NORAD tracks Santa Claus on Christmas Eve flight
Santa Claus is making his annual gift-giving flight on Christmas Eve, being tracked by NORAD. See where he was last spotted.
View ArticleFlorida nears 21k coronavirus resident deaths, more than 13k new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 20,995 with the addition of 121 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 13,147 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleDeSantis spokesman Piccolo deletes his Twitter account after tweet about...
Responding to a thread showing images of grieving families and despondent doctors and nurses, Piccolo tweeted: “I’m wondering since 99% [of] Covid patients survive shouldn’t you have 99 photos of...
View ArticleA not-so-Florida Christmas: Cold temperatures for holiday
After a Christmas Eve in the low 80s, temperatures will take a nosedive starting tonight. In the Orlando-area temperatures will drop to about 40 degrees with a wind chill making it feel in the low 30s,...
View ArticleDriver killed, pedestrian injured in Christmas Day crash near Aloma
The driver of a Toyota Camry died in a single-vehicle crash early Christmas morning near Aloma, and the damage from the crash seriously injured a nearby pedestrian, according to the Florida Highway...
View Article4 injured, 70-year-old man killed in Lakeland shooting on Christmas Eve, cops...
A shootout at a Lakeland home on Christmas Eve left four people injured and a 70-year-old woman dead, according to police.
View ArticleMan shot in parking lot of condo complex, Orange deputies say
The man was in a parking lot at Palmas Altas Condos off South Semoran Boulevard when an unknown suspect shot him, then fled the scene, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleLegalize marijuana campaigns in Florida move ahead. But will politicians back...
“Any person who runs for the Democratic nomination [for governor] and doesn’t support full legalization should not run at all,” Orlando Attorney Morgan said. “It is disqualifying.”
View ArticleFlorida reports 17,042 new COVID-19 cases, 140 more resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 21,135 with the addition of 140 more reported fatalities on Saturday, while also adding 17,042 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleTwo dead on Randall Street, Orlando police say
Orlando police are investigating a possible double homicide on Randall Street. Police sent an advisory about the deaths to news agencies Sunday but offered few other details in the email. They...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 70,400 new cases, 1,464 hospitalizations and 644 deaths...
The Florida Department of Health reported 77 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday, along with 7,391 new positive cases. To date, 1,271,979 people have been infected statewide and 21,212...
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 ArticleOnce in a lifetime: two hurricanes, same time, same place
Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression 14 are both expected to become hurricanes next week. The storms are also forecast to hit the same coastline at about the same time. The phenomenon has never...
View ArticleHurricane facts: What was the latest a storm ever formed?
Just because hurricane season is over, doesn't mean a hurricane can't pop up in December. What was the latest hurricane to ever form in a season? The answer is here.
View ArticleTampa woman, 26, killed in Orange County crash early Monday
A Tampa woman was killed after her car crashed into a tree in Orange County early Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleExpert warns of ‘tsunami’ of hotel foreclosures and sales in Orlando, nationwide
Hotels struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic may have a difficult time being sold, but the picture for the hotel market is changing rapidly.
View ArticleWith second stimulus checks coming, Florida AG warns of scams
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday warned that taxpayers won’t be alone in eagerly anticipating the new checks — so will scammers, who may try to trick people out of their relief aid, or...
View ArticleCentral Florida homicides rose in 2020 amid gang war, pandemic
Agencies in Orange, Lake, Seminole and Osceola counties had a combined 167 homicides through Dec. 27, which is a 39% increase over 2019′s final total, data shows. There were 196 homicides in 2016,...
View ArticleFlorida reports 8,198 new coronavirus cases, 96 resident deaths on Monday
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 21,308 with the addition of 96 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 8,198 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleThese were the most-read stories on OrlandoSentinel.com in 2020
The most popular stories on OrlandoSentinel.com this year were about the coronavirus pandemic, nasty tropical weather, discrimination against schoolchildren, a football star’s untimely passing and more.
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