Video shows school resource officer using taser on Eustis High student: report
A video surface Wednesday night of a shocking scene involving a school resource officer using a Taser on a student inside a Eustis High School cafeteria.
View ArticleWolf Moon to howl at Orlando skies tonight, first full moon of the year
The first full moon of the year, the Wolf Moon, is expected to be seen over Orlando tonight.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 11,423 new cases, 202 more residents dead
Florida added 11,423 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,687,594. With 202 more fatalities, 26,035 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando theme parks are breaking even with attendance growing, but...
Despite the devastating economic crisis, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts took an upbeat tone as he said the company is confident about the theme parks’ future and the recovery ahead.
View Article4 Orlando-area teens busted burglarizing cars in Polk County, deputies say
The teens, who were in a car stolen from Orlando, also hit a deputy while driving away, according to spokesman Brian Bruchey. The teens, three 16-year-olds and one 17-years-old, are facing aggravated...
View ArticleDeSantis taps into federal spending for $96.6 billion state budget proposal
With Florida’s economy still reeling from the downturn from the COVID-19 crisis, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a $96.6 billion budget proposal Thursday that features a $4.3 billion increase from last...
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker seeks to limit $15 minimum wage approved by voters with...
A Senate Republican has filed a proposal that could lead to young people, felons, convicts and “hard-to-hire” employees making less than the $15 an hour minimum wage approved by Florida voters in...
View Article‘You saved someone’s life’: Nikki Fried honors Orlando server who reported...
Flaviane Carvalho, manager of Mrs. Potato Restaurant, was recognized by Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Thursday afternoon for calling police when an 11-year-old boy signaled that he needed help....
View ArticleClermont police to give citations for some minor crimes instead of arrests
Clermont police will now give civil citations for non-violent misdemeanor crimes like petty theft and low-level marijuana possession in lieu of arrests under a program announced this week.The adult...
View ArticleCold front creeps back into Orlando: Prepare for a chilly weekend
Orlando residents awakened to chilly temperatures once again, as another cold front creeps over Central Florida with plans to stick around.
View Article2nd crash sending deputy to hospital follows fiery hit-and-run on S.R. 417 in...
Traffic on northbound State Road 417 was flowing smoothly again on Friday morning after two crashes near the Oviedo area.
View ArticleAgency clears Orange deputy who smashed woman’s car window at George Floyd...
The Orange County deputy sheriff who smashed the car window of a woman stopped for a traffic violation near a George Floyd protest this summer — drawing immediate concern from the community and even...
View ArticleOrlando man shot stepdad to death as he lay in bed, arrest affidavit says
A 25-year-old man stood over his stepdad and shot him to death as he lay in bed, according to an arrest affidavit.
View ArticleRecord Florida coronavirus death toll grows with another 219 resident fatalities
Florida added 10,976 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,698,570. With the addition of 219 more reported fatalities, 26,254 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleFamed civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent Liberty High girl slammed...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who has taken on numerous high-profile cases of alleged police brutality across the country, will represent the Liberty High student who was slammed to the ground by an...
View ArticleDisney World will still require masks, even for those who get COVID-19 vaccine
Get vaccinated? You still need to cover your face and nose if you got to Disney World.
View ArticleUCF fires professor accused of racist tweets for classroom ‘misconduct’
UCF has fired a professor who drew national attention over the summer for tweets described as racist by students and alumni after a university investigation revealed “misconduct” in his classroom,...
View ArticleSeaWorld: Concerts will be part of Seven Seas festival
When SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival returns next week, so will its concert series
View ArticleAs 2021 sees 1st fatal shark attack, Volusia County still No. 1 for global...
Unprovoked shark attacks were low around the world, but Volusia County remains the shark bite capital for 2020. Meanwhile, the first shark-related death may already have occurred in 2021.
View ArticleFlorida reports 15,019 new COVID-19 cases, 106 more resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 26,360 with the addition of 106 more reported fatalities on Saturday, while also adding 15,019 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
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