Orlando event promoter accused of sexually abusing teen girl, records show
A local event promoter and influential member of Orlando’s Puerto Rican community was arrested late Sunday after an underage girl accused him of repeated sexual abuse spanning several years, records show.
View ArticleFlorida State University president tests positive for COVID-19
Florida State University President John Thrasher tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon, a day after his wife Jean Thrasher received a positive diagnosis, according to an announcement by the...
View ArticleFlorida extends voter registration deadline after website crash
Florida’s voter registration deadline was extended to 7 p.m. Tuesday after the state’s website crashed amid a surge in traffic ahead of its midnight Monday deadline, but voting-rights groups...
View ArticleHurricane Delta 'extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm; Florida out of cone
Hurricane Delta’s winds continue to grow to an “extremely dangerous” and destructive force as the Category 4 storm cuts through the Caribbean. Delta remains on a projected path toward America’s Gulf...
View ArticleFlorida adds 137 more resident coronavirus deaths, 2,582 cases
The Florida resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 14,904 with an additional 137 fatalities reported by the state Department of Health on Wednesday. Another 2,582 positive COVID-19 infection...
View ArticleCentral Florida firefighter arrested, accused of setting fire to own home:...
Authorities arrested a Brevard County firefighter Friday for setting his own home on fire in 2019 during Hurricane Dorian.
View ArticleOrlando man arrested in 2016 cold case killing tied to drug-deal robbery
Darren Bocker, 24, of Orlando, was arrested Tuesday on charges relating to a 2016 homicide cold case, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. His brother, Tyrik Bocker, is also in custody in...
View ArticleVice President Pence to campaign in Orlando and The Villages on Saturday
Pence has tested negative, but his contact with Trump and the other infected staffers has led to a plexiglass partition placed between himself and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris at Wednesday’s debate.
View ArticleMore Disney World layoffs revealed: 8,857 part-time union employees are...
“It’s devastating,” said Eric Clinton, president of Unite Here Local 362. “There’s no other way to feel about it all of this.”
View ArticleNew report describes issues affecting LGBTQ+ safety, equality in Central Florida
A report released Wednesday by the One Orlando Alliance highlights the top 10 issues affecting the safety, well-being and equality of Central Florida’s LGBTQ+ community and describes how the COVID-19...
View ArticleOrlando teens arrested after leading police on vehicle pursuit from Tampa to...
Three Orlando teens were arrested Wednesday afternoon after leading law enforcement on a vehicle pursuit from Tampa to Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleHurricane Delta downgraded to Cat 1 storm; expected to restrengthen as it...
Hurricane Delta weakened into a Category 1 storm with its maximum sustained winds falling to 85 mph as it enters the Gulf of Mexico where it is forecast to reintensify into a major hurricane before...
View ArticleAfter years of violence in Pine Hills, Orange leaders still searching for a plan
After a spate of shootings in Pine Hills tied to a gang dispute, local leaders are once again searching for solutions to a problem that has plagued the community for decades, including a citizen task...
View ArticleOver 15,000 Floridians now dead from coronavirus
The coronavirus death toll among Florida residents surpassed 15,000 on Thursday as 164 new fatalities were reported. The state also added 3,306 cases to push the statewide total to 726,013 infected.
View ArticleSchool crossing guard hit by car in St. Cloud intersection, police say
Just after 8 a.m., a car ran a red light on the State Road 500 and Michigan Avenue intersection, striking the crossing guard, who was contracted with the St. Cloud Police Department, Sgt. Jose Nater...
View ArticleMan, 60, killed in Winter Garden during suspected robbery, police say
A 60-year-old man was killed Wednesday when he was shot on a front porch in Winter Garden during a suspected robbery, according to Winter Garden Police spokesman Capt. Scott Allen.
View ArticleShots fired outside Mall at Millenia, no one injured, cops say
Several gunshots were fired inside the food court at the Mall at Millenia on Thursday evening, according to Orlando police.
View ArticleHurricane Delta now a Cat 3 storm, forecast to bring life-threatening storm...
Hurricane Delta re-strengthened into a major Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds Thursday evening as it bears down on the Louisiana coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleRecord-breaking python killed in Florida Everglades hunt
One of the latest pythons to be caught in the Everglades is a record-breaker. A pair of trappers caught the 18-foot, 9-inch invasive Burmese python on a hunt working for the South Florida Water...
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,908 more coronavirus cases, 118 new deaths
Florida added 2,908 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the statewide total to 728,921 infected. With 118 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 15,186 Florida residents are now dead.
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