Little girl with a big heart creates care packages for the homeless: report
A 7-year-old Florida girl with a big heart is leading a crusade in her community with her care packages made to help homeless people.
View ArticleDisney’s top 2 executives were paid $35 million in 2020 amid COVID-19 layoffs
Disney CEO Bob Chapek and Executive Chairman Bob Iger were paid $14 million and $21 million in total compensation last year, according to a company report.
View ArticleOrange courthouse briefly closed after abandoned bag found
The Orange County courthouse in downtown Orlando was shortly closed Wednesday morning after an abandoned bag was found outside the building, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, but the...
View ArticleLake Toho High School back to normal after ‘red lockdown’
In a tweet around 11 a.m., the Osceola Schools said the school was on lockdown as a precaution because of a threat of violence.
View ArticleDisney World isn’t selling new annual passes, and expert warns they might not...
Six months into Disney World's re-opening, Disney said new passes will eventually go on sale at a later date but declined to provide a more detailed timeline.
View ArticleOrlando charter school principal arrested, accused of failing to report abuse
A principal of Orlando Science Charter School was arrested Tuesday, records show, accused of failing to report child abuse.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: Nearly 12K new infections, 142 more resident deaths
Florida added 11,914 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,601,011. With 142 more fatalities, 24,578 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleOrange sheriff deputy taken to hospital after crash, troopers say
The deputy, 35, was driving her cruiser west on Colonial Drive with her lights and sirens activated when collided with an eastbound vehicle after she turned left onto Econlockhatchee Trail, said FHP...
View ArticleOrmond Beach fire captain arrested for soliciting minor online, FDLE says
Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents arrested a captain with the Ormond Beach Fire Department Wednesday after he was found soliciting photos from, and talking explicitly with, an agent posing...
View ArticleFlorida leaders praise ‘new day in America,’ but some offer criticism of Biden
Florida Democrats uniformly praised President Biden’s inaugural speech and his rise to power Wednesday, while the few Florida Republicans who commented offered caveats to Biden’s bipartisan message.
View ArticleApopka caretaker stole from terminally ill woman, police say
Melisa Brooks, 50, is accused of stealing more than $3,000 worth of items from her elderly employer, according to Apopka police. At the time, Brooks was already awaiting trial on allegations that she...
View Article1 injured in Umatilla shooting; deputies searching for suspect
Lake County deputies are working to identify the suspect in a shooting that left one person critically injured at an Umatilla home Wednesday morning.
View ArticleProud Boys organizer arrested in Central Florida on charges from U.S. Capitol...
A Florida man described as an organizer for the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys was arrested in Central Florida on Wednesday, on charges stemming from his role in the mob that overran the...
View ArticleOrange deputies looking for suspects after apartment-home invasion
Deputies are searching for a suspects responsible for breaking into a home and forcing residents on the ground of their Lockhart apartment.
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 ArticleAfter uproar, Loews cancels fundraiser for Sen. Josh Hawley at Universal...
Loews Hotels canceled a planned fundraiser at its Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, who spearheaded the objections to President-elect Biden’s win in Congress on Jan. 6.
View ArticleBike Week to return in Daytona Beach this year, but with changes: report
Bike Week is booming on back to Daytona Beach this year on some new wheels.
View ArticleFlorida man’s monkey business gets him indicted for trafficking protected...
A Florida man known as the “Monkey Whisperer” was indicted Wednesday and faces up to 26 years in federal prison.
View ArticleOrange County deputy promoted to highest rank ever held by a Black woman in...
Chief Deputy Denise Demps is now the fourth in command at Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOrlando home prices soar nearly 10% in 2020 as inventory drops to 15-year low
Available homes for sale in metro Orlando dropped to their lowest levels in 15 years last year, while median home prices rose almost 10% against 2019, according to the Orlando Regional Realtor...
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