COVID in Florida: 6,762 new infections, 74 more Florida residents dead
Florida added 6,762 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 2,148,448. With 74 more fatalities, 34,238 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleExtended boil water advisory canceled in southeast Seminole County, officials...
A precautionary boil water advisory extended by Seminole County officials Monday was canceled Wednesday after officials determined the water samples were free of bacteria.
View ArticleRacial justice advocates rally in solidarity with Daunte Wright, against...
About two dozen people gathered at Orlando City Hall on Thursday in solidarity with Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Minnesota who fired her pistol instead of a stun...
View ArticleBody found near Fruitland Park bridge belongs to driver involved in crash,...
Divers with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of a Leesburg man who authorities say jumped from a bridge over Lake Griffin after running from the scene of a nearby car accident just...
View ArticleFlorida Senate passes ‘anti-riot’ bill, sends it to DeSantis to sign into law
The Florida Senate on Thursday approved an “anti-riot” bill championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, sending it to him for signature into law over the objections of Democrats and civil rights groups...
View ArticleOrange County jail to ramp up vaccines for those incarcerated
The Orange County jail will begin Friday a weeks-long initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines to those incarcerated at the detention facility, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said.
View ArticleWinter Springs man lit victim’s apartment on fire, tried to hit police while...
Hours after bonding out of jail on hit-and-run and DUI charges, a Winter Springs man drove to a victim’s apartment, critically injured her and lit her unit on fire, records show.
View ArticleOrange deputy retires amid probe into racist Facebook post, comments
An Orange County Sheriff’s Office supervisor retired amid an internal investigation into his Facebook post that shared a video from a page spouting white supremacist beliefs, drawing racist comments...
View ArticleNicole Montalvo’s dismemberment was ‘unusual,’ medical examiner testifies in...
Prosecutors say jurors will hear from a medical examiner Friday morning in the trial for the estranged husband and father-in-law accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo.
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 7,296 new infections; 92 new deaths are tops this week
Florida added 7,296 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the cumulative total to 2,155,744. With 92 more fatalities, 34,330 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDeSantis won’t support raising $275 unemployment benefit, calls it ‘fine’ as...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida’s maximum weekly $275 unemployment benefit is “fine” and rejected bipartisan efforts in the Legislature to raise it.
View ArticleFollowing spring break, Florida’s COVID variant cases explode
One month after the peak of Florida’s spring break, the number of residents infected with more infectious mutated strains of COVID-19 has exploded, rising six-fold since mid-March and leaving 122...
View ArticleFlorida reports 6,323 new COVID-19 infections, 74 more fatalities
Orlando metro continues to see a rise in new cases. As of the latest White House report, there were 231 per 100,000 people from April 9 to 15. In the seven days prior to that, there were 197 new cases...
View ArticleTruck driver dies after suspected ‘medical episode,’ FHP says
A truck driver suddenly passed away Saturday afternoon while driving on State Road 528 in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 6,834 new infections, 35 more fatalities
The state's test positivity rate was 8% for the week ending Saturday, about half a percent more than the previous week.
View ArticleHurricane Facts: Which hurricane kept Floridians in the dark the longest?
One hurricane above the rest was responsible for the largest power outage the state had ever experienced - crippling almost all over South Florida for weeks.
View ArticleVehicle fire blocks right shoulder on north I-95 in Volusia
A vehicle fire on Interstate 95 is slowing traffic Monday morning in Volusia County.
View ArticleNicole Montalvo killing: Estranged husband’s ankle monitor near site where...
Prosecutors say they plan to call their final witnesses and rest their case Monday in the trial for the estranged husband and father-in-law accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole...
View ArticleCentral Florida man dies when truck crashes into light pole on OBT, FHP says
A 33-year-old Kissimmee man died after his truck struck a light pole on Orange Blossom Trail in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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