Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on South Orange Avenue, police investigating
A 54-year-old man was hit by a car and killed Thursday morning while crossing South Orange Avenue in south Orlando, closing a stretch of the road for several hours as police investigated.
View ArticlePlan to expand school vouchers, create education savings accounts goes to...
The Senate plan would turn the programs that now provide private-school scholarships into education savings accounts that could pay tuition but also pay for laptops, homeschooling supplies and...
View ArticleDeSantis denies involvement in wealthy Key Largo vaccination site, despite...
Gov. Ron DeSantis denied that he had anything to do with providing COVID vaccines to a wealthy, gated Florida Keys community in January ahead of other state residents.
View ArticleFlorida reports 146 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,922 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,624 with the addition of 146 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,922 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFlorida’s flawed unemployment system wasn’t built or tested properly, state...
The company behind Florida’s faulty unemployment website didn’t properly design or test it, a state investigation has found, which left it “poorly positioned to handle the unprecedented claims volume”...
View Article70-year-old pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Osceola County
A 70-year-old Kissimmee man died Thursday night after he was hit by a car in Osceola County.
View ArticleFlorida man speeds at 100 mph, told officers he had ‘business’ at the...
A Florida man was arrested Sunday after speeding through a crash site and telling officers he did so because he had “business” at the Ritz-Carlton.
View ArticleOscar Mayer Wienermobile rolls into Orlando on Friday: report
The iconic Wienermobile is coming to Orlando Friday for pictures, but no hotdogs.
View ArticleOrlando’s mass vaccination site now offers 3,000 shots daily, adds...
The federally run mass vaccination site at Valencia College’s West Campus in Orlando now has the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine and is able to inoculate up to 3,000 people a day, officials...
View ArticleFlorida reports 135 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,975 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,522 with the addition of 135 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,975 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleOrlando police ask for help identifying 3 suspects who shot man in face
Orlando police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three men they say are responsible for shooting a man in the face at a Mercy Drive apartment complex Saturday. Surveillance footage...
View ArticleDeSantis says he’ll soon lower the COVID vaccine age to 60, then eventually...
Floridians ages 60 to 64 will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting sometime this month Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
View ArticleSeminole mom sues, says school board broke rules in picking superintendent
The lawsuit wants a judge to stop the Seminole County School Board from negotiating an employment contract with Serita Beamon, whom the board tapped Monday as its new superinendent.
View ArticleUniversal sets 2021 dates for return of Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Orlando has announced Halloween Horror Nights dates for 2020 and identified Beetlejuice as first haunted house.
View ArticleVolusia deputy arrested for second DUI in a year, agency says
A Volusia County deputy has been suspended from duty after he was arrested Friday on his second charge of driving under the influence in a year, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleHalf-cent rate cuts, 99-cent fees: Families bristle at new prices to call...
The Florida Department of Corrections announced a new phone contract that eliminates the local call option for inmates and adds a flat-rate 99 cent fee for any prepaid deposit for inmate calls — two...
View ArticleFlorida man kills pedestrian in Osceola County crash, FHP says
A Florida man killed a pedestrian in a crash in Osceola County early Saturday morning.
View ArticleFlorida reports 4,690 new coronavirus cases, 98 resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,620 with the addition of 98 more reported fatalities on Saturday while also adding 4,690 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticlePerson shoots into a vehicle on I-4, leading to chase and crash in Volusia
A person in a passing car on Interstate 4 in Volusia County fired into a nearby vehicle on Saturday, sending a bullet through the windshield before racing away, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.
View Article‘A blessing in disguise’: COVID pandemic strengthens Seminole jail addiction...
Under the revised model, Seminole County Jail's ACTT program became largely self-led and inmates said they turned to one another for support. Some quit, others were removed, but those who remained said...
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