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TikTok videos show Orlando police officers pulling guns on Black bike riders...

The men, one of whom was wearing a GoPro camera, were riding their bicycles at 11:47 p.m. Monday when they approached an Orlando police cruiser with flashing lights. The officers pulled out their guns...

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Digital COVID-19 vaccine records could be on way from Walmart, Winn-Dixie,...

People wondering about more ways to prove they’ve been vaccinated against coronavirus may soon have options from the retailers offering the shots.

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Newborn, mother killed in train crash in Polk County

A Florida woman and her newborn son were killed when an Amtrak train hit the Kia they were in, splitting the car in half.

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Orlando to heat up this weekend; chance of thunderstorms low

Following the cool evenings of the tail end of this week, Central Florida is getting toasty this weekend.

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COVID in Florida: 5,464 new infections, 63 more Florida residents dead

Florida added 5,464 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the cumulative total to 2,196,502. With 63 more fatalities, 34,759 Florida residents are now dead.

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New decal from Orange sheriff to inform first responders there are people...

Families with loved ones diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder can now request an “Occupant with autism” sticker through the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to place in a car or home window, to help...

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Florida man arrested in Capitol riot said he was breaking into White House,...

Kenneth Kelly, 58, also sent text messages saying he entered the Capitol by breaking windows, an affidavit said. He turned himself in Friday at the Middle District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office in...

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Osceola sheriff, victims call for end to street racing after string of deaths

Joined at the vigil by the victims’ families and those of other victims of street racing at the corner of U.S. 192 and Secret Lake Drive on Friday, Osceola County Sheriff Marco López called for zero...

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Man shot to death in DeLand, deputies say

Spokesperson Laura Williams said deputies were called to the 600 block of West Ida Avenue for a shooting. Detectives learned a man was parked in a vehicle when several people with their faces covered...

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Crew-2 astronauts dock at International Space Station after Florida liftoff

A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, the third high-flying taxi ride in less than a year for Elon Musk’s company.

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Florida reports 7,411 new COVID-19 infections, 53 more fatalities

New cases of COVID-19 have declined slightly in the last seven days, but deaths are seeing a slight rise in Florida.

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Florida gopher tortoise probe alleges unreported deaths, risky conditions for...

Florida wildlife authorities are investigating alleged violations of gopher tortoise protections, involving tortoise deaths and falsified permit information. The reptiles are a state-listed threatened...

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COVID-19 update: Florida reports 4,671 new infections, 36 more fatalities

The state's weekly test positivity rate ending April 24 went down a percent from the previous week to about 7%.

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Hurricane Facts: Do hurricanes dance to the Fujiwhara effect?

One of the rarer phenomena of tropical storms, the Fujiwhara effect describes two storms that begin dancing around each other.

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Watch video of an EF-0 tornado in Flagler Beach

The weather whipped through parts of Central Florida over the weekend including the spawning of an EF-0 tornado in Flagler Beach, according to the National Weather Service.

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Sanford man ID’d as shooting victim in Volusia County

A Sanford man was identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Deltona on Sunday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Super Pink Moon to rise over Florida on Monday night

The first supermoon of the year will be shining brightly over Central Florida on Monday night.

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16-year-old boy gunned down in Orlando, cops say

Officers received a call shortly before noon Sunday saying someone had been shot. The victim, Antrevus Cantlow, was shot an an “unknown location” and dropped off at an apartment in the 4800 block of...

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Florida reports 64 coronavirus resident deaths, 3,513 new cases

Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 34,912 with the addition of 64 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 3,513 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...

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Florida will gain 1 seat in Congress, not 2, after Trump’s census moves,...

The lower-than-expected apportionment comes after months of concern that the Trump administration’s early census deadlines and thwarted attempts to add a citizenship question to the census, as well as...

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