2 arrested in armed home invasion in St. Cloud, deputies say
Two men were arrested Saturday for breaking into a 64-year-old man’s house in early November and hitting him with a pistol before holding him at gunpoint and robbing him, according to the Osceola...
View ArticleDisney World will bring back park hopping starting Jan. 1
Disney is bringing back a modified park hopper option that requires visitors to make reservations for their first park and physically go to that park. At 2 p.m., however, they can head to any other...
View ArticleMultiple people injured in crash near Avalon Park, first responders say
Seven people were taken to area hospitals Thursday night following a car crash on East Colonial Drive near Avalon Park, according to Orange County Fire Rescue officials.
View ArticleProposed limits on e-communication for Florida prisoners raise censorship fears
The leaders of Florida’s prison system are considering blocking inmates from electronically receiving images of news articles or sharing messages they intend to be seen by third-parties, measures some...
View ArticleSen. Rick Scott tests positive for COVID-19, says symptoms are mild
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott revealed Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Republican from Florida wrote on Twitter that he was “feeling good & experiencing very mild symptoms.”
View ArticleWeekend Weather: Small chance of showers, cool nights ahead in Central Florida
Central Florida has got some light showers pushing in from the East Coast this weekend, but chances of them impacting your weekend plans remain low; just as low as temperatures are expected to be at...
View ArticleOrlando cops probe Christmas event promoted by man once charged with anti-gay...
A man who has previously been accused of threatening gay people online and promoting fake or unauthorized events has caught the attention of Central Florida law enforcement agencies, after he...
View ArticleFlorida reports 79 coronavirus resident deaths, 9,085 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 17,889 with the addition of 79 more reported fatalities on Friday, while the state added 9,085 more positive cases for a total to date of 923,418.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando lays off 1,123 employees amid coronavirus pandemic
Universal Orlando is laying off 1,123 salaried employees at its creative division, theme parks and resorts, the company disclosed Friday in a federally required notice of mass layoffs.
View ArticleMan arrested in drug raid near Kissimmee, Osceola deputies say
A 24-year-old was arrested in a drug raid Friday after what deputies said was an investigation that identified him as one of many dealers working out of a house in Buenaventura Lakes, the Osceola...
View ArticleAdvocates observe ‘deadliest year on record’ for violence against transgender...
During the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Friday, advocates gathered state- and nationwide to remember the 37 transgender and gender-nonconforming people who died because of gender-based...
View ArticleState attorney decides not to prosecute man accused of practicing as doctor...
Ozioma Maduka, who allegedly practiced as a medical doctor in Kissimmee, was charged with a third-degree felony.
View ArticleFlorida reports 8,409 new coronavirus cases, 41 more deaths
To date, 931,827 people have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, and 17,930 residents have died. The latest update comes as the latest weekly White House Coronavirus Task Force report indicates...
View ArticleLakeland teacher, soccer coach had hundreds of child porn files on phone,...
More charges are expected to be filed as deputies continue to search through the contents of the suspect's phone, where thousands of images — though not all sexually explicit — were found, Polk County...
View ArticleLow pressure area in western Atlantic may develop, hurricane center says
A trough of low pressure in the western Atlantic has a chance of developing subtropical characteristics over the next two to five days, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleNew Smyrna Beach shootout ends with suspect dead, officer wounded
A 25-year-old Holly Hill man was killed Saturday afternoon following an inter-city chase with police that ended in a shootout outside a storage facility in New Smyrna Beach, the Volusia County...
View ArticleFlorida COVID-19 cases continue to climb: Over 53,000 new cases reported in...
From Sunday to Sunday, Florida saw 53,213 new cases and 473 newly reported deaths in state health department data. To date, 938,414 people have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, and 17,991...
View ArticleSpaceX set to launch Starlink satellites tonight after Crew-1 and Sentinel-6...
SpaceX will tonight attempt to rocket another batch of Starlink satellites into space, on the heels of the company’s Sentinel-6 ocean-mapping satellite launch from California and Crew-1 astronaut...
View ArticleUniversal Orlando lays off 1,123 employees amid coronavirus pandemic
Universal Orlando is laying off 1,123 salaried employees at its creative division, theme parks and resorts, the company disclosed Friday in a federally required notice of mass layoffs.
View ArticleOrange County reopening $1,000 check application portal for residents...
Orange County will be reopening its online portal application Tuesday morning granting residents affected by COVID-19 a chance to get a one time $1,000 stimulus check.
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