NOAA may move Atlantic hurricane season start date to May 15
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering moving the Atlantic hurricane season start day from June 1 up to May 15, according to a statement from the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleFlorida man wins big lottery prize after playing lucky numbers from a fortune...
Don’t ignore the lucky numbers on the back of your fortune cookie's paper fortune. It could lead to a very fortunate payday as it recently did for a Florida man in the lottery.
View ArticleOrange clerk failed to adequately monitor guardianship cases before Fierle...
Orange County Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell’s office failed to alert judges of financial discrepancies in guardianship cases and let some go unmonitored for years, including one in which a...
View ArticlePublix sales soar to $44.9 billion in 2020, with COVID-19 shopping key
Driven by the coronavirus pandemic, Publix’s sales in 2020 jumped to $44.9 billion.
View ArticleFlorida reports 147 coronavirus resident deaths, 1,700 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,999 with the addition of 147 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 1,700 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleDeSantis allows COVID-19 vaccines for teachers, police and firefighters age...
Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed he would be signing an executive order that opens up vaccination in Florida for K-12 teachers, law enforcement officers and firefighters ages 50 and up.
View ArticleDomestic violence suspect shot at deputy twice before being fatally shot,...
A domestic violence suspect accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and setting her house on fire Feb. 5 returned to the scene that night and fired at least two shots at a deputy guarding the home,...
View ArticleUpgrading Florida’s unemployment website will cost $73 million and take 2...
Overhauling the state’s maligned unemployment compensation website will take two years and cost $73 million — almost as much as Florida paid for the $77 million system back in 2013, state senators were...
View ArticleLatest DeSantis order on COVID-19 vaccines creates fresh confusion for...
Yet another executive order Monday from Gov. Ron DeSantis added a new layer of confusion for “extremely vulnerable” Floridians under 65 hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine: Not only do they need some...
View ArticleUCF plans to fill classrooms this fall, still require COVID-19 masks
The University of Central Florida plans to return to mostly normal operations this fall, with most classes held on campus and at full capacity, though some protocol intended to prevent the spread of...
View ArticleDouble 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.
View ArticleSuspect arrested in fatal shooting at downtown Orlando duplex party, police say
A 37-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting during a robbery at a Thornton Park duplex party in late February, an Orlando Police Department spokesperson said Monday.
View ArticleOrange deputy suspended after Facebook post about Muslims ‘taking over America’
An Orange County deputy sheriff was suspended from almost a month after he posted an anti-Muslim rant on Facebook, in one of several posts that prompted a Muslim civil rights group to ask the Sheriff’s...
View ArticleDeSantis’ job approval rises in new poll, shows big leads over Fried and Crist
Gov Ron DeSantis favorability ratings have rebounded after seeing a drop amid the pandemic and unemployment crisis last year, according to a new poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy. DeSantis...
View ArticleMassive fire breaks out in south Orange abandoned hotel
Firefighters were up early battling a strong blaze at an abandoned hotel in south Orange County.
View ArticleBoater goes missing in St. Johns River after ship sinks, authorities continue...
Authorities are looking for a boater Tuesday morning who went missing overnight in the St. Johns River.
View ArticleVideo: 7-foot alligator found in Florida woman’s garage
A Florida woman was horrified to see a new, reptilian visitor had taken up residence in her garage while the door was open for 10 minutes.
View ArticleMissing boater’s body recovered near Mullet Lake Park, FWC officials say
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials on Tuesday morning recovered the body of a man who drowned after his boat overturned on the St. Johns River near Mullet Lake Park, a...
View ArticleFlorida reports 136 coronavirus resident deaths, 7,179 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,135 with the addition of 136 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 7,179 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFlorida vaccine supply to jump to nearly 500k 1st doses next week of Moderna,...
Continued increases in the federal supply of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 combined with a continued supply of Moderna vaccines means Florida will receive more than 470,000 initial doses between the...
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