Florida coronavirus: 7,342 new infections and 157 more residents dead
Florida added 7,342 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,844,627. With 157 more fatalities, 29,311 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleSen. Bracy looks for scholarships in push for 1920 Ocoee massacre reparations
Sen. Randolph Bracy will try to secure reparations payments for descendants of victims of the Ocoee massacre that took place in 1920, but is taking a different approach this year. Instead of direct...
View ArticleGroup sues UCF, alleging school seeks to ‘restrain, deter, suppress, and...
A group that describes itself as a defender of free speech has sued the University of Central Florida, saying the school has enacted rules that “restrain, deter, suppress, and punish speech” about...
View Article3 dead in murder-suicide at Melbourne home, police say
Three people are dead after a Melbourne man shot two relatives before killing himself at the family’s home Wednesday morning, according to the Melbourne Police Department.
View ArticleCold front rolling into Central Florida this weekend following heat and rain
Temperatures are getting hot in Orlando Thursday, but following the heat comes rain and cold front to shake up weekend plans.
View ArticleOrlando Police asking public to identify carjacking suspect
Orlando Police are asking residents for helping tracking down a man it suspects of stealing three different cars from women in the Mall of Millenia area.
View ArticleVideo: Orlando cop buys all of street vendor’s flowers after complaint
An Orlando Police officer has gone viral on TikTok after he was caught on camera paying a good deed forward to a woman who had received a complaint last week.
View ArticleDays before George Floyd’s death, 2 Orange deputies used neck restraints...
On the same May afternoon, just days before George Floyd’s slow death under a Minneapolis officer’s knee shocked the nation, two Orange County deputies used dangerous neck restraints in separate...
View ArticlePublix won’t schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Friday
Publix canceled scheduling new appointments Friday in Florida for first doses of the vaccine as inclement weather continues to delay vaccine shipments. Friday’s scheduling would have been for new...
View ArticleDriver dead in crash at State Road 408 and Conway Road
Orlando police officers are investigating a single-car crash that left a driver dead at State Road 408 and Conway Road on Thursday, a spokeswoman said.
View ArticleArrest made in January killing during party at apartments near UCF
A suspect has been arrested in the January killing of a 23-year-old man at an apartment complex near the University of Central Florida, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 5,117 new infections, 163 more residents dead as toll...
Florida added 5,117 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,849,744. With 163 more fatalities, 29,474 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleParents of abused Orlando boy plotted to call him a liar in jailhouse calls,...
As the 11-year-old rescued from neglect and abuse by an attentive server at an Orlando restaurant recovered from his injuries in foster care, prosecutors say his parents were conspiring to get him...
View ArticleWinter Garden police search for man, 88, missing for more than a week
Police are searching for Thomas Eastman, an 88-year-old Winter Garden man who hasn't been seen since Feb. 10.
View Article2 arrested in shooting death of man near Orange Blossom Trail, police say
Two Orange County men face capital murder charges after police say they shot and killed a 31-year-old man in a gas station parking lot Monday.
View ArticleUCF workers ‘blindsided’ when their jobs were eliminated
Employees in UCF's College of Business say they were 'blindsided' last month when their jobs were eliminated as the school consolidated administrative functions and sought to cut costs.
View ArticleDeLand police arrest suspect in December robbery of disabled man; second...
A 22-year-old Deltona man who police say helped beat and rob a disabled DeLand barber in December was arrested Wednesday, and police say they are still searching for the second suspect involved in the...
View Article2 dead, another injured in Orange County house fire
Two people are dead and another is injured Friday morning after a house caught fire in Orange County.
View ArticleCold front inbound for Orlando Friday night
After a warm week and a wet Friday, Orlando is cooling down this evening with temperatures dropping into the high 40s.
View ArticleDisney World unveils first of its 50th anniversary plans
Disney World announced first details for its 50th anniversary celebration, which will last 18 months and include lighting enhancements to its theme parks’ icons.
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