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Cold front rolling into Central Florida this weekend following heat and rain

Temperatures are getting hot in Orlando Thursday, but following the heat comes rain and cold front to shake up weekend plans.

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Orlando Police asking public to identify carjacking suspect

Orlando Police are asking residents for helping tracking down a man it suspects of stealing three different cars from women in the Mall of Millenia area.

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Video: Orlando cop buys all of street vendor’s flowers after complaint

An Orlando Police officer has gone viral on TikTok after he was caught on camera paying a good deed forward to a woman who had received a complaint last week.

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Days before George Floyd’s death, 2 Orange deputies used neck restraints...

On the same May afternoon, just days before George Floyd’s slow death under a Minneapolis officer’s knee shocked the nation, two Orange County deputies used dangerous neck restraints in separate...

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Publix won’t schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Friday

Publix canceled scheduling new appointments Friday in Florida for first doses of the vaccine as inclement weather continues to delay vaccine shipments. Friday’s scheduling would have been for new...

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Driver dead in crash at State Road 408 and Conway Road

Orlando police officers are investigating a single-car crash that left a driver dead at State Road 408 and Conway Road on Thursday, a spokeswoman said.

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Arrest made in January killing during party at apartments near UCF

A suspect has been arrested in the January killing of a 23-year-old man at an apartment complex near the University of Central Florida, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

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Florida coronavirus: 5,117 new infections, 163 more residents dead as toll...

Florida added 5,117 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,849,744. With 163 more fatalities, 29,474 Florida residents are now dead.

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Parents of abused Orlando boy plotted to call him a liar in jailhouse calls,...

As the 11-year-old rescued from neglect and abuse by an attentive server at an Orlando restaurant recovered from his injuries in foster care, prosecutors say his parents were conspiring to get him...

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Winter Garden police search for man, 88, missing for more than a week

Police are searching for Thomas Eastman, an 88-year-old Winter Garden man who hasn't been seen since Feb. 10.

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2 arrested in shooting death of man near Orange Blossom Trail, police say

Two Orange County men face capital murder charges after police say they shot and killed a 31-year-old man in a gas station parking lot Monday.

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UCF workers ‘blindsided’ when their jobs were eliminated

Employees in UCF's College of Business say they were 'blindsided' last month when their jobs were eliminated as the school consolidated administrative functions and sought to cut costs.

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DeLand police arrest suspect in December robbery of disabled man; second...

A 22-year-old Deltona man who police say helped beat and rob a disabled DeLand barber in December was arrested Wednesday, and police say they are still searching for the second suspect involved in the...

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Cold front inbound for Orlando Friday night

After a warm week and a wet Friday, Orlando is cooling down this evening with temperatures dropping into the high 40s.

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Disney World unveils first of its 50th anniversary plans

Disney World announced first details for its 50th anniversary celebration, which will last 18 months and include lighting enhancements to its theme parks’ icons.

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Worrell aims to rethink bail, pleas after COVID outbreak at Orange jail

Prosecutors for State Attorney Monique Worrell will take the next month to decide which jail inmates in Orange and Osceola accused of non-violent misdemeanors and felonies should be released under a...

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Florida reports 218 coronavirus resident deaths, 6,683 new cases

Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 29,692 with the addition of 218 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 6,683 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...

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Ex-MLB star Johnny Damon arrested in Windermere, suspected of DUI

Johnny Damon, a former Major League Baseball star and two-time World Series champion, was arrested Friday in Windermere along with his wife, accused of resisting police during a traffic stop for...

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DeSantis proposes election restrictions despite smooth 2020 vote in Florida

At an event at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel in West Palm Beach, DeSantis and Ingoglia criticized drop boxes, mail-in balloting and “ballot harvesting” as Florida Republicans joined GOP...

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Double fatal Orange County house fire deemed suspicious, Sheriff’s Office says

Two people are dead and another is injured Friday morning after a house caught fire in Orange County.

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