Florida leads nation with $266 million in property seizures by law...
Law enforcement agencies in Florida seized nearly $266 million in cash, cars, homes and other property in 2018, outpacing the entire county in forfeiture collections, according to a report released...
View ArticleBoil-water notice issued for parts of north Winter Park
The advisory is in place for residents living in the general area between Lake Maitland and Lake Osceola, specifically people living on Alabama Drive, Greentree Drive, McKean Circle, Temple Grove...
View ArticleLightning deaths low in 2020, but Florida still leads nation as COVID-19...
National coverage of lightning deaths was diminished amid hurricanes, wildfires and coronavirus, but Florida was among the leaders again. The running total of lightning deaths in the country thus far...
View ArticleTeen driver indicted on murder charge in death of librarian
A panel indicted Elijah Stansell, 18, on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of a Polk City woman who authorities say was intentionally run over by a van.
View ArticleSpaceX launches ‘gorilla’ spy satellite from Kennedy Space Center
Code-named NROL-108, the mission is for the National Reconnaissance Office, a highly secretive agency within the Defense Department.
View ArticleFlorida reports 11,682 new COVID-19 cases, 72 more resident deaths
The Florida Department of Health reported 11,682 new cases and 72 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday. To date, 1,193,165 people have been infected statewide and 20,473 Florida...
View ArticleArt museum founder, elegant party host Michael Mennello dies at 87
Central Floridians know Michael A. Mennello as a co-founder of the Loch Haven Park art museum that bears his name. But beyond his contributions to civic life, friends on Saturday remembered him as a...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 75,600 new cases, 1,800 hospitalizations and 700 deaths...
The Florida Department of Health reported 8,401 new cases and 95 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday. To date, 1,201,566 people have been infected statewide and 20,568 Florida residents...
View ArticleHow will Orlando, the theme park capital of the world, recover from 2020? |...
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to recede in 2021 as vaccines become available. But restarting Orlando’s tourism machine will be a monumental task, and experts don’t agree on how much longer the...
View ArticleRestaurants and retailers adapt to an online, takeout world accelerated by...
Online trends for restaurants and retailers have been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic while some businesses continue to permanently shut their doors.
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 ArticleOrange County deputy shoots man after traffic stop in Oak Ridge
An Orange County deputy shot a man Sunday evening during a confrontation after a traffic stop, according to Sheriff John Mina.
View ArticleCentral Florida cops cleared in 2 killings of people in mental distress
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office will not face criminal charges for shooting and killing a man who attacked them with a bar stool last year, according to the Orange-Osceola State...
View ArticleHurricane Facts: Which storm saw a record 75 mph power jump in 24 hours?
Hurricanes are multidimensional machines that are hard to predict, and no other feature of tropical systems gives meteorology more trouble predicting than the phenomenon known as “rapid...
View ArticlePerson dies after shooting at Waffle House in Orlando
Orlando officers are investigating a shooting at a restaurant Monday morning.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 11,015 new infections, 112 more resident deaths
Florida added 11,015 coronavirus cases Monday to bring the cumulative total to 1,212,581. With 112 more fatalities, 20,680 Florida residents are now dead. Central Florida’s cases passed 200,000.
View ArticleCouple gets credit rating back as politicians seek answers on deferred...
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy have each launched investigations into how recipients of CARES Act deferments had their credit scores lowered after a story in the...
View ArticleLightning deaths low in 2020, but Florida still leads nation as COVID-19...
National coverage of lightning deaths was diminished amid hurricanes, wildfires and coronavirus, but Florida was among the leaders again. The running total of lightning deaths in the country thus far...
View ArticlePolice investigating after missing Altamonte Springs man found dead in car
Altamonte Springs police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man who was previously reported missing as a homicide, according to a spokeswoman.
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.
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