COVID-19 in Florida: 3,590 new infections, but cases and deaths continue to drop
Florida added 3,590 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the cumulative total to 2,286,203. With 71 more fatalities, 36,000 Florida residents are now dead.
View Article‘It’s time for us to fight back’ say residents of Kissimmee apartment complex...
With just over three weeks remaining until their water is scheduled to be shut off on June 7, residents of the Caribbean Isle apartment complex in Kissimmee are organizing to learn their rights.
View ArticleDisney World, Universal Orlando drop mask requirement for outdoors, starting...
For the first time in nearly a year, visitors won’t have to wear a face mask outdoors at Universal Orlando or Disney World, as both theme parks relaxed the COVID-19 rule within hours of each other...
View ArticleSuspect in U.S. immigration office shooting fired gun as victim lay on the...
New documents from the investigation into the shooting at an Orlando U.S. immigration building earlier this week allege the man stood over his ex-wife's boyfriend, who was trying to crawl away, and...
View ArticleFlorida reports 3,319 new COVID-19 infections, 56 more resident fatalities
The test positivity rate was under 5% for the fourth consecutive day as new cases, resident deaths and hospitalizations continued to decline.
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,482 new COVID-19 infections, 19 more resident fatalities
For the first time this year, Florida's weekly positivity rate dipped below 5%. The week of May 9 was 4.84%, a decrease from the previous week's 5.62%.
View ArticleHunter’s Creek will fight Brightline from crossing through the community...
A lawyer for Hunter’s Creek in south Orange County is warning Central Florida transportation leaders of the community’s intention to fight Brightline efforts to build railroad tracks along State Road 417.
View Article‘It’s time for us to fight back’ say residents of Kissimmee apartment complex...
With just over three weeks remaining until their water is scheduled to be shut off on June 7, residents of the Caribbean Isle apartment complex in Kissimmee are organizing to learn their rights.
View ArticleMan killed in hit-and-run crash; Orange Avenue reopens
A man was killed Monday morning crossing Orange Avenue by a reported hit-and-run crash.
View ArticleMan dies in Central Florida skydiving accident
A man was killed after a skydiving accident in Volusia County, according to authorities.
View ArticleFlorida reports 58 coronavirus resident deaths, less than 2k new cases
Florida's coronavirus cases and resident deaths have declined week over week while also falling below 2,000 infections reported Monday, only the third time this year that has happened.
View ArticleOrlando home prices soar by $10,000 in April as inventory falls to record low
Homes for sale in metro Orlando plummeted to the lowest level on record last month, and median home values jumped another $10,000 in April.
View Article17-year-old arrested in death of Orange County mom killed in attempted...
A 17-year-old boy is facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of an Orange County mother killed the day before Mother’s Day in an attempted carjacking, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleAmid gun violence spike, Orlando police chief, community leaders seek...
After recent "senseless" shootings in Orlando and amid a 23% increase in gun violence from last year, police and community leaders are looking for a comprehensive solution to gun violence that involves...
View ArticleGlitches plague Orlando’s rental assistance website
Orlando is opening its emergency assistance portal Tuesday morning for those in need of help making rent.
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 2,805 new cases, 94 resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 36,227 with 94 more reported fatalities Tuesday, plus 2,805 more COVID-19 infections to bring the total to 2,296,785.
View ArticleOsceola SRO task force chairman lambasts school board workshop meeting as...
The Osceola County school board discussed at a Tuesday workshop the 43-page report compiled by a task force looking at the school resource officer program following the Liberty High School incident.
View ArticleFlorida tow company owner accused of shooting, killing customer: report
Deputies arrested a Polk County tow truck company order who they believe shot and killed a customer Monday night.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: New infections below 3,000 for fourth day in a row
Florida added 2,811 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 2,299,596. With 44 more fatalities, 36,271 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleJudge sentences Oviedo woman to time served for killing estranged husband
After serving more than six years of a 40-year prison sentence, an Oviedo woman convicted of killing her estranged husband was resentenced Tuesday by a judge to time served and probation. Anita...
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