Art museum founder, elegant party host Michael Mennello dies at 87
Central Floridians know Michael A. Mennello as a co-founder of the Loch Haven Park art museum that bears his name. But beyond his contributions to civic life, friends on Saturday remembered him as a...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 75,600 new cases, 1,800 hospitalizations and 700 deaths...
The Florida Department of Health reported 8,401 new cases and 95 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday. To date, 1,201,566 people have been infected statewide and 20,568 Florida residents...
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 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 ArticleThis was the year for Central Florida to make headway on affordable housing....
“People were paying attention,” the Rev. Mary Lee Downey said of Central Florida's affordable housing crisis and her project to build 225-unit complex for low-income families. “We were right on the...
View ArticleOrange County deputy shoots man after traffic stop in Oak Ridge
An Orange County deputy shot a man Sunday evening during a confrontation after a traffic stop, according to Sheriff John Mina.
View ArticleCentral Florida cops cleared in 2 killings of people in mental distress
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office will not face criminal charges for shooting and killing a man who attacked them with a bar stool last year, according to the Orange-Osceola State...
View ArticleHurricane Facts: Which storm saw a record 75 mph power jump in 24 hours?
Hurricanes are multidimensional machines that are hard to predict, and no other feature of tropical systems gives meteorology more trouble predicting than the phenomenon known as “rapid...
View ArticlePerson dies after shooting at Waffle House in Orlando
Orlando officers are investigating a shooting at a restaurant Monday morning.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 11,015 new infections, 112 more resident deaths
Florida added 11,015 coronavirus cases Monday to bring the cumulative total to 1,212,581. With 112 more fatalities, 20,680 Florida residents are now dead. Central Florida’s cases passed 200,000.
View ArticleCouple gets credit rating back as politicians seek answers on deferred...
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy have each launched investigations into how recipients of CARES Act deferments had their credit scores lowered after a story in the...
View ArticleLightning deaths low in 2020, but Florida still leads nation as COVID-19...
National coverage of lightning deaths was diminished amid hurricanes, wildfires and coronavirus, but Florida was among the leaders again. The running total of lightning deaths in the country thus far...
View ArticlePolice investigating after missing Altamonte Springs man found dead in car
Altamonte Springs police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man who was previously reported missing as a homicide, according to a spokeswoman.
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View ArticleFlorida prison officer accused in inmate’s death had been transferred after...
A review of newly released records from the officer assault that killed Lake Correctional inmate Christopher Howell give new details in the brutal encounter that left Howell bloodied and unconscious,...
View ArticleCongress’ COVID-19 relief package falls short, advocates say, but staves off...
The $900 billion relief package Congress approved is a savior for renters who without it faced losing their homes, but it isn’t enough, housing advocates say.
View ArticleFlorida Sen. Rick Scott votes no on COVID-19 relief bill that passed 92-6
Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott was one of just six senators who voted against the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress just before midnight Monday.
View ArticleMan shot by Orange deputy after traffic stop over eye protection, report says
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the deputy who shot and injured an 18-year-old who authorities say ran after being pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday evening, but it’s still...
View ArticleVolusia jail inmate dead in apparent suicide, Sheriff’s Office says
An inmate at the Volusia County Branch Jail died in an apparent suicide by hanging Monday, the Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleElderly volunteers in The Villages receive vaccinations during Gov. DeSantis...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference today to provide an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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