Man arrested after stabbing estranged wife, her boyfriend, deputies say
A 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after Orange County Sheriff’s deputies say he stabbed his estranged wife and her new boyfriend in December.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: Nearly 25,000 residents dead; 12,873 new infections...
Florida added 12,873 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,613,884. With 161 more fatalities, 24,739 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDisney: ‘Festival of the Lion King’ set to return to Animal Kingdom
“Festival of the Lion King” will returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this summer, Walt Disney World confirms
View ArticleWho is Joseph Biggs, Ormond Beach man and Proud Boys organizer arrested in...
The arrest of Ormond Beach resident Joseph Biggs, who the FBI described as an organizer for the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys, attracted national headlines Wednesday, as he became among...
View ArticleFlorida Senate proposes school voucher expansion, wants more students to have...
Florida Senate leaders have proposed expanding and revamping the state's scholarship, or voucher, programs so more parents could choose options outside traditional public schools.
View Article2 arrested in double fatal shooting at apartment near Millenia
Orange County deputies have arrested two people in connection with a double fatal shooting at an apartment complex near the Millenia neighborhood earlier this month, court records show.
View Article1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Alafaya home, deputies say
Deputies are investigating a shooting at an Alafaya home that left one person dead and critically injured another Thursday night, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCentral Florida teen faces sentencing in mother’s death after fight over grades
Gregory Ramos, the teen who pled guilty to murdering his mother, is being sentenced Friday morning.
View ArticleCentral Florida woman, 25, arrested on child pornography charge: report
A 25-year-old Volusia County woman is suspected of possessing child pornography.
View ArticleWeekend weather: Central Florida cool temperatures sticking around with...
Orlando’s cool weather is remaining in place over the weekend, although there are some notable upticks in a warmer direction.
View Article‘They are not Nancy Pelosi’s servants.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis orders National...
“They are soldiers,” Florda Gov. Ron DeSantis said during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" about the National Guard troops posted at the U.S. Capitol. “They are not Nancy Pelosi’s servants.”
View ArticleUse of arrest alternatives for kids still lags in Orange, Osceola, study reports
A new study says Central Florida law enforcement leaders are “hurting” efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by continuing to jail juveniles for first-time misdemeanors, despite...
View ArticleDeSantis: Florida to get 266K more first doses of coronavirus vaccine next week
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is expected to get another 266,000 first doses of the coronavirus vaccine next week, but doesn’t yet have an answer on when the federal government supply...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus resident deaths pass 25k with 272 new reported...
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 25,011 with the addition of 272 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 13,719 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleOrlando police arrest woman in July drive-by shooting
The affidavit said Shield and 19-year-old Marqia Angelia Hamilton were driving in a white Saturn Ion on Anderson Street near Jernigan Avenue around 12:30 p.m. July 23 when they started shooting from...
View ArticleSanford firefighter pleads not guilty to federal charges in U.S. Capitol riot
The Sanford firefighter arrested last week after he was photographed and filmed inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot pleaded not guilty Friday to the federal charges against him.
View ArticleMan arrested on murder charge in September killing south of Orlando
Henry Sharron Jr., 25, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge Thursday. He faces a charge of first-degree murder and is being held without bond for his suspected involvement in the shooting of...
View ArticleKissimmee police officer fired over Facebook posts supporting Capitol...
A Kissimmee police officer was fired last week after the police department found dozens of his Facebook posts containing racially insensitive and politically charged content violated the department’s...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in 3-vehicle crash near Union Park, FHP says
A 30-year-old Orlando man was killed in a crash on East Colonial Drive near Union Park Friday evening after a separate collision pushed two cars driving in the opposite direction into his lane, Florida...
View ArticleFlorida sees third highest week of coronavirus deaths: 1,225 reported in past...
The Florida Department of Health reported 133 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday along with 11,093 new positive cases. From Sunday to Sunday, Florida saw 94,269 new cases and 1,225 newly...
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