Orange County rescue units search for missing paddle boarder in Lake Barton
Orange County rescue units are searching for a man who went missing while paddle boarding with friends in Lake Barton Saturday morning.
View ArticleBoy trapped in Orlando parking garage gate on life support, police say
A 6-year-old boy is on life support after police found him trapped Saturday morning in an Orlando parking garage gate.
View ArticleNo coronavirus report during Memorial Day weekend, Florida health department...
COVID-19 updates are on pause in observance of Memorial Day weekend and will resume on Tuesday, June 1, according to the Florida Department of Health.
View Article‘She was gone, instantly’: Florida hurricane victims recall dangers
In the last 30 years, nearly 500 people in Florida have lost their lives because of hurricanes and tropical storms. Some like 1992's Hurricane Andrew bring back memories of why Floridians should be...
View ArticleBody recovered of missing man paddle boarding at Lake Barton
The body of a 37-year-old man was recovered Sunday afternoon in Lake Barton who was last seen paddle boarding over the weekend, according to Orange County Sheriff's Office.
View Article71 rescues at Volusia beaches on Memorial Day
There were no drowning deaths over the holiday at Volusia County beaches, but the Memorial Day weekend ended dramatically with 71 individuals rescued from the ocean on Monday, according to Volusia...
View ArticleLongwood man, ex-pilot for Southwest, gets probation for indecent exposure...
Michael Haak, 60, a Longwood resident who worked as a commercial pilot for Southwest, was ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and given a year of probation by a federal judge for indecent exposure,...
View ArticleMan killed in Memorial Day shooting on West Colonial Drive
A man died of injuries after deputies responded to a reported shooting and found him in the parking lot of a used car dealership on Monday afternoon on West Colonial Drive near the fairgrounds.
View ArticleMan fatally shot in north Orange County
A man was shot and killed Sunday night in north Orange County leading deputies to investigate.
View ArticleDeputies investigate after hearing shots fired in east Orlando
Deputies are looking into a mystery shooting from Monday in east Orlando with no suspects nor victims.
View ArticleOrange County deputy suspended over TikTok videos: report
Orange County Sheriff’s Office suspended one of its deputies for three weeks following an internal investigation into her usage of social media on TikTok.
View ArticleSearch continues for lost boater in Winter Park
Emergency responders from Winter Park Fire-Rescue and other agencies continued searching for a lost boater Tuesday after he went missing Monday night on Lake Osceola.
View ArticleDeSantis signs transgender sports ban on first day of LGBTQ Pride Month
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a ban on transgender girls from competing in girls’ and women’s sports on the first day of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQ community.
View ArticleOrlando launches new dispatch system to improve communication between police,...
In an effort to streamline communication in emergency situations, the City of Orlando launches a new computer-aided dispatch system to allow Orlando police and fire departments to work collaboratively.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 95 deaths, 5,937 cases after no reports over Memorial...
After not releasing an update since last Friday, the Florida health department added 5,937 coronavirus cases Tuesday to bring the cumulative total to 2,326,755. With 95 more fatalities, 36,869 Florida...
View ArticleWhere do June tropical storms come from?
The National Hurricane Center has not issued any alerts on systems it's monitoring, but when it comes to tropical storm development in June, the Gulf of Mexico is a storm factory.
View ArticleAttorney General asks judge to block DNA testing in Tommy Zeigler case that...
Attorney General Ashley Moody pushed back Tuesday on an agreement to allow DNA testing in the death penalty case of Tommy Zeigler.
View Article2nd teen arrested in fatal shooting of 16-year-old in Orlando; case still active
Las Vegas police arrested a 17-year-old boy Monday in connection with the May 2 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Tavyiah King outside an Orlando gas station, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleAgriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried files to run for governor in Florida
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is running for governor in 2022, according to records posted on the State Department’s website.
View ArticleDisney Cruise Line lines up test sailing from Port Canaveral
Disney Cruise Line will be sailing once again after announcing it had received the OK from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to perform a test sailing from Port Canaveral.
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