Sophia’s Law moves closer to becoming law after subcommittee vote: report
Over a year since 12-year-old Sophia Nelson died, and Florida legislators have taken another step in preventing other children or adults from the same fate.
View ArticleHot St. Patrick’s Day on tap for Orlando before weekend cooldown
The luck of the Irish is coming in hot for St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday in Orlando as temperatures are forecast to swelter during the daytime.
View ArticleSuspect in shooting spree at Atlanta-area spas was ‘on his way to Florida,’...
The man who killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was “on his way to Florida” when he was apprehended by law enforcement, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a press conference...
View ArticleDisneyland is reopening April 30, 13 months after COVID-19 shutdown
“The day all of us have long been waiting for is almost here,” Disneyland president Ken Potrock said.
View ArticleFormer Florida senator’s house raided after he bragged about planting...
Florida law enforcement raided the home of a former state senator after he bragged about planting a candidate in a senate race.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 4,599 new infections, 55 more residents dead
Florida added 4,599 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,989,024. With 55 more fatalities, 32,504 Florida residents are now dead.
View Article2 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Altamonte Springs, police say; 2 kids...
Altamonte Springs police were called around 4:20 a.m. for a well-being check at the home in the Spring Oaks subdivision. They found two adults dead inside and two children unharmed, said Officer...
View ArticleFlorida unlikely to expand Medicaid for 800,000 residents, despite offer of...
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislative leaders still aren’t interested in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, despite the federal government’s offer to defray the cost to the state for...
View ArticleFlorida will seek waiver from some federal school testing rules
The state's decision does not impact A-to-F school grades, third grade retention or high school graduation requirements. Those are all tied to standardized tests but are embedded in Florida, not...
View ArticleLake County man killed in head-on crash with pickup truck, FHP says
A Clermont man died Wednesday afternoon in a nearly head-on crash with a pickup truck in Sumter County after the truck drove into the opposite lane, according to Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt....
View ArticleOsceola deputies searching for missing Kissimmee man
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a Kissimmee man who walked out of his house Monday night and has not returned.
View ArticleMan choked by Orange deputy gets out of jail after charges dropped
Months after the Orange County Sheriff’s Office found a deputy used excessive force in the May 2020 arrest of Daniel Loggins, prosecutors dropped a majority of the charges the 27-year-old had faced in...
View ArticleTroubled Orange school gets millions in vouchers. State investigates after a...
Teachers hired at Winners Primary School in west Orange County included instructors without college degrees and others with checkered employment histories, an Orlando Sentinel investigation found.
View ArticleOrlando police officer accused of stalking by coworker, who sought protection...
A female Orlando Police Department employee last month sought protection from an officer at the agency, who she said had repeatedly followed her, threatened her and refused to let her be involved with...
View ArticleJanet Sawyer, former Orlando TV health reporter, dies from COVID-19
Former Orlando broadcaster Janet Sawyer died Feb. 17 from complications of COVID-19. After a long career as an Orlando-area TV news reporter, she was a health-care advocate for elderly clients.
View ArticleOrlando Science Center named finalist for national honor
Orlando Science Center is a finalist for 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services.
View ArticlePublix: Don’t come at end of night looking to get COVID-19 vaccine
Publix is telling customers not to come to stores at the end of the night with the goal of receiving the coronavirus vaccine. The Lakeland-based company also said Thursday it anticipated reaching 1...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 5,093 new infections, 94 more residents dead
Florida added 5,093 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,994,117. With 94 more fatalities, 32,598 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleEx-U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is Biden’s pick to lead NASA: reports
If confirmed by the Senate, the 78-year-old former U.S. Senator and former Space Shuttle astronaut would be in charge of the agency as it prepares to return to the Moon.
View ArticleOrlando officers injured in wrong-way crash expected to be OK, chief says
A wrong-way crash injured two Orlando officers and shut down roads Thursday morning.
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