Videos appear to show Sanford firefighter amid Capitol mob: ‘We are storming...
A pair of videos leaked to the Orlando Sentinel appear to show a Sanford firefighter boasting as he marches through the U.S. Capitol during the riot there Wednesday.
View ArticleRubio compares U.S. Capitol storming with Black Lives Matter protests
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio released a video Friday comparing the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob with Black Lives Matter protests, saying the unprecedented assault was similar to what the left had...
View ArticleDeLand police ask for help locating missing Stetson University medallion
Detectives with the DeLand Police Department are investigating after a Stetson University medallion went missing from a gateway marking the campus’ entrance, agency spokesman Chris Graham said Friday.
View Article‘We need the relief.’ Orlando businesses anxiously await 2nd round of PPP loans
Following a dismal December during which American businesses shed a record 140,000 jobs, the Small Business Administration is set to begin rolling out the second round of Paycheck Protection Program...
View ArticlePolice arrest Florida man caught on camera carrying Pelosi’s lectern during...
Parrish resident Adam Christian Johnson, the man captured in viral photo carrying Speak Nancy Pelosi’s lectern from House chambers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, has been arrested.
View ArticleFlorida COVID-19 surge continues with 15,445 new cases, 139 more resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 22,804 with the addition of 138 more reported fatalities on Saturday while also adding 15,445 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFlorida Democrats elect ex-Miami Mayor Manny Diaz party chairman
After crushing defeats in the November elections, Florida Democrats on Saturday selected former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to take over as chairman of the state party.
View ArticleOrmond Beach man shot, killed in confrontation with friend, Volusia sheriff’s...
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 34-year-old William Bay of Ormond Beach. The shooter, Bay's friend, told detectives "he was in fear for his life and his wife’s [life]."
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus hospitalizations, deaths and cases rise again, resembling...
The Florida Department of Health reported 108 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday along with 12,313 new positive cases. Weekly figures of closely monitored pandemic data continue to rise...
View ArticleSt. Cloud cop won’t face charges in killing of man suspected of stabbing...
The St. Cloud police officer who killed a man suspected of brutally stabbing a 9-year-old won’t face charges following a months-long investigation by state authorities and a review by the...
View ArticleHurricane facts: What was the earliest hurricane to ever form?
Has a hurricane ever formed in the month of January? It sure has.
View ArticleFire burns Kissimmee’s infamous Star Motel
Fire fighters battled a blaze Monday morning that was consuming Osceola County’s infamous Star Motel.
View ArticleFormer Seminole County principal sues, claiming discrimination because of her...
The former principal of Hagerty High School charges in her lawsuit that the school district wrongly tried to dictate her treatment for an alcohol problem and unfairly refused to rehire her.
View ArticleCar investigated for fatal Orange County hit and run after owner contacts FHP
The Florida Highway Patrol was contacted by the owner of a car that is being investigated for a Friday night fatal hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian dead.
View ArticleFlorida waits for word from feds before issuing unemployment checks again
The Monday after Christmas, unemployed Floridians got a glimmer of hope, after President Trump had signed into law the congressional relief package that would extend their jobless benefits. But that...
View ArticleOrange deputy suspended for excessive force. The man he tased still faces...
Orange County Deputy Joseph O’Neil used excessive force during a domestic violence call in March when he shot a man in the back with his stun gun without sufficient provocation, an agency investigation...
View Article‘We need the relief.’ Orlando businesses anxiously await 2nd round of PPP loans
Following a dismal December during which American businesses shed a record 140,000 jobs, the Small Business Administration is set to begin rolling out the second round of Paycheck Protection Program...
View ArticleDisney ending Magical Express bus service and Extra Magic Hours for hotel guests
Walt Disney World will discontinue Disney’s Magical Express bus service and end its Extra Magic Hours benefit for hotel guests in 2021, the company announced Monday. Later this year, resort guests will...
View ArticleProsecutors drop case against man tased by Orange deputy suspended for...
Prosecutors on Sunday dropped the criminal charges against an Orange County man who had been accused of assaulting a deputy, despite the Sheriff’s Office finding that the deputy had stunned the man...
View ArticleRosen lays off another 202 employees, capping disastrous year for hotel workers
Rosen hotels laid off 202 employees on New Year's Eve, ending a year that saw thousands hotel employees in Central Florida lose jobs.
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