Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives UCF $40M, largest gift in university’s...
MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist, plans to give $40 million to the University of Central Florida — an investment UCF described in a statement as the “largest gift in the university’s...
View ArticleOsceola man tried to run over police dog before breaking into mayor’s house:...
An Osceola County man faces several felony charges after he tried to hit a police dog and other officers and broke into the Haines City mayor’s home while fleeing police, according to a report by the...
View ArticlePost-Tropical Cyclone Bill weakens as it heads northeast, hurricane center...
After forming late Monday, Tropical Storm Bill weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Tuesday night and continued its northeast course into cooler waters, the National Hurricane Center said in its final...
View Article3 found dead in apartment near OPD headquarters
Officers were called around 11:15 a.m. to an apartment in the 1100 block of West South Street after a landlord found two men and one woman dead inside, according to spokesperson Autumn Jones.
View ArticleMan arrested on murder charge in April fatal shooting, deputies say
Orange County deputies arrested a 22-year-old man Monday who they say shot and killed a man in Pine Hills in April, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleHurricane center monitoring system likely to become 3rd tropical depression;...
The second named storm of the 2021 season, Bill, fizzled out of the National Hurricane Center’s radar Tuesday. Meanwhile the NHC is watching a system in the Gulf of Mexico that is likely to become the...
View Article1 shot at Metro West apartment complex, police say
A 23-year-old man was taken to the hospital after he was shot several times at an apartment complex near Metro West Wednesday evening, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleVideo: Massive fire destroys Daytona Beach church
Firefighters battled flames Thursday morning consuming a Daytona Beach church, according to the fire department.
View ArticleTwo arrested in retaliation killing in Orange, deputies say
Two men have been arrested in one of the fatal Memorial Day shootings in Orange County, which detectives said was retaliation for a prior killing that same day.
View ArticleSpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with cargo from the U.S. Space Force Thursday just after noon.
View ArticleMan receives 20-year prison sentence in killing of Casselberry teen
A 21-year-old was sentenced Thursday to 20 years behind bars in the 2018 killing of a Casselberry teen in Lake Hodge Park, officials said.
View ArticleTeen who fired at Volusia deputies charged as adult, prosecutor says
The teen runaway arrested earlier this month after a shootout with Volusia County deputy sheriffs will be charged as an adult, while a 12-year-old boy also involved in the shooting will be tried as a...
View ArticleOrlando Police chief vying for position at Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón is in the running to become chief of police at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, records show.
View ArticleUCF basketball player mourns cousin who died in jet ski accident
A University of Central Florida basketball player honored his cousin who died in a jet ski accident last week, writing in an Instagram post that “a piece of me went with you that day.”
View ArticleTropical storm warning from Louisiana to Florida as system chugs through Gulf...
The warning is in effect from Intracoastal City, La., to the Alabama/Florida border, including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans, the NHC said. As of 11 p.m., the system...
View ArticleOrlando police say man who reported finding woman dead in woods killed her
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.
View ArticleBystander urged caution with pregnant woman; Orange deputy tackled him, filed...
A bystander asked Orange County deputies in 2019 to be careful handcuffing a woman because she was pregnant, but Deputy Michael Fuller responded to the man with excessive force, later filing an...
View ArticleDeSantis, Moody seek to scuttle protest law case
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a measure that the Legislature approved to crack...
View ArticleFlorida COVID resident deaths tick up, but cases lowest reported in more than...
The Florida Department of Health's weekly COVID-19 report shows reported deaths up slightly from the previous week, but new reported infections almost below 10,000, which the state has not seen in more...
View ArticleTeen dies after being rescued from International Drive hotel pool
A 14-year-old boy died Thursday after the teen was rescued from a hotel pool on International Drive that afternoon, according to emergency responders.
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