Florida reports nearly 15k new coronavirus cases, 156 resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 23,227 with the addition of 156 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 14,896 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article‘Better than throwing it away:’ How a 31-year-old got a COVID-19 vaccine in...
Florida's current vaccine priority is residents 65 and older. But once vials of the vaccine are open, all doses must be administered within hours or be thrown out, and sometimes people miss...
View ArticleDisneyland becomes COVID-19 vaccine super site. Disney World could be next
The public can’t ride any attractions at Disneyland, which has stood closed for nearly a year. But starting this week, the California theme park will open up as a super COVID-19 distribution site where...
View ArticleOrlando teen arrested on attempted homicide charge for shooting during...
An 18-year-old Orlando man is facing multiple charges, including attempted homicide, after police said he shot another teen during a meetup to record a rap song, records show.
View ArticleSanford firefighter spotted among U.S. Capitol mob arrested by feds
A Sanford firefighter who was photographed inside the U.S. Capitol among the pro-Trump mob that flooded the building during last week’s deadly riot has been arrested by federal authorities, records show.
View ArticleA year after wife, kids were found dead in Celebration home, Anthony Todt...
Wednesday marks a year since Anthony Todt, a physical therapist from Connecticut, was found inside his three-floor Celebration home with the decomposing, blanked-wrapped bodies of his wife, children...
View ArticleStrapped Florida renters to get $1.4 billion for assistance; Orlando share is...
In the coming weeks, Florida is set to receive $1.4 billion to help residents battered by the coronavirus pandemic pay rent, including for cities and counties in Central Florida where unemployment is...
View Article2 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting near Millenia, deputies say
Orange and Seminole County deputies are investigating after two men were fatally shot at an apartment complex near the Millenia neighborhood Tuesday afternoon and officials tracked people of interest...
View ArticleOrlando police to give update on 3 abandoned babies
The Orlando Police Department will be announcing a major update Wednesday morning in a long, ongoing case regarding three abandoned babies who are all related.
View ArticleFlorida Rep. Webster to skip possible impeachment vote Wednesday: report
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, Florida congressman Daniel Webster has said he will not be attending.
View ArticleFlagler out of COVID-19 vaccine; unsure of when more doses will arrive: report
Flagler is out of COVID-19 vaccine, and officials say they’re unsure of when they’ll receive more.
View ArticleDisney joins companies not contributing to Republicans who objected to...
Disney joined the list of major corporations pulling the plug on contributions to Republicans who objected last week to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. That includes all but four of the state’s...
View ArticleOrange school board urges vaccinations for older, at-risk teachers and school...
OCPS wants all its school employees vaccinated. But district leaders said as more students are urged to return to campus, and more teachers must follow suit, the state, at least, should make a priority...
View ArticleWoman freed from prison term in 1-year-old’s death speaks: ‘I had fought so...
Amanda Brumfield, released from prison this fall in a deal with prosecutors, spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time about her case, about how she no longer trusts the criminal justice system and how...
View ArticleMother of 3 babies abandoned since 2016 found, Orlando police say. Criminal...
Investigators have identified the biological mother of three newborn babies who were found abandoned at apartment complexes in Orlando and Orange County since 2016, officials announced at Orlando...
View ArticleUniversal unveils Mardi Gras plan for 2021
Universal Studios will throw Mardi Gras 2021: International Flavors of Carnaval starting Feb. 6. Missing this year: parades and concerts
View ArticleFlorida adds nearly 14K more coronavirus infections; 169 more residents dead
Florida added 13,990 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,517,472. With 169 more fatalities, 23,396 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDisney: Djuan Rivers, VP of Animal Kingdom, retiring
Djuan Rivers, vice president for Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, is retiring, Walt Disney World confirms. He has been with the company for 30 years.
View ArticleAlabama beats out Florida’s Space Coast for U.S. Space Command headquarters
Florida won’t be the headquarters for the United States Space Command after all. Instead, it’ll be Huntsville, Alabama, the state’s governor announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleUCF moves to fire professor accused of racist tweets for ‘misconduct’ in the...
UCF plans to terminate a professor who came under fire over the summer for tweets described as racist by students and alumni after a university investigation found he created a “hostile” classroom...
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