Three plead guilty to veterans health care fraud at The Villages
Three family members plead guilty to health care fraud at The Villages.
View ArticleOrlando activists vow to march on despite arrests during recent protests
Organizers who've staged recent protests against police brutality at Universal Orlando and the Florida Mall say their resolve has only been hardened by the arrests of protesters, which have continued...
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,402 new coronavirus cases, 127 more resident deaths
Florida added 2,402 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total to 633,442 infected. With 127 new virus fatalities reported Wednesday, 11,501 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleLeesburg pedestrian killed crossing U.S. 27
Leesburg resident Joseph Meister was killed as he walked across U.S. 27, police said.
View Article16-year-old boy charged as adult in Sanford slaying
A 16-year-old boy is facing a second-degree murder charge as an adult in the shooting death of an 18-year-old man last month in Sanford, according to the Brevard-Seminole State Attorney’s Office.
View Article3 taken to hospital after hazmat situation at OUC power plant
A hazmat situation at an Orlando Utilities Commission power plant caused three people to be taken to the hospital, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
View ArticleDisney World reopening some theme-park restaurants
Disney World adds a few theme-park restaurants back into its dining lineup at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.
View ArticleTropical Storm Nana creeps closer to Belize as TS Omar becomes depression;...
Nana is forecast to become a hurricane Wednesday night before it makes landfall in Central America, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleDeSantis taps GOP lawmaker to lead embattled unemployment compensation agency
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday named Rep. Dane Eagle to replace Ken Lawson as executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity, the beleaguered agency in charge of the jobless system, which...
View ArticleSeminole jail inmate with COVID-19 dies as dozens more test positive
Less than two weeks after Seminole officials reported a coronavirus outbreak at the county’s jail, an inmate has died after testing positive for COVID-19, according to sheriff's officials. Dozens more...
View ArticleVisit Florida unveils $13 million campaign to lure tourists from in-state
DeSantis also said he believed Central Florida theme parks “can definitely do a lot more” when it comes to expanding visitor capacity.
View ArticleDisney 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 ArticleSanford man arrested, accused of having sex with 16-year-old girl
A 60-year-old Sanford man paid a 16-year-old girl for sex and attempted to continue a sexual relationship with her while knowing she was underage, the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation found.
View ArticleBicyclist found dead in Baldwin Park, police say
A male bicyclist was found dead in Baldwin Park on Thursday morning, according to Orlando Police.
View ArticleCoronavirus has infected nearly 100,000 people in Central Florida
Florida added 3,571 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 637,013 infected. In Central Florida, over 99,000 people have tested positive since the pandemic began. And with 149 new...
View ArticleCouple arrested after videos of child abuse surfaced on Facebook, deputies say
An Orange County husband and wife face felony charges after videos surfaced on social media that showed them abusing a child, the Sheriff’s Office said.
View Article2 found dead in vehicle along Colonial Drive in Bithlo
Orange County deputies are investigating after two people were found dead in a vehicle along Colonial Drive in Bithlo, the Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleDeSantis questions how long social distancing should last at maskless meeting
Somehow it slipped [from] ’slow the spread, protect hospitals’ to ’we could never have another case again,’” DeSantis said. “So it really turned into something that was not how it was sold originally...
View ArticleTropical Storm Nana downgraded to depression; hurricane center eyeing another...
Tropical Storm Nana’s power dropped like a brick Thursday morning weakening rapidly as it cut through northern Guatemala. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on several other...
View ArticleThree 17-year-olds arrested, accused of killing 22-year-old, Orange deputies say
Three 17-year-old suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 22-year-old man in Pine Hills in mid-July, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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