Mother of 3 babies abandoned since 2016 found, Orlando police say. Criminal...
Investigators have identified the biological mother of three newborn babies who were found abandoned at apartment complexes in Orlando and Orange County since 2016, officials announced at Orlando...
View ArticleDisney joins companies not contributing to Republicans who objected to...
Disney joined the list of major corporations pulling the plug on contributions to Republicans who objected last week to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. That includes all but four of the state’s...
View ArticleOrange school board urges vaccinations for older, at-risk teachers and school...
OCPS wants all its school employees vaccinated. But district leaders said as more students are urged to return to campus, and more teachers must follow suit, the state, at least, should make a priority...
View ArticleWoman freed from prison term in 1-year-old’s death speaks: ‘I had fought so...
Amanda Brumfield, released from prison this fall in a deal with prosecutors, spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time about her case, about how she no longer trusts the criminal justice system and how...
View ArticleUniversal unveils Mardi Gras plan for 2021
Universal Studios will throw Mardi Gras 2021: International Flavors of Carnaval starting Feb. 6. Missing this year: parades and concerts
View ArticleFlorida adds nearly 14K more coronavirus infections; 169 more residents dead
Florida added 13,990 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,517,472. With 169 more fatalities, 23,396 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDisney: Djuan Rivers, VP of Animal Kingdom, retiring
Djuan Rivers, vice president for Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, is retiring, Walt Disney World confirms. He has been with the company for 30 years.
View ArticleAlabama beats out Florida’s Space Coast for U.S. Space Command headquarters
Florida won’t be the headquarters for the United States Space Command after all. Instead, it’ll be Huntsville, Alabama, the state’s governor announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleUCF moves to fire professor accused of racist tweets for ‘misconduct’ in the...
UCF plans to terminate a professor who came under fire over the summer for tweets described as racist by students and alumni after a university investigation found he created a “hostile” classroom...
View ArticleHere’s how the Florida congressional delegation voted on Trump’s second...
Florida’s congressional delegation split along party lines in the historic second impeachment of President Trump, with all Democrats voting for it and all Republicans against it. The partisan split in...
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 ArticlePedestrian killed after being hit by two different cars near Bithlo, FHP says
A 35-year-old Winter Springs man died Wednesday night after being hit twice by different cars while standing in the middle of a busy road near Bithlo, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Lt. Kim Montes...
View ArticleMore than $1 billion in play as massive jackpots grow for both Mega Millions...
The reward for luck just got bigger after the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot went once again unclaimed Tuesday and Wednesday nights, increasing the combined winnings to over $1 billion.
View ArticleMore Disney World employees are back to work, but recovery is still a long...
Thousands of Disney World employees are back to work -- but not all as some hotels and live shows are still dark during the pandemic.
View ArticleSeminole teachers 65 and older can get COVID-19 vaccine
Good news for Seminole County school teachers as they’ll be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccination very soon.
View ArticleOrlando woman sentenced to federal prison for Hurricane Irma identity theft
An Orlando woman was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison Thursday for using stolen identities to apply for disaster assistance following Hurricane Irma. Jermica Jerri Dominick Brooks, 37,...
View ArticleFlorida reports 217 coronavirus resident deaths, more than 13k new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 23,613 with the addition of 217 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 13,720 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleTrump’s Mar-a-Lago resort warned of potential COVID-19 fines after maskless...
President Trump's Palm Beach resort Mar-a-Lago was issued a warning by county officials for violating a mask requirement during a New Year's Eve party. The next violation could come with a $15,000 fine.
View ArticleOsceola sheriff readies reinforcements for potential unrest at Florida capitol
Osceola County Sheriff Marco López said Thursday his agency has prepared a 12-deputy emergency unit to send to Tallahassee if necessary, amid concerns about potential violence at the Florida Capitol in...
View Article‘It was torture’: Server at Orlando restaurant saves 11-year-old boy from...
Flaviane Carvalho, a waitress at Mrs. Potato Restaurant, notified Orlando police about an 11-year-old boy who appeared to have been abused. Police later described the extent of the abuse as "torture."
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