Not guilty plea entered for Joel Greenberg in brief arraignment on latest...
Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector, is expected to plead not guilty today to the latest charges that include he used his public position to divert more than $400,000 of public...
View ArticleFlorida waives school testing rules, removes high-stakes consequences for...
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order Friday that waives consequences for students who skip Florida exams this spring or take them but do poorly. It also waives A-to-F...
View ArticleHurricane Facts: Does Waffle House close its doors in a hurricane?
Does the 24-hour breakfast diner close its doors when a hurricane blows into town? The answer is, no — not if it can help it. But if Waffle House does close its doors, it's ready for the worst and...
View ArticleSwerving SUV kills pedestrian walking along Colonial Drive, FHP says
A man walking the edge of Colonial Drive on Sunday night was struck and killed by a vehicle.
View ArticleWatch video: Hail bombards Central Florida; possible tornado sightings around...
Central Florida had some pretty nasty weather over the weekend with strong wind, heavy downpours, hail while possible tornadoes formed around the state.
View ArticleOrlando FEMA vaccine site reopens Monday after severe weather: report
The vaccination site at Valencia College’s West Campus has reopened after severe weather shut it down Sunday.
View ArticleFlorida reports lowest daily coronavirus case total since October
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 34,056 with the addition of 35 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 1,613 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleAfter YouTube pulls DeSantis video for mask fallacies, governor holds another...
After YouTube took down a video last week of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ coronavirus roundtable because of misinformation about mask-wearing, DeSantis doubled down Monday and invited those same panelists back...
View ArticleBoil water advisory extended in southeast Seminole County, officials say
Seminole County officials on Monday extended a precautionary boil water advisory originally issued after a water treatment plant servicing the southeast area of the county lost power Saturday.
View ArticleKissimmee man killed in head-on crash in Windermere, FHP says
A 26-year-old Kissimmee man was killed and a 72-year-old Orlando man seriously injured in a head-on crash near Windermere Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View Article34-year-old man killed in Sand Lake Rd. parking lot
A 34-year-old man died Tuesday morning after being shot in a parking lot on Sand Lake Road.
View ArticleState Attorney Monique Worrell joins nationwide effort to increase...
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell announced Tuesday her office has joined a nationwide effort to increase accountability and transparency among prosecutors by creating public data...
View ArticleCrash in northeast Orange County kills Maitland man, 25
A crash in northeast Orange County killed a 25-year-old Maitland man.
View ArticleBoater hanging onto capsized boat rescued after weekend storms
A Florida man rescued a boater clinging onto the the propeller of his capsized boat.
View ArticleProsecutors say Nicole Montalvo was killed, mutilated by estranged husband,...
Opening statements begin at the Osceola County Courthouse this morning in the trial for the son and father accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo.
View ArticleDeSantis agrees to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Florida but calls risk...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the state will heed the federal government’s recommendation to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, but he added any risk appeared minimal and...
View ArticleDisney’s inclusion push includes updated rules on tattoos, jewelry, hair for...
Walt Disney World workers soon may look different thanks to changes in the Disney Look, the company’s long-standing appearance guide. Visitors may see tattoos, fingernail polish and newly allowed...
View ArticleFlorida reports 9,068 new COVID-19 cases, 64 new resident deaths
While Tuesday's new case count reported by health department seems high, Monday’s cases had been lower than usual. The White House report shows cases are rising in the state, ranking Florida 10th in...
View ArticleBoyfriend pleads guilty to aggravated manslaughter in ‘torture’ death of...
Johnathan Pursglove will face a prison sentence of eight to 12 years at a hearing next month, according to the plea agreement. The boy, Jayce Martin, died of blunt force trauma on July 18, 2018, at...
View ArticleJudge doesn’t grant stalking protective order against OPD officer, agency...
A judge on Monday dismissed the request from a female employee at the Orlando Police Department for a protective order against stalking from an officer at the agency, citing insufficient evidence, but...
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