Florida reports 12,311 new COVID-19 cases, 153 more resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 25,164 with the addition of 153 more reported fatalities on Saturday while also adding 12,311 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article‘They are not Nancy Pelosi’s servants.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis orders National...
“They are soldiers,” Florida 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 ArticleFlorida reports 9,535 new COVID-19 cases as US infections top 25 million
The Florida Department of Health reported 129 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday along with 9,535 new positive cases. To date, 1,649,449 people have been infected statewide and 25,293...
View ArticleHurricane Facts: How many major hurricanes have hit Florida?
The "big one" is always somewhere on the horizon. Unfortunately and eventually major hurricanes do make their way to Florida. But how many times has it happened?
View ArticleTeen shot at Orange County gas station, taken to hospital
A juvenile is in the hospital after being shot late Sunday at an Orange County gasoline station.
View ArticleVolusia opening more COVID-19 vaccine appointments this week
Good news for Volusia County residents as officials prepare to open more than 1,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments this Wednesday.
View Article2 Florida women arrested for impersonating police, livestreaming fake traffic...
Two Florida women were arrested Sunday morning for pulling over a vehicle and impersonating law enforcement officers.
View ArticleFederal judge schedules Joel Greenberg trial for June
A federal judge agreed to re-schedule the trial of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg from March to mid-June and estimated it could last as long as three weeks.
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 ArticleFlorida reports 153 coronavirus resident deaths, 8,720 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 25,446 with the addition of 153 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 8,720 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleDisney: Jungle Cruise updates are coming to Magic Kingdom
Changes are coming to Magic Kingdom’s Jungle Cruise attraction, Walt Disney World announced Monday.
View ArticleWhite House: Florida has used only half its COVID vaccines
The White House challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' claim that a lack of federal supplies was the main impediment doing more vaccinations, saying the state had used only half its doses from the...
View ArticleCasselberry residents again demand Busch resign following comments at...
More than a dozen residents spoke out at a Casselberry commission meeting on Monday, some in support of Commissioner Mark Busch and others demanding that he resign for making comments at a local Trump...
View ArticleOrange County Sheriff investigates deputy’s TikTok videos: report
Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating one of its deputies for her viral TikTok videos and any violations she may have made while donning her OCSO uniform in several viral features.
View ArticleUber Eats driver caught stealing cash on cam from Orlando taco shop’s tip...
An Orlando taco shop owner is putting the word out on an Uber Eats driver he caught with his hand in the cookie jar, or in this case a taco-tip jar.
View ArticleCurious great white shark bites Florida boat in Gulf waters: report
A Florida woman had a fin-nomenal experience last week when a large great white shark circled her boat and bit its motor in the Gulf of Mexico off the Tampa coast.
View ArticleShaquille O’Neal’s Isleworth estate finally has a pending buyer
The sale of Shaquille O'Neal's mansion in Windermere is pending after more than two years on the market and the price dropping from $28 million to $16.5 million.
View ArticlePolk ‘paramedic of the year’ accused of stealing coronavirus vaccines
A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic was arrested Monday after he was accused of helping to steal three doses of the coronavirus vaccine that he was supposed to administer to his fellow first-responders.
View ArticleDarden Restaurants to pay hourly employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
Orlando-based Darden, which has more than 1,815 restaurants, will offer hourly employees two hours of pay for each dose of the vaccine they receive, for up to four hours of compensation, CEO Gene Lee...
View ArticleFoster mom to hundreds of kids died of COVID-19. Now, her husband’s fighting...
Sue Braley, foster mother to more than 300 children, died of COVID-19 last week, and her husband, 67-year-old Dennis Braley, now has the virus, too. The fate of their children is uncertain.
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