Volusia sheriff says man shot by deputy was apparently suicidal, pointed rifle
A Volusia deputy shot and injured a person in DeBary during an incident Thursday night after the person shot at deputies first, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleFlorida weekly COVID report: 11,454 new cases, 280 resident deaths
The state Department of Health reported 11,454 new coronavirus cases this week among Florida residents to bring the cumulative total to 2,300,786. With 280 more fatalities, 37,265 Florida residents are...
View ArticleFlags at half-staff Saturday as DeSantis declares Pulse Remembrance Day in...
To mark the passage of five years since the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered state flags be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday and asked Floridians to...
View ArticleMissing man found dead, suspect caught driving his car, Longwood cops say
Longwood police have arrested a man they suspect killed another man at his home, stole the victim’s car and dumped his body in a river in Brevard County.
View Article‘Letters are the lifeline’: Families plead for Florida prisons to retain...
Families of people in prison are pleading for the Florida Department of Corrections to retain physical mail instead of switching to a new controversial system that would digitize incoming mail.
View ArticleLake County driver killed after decayed tree falls on car
A 57-year-old man from Lake County was killed when a rotted tree fell into the road and crushed his car while he was driving Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleHurricane center eyes potential system that could become next tropical storm
Meteorologists are expecting long area of low pressure to emerge early next week with potential of becoming the next tropical depression or storm.
View ArticleOrlando remembers 49 killed at Pulse nightclub in day of mourning and...
Two ceremonies on Saturday marked five years since 49 people were killed in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
View ArticleHurricane center monitors two tropical disturbances by Gulf of Mexico and...
Meteorologists are tracking two tropical disturbances in the Gulf of Mexico and North Carolina coastlines, with potential of becoming the next tropical depression or storm by next week.
View Article16-year-old boy, man shot near UCF
A teenage boy and a man were shot Sunday night near the University of Central Florida main campus.
View ArticleIt’s been 5 years since Disney World alligator tragedy that killed 2-year-old...
It's been five years since an alligator snatched 2-year-old Lane Graves who was playing on the beach at Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, dragging the boy into the Seven Seas Lagoon.
View ArticleAffidavit: Orange County man shot wife 10 times, 3-year-old stepdaughter once...
As Capucine Carson tried to drive away from her husband during a heated argument, he hopped into her moving car, then shot her 10 times — and also his 3-year-old stepdaughter once in the head, an...
View ArticleBlue-green algae warning issued for Lake, Seminole waterways
Health officials in Lake and Seminole counties issued Blue-green algae alert Monday.
View ArticleDrowning, two shark bites reported at Volusia beaches Monday, officials say
One person drowned and two people were bitten and injured by sharks at Volusia County beaches Monday amid hazardous beach conditions, according to county beach safety officials.
View ArticleTropical Storm Bill forms off East Coast; hurricane center monitors 2 other...
Tropical Storm Bill formed off the coast of North Carolina late Monday but is expected to be short-lived, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. update.
View ArticleSoldier stabbed at Army Reserve Center in Orlando in stable condition,...
A man was stabbed early Thursday outside the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Corrine Drive in Orlando by an “unknown suspect,” according to Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleTropical Storm Bill strengthens, but is expected to fizzle, hurricane center...
Tropical Storm Bill strengthened again Tuesday morning as it continued its northern journey away from the United States. The storm is expected to be short lived as it heads into cooler waters,...
View ArticleCSX train vs semi-truck trailer crash: Florida fire crews work to clear the...
Fire crews responded to a crash site Monday night between a train and a semi-tractor truck trailer in Belleview.
View ArticleDisney World: Fireworks back at Magic Kingdom, Epcot on July 1
Walt Disney World will resume nightly fireworks at Magic Kingdom and Epcot theme parks on July 1
View ArticleMan reported finding woman’s body in woods. Orlando police now say he killed...
Detectives say Gafford actually met Emery on April 19, two days before he claimed he found her body, at a bus stop. He went into the nearby wooded area and killed her, said OPD spokeswoman Autumn Jones.
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