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 Article1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Alafaya home, deputies say
Deputies are investigating a shooting at an Alafaya home that left one person dead and critically injured another Thursday night, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleFlorida reports 153 coronavirus resident deaths, 8,720 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 25,446 with the addition of 153 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 8,720 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleDisney: Jungle Cruise updates are coming to Magic Kingdom
Changes are coming to Magic Kingdom’s Jungle Cruise attraction, Walt Disney World announced Monday.
View ArticleWhite House: Florida has used only half its COVID vaccines
The White House challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' claim that a lack of federal supplies was the main impediment doing more vaccinations, saying the state had used only half its doses from the...
View ArticleCasselberry residents again demand Busch resign following comments at...
More than a dozen residents spoke out at a Casselberry commission meeting on Monday, some in support of Commissioner Mark Busch and others demanding that he resign for making comments at a local Trump...
View ArticleOrange County Sheriff investigates deputy’s TikTok videos: report
Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating one of its deputies for her viral TikTok videos and any violations she may have made while donning her OCSO uniform in several viral features.
View ArticleUber Eats driver caught stealing cash on cam from Orlando taco shop’s tip...
An Orlando taco shop owner is putting the word out on an Uber Eats driver he caught with his hand in the cookie jar, or in this case a taco-tip jar.
View ArticleCurious great white shark bites Florida boat in Gulf waters: report
A Florida woman had a fin-nomenal experience last week when a large great white shark circled her boat and bit its motor in the Gulf of Mexico off the Tampa coast.
View ArticlePolk ‘paramedic of the year’ accused of stealing coronavirus vaccines
A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic was arrested Monday after he was accused of helping to steal three doses of the coronavirus vaccine that he was supposed to administer to his fellow first-responders.
View ArticleFoster mom to hundreds of kids died of COVID-19. Now, her husband’s fighting...
Sue Braley, foster mother to more than 300 children, died of COVID-19 last week, and her husband, 67-year-old Dennis Braley, now has the virus, too. The fate of their children is uncertain.
View ArticleShaquille O’Neal’s Isleworth estate finally has a pending buyer
The sale of Shaquille O'Neal's mansion in Windermere is pending after more than two years on the market and the price dropping from $28 million to $16.5 million.
View ArticleDarden Restaurants to pay hourly employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
Orlando-based Darden, which has more than 1,815 restaurants, will offer hourly employees two hours of pay for each dose of the vaccine they receive, for up to four hours of compensation, CEO Gene Lee...
View ArticleFlorida reports 227 coronavirus resident deaths, 9,594 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 25,673 with the addition of 227 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 9,594 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article1 dead in crash in northwest Orange County, FHP says
The Florida Highway Patrol is at the scene of a two-car crash in Clarcona that left one person dead, according to agency spokeswoman Lt. Kim Montes.
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting of man found dead in west Orlando home
Orlando police are investigating after a 50-year-old man was found dead of a gunshot wound at his home Tuesday morning, according to an agency spokesperson.
View ArticleVideo shows Osceola deputy slamming student to ground at Liberty High
Videos spreading across social media Tuesday afternoon showed an Osceola deputy body slamming a Liberty High School student to the ground, knocking her head onto the sidewalk and appearing to cause her...
View ArticleMinor injured in shooting at Orlando apartment complex, police say
A shooting at an Orlando apartment complex Tuesday night left a young victim with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleOrlando man shot at ex’s boyfriend at least 94 times; no one is dead: report
An Orlando man was arrested over the weekend and is suspected of shooting at his ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend 94 times.
View Article1 man dead, then suspected shooter turns gun on self in Titusville apartment,...
Two men were found dead after after one man killed the other and then turned the gun on himself Tuesday evening in Titusville.
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