Dozens attend ‘Rally to Save Protesting’ after anti-riot bill passes Florida...
Hours after House Bill 1 passed the Florida House of Representatives Friday, dozens of cars assembled across a field outside Camping World Stadium at a drive-in rally hosted by March For Our Lives...
View ArticleFlorida reports 26 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,883 more infections
COVID-19 deaths continue to trend downwards, but cases are rising slightly among younger age groups.
View ArticleLake deputies find body in burned SUV
Lake County deputies discovered a man’s body in a fire-damaged SUV Saturday morning near Mascotte. Sheriff’s spokesman Fred Jones said the communications center fielded a call about 9:15 a.m. directing...
View ArticleSunday to Sunday: Florida reports 35,656 new cases, 436 resident deaths
The statewide weekly positivity rate for March 21 to 27 rose to 6.62% from the previous week's 6.04%. Cases are rising among the younger age groups, but seniors ages 65 and up are seeing decreases in...
View ArticleTwo sisters, 4 and 19, among 3 dead in Volusia crash on I-95
Two sisters — a four year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman — plus a 37-year-old man, who was pinned beneath the van, died at the scene.
View ArticleHurricane Facts: With Greek letters going away, how long were they around?
Earlier in March, the World Meteorological Organization announced Greek letters would no longer be used in identifying tropical storms and hurricanes. But why and when did we decide to use the Greek...
View ArticleFirefighters working to knock out house fire in north Orlando neighborhood
Firefighters worked Monday morning to knock down a house fire in a north Orlando neighborhood.
View ArticleFlorida sheriff’s deputy beaten while making arrest: report
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was beaten while trying to make an arrest, and the incident was captured on video.
View ArticleCentral Florida crash kills 1 person, traps another in vehicle, FHP says
A fatal collision in Central Florida resulted in one person killed at the scene and another person trapped inside the vehicle.
View ArticleTeen facing murder charge in slaying near UCF, deputies say
Reinaldo Jesus Hernandez was arrested on Tuesday and is at the Orange County Jail without bond. His arrest affidavit was not immediately available.
View ArticleTimeshare bill could cost Florida counties, cities and schools $170 million...
After the Osceola County property appraiser won a major case against Wyndham timeshares upholding the way it values the company’s resorts, some Florida lawmakers want appraisers to use a different...
View ArticleFlorida reports 69 coronavirus resident deaths, 3,374 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 33,247 with the addition of 69 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 3,374 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFEMA vaccine sites, including Valencia, to stay open through May with 3,000...
Central Floridians hoping to get vaccinated through the FEMA site at Valencia College’s West Campus will have a month longer than expected, until May 26, and the site will offer 3,000 first doses of...
View ArticleGood Samaritan stopped to help biker after Sanford hit-and-run. Another car...
A motorcyclist injured in a hit-and-run and a person who stopped to assist them were killed when a second car crossed the median and hit them both near the Orlando Sanford International Airport Monday...
View ArticleShooting suspect at Everglades National Park had a prior firearms arrest
The man who’s accused of opening fire at park rangers at Everglades National Park this weekend, causing a lockdown, is a 37-year-old who recently was freed from jail in a separate gun case, records show.
View ArticleDOJ reaches settlement in female assistant fire chief’s lawsuit against...
The U.S. Department of Justice and City of Orlando reached a settlement Monday over the civil rights violations of a female assistant fire chief who experienced sexual harassment and gender...
View ArticleFire burns shed at Azalea Park landscaping company, State Fire Marshal to...
Firefighters were up early battling flames consuming a commercial shed Tuesday morning in Azalea Park.
View ArticleDeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccination passports’ as he signs law shielding...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would issue an executive order banning “vaccination passports” in Florida, which would prevent businesses from requiring proof of vaccination. At the same time, however, he...
View ArticleOrlando man robbed of French bulldog at gunpoint: report
An Orlando man continues to have faith in the search for his stolen French bulldog.
View ArticleFormer Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg facing sex trafficking charges
Joel Greenberg is facing sex trafficking charges related to a girl between the ages of 14 and 17 and is also accused of illegally using a state database to look up information about the girl and other...
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