Florida releases COVID-19 variant data day after Orlando Sentinel sues for it
The data shows most of the state’s variant cases have been found in South Florida, but all Central Florida counties also reported the mutated viral strains.
View ArticleFormer Volusia sheriff’s sergeant lied about using chokehold, arrested for...
A former sergeant with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is facing a perjury charge after investigators said he lied about using a chokehold on a Port Orange man while working off-duty as a security...
View ArticleFootage: DeLand man accused of killing grandfather offered deputies severed...
A DeLand man accused of stabbing his grandfather to death and cutting off his ears last week offered deputies the severed ears and asked for deputies’ weapons before fighting with the officers, newly...
View ArticleAt least 24 Floridians arrested in U.S. Capitol riot: Here’s what we know...
At least 24 Floridians have been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and lawmakers fleeing for their lives — putting Florida among the states with the...
View ArticleTip leads FHP to vehicle suspected in fatal hit-and-run in east Orange County
Authorities say they have identified the suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian in east Orange County.
View ArticleFlorida passes 2 million coronavirus infections, but cases, deaths decreasing
Florida passed a significant milestone logging more than 2 million coronavirus infections since the pandemic began in 2020, but deaths and positive cases continue to trend lower.
View ArticleSunday to Sunday: Florida reports 31,541 new cases, 487 more deaths
Deaths continued to decline in a comparison of Sunday over Sunday trends. There was a slight uptick in the number of new cases. The number of people currently hospitalized stayed about the same as last...
View ArticleHurricane Facts: When did Florida first give a hurricane supply sales tax break?
Florida legislators are preparing a bill to once again enact the Disaster Preparedness Tax Free Holiday ahead of the upcoming hurricane season. But where did the holiday come from, and which storm was...
View ArticleDriver killed in single-vehicle crash near downtown Orlando
A driver was killed in a crash early Monday morning on Orange Blossom Trail under the Interstate 4 ramp.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: Cases plateau instead of decline in past seven days
After weeks of trending downward, there has been a flattening of new cases in the last seven days, possibly attributed to spring break gatherings and travel.
View ArticleDeLand police arrest 2nd suspect in robbery, beating of disabled barber
A 29-year-old DeLand man wanted for beating and robbing a disabled barber outside a downtown DeLand barber shop in December was arrested last week following a weeks-long search, according to DeLand...
View ArticleGrenade found in newly purchased Orange County house, deputies say
A new homeowner reportedly found a grenade in their residence, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOrlando trust buys property along Lake Eola Park, donates it to city for...
A trust launched by two lifelong Orlando residents, working with city officials, has raised enough money to buy a property along Lake Eola Park in order to prevent it from being developed and transform...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl-laced heroin at east Orange...
A man accused of distributing heroin laced with fentanyl as part of a drug trafficking ring tied to an east Orange County apartment complex faces years in federal prison after pleading guilty,...
View ArticleFlorida back over 5k new coronavirus cases with infections among younger age...
The Florida Department of Health reported more than 5,000 infections of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the fourth time in the last week the state has surpassed the mark as the average daily case total made a...
View ArticleOrmond Beach Proud Boys organizer pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charges...
The Ormond Beach man recently charged with helping plan and carry out the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in coordination with other leaders of the Proud Boys, a far-right nationalist group, pleaded...
View ArticleRevamped Bright Futures bill still leaves students in limbo, critics say
A proposal that critics fear may jeopardize funding for Bright Futures scholarships by putting the Legislature in charge of setting award limits each year through the budgeting process won approval...
View ArticleSeminole school board approves superintendent contract for Serita Beamon
The Seminole County School Board voted hours after a judge denied a request for an injunction that would have stopped the board from approving the employment contract.
View ArticleMan facing police impersonation charges arrested for carrying concealed...
A man facing multiple charges of impersonating a police officer in Orange County was arrested by deputies Tuesday for illegally carrying a concealed weapon as a convicted felon, records show.
View ArticleKissimmee man killed in head-on crash in Seminole County, FHP says
A 54-year-old Kissimmee man died Tuesday afternoon after the car he was riding in drove into the opposite lanes and hit an oncoming car head-on near Forest City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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