Federal judge schedules Joel Greenberg trial for June
A federal judge agreed to re-schedule the trial of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg from March to mid-June and estimated it could last as long as three weeks.
View ArticleAquatica water park: Riptide Race slide to open next month
Riptide Race, a dueling-raft water slide at Aquatica water park, will debut April 3, SeaWorld says.
View ArticleMajor crash at Semoran near Colonial, traffic facing big delays
A major crash involving at least three vehicles has traffic delayed Tuesday morning on Semoran Boulevard.
View ArticleDisney MagicMobile, a park entrance option, launches for Apple devices
Disney MagicMobile, an new option for entering Walt Disney World’s theme parks, launched to general public using Apple devices Tuesday.
View Article2 people dead within minutes after 2 different hit-and-run crashes on the...
A motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon in Sanford after the rider was hit by an unknown vehicle, and minutes after that a good Samaritan trying to help the rider was also killed by a separate...
View ArticleFlorida couple’s credit score dived after taking COVID mortgage relief;...
A federal agency has promised “aggressive action” to protect the credit scores of homeowners who have taken mortgage relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleFlorida reports 91 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,062 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 33,338 with the addition of 91 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 5,062 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article‘We gotta get out and do this here:’ Florida troopers help deliver baby on...
A traffic stop for speeding led to an unexpected assignment for Florida Highway Patrol troopers Michael Allen and Pete Christie early Tuesday, when they helped deliver a baby along a roadside near...
View ArticleDriver hit motorcyclist, fled, then returned to crash scene and hit good...
A driver who fled after striking a motorcyclist on a Sanford roadway Monday was also responsible for a second hit-and-run crash, in which he struck a good Samaritan who had stopped to help after the...
View ArticleBill pitched by lobbyist puts Hertz in line for $2.3 million tax cut from...
The Hertz rental car company is poised to save $2.3 million under a bill that passed through a Senate committee Monday, even as the chamber is poised to pass a budget that includes large cuts to...
View ArticleSex trafficking probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz emerges from Joel Greenberg...
Federal authorities are investigating potential sex trafficking violations by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a probe that emerged from the prosecution of former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg,...
View ArticleFlorida getting more than 800,000 vaccine shots next week with massive...
The supply of vaccines will increase yet again with more than 300,000 shots of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson option along with more than 500,000 of the Moderna and Pfizer shots coming to Florida.
View ArticleState Attorney Monique Worrell joins nationwide effort to increase...
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell announced Tuesday her office has joined a nationwide effort to increase accountability and transparency among prosecutors by creating public data...
View ArticleOrange Avenue exit ramp from S.R. 408 closed because of ‘ground depression’
Officials have closed down the Orange Avenue exit ramp from State Road 408 because of a ground depression into Lake Lucerne at the bottom of the exit ramp.
View ArticleSanford church helps family of Good Samaritan killed in hit-and-run helping...
A Sanford church is helping the family of the Good Samaritan killed Monday in a hit-and-run accident after trying to help a motorcyclist involved in another hit-and-run accident.
View ArticleWoman found shot in Apopka neighborhood, deputies say
A 23-year-old woman was shot Wednesday morning in an Apopka neighborhood, leading deputies to investigate.
View ArticleFamily’s home burns to the ground in Orange County neighhorhood: report
A family watched as their Apopka home burned down Wednesday morning.
View ArticleFeds wanted to shelter migrant children at Orange County Convention Center,...
Federal officials, facing a growing humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southern border, wanted to shelter up to 5,000 children at the Orange County Convention Center, Mayor Jerry Demings said.
View ArticleWho is Matt Gaetz? Florida congressman under sex trafficking probe is ‘a...
Gaetz has mostly gained notoriety for his stunts, including storming a classified impeachment hearing in a secure room in the U.S. Capitol in 2019 and wearing a full gas mask on the floor of the House...
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 5,294 new infections, 87 more residents dead
Florida added 5,294 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 2,057,735. With 87 more fatalities, 33,425 Florida residents are now dead.
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