Iota down to tropical storm, cuts into storm-bruised Central America countries
Iota fell to tropical storm strength Tuesday afternoon but is still ripping into Central American countries already badly bruised by Hurricane Eta earlier this month.
View ArticleFlorida reports 85 coronavirus residents deaths, 7,459 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 17,644 with the addition of 85 more reported fatalities on Tuesday, while the state added 7,459 more positive cases for a total to date of 897,323.
View ArticleLegislature’s new leaders say fighting pandemic will wait until next year
There was plenty of talk about the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues it has raised during the Legislature’s organizational session Tuesday to select leaders and swear-in members,...
View ArticleHorizon West Middle School goes online after new COVID cases emerge
Starting Wednesday, sixth and seventh grade students at Horizon West Middle School in Windermere will attend classes online for two weeks after four additional people tested positive for COVID-19,...
View ArticleFlorida police department plan test of instant access to surveillance cameras
The Ocoee Police Department is planning on testing a new Real Time Crime Video surveillance system that would give the agency the ability to view and rewind a video feed from any source it has access to.
View ArticleHaving laid off staff, Westgate Resorts now is hiring 500 seasonal employees...
Westgate Resorts in Orlando is looking to hire 500 new employees for seasonal work, citing increased reservations for the holidays.
View ArticleSanford woman woke to man masturbating in her bedroom. Police say he’s...
A Sanford woman awoke early Tuesday to find a stranger masturbating in the doorway to her bedroom — he latest in a series of increasingly “brazen” acts of burglary and indecent exposure by the same...
View ArticleIota falls apart after tearing through Central America; hurricane center...
Hurricane Iota degenerated into just remnants Wednesday morning after chasing thousands of Central American residents from their homes as it tore through the region. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane...
View ArticleCoronavirus has now infected over 900,000 in Florida; nearly 8K new cases...
Florida has now seen a cumulative total of over 900,000 coronavirus infections as the state reported 7,925 new cases Wednesday. With 87 more fatalities reported, 17,731 Florida residents are dead.
View ArticleLoews bought back $195 million in stock while laying off 2,000 employees from...
Loews spent nearly $200 million on stock buybacks over the past three months, at the same time they were laying off thousands of employees in Central Florida and across the world at its hotels.
View Article1 injured in fire at east Orlando condos; 16 units affected
One person was injured and a pet was killed in a fire that affected 16 units at the Colonial Landings condominiums in east Orange County Wednesday morning, according to Orange County Fire Rescue...
View ArticleParler social network draws Orlando conservatives as Facebook, Twitter crack...
The conservative nature of the site is apparent by the first members Parler suggests newcomers follow, among them talk show hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson, filmmaker...
View ArticleFlorida high school principal tests positive for COVID-19 ‘this is nothing...
A Florida high school principal told his story about testing positive for COVID-19 on Facebook post Wednesday.
View ArticleOrange County Public Schools will distribute Thanksgiving meals to 20,000...
Next Monday, Orange County Public Schools is planning on distributing holiday meal kits to students in time for the holidays.
View ArticleState won’t talk about the investigation DeSantis ordered 6 months ago of...
In May, Gov. DeSantis ordered a state investigation into what went wrong with Florida’s $77 million unemployment website. Six months later, Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel said an investigation...
View ArticleHurricane season 2020 has nothing on Florida’s deadliest, costliest landfalls
What have been the deadliest and costliest hurricanes to hit Florida? Here's a list of the worst storms since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
View ArticleHurricane center tracks system with chance of tropical formation
While the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season inches closer to an end, the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eyes on a possible system that could become the next tropical storm of the season.
View ArticleThea Awards go to Disney’s Rise of Resistance, Runaway Railway rides and...
Two Walt Disney World rides and a Universal Studios show are winners of Themed Entertainment Association’s Thea Awards.
View ArticleFlorida reports 79 coronavirus resident deaths, 9,085 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 17,810 with the addition of 79 more reported fatalities on Thursday, while the state added 9,085 more positive cases for a total to date of 914,333.
View ArticleGov. Ron DeSantis releases video touting vaccines for COVID-19, but he won’t...
Gov. Ron DeSantis again avoided talking to the Florida press Thursday, instead releasing a five-minute, pre-taped video touting new treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.
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