Ambulance company’s Central Florida branch to pay feds $650K to settle...
The Central Florida branch of a national ambulance company accused of submitting fraudulent Medicare claims for patient transports will pay $650,000 in restitution to the United States in a settlement...
View ArticleFlorida releases COVID-19 variant data day after Orlando Sentinel sues for it
Mutated strains of COVID-19 have reached 41 of Florida’s 67 counties, infecting hundreds of residents, including a 97-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy, according to data released to the Orlando...
View ArticleFlorida members of Congress call for federal probe of dark money in 3 state...
Congressional Democrats are calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the source of funding for political committees that mailed ads to residents of three Florida Senate districts,...
View ArticleDense fog Thursday morning, set to burn up as temp rises into 90s in Orlando
Central Florida is covered in a blanket of fog Thursday morning, and once it’s gone things are expected to heat up in Orlando and surrounding communities.
View ArticleFlorida officer shoots dog, owner demands accountability: report
A Florida woman who called the police on St. Patrick’s Day now demands accountability from officers after her dog was shot.
View ArticleFlorida health experts blast DeSantis’ backers of ‘immunity through infection’
“The most compassionate approach … is to allow those who are at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting...
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 5,773 new infections, 107 more residents dead
Florida added 5,773 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 2,027,429. With 107 more fatalities, 32,957 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis lowers COVID vaccine age to 40 starting Monday, and to...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is lowering the COVID-19 vaccine age to 40 starting Monday and to 18 starting April 5.
View ArticleApopka police searching for car that fatally hit pedestrian
The Apopka Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a sedan they say hit and killed a pedestrian near downtown Apopka Wednesday evening.
View ArticleOrlando police arrest man after Vineland Road closure
Malcolm Moore, 28, was detained on charges of kidnapping with intent to inflict harm, aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a firearm and grand theft with a firearm, the agency said in a news...
View ArticleFirefighters responding to fire spanning 5 acres in east Orange County
Firefighters with Orange County Fire Rescue are working to extinguish a fire spanning several acres near Christmas, in east Orange County, that started Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleSuspended in midair, teens safely rescued after ride malfunctions at...
Two teens were suspended 30 to 40 feet in the air as rescuers worked to get them down from a malfunctioning ride at Old Town.
View ArticleOrlando social media stars: WESH’s Eric Burris forecasts coffee and weather...
WESH meteorologist Eric Burris talks about more than just whether it's going to be hot or cold outside on his Facebook Live Orlando show "Coffee Talk" with a caffeinated audience highly interested in...
View ArticleThat’s hot! Temps in the 90s this weekend in Central Florida
Central Florida will feel like a stovetop with temperatures hitting the 90s this weekend.
View Article474,000 Floridians still out of work in February; Central Florida counties...
With 474,000 Floridians still out of work in February because of the coronavirus pandemic, Central Florida counties continued to see the worst rates of unemployment.
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 5,750 new infections, 159 more residents dead
Florida added 5,750 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the cumulative total to 2,033,179. With 159 more fatalities, 33,116 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDeSantis pushes CDC to let Florida cruise ships sail again
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday urged the federal government to allow Florida-based cruise ships to start sailing again this June.
View ArticleFlorida House passes anti-riot, COVID-19 liability protection bills
A sharply divided Florida House passed a bill Friday to impose harsher penalties on rioters, a major priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis and an attempt to curb the violence. in the wake of some of the Black...
View ArticleFlorida Senate Democrats call for federal probe of ‘widespread and ongoing’...
Florida Senate Democrats are urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate “widespread and ongoing” attempts to tamper with elections, citing last week’s arrest of a former state senator...
View ArticleApopka police release picture of car, suspect in fatal hit and run
Detectives believe the car involved is a black 2005 or 2006 Chrysler 300. The car is pictured from surveillance video that shows damage to the windshield and front, driver’s side headlight. The...
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