Security guard arrested for pulling over off-duty Orlando police officer in...
An off-duty Orlando police officer caught a Casselberry man posing as law enforcement after the man identified as Omar Forde pulled him over on Red Bug Lake Road, according to a warrant affadavit....
View ArticleFlorida reports another 211 residents dead from coronavirus, 2,583 new...
Florida added 2,583 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 654,731 infected. With 211 new virus fatalities reported statewide Thursday, 12,326 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. DeSantis leads coronavirus and restaurant discussion
Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a coronavirus and restaurant business discussion in Fort Myers on Thursday.
View ArticleSanford gas line rupture forces hundreds of residents from homes
A ruptured gas line forced hundreds of Sanford residents out of their homes for hours Thursday morning and produced a fire visible for miles, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.
View ArticleFlorida tourism will take up to three years to recover from COVID-19, state...
Florida's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be faster than during the Great Recession but the tourism industry will take at least three years to rebound, and the state won't return...
View ArticleTropical system near Florida has increased odds of development, as hurricane...
A disturbance off the coast of Florida has increased odds of development with a path set for the Sunshine State, while the National Hurricane Center monitors five other tropical events.
View ArticleFlorida reopens its bars starting Monday after monthslong shutdown
Bars will again be allowed to operate at 50% capacity, which was permitted in Florida for just three weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis began the second phase of reopening on June 3.
View Article50-year-old arrested, suspected of killing man whose body was found after...
Orlando police arrested a 50-year-old man suspected of killing a man whose body was found Thursday inside an apartment on Curry Ford Road near Conway Road.
View ArticleFlorida reports 3,650 new coronavirus cases, 176 more resident deaths
Florida added 3,650 coronavirus cases Friday to push the statewide total to 658,381 infected. With 176 new virus fatalities reported statewide Friday, 12,502 Florida residents are now dead.
View Article‘48 Hours’ show to feature 2018 Delaney Park homicide on Saturday
The case of a man accused of killing his wife in their Delaney Park home in 2018 will be featured on the CBS true-crime TV show “48 Hours” Saturday night.
View ArticleFederal court rules felons cannot vote in Florida if they owe fines or fees
In a 6-4 decision, an appeal court ruled that the fines and fees placed on felons are not a “tax” as described by federal Judge Robert Hinkle in his May 26 decision.
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court rejects Francis appointment, orders DeSantis to pick...
Palm Beach Circuit Judge Renatha Francis is constitutionally unqualified to be a Florida Supreme Court justice, the court ruled Friday, and Gov. Ron DeSantis must pick an eligible justice by noon on...
View ArticleSeaWorld’s new Orlando and Tampa roller coasters are opening in the spring
Here is some good news for roller coaster junkies: The countdown can start to begin for the newest coasters opening at SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
View ArticleTropical Depression 19 forms off Florida’s coast; parts of state under...
Tropical Depression 19 developed off the coast of Florida on Friday evening prompting the southeast coast of the Sunshine State to be under a tropical storm watch, the National Hurricane Center said in...
View ArticleOrlando sex offender found guilty of coercing sex with undercover agent...
A previously registered sex offender was convicted Friday after attempting to coerce a 14-year-old girl to meet him at an Orlando restaurant and have sex with him. An undercover agent with the...
View Article1-year-old dead after being left in car, Orange County deputies say
A 1-year-old child died Friday afternoon after being left inside of a car in Pine Hills, a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticlePastor who shot, killed wife threatened to kill her during argument the day...
A pastor and self-proclaimed prophet who shot and killed his estranged wife outside her job at a bank near the Mall at Millenia Tuesday morning threatened to kill her during an argument the day before,...
View ArticleFlorida reports 98 new coronavirus deaths; toll hits 12,600
As bars statewide prepare to reopen Monday, the impact of coronavirus on Florida continued Saturday with 3,190 new cases and 98 new fatalities reported by the health department. To date, 661,571 people...
View ArticleStorm surge warnings issued for northern Gulf Coast in wake of TS Sally, NHC...
Hurricane-force winds and a summary of storm surge warnings are in effect as Tropical Storm Sally moves through the Gulf Coast on Saturday night, according to the National Hurricane’s latest advisory.
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