Another man arrested in Central Florida for role in Capitol riot, feds say
Kenneth Harrelson was arrested Wednesday in Brevard County, said Amy Filjones, a spokeswoman for the U.S Attorney’s Office said. Harrelson is facing charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States,...
View ArticleMan facing murder charges after grandmother, uncle found dead in Orange house...
Bryan Merced Pacheco was arrested in Puerto Rico and is awaiting extradition to Orange County, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
View ArticleFlorida House panel votes for $1.2B tax on online consumers to cut...
Florida consumers would pay more for some online purchases and the money would be used to pay for a tax cut for businesses that have been hit with a tax hike to replenish the state’s unemployment...
View Article1 dead after car hit by SunRail train in Kissimmee, police say
One person was killed after a SunRail train crashed into a car in Kissimmee Thursday evening, according to the Kissimmee Police Department.
View ArticleMan shot on south OBT, deputies looking for suspect
A man was early Friday morning in south Orange County leading detectives to look for a suspect or suspects.
View ArticleCool nights, warm days & sunny skies set for the Central Florida weekend, but...
If you were hoping rain would cancel your buddy’s outdoor plans this weekend — we’ve got bad news.
View ArticleMotorcycle strikes bear on Central Florida road, killing rider
A man riding his motorcycle across State Road 40 late Thursday died when he struck a bear, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFlorida reports 105 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,214 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 32,145 with the addition of 105 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,214 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleSanford woman, 2 dogs killed in house fire
A 33-year-old woman and two dogs were killed early Friday in a house fire in a Sanford neighborhood.
View ArticleTennessee teen missing since 2019 may be in Florida, authorities say
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert Friday afternoon for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since 2019 and may be in Florida with her father.
View Article5 killed, including 3 children, in ‘horrific’ Orange County crash
Five people, including three children under 10 and a teenager, were killed in a two-car crash in northwest Orange County Thursday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleDeSantis reappoints Magic CEO to UCF Board of Trustees
Alex Martins, the chief executive officer of the Orlando Magic, is slated to rejoin the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him Friday, according to...
View Article‘He just showed up here’: 911 call released in Joel Greenberg’s recent...
The mother-in-law of former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg told a 911 operator he “just showed up” at her Palm Beach County condo in late February while acting “crazy” and searching for...
View ArticleFamily grapples with deaths of loved ones in Orange arson fire, grandson’s...
Her aunt, Minerva Rivera Gonzalez, was nowhere to be found after a fire at her home, Rodriguez was told. By the time she reached Orlando the morning of Feb. 26, she learned Rivera Gonzalez, 79, and...
View ArticleFlorida reports 80 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,244 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 32,225 with the addition of 80 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,244 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
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 ArticleNaked Cowboy gets hero’s welcome a week after arrest
Attendees at Bike Week in Daytona Beach gave a hero’s welcome to a Times Square performer known as the Naked Cowboy after he returned to the motorcycle festival almost a week after his arrest.
View ArticleSunday to Sunday: Florida reports 31,813 new cases, 572 more resident deaths
The resident death count is the smallest reported by the health department since the week of the Sunday before Thanksgiving to the Sunday after.
View ArticleHurricane Facts: What was the strongest wind gust recorded in Florida?
Florida has faced a nefarious list of strong storms, but which of those storms is responsible for producing the strongest gust recorded in the state?
View ArticleLawmakers propose sentencing reforms as state prisons near crisis. Will any...
A group of bipartisan Florida lawmakers are hoping a flurry of targeted sentencing- and rehabilitation-focused reforms could begin to reduce the state’s massive prison population, relieving some...
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