Timeshare bill could cost Florida counties, cities and schools $170 million...
After the Osceola County property appraiser won a major case against Wyndham timeshares upholding the way it values the company’s resorts, some Florida lawmakers want appraisers to use a different...
View ArticleFlorida reports 69 coronavirus resident deaths, 3,374 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 33,247 with the addition of 69 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 3,374 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFEMA vaccine sites, including Valencia, to stay open through May with 3,000...
Central Floridians hoping to get vaccinated through the FEMA site at Valencia College’s West Campus will have a month longer than expected, until May 26, and the site will offer 3,000 first doses of...
View ArticleDeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccination passports’ as he signs law shielding...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would issue an executive order banning “vaccination passports” in Florida, which would prevent businesses from requiring proof of vaccination. At the same time, however, he...
View ArticleGood Samaritan stopped to help biker after Sanford hit-and-run. Another car...
A motorcyclist injured in a hit-and-run and a person who stopped to assist them were killed when a second car crossed the median and hit them both near the Orlando Sanford International Airport Monday...
View ArticleShooting suspect at Everglades National Park had a prior firearms arrest
The man who’s accused of opening fire at park rangers at Everglades National Park this weekend, causing a lockdown, is a 37-year-old who recently was freed from jail in a separate gun case, records show.
View ArticleDOJ reaches settlement in female assistant fire chief’s lawsuit against...
The U.S. Department of Justice and City of Orlando reached a settlement Monday over the civil rights violations of a female assistant fire chief who experienced sexual harassment and gender...
View ArticleFire burns shed at Azalea Park landscaping company, State Fire Marshal to...
Firefighters were up early battling flames consuming a commercial shed Tuesday morning in Azalea Park.
View ArticleFormer Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg facing sex trafficking charges
Joel Greenberg is facing sex trafficking charges related to a girl between the ages of 14 and 17 and is also accused of illegally using a state database to look up information about the girl and other...
View ArticleFederal 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 ArticleAquatica water park: Riptide Race slide to open next month
Riptide Race, a dueling-raft water slide at Aquatica water park, will debut April 3, SeaWorld says.
View ArticleOrlando man robbed of French bulldog at gunpoint: report
An Orlando man continues to have faith in the search for his stolen French bulldog.
View ArticleMajor crash at Semoran near Colonial, traffic facing big delays
A major crash involving at least three vehicles has traffic delayed Tuesday morning on Semoran Boulevard.
View ArticleDisney MagicMobile, a park entrance option, launches for Apple devices
Disney MagicMobile, an new option for entering Walt Disney World’s theme parks, launched to general public using Apple devices Tuesday.
View Article2 people dead within minutes after 2 different hit-and-run crashes on the...
A motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon in Sanford after the rider was hit by an unknown vehicle, and minutes after that a good Samaritan trying to help the rider was also killed by a separate...
View ArticleFlorida couple’s credit score dived after taking COVID mortgage relief;...
A federal agency has promised “aggressive action” to protect the credit scores of homeowners who have taken mortgage relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleFlorida reports 91 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,062 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 33,338 with the addition of 91 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 5,062 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article‘We gotta get out and do this here:’ Florida troopers help deliver baby on...
A traffic stop for speeding led to an unexpected assignment for Florida Highway Patrol troopers Michael Allen and Pete Christie early Tuesday, when they helped deliver a baby along a roadside near...
View ArticleDriver hit motorcyclist, fled, then returned to crash scene and hit good...
A driver who fled after striking a motorcyclist on a Sanford roadway Monday was also responsible for a second hit-and-run crash, in which he struck a good Samaritan who had stopped to help after the...
View ArticleBill pitched by lobbyist puts Hertz in line for $2.3 million tax cut from...
The Hertz rental car company is poised to save $2.3 million under a bill that passed through a Senate committee Monday, even as the chamber is poised to pass a budget that includes large cuts to...
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