Weekend weather: shooting stars, cool temps and sunny skies in the forecast
Sunny skies, cooler temperatures and meteors are forecast to descend on Central Florida this weekend.
View ArticleDeSantis says Rebekah Jones ‘has issues,’ blasts news media over state police...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday slammed media outlets for their coverage of the state police raid on Rebekah Jones home, and said the former Department of Health data scientist “has issues.” His comments...
View ArticleSt. Cloud man sent lewd photos to 12-year-old girl, FDLE says
A St. Cloud man was arrested this week after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation found he sent sexually explicit messages to a minor, FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said.
View ArticleFlorida tops 11k coronavirus cases, more than 120 deaths for 2nd day in row
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 19,714 with the addition of 123 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 11,699 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleSeminole deputies warn bars and restaurants about COVID-19 rules after Santa...
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office has warned restaurants and bars that participated in a Lake Mary area “Santa Pub Crawl” Thursday night about coronavirus restrictions after a photo from the event...
View Article4 teens taken to hospital after Central Florida bonfire explosion
Four Florida teenagers were taken to the hospital with burns of various severities after a bonfire exploded in Polk City Thursday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOrlando man stole thousands from timeshare owners through resale scam,...
An Orlando man was sentenced to 11 months in jail after he was found guilty of stealing from at least 50 Floridians, many of whom are elderly, in a timeshare resale scam, according to the Florida...
View ArticleDozens displaced in Mercy Drive apartment fire
A fire at the Jernigan Gardens apartments on Mercy Drive displaced 44 residents, the Orlando Fire Department said.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus deaths surpass 20k for residents and non-residents combined
Florida’s resident and non-resident death toll from coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Saturday, according to state health department’s daily update. The latest count is 19,785 resident deaths. With the...
View ArticlePolice search for suspect in deadly early morning shooting
A man was killed at the Dockside at Ventura Condos on Woodgate Boulevard.
View ArticleHow will Orlando, the theme park capital of the world, recover from 2020? |...
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to recede in 2021 as vaccines become available. But restarting Orlando’s tourism machine will be a monumental task, and experts don’t agree on how much longer the...
View ArticleFirst COVID-19 vaccines given to Florida nursing home residents
Residents in nursing homes, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic both nationally and statewide, began getting vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday in Florida. An 88-year-old former schoolteacher...
View ArticleRestaurants and retailers adapt to an online, takeout world accelerated by...
Online trends for restaurants and retailers have been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic while some businesses continue to permanently shut their doors.
View ArticleDriver gets 12 years in prison for UCF student’s hit-and-run death
The driver accused in the 2019 hit-and-run crash that killed University of Central Florida student London Harrell was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday after pleading no contest to one charge...
View Article1 dead after apparent shooting in Apopka, deputies say
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an incident in Apopka that led to the death of a man in his 30s Tuesday night.
View ArticleSee which Orlando hospitals are slated to receive doses of Moderna’s COVID-19...
As early as next week, 173 Florida hospitals that did not receive the initial shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week could receive 367,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis’...
View ArticleSuspects sought in robbery and battery of disabled DeLand man
Detectives with the DeLand Police Department are asking for help identifying two suspects they say beat and robbed a disabled man near downtown DeLand Sunday evening.
View ArticleOrlando officer shot, killed armed man in Baldwin Park, police chief says
Officers were called around 8:30 p.m. to the 5000 block of Baldwin Park Street after a woman told dispatchers her husband was armed with a gun inside their apartment with their 10-month-old child,...
View Article1 victim in hospital following shooting in Orlando apartment , authorities...
Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place Thursday morning in an Orlando apartment and left one victim in the hospital.
View Article43-year-old with physical disability beaten, robbed by 2 suspects, DeLand...
Investigators are looking for two suspects who they believe are responsible for beating and robbing a physically disabled 43-year-old man Sunday in DeLand.
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