21-year-old dies in motorcycle accident, crossing on ‘no pass zone’ on...
A 21-year-old man died riding a motorcycle in Osceola County Monday morning after crashing into an SUV on the opposite side of the road.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: Resident deaths surpass 16,000, worldwide cases pass 40M
Florida added 1,707 coronavirus cases Monday to bring the statewide total to 756,727 cases. With 54 new virus fatalities reported statewide, more than 16,000 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleOrange deputy arrested on child abuse charge, also fired from agency
An Orange County deputy sheriff was arrested Sunday on allegations of child abuse, the same day he was fired from the agency for an unrelated matter, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View Article50 displaced after fire at Altamonte Springs apartment complex, Red Cross says
Crews from the Seminole County Fire Department were called around 7:30 a.m. and found flames on the second floor, going into the attic, said Chief Otto Drozd III. Firefighters had to rescue some...
View ArticleFloridians line up on first day of early voting as Orange elections website...
Orange County’s elections office website was down Monday morning on the first day of early voting for the Nov. 3 election.
View ArticleKamala Harris in Orlando urges Floridians to ‘put our country back on the...
Sen. Kamala Harris came to Orlando on Monday to encourage Floridians to vote early and “put our country back on the right track.”
View ArticleStephanie Hollingsworth’s body identified after SUV found in pond
Stephanie Hollingsworth, a 50-year-old Belle Isle mom who went missing more than three weeks ago, has been found dead inside her Chevrolet Tahoe, which was discovered in a retention pond, the Orlando...
View ArticleTwo kids suffer minor injuries after Orange County school bus involved in...
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a maroon or red Dodge Charger after the driver side-swiped an Orange County Public Schools bus and took off without stopping.
View ArticleShooting at motorcycle club in east Orange industrial park leaves 3 dead
Detectives are investigating a shooting scene that left two men dead early Friday in Orlando not far from Baldwin Park.
View ArticleTropical Storm Epsilon forms, expected to become Category 1 hurricane this week
Tropical Storm Epsilon spiraled into formation Monday morning in the Atlantic and is forecast to grow into a Category 1 hurricane sometime this week.
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 ArticlePompeo aides complained about Orlando event with Florida group that backs gay...
Aides of the Secretary of State complained Mike Pompeo addressed a Florida group in Orlando knowing the group promotes conversion therapy for LGBTQ individuals.
View ArticleFlorida adds 84 coronavirus deaths, 3,662 cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 16,105 with the addition of 84 more reported fatalities while the state added 3,662 more positive cases of COVID-19 for a total to date of 760,389.
View ArticleFlorida voters break records on the first day of early voting
Early voting continues until the weekend before Election Day on Nov. 3.
View ArticleOfficer Kevin Valencia, gravely wounded during call, retires from OPD, shows...
An Orlando police officer who has been in a coma for over two years after being shot in the head during a domestic violence call was awarded the purple heart at his retirement ceremony on Tuesday, a...
View ArticleHurricane Epsilon forms in Atlantic, NHC says
Hurricane Epsilon formed Tuesday night in the Atlantic a few hundred miles from Bermuda to become the 10th hurricane of a busy 2020 season.
View ArticleBill seeks to compensate descendants of Ocoee massacre victims 100 years later
A bill introduced by Democratic state Sen. Randolph Bracy would split $10 million among descendants of victims of the Ocoee massacre. The bloody Election Day fray in 1920 led to a lynching and the...
View ArticleOcoee annual country music festival clashes with legacy of lynching victim...
As the 26th Annual Ocoee Founders’ Day Festival kicks off today, Mayor Rusty Johnson finds himself again defending the jamboree from detractors. State Sen. Randolph Bracy, D-Ocoee, is the latest critic...
View ArticleProposal to pay descendants of Ocoee massacre victims takes a step forward
A pair of bills seeking compensation for descendants of the 1920 Election Day race riot in Ocoee received favorable hearings from the state Senate Judiciary Committee this week. The bills’ sponsor,...
View Article1 man dead, another victim injured in shooting in Orlando apartment complex,...
Officers are investigating a shooting scene that left one person dead and one injured Wednesday morning at an Orlando apartment complex.
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