Disney pushes back reopening of Polynesian to next summer
Walt Disney World has pushed back the reopening of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to summer 2021. The hotel has been closed since mid-March.
View ArticleSeaWorld set for modified Halloween, Christmas events
SeaWorld Orlando plans modified versions of Halloween Spooktacular and Christmas Celebration, plus Fun Card that lasts through '21.
View ArticleDeSantis brings White House ’herd immunity’ supporter to back reopening...
Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to push his policies of reopening schools and relaxing restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus during a briefing at the Capitol on Monday, but this time he had the...
View Article12-year-old boy found shot dead in Lady Lake home
Lake County deputies found a 12-year-old boy dead of a gunshot wound at a Lady Lake home Monday morning, agency spokesman Lt. John Herrell said.
View ArticleOrlando-based Red Lobster acquired by Thai Union and other investors
Red Lobster stakeholder Thai Union and a group of investors have acquired the rest of the Orlando-based restaurant chain from the private equity firm that bought it in 2014.
View ArticleFather drowned toddler son, then himself in Orlando lake, police say
A 28-year-old man drowned his 19-month-old son in Lake George before drowning himself, a spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department said Monday.
View ArticleFormer ward of disgraced guardian Rebecca Fierle won his rights back. Then he...
Months after regaining the rights he lost when Rebecca Fierle became his guardian, James “Jack” Meagher died Aug. 13 of pancreatic cancer. Meagher, of Winter Springs, first contacted the Orlando...
View ArticleFlorida Mall releases blurry security camera footage of Salaythis Melvin...
The Florida Mall late Monday released video from a security camera that was recording when Orange County Deputy James Montiel fatally shot Salaythis Melvin in the back weeks ago, but the footage is too...
View ArticleHurricane Dorian destructive force still an enigma 1 year later
On Aug. 19, 2019 a large tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa and began slowing brewing in the Atlantic. Thirteen days later, it would grow into the historic and monstrous Category 5 Hurricane...
View ArticleVideo released of manhunt at abandoned Disney park
Orange County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage involving the arrest of a 42-year-old man in April for trespassing on an abandoned Disney park.
View ArticleFlorida cuts ties with Quest over data dump of nearly 75,000 ‘stale’...
The state Department of Health delayed its daily reporting of coronavirus numbers because of what Gov. Ron DeSantis said was “unusable and stale data” from Quest Diagnostics.
View ArticleGaylord Palms: Holiday movies get pop-up photo ops — but hold the ICE
For the holidays, Gaylord Palms will introduce "I Love Christmas Movies" experience, but there will be no ICE at the resort this year.
View ArticleProsecutors: Sanford resident who killed teen during burglary won’t face charges
Prosecutors have decided not to pursue criminal charges against the Sanford resident who fatally shot a 17-year-old burglarizing his vehicle. Seminole County State Attorney Phil Archer said he also...
View ArticleGov. Ron DeSantis reopens nursing homes, assisted living facilities to visitors
FFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the reopening of long-term care facilities to visitors Tuesday after nearly six months of lockdown, saying the closure was necessary to prevent the spread of the...
View ArticleTropical Storm Omar forms off North Carolina coast; TS Nana in Caribbean
Tropical Storm Omar became the second storm to form on Tuesday as hurricane season nears its apex, the National Hurricane Center said. Omar, more than 200 miles east of the North Carolina coast with 40...
View ArticleOrlando social media stars: Scooter Magruder reigns as sports comedy YouTube...
Scooter Magruder, an Orlando resident, first started his YouTube channel, ScooterMagruder, in 2006, which can best be described as Magruder hilariously expressing the frustrations, hypocrisies, sadness...
View ArticleSanford police arrest suspect in killing of 23-year-old man
Sanford police on Monday arrested a man they say shot a 23-year-old man in the head, killing him, during an attempted robbery last month.
View Article3 charged in connection with deaths of Central Florida couple found burned in...
Six people have been charged in connection with the deaths of three people, including a Longwood couple, found burned inside a car in Buffalo, N.Y. last year, and federal prosecutors say three of those...
View ArticleJudge dismisses AdventHealth from lawsuit by family of man at center of...
A judge has dismissed AdventHealth Orlando from a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died under the care of a private guardian paid by the hospital company, finding that the plaintiffs failed to...
View ArticlePort Orange woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run of cyclist in Oviedo
A Port Orange woman was arrested in a fatal hit-and-run of cyclist in Oviedo Aug. 16, that killed a 76-year-old man.
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