Death of man found wounded on Orange Blossom Trail investigated as homicide
A 38-year-old Orlando man died Monday after deputies responded to a 911 call at Kwik Stop, located at 2015 S Orange Blossom Trail, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. It is unclear what...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus resident death toll at 16,890; 3rd day with more than 4k...
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 16,890 with the addition of 56 more reported fatalities while the state added 4,637 more positive cases of COVID-19 for a total to date of 816,700.
View ArticleHurricane Eta could be near Florida this weekend as a tropical storm,...
The storm is expected to weaken significantly as it travels through Central America before taking a turn to the northeast and back out to the Caribbean Sea later this week. It’s then expected to pass...
View ArticleHurricane facts: While 2020 marks debut of the name ‘Eta,’ 2005 could have...
The 2020 hurricane season is an anomaly for many reasons. One comes in the form of Hurricane Eta's weekend formation, which makes it the second time a season has documented 28 systems that have...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus positivity rates climbing, death toll at 16,922
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 16,922 with the addition of 32 more reported fatalities while the state added 4,423 more positive cases of COVID-19 for a total to date of 821,123.
View ArticleDeSantis touts Florida’s relatively smooth Election Day, slams pollsters and...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a brief appearance Wednesday at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee to tout Florida’s relative lack of chaos during Tuesday’s election. He called the contrast...
View ArticleAudit: Joel Greenberg ‘misused’ Seminole taxpayer dollars on body armor,...
Auditors found that Joel Greenberg misused public money in his role as Seminole County Tax Collector, according to a report released Wednesday, that says he should return equipment purchased with...
View ArticleEta, now a tropical depression, may veer toward Florida this weekend after...
Eta, now a tropical storm, is passing through Central America in a multi-country journey but could pull a U-turn back into the Caribbean and head toward South Florida early next week.
View ArticleGeorgia man arrested on fingerprint match for 1997 killing denies involvement
The 51-year-old man recently arrested in a 1997 homicide after new fingerprint evidence has denied involvement in the decades-old bloody killing, but detectives say there’s “compelling” evidence given...
View Article61-year-old bicyclist injured after hit-and-run crash in The Villages: report
A 61-year-old man was seriously injured Tuesday morning when a vehicle hit him and then ran from the scene in The Villages.
View ArticleSeaWorld’s attendance plummets 81% for a $79 million 3rd-quarter loss
Attendance fell to 1.6 million visits as the company generated $106 million in revenue for the third quarter.
View ArticleUniversal: Endless Summer’s Dockside Inn opens next month
The Dockside Inn side of Universal’s Endless Summer Resort will open Dec. 15, the resort says. Its debut, originally set for March, was upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 6,257 new infections — biggest increase since Sept. 1 —...
Florida added 6,257 coronavirus cases Thursday, the biggest increase in daily reported infections since September 1 — to bring the cumulative statewide total to 827,380 infected. With 39 new virus...
View ArticleTropical Depression Eta turning toward Caribbean; could approach Florida as...
Tropical Depression Eta is expected to end up near Florida as a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleTropical Depression Eta back in the Caribbean, projections have part of...
Tropical Depression Eta is back in the Caribbean but is expected to continue causing heavy rains and life-threatening flooding over parts of Central America before heading toward Florida later this...
View ArticleTraffic: 2 crashes on S.R. 429 closed lanes in Ocoee
Two crashes Friday morning had all northbound lanes shut down on State Road 429 in the Ocoee area.
View Article$15 minimum wage supporters in Florida are ‘ready to fight’ legislation that...
“I don’t know what they’re going to do or what they’re going to try ... but if they try to undermine the will of the people I’ll do what I did last time and I’ll sue the state and I’ll win,” said John...
View ArticleSearch on after car rammed into Central Florida store, 40 guns stolen: report
Federal and local authorities are searching for five men who used a stolen car to ram into an Apopka gun store to steal dozens of firearms inside on election night.
View Article89-year-old woman arrested for hit-and-run of bicyclists in The Villages
An 89-year-old woman was arrested for a hit-and-run incident in The Villages that injured two bicyclists, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleUniversal’s holiday plan includes Macy’s balloons on display, new Tribute...
Universal Orlando holiday plans are tweaked for pandemic but still include Macy's balloons, new Tribute Store, Grinch and other characters
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