Tropical Storm Hanna expected to become hurricane with Texas landfall; TS...
Tropical Storm Hanna strengthened Friday and is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast on Saturday, possibly as a hurricane.
View Article2 dead in attack by bat-wielding burglar at Windermere home, police say
Two people are dead and another injured after a burglary suspect reportedly attacked members of a family at a Windermere home, according to police.
View ArticleTropical Depression 10 weakens, 2nd disturbance moving west increases odds in...
Tropical Depression 10 lost some of its strength Saturday afternoon as it moved toward the Cabo Verde Islands, where as the tropical wave in the mid Atlantic improved its odds of development.
View ArticleTropical Storm Isaias projected to regain hurricane strength, take aim...
Tropical Storm Isaias maintained 70 mph winds overnight as it moved along the Florida coast early Monday, and the storm may become a hurricane again by the time it impacts the Carolinas, the National...
View ArticleHurricane center keeps eye on tropical wave in Atlantic
Environmental conditions on its projected path in the Atlantic are expected to improve in the next few days, so a tropical depression could form from the wave early at the start of next week, according...
View ArticleMan shot twice at Orange County hotel, authorities investigating
A man was critically wounded following a shooting Monday morning at the extended hotel, HomeTowne Studios in Orange County.
View ArticleMap: Track Tropical Storm Isaias path, computer models
The latest National Hurricane Center forecast path and computer models for Isaias.
View ArticleAfter record week, Florida reports 73 coronavirus deaths bringing toll to 7,157
Coming off its deadliest week in terms of reported coronavirus fatalities, Florida added another 73 to bring its resident death toll to 7,157, but positive cases of COVID-19 were under 5,000 for the...
View ArticleDeSantis to shift some coronavirus testing sites to 15-minute results
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he’s shifting two South Florida testing sites to primarily test people with coronavirus symptoms or those 65 and older providing results in 15 minutes.
View ArticleState Rep. Randy Fine admitted to hospital with coronavirus
State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay) was admitted to a hospital Sunday because of his downward progress from a battle with COVID-19.
View ArticlePublix’s sales soar by $2.5 billion because of coronavirus pandemic
The Lakeland-based chain of more than 1,250 grocery stores reported sales for the three months ending June 27 were $11.4 billion.
View ArticleAfter noose found at Black-owned Clermont clinic, owner asks ‘Why so much hate?'
As Clermont police search for a suspect who hung a noose outside a pain relief clinic owned by a Black physician, the clinic’s owner and staff are grappling with the targeted expression of hate in what...
View ArticleMissing Coconut Creek newborn found safe in Apopka, police say
A missing 19-day-old baby, the subject of an Amber Alert issued out of Broward County Monday evening, was found safe a few hours later in Apopka, Coconut Creek police said.
View ArticleHurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina, downgraded to tropical storm
Hurricane Isaias plowed into North Carolina late Monday and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as of 5 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleHurricane center eyeing tropical system with 30% odds of development
As eastern communities endured Isaias’ impact, another tropical system is churning Tuesday morning in the mid-Atlantic with, although with dropped odds of development.
View ArticleCentral Florida Lyft driver attacked by passenger angered by partition for...
Deputies arrested a 36-year-old Florida man Sunday morning after he attacked his Lyft driver, angered by the plastic partition installed in the vehicle to shield against COVID-19 transmission,...
View ArticleMotorcycle rider dies after getting hit by vehicle in Orange County
A 22-year-old motorcycle rider was killed Monday afternoon after an accidental collision with a vehicle on Clarcona Ocoee Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus deaths up 245 but new cases continue downward trend
Florida had one of the biggest single days for reported resident coronavirus deaths Tuesday with 245 new fatalities to bring the state death toll to 7,402, but new positive COVID-19 cases continue to...
View ArticleElection 2020: Meet the candidates in key Central Florida primary races on...
Here are some of the key Central Florida match-ups in the Aug. 18 primary, with candidates seeking congressional, legislative and county offices as well as judgeships.
View ArticleUniversal tested fixes to Punga Racers water slide as guest injuries piled...
Universal placed “profits over people” because it wouldn’t invest $782,500 to extend the water ride's run-out or $50,000 to rotate out different mats to slow down riders, an attorney said in a court...
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