, drivers were gunning to try out the new express lanes on Interstate 4, some with a heavier foot than others.
View ArticleCocoa man arrested, suspected of January murder investigation, police say
A 26-year-old man is facing murder charges for the killing of a man in January in Cocoa, according to Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleWindy Monday ahead of cold front pushing into Orlando
A front is pushing into the Central Florida area Monday as northerly winds call for a breezier and cooler day ahead of scattered showers.
View Article3 Osceola deputies burned while arresting suspect at gas station: report
Three Osceola County sheriff’s deputies and a suspect were burned Sunday night at an Orange County gas station during an arrest, according to news outlets.
View Article30-year-old man shot in Cocoa, police say
A 30-year-old man was shot early Monday at Cocoa neighborhood, according to the Cocoa Police Department.
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