1 dead after apparent shooting in Apopka, deputies say
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an incident in Apopka that led to the death of a man in his 30s Tuesday night.
View ArticleSee which Orlando hospitals are slated to receive doses of Moderna’s COVID-19...
As early as next week, 173 Florida hospitals that did not receive the initial shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week could receive 367,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis’...
View ArticleSuspects sought in robbery and battery of disabled DeLand man
Detectives with the DeLand Police Department are asking for help identifying two suspects they say beat and robbed a disabled man near downtown DeLand Sunday evening.
View ArticleOrlando officer shot, killed armed man in Baldwin Park, police chief says
Officers were called around 8:30 p.m. to the 5000 block of Baldwin Park Street after a woman told dispatchers her husband was armed with a gun inside their apartment with their 10-month-old child,...
View Article1 victim in hospital following shooting in Orlando apartment , authorities...
Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place Thursday morning in an Orlando apartment and left one victim in the hospital.
View Article43-year-old with physical disability beaten, robbed by 2 suspects, DeLand...
Investigators are looking for two suspects who they believe are responsible for beating and robbing a physically disabled 43-year-old man Sunday in DeLand.
View ArticleBrrr! Cold front set to chill down Central Florida Thursday night
December weather is living up to its name in Central Florida Thursday night when a cold front moves through the area pushing temperatures into the low 40s.
View ArticleSpaceX delays launch of secret satellite for U.S. military
Code-named NROL-108, the mission is for the National Reconnaissance Office, a highly secretive agency within the Defense Department that’s launched five other times this year.
View ArticleThis was the year for Central Florida to make headway on affordable housing....
“People were paying attention,” the Rev. Mary Lee Downey said of Central Florida's affordable housing crisis and her project to build 225-unit complex for low-income families. “We were right on the...
View ArticleOrlando police identify man shot by officer in Baldwin Park
Orlando police have identified the man shot by an officer responding to a domestic disturbance in Baldwin Park late Wednesday.
View ArticleFlorida reports 3rd most coronavirus cases ever in single day; resident...
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 20,305 with the addition of 101 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 13,148 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleOrlando airport debuts high-tech crowd-monitoring system over holiday season
With the holiday travel season in full swing, Orlando International Airport has announced it is the first airport in the world to launch a pilot program that monitors crowd density at airport gates to...
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View ArticleCold temperatures chill out Central Florida Friday and the weekend
Temperatures in Orlando plummeted Friday morning giving residents a chilly preview of the weekend cold front covering Central Florida.
View ArticleVideo: Florida police officer fires weapon at charging man with knife in hand
A man was shot by law enforcement Thursday night after he charged an officer with a knife in hand, as seen in the officer’s body cam.
View ArticleFlorida woman accused of hitting sister with Christmas decoration: report
A Florida woman was arrested Wednesday in an Oxford residence and is suspected of striking her sister with Christmas decorations.
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers may weigh cutting unemployment taxes for businesses,...
Much like they did during the recovery from the Great Recession, Florida lawmakers could soon face deciding whether to cut unemployment taxes — a move that would help struggling businesses but could...
View ArticleDarden Restaurants sales fall as dining rooms shut down again from coronavirus
Darden Restaurants sales fell by 19.4% in the quarter ending Nov. 29 compared to last year as hundreds of the company’s dining rooms began to close down again amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus cases top 13k for 2nd day in row with another 96 resident...
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 20,401 with the addition of 96 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 13,000 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFlorida unemployment rate holds steady, as Orlando tops metro areas for...
Florida’s unemployment rate was unchanged from October at 6.4%, but Orlando recorded the highest overall rate of any metropolitan area in the state at 7.7%, state officials revealed Friday.
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