‘Get rid of it’: Tyre Sampson’s parents speak out after lawsuit filed in...
The parents of Tyre Sampson spoke out Tuesday after their lawyers filed a lawsuit against the owner of the Orlando Free Fall ride and ICON Park.
View ArticleDeSantis sets weeklong special session on property insurance for May 23
DeSantis calls Legislature back to fix property insurance problems.
View ArticleDisney World’s firefighters could lose benefits if Reedy Creek district gets...
Reedy Creek first responders worry about losing benefits when the improvement district is disbanded.
View ArticleKissimmee real estate agent charged for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6
A Kissimmee real estate agent that proclaims to sells vacation homes near Walt Disney World is being charged for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
View ArticleHot Wednesday for Orlando before before cold front moves in with showers
The heat cranks up again Wednesday in Orlando as an incoming front threatens showers this afternoon, but it won’t do much to bring the heat down, said Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Maureen McCann.
View ArticleSanford woman arrested; Instagram video shows her striking an infant on...
A Sanford woman was arrested Tuesday after police received reports about an Instagram post depicting child abuse, according Sanford Police.
View ArticleHurricane organization retires ‘Ida;’ announces name replacement
“Ida” was retired from the list of tropical storm names during the World Meteorological Organization’s annual hurricane committee.
View ArticlePedestrian killed near St. Cloud after trying to cross U.S. 192, FHP says
Multiple lanes on U.S. 192 were diverted Wednesday morning after a dead body was found by Osceola County deputy sheriffs.
View ArticleFlorida approves more math books but provides no explanation
A series of K-5 math textbooks, as well as an algebra and a geometry book, moved off the state’s “not recommended” list. It’s not clear why.
View ArticleDeSantis vetoes net metering bill decried by solar power advocates
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a controversial net metering bill Wednesday that critics said would have favored utility giant Florida Power & Light at the expense of the rooftop solar industry.
View ArticleA helicopter crash into Lake Apopka, was followed by a second crash on the...
A helicopter performing agricultural services near Lake Apopka crashed into the lake Tuesday morning. Not long after, a second helicopter crashed into the same body of water.
View ArticleTwo Osceola County deputies fatally shoot man by Target on US 192, sheriff says
Two Osceola County deputies opened fire near a Target in Osceola County’s tourism corridor, killing a man, according to Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez.
View ArticleCold front in Orlando brings temps slightly down Thursday
Yesterday’s cold front is sticking around Orlando Thursday and Friday, but the reprieve from the recent heat won’t be anything greatly noticed.
View ArticleMan shoots 2 teens robbing his car in Pine Hills neighborhood, deputies say
A man shot two juveniles robbing his vehicle early Thursday in a Pine Hills neighborhood, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCasey Anthony ‘ready to tell her truth’ in documentary, source says: report
Casey Anthony will be taking her story to television as part of a documentary describing her perspective of events in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, 14 years ago, according to news outlets.
View ArticleCentral Florida nursing assistant charged with sexual assault of 90-year-old...
A Volusia County man faces multiple felonies after police say he sexually assaulted a 90-year-old woman.
View ArticleCrashes shut down I-4, Turnpike to snarl midday traffic
All northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County are shut down and have backed up traffic to the State Road 50 exit.
View ArticleOrange delayed reporting assault of kindergarten student, lawsuit says
The alleged sexual assault happened in 2019 at Dream Lake Elementary, Morgan & Morgan lawyers said.
View Article4 teens arrested after Ocala drive-by shooting, police say
Four teenagers were arrested Wednesday and are suspected of shooting an unoccupied Ocala building during a drive-by, according to the Ocala Police Department. Two of the teens, both minors, were...
View ArticleLow chance of rain Friday, temps in the lows 90s next week
Friday faces a low chance of rain and relatively cooler temperatures than previous days in Central Florida, which is heating back up starting this weekend.
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