DeSantis orders investigation of state’s struggling unemployment claims system
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the state’s inspector general to investigate what went wrong with the state’s $70 million unemployment compensation system that has struggled to pay hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Monday: DeSantis starts probe into troubled...
Florida reported 305 new deaths in the last week, the third straight week of at least 300 reported deaths while most of the state reopens as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Phase 1" plan that includes...
View ArticleA survivor of World War II and 9/11, Ada Ficarra was ‘tough as nails’
Born in the small town of Porto Empedocle, Sicily, in 1940, Ada Ficarra died April 26 at Sonata West, an assisted living facility in Winter Garden where she had lived since 2018.
View ArticleFire rages at used car lot on Colonial Drive
Firefighters were battling flames Tuesday morning at the European Car Service Center car lot on Colonial Drive.
View ArticleMan charged with family’s Celebration murders in jailhouse phone call: ‘I...
The Osceola County man charged with killing his wife, three children and dog over the Christmas period says he doesn’t remember doing it.
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Tuesday: Death toll climbs by 72 as model...
Florida coronavirus update for Tuesday with 72 new reported deaths bringing the state total to 1,471 while projected deaths for both the state and nation more than doubling as stay-at-home orders are...
View ArticleAmendment 4: Florida has no plan to figure out which ex-felons can vote
“We don’t have anything final at this point. We’ve just been chatting about it,” Florida Division of Elections Director Maria Matthews said under questioning by Campaign Legal Center attorney Mark...
View ArticleDisney’s Shanghai theme park will reopen May 11, but no word on when Orlando...
Revenue for Disney theme parks fell 10% during the quarter when the theme parks giant closed down from the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleSanford man not facing charges after shooting 17-year-old during burglary,...
A 17-year-old was fatally shot by a Sanford homeowner early Tuesday while the teen was attempting to burglarize the man’s vehicle, which officials initially say was a justified use of force.
View ArticleSuspect killed by officers following stabbing of 9-year-old, St. Cloud police...
A man was shot dead Tuesday by St. Cloud police officers after witnesses reported him stabbing a 9-year-old girl multiple times in the face and body, police Chief Pete Gauntlett told reporters.
View ArticleVal Demings: ‘I would be honored to serve alongside Joe Biden’ as vice president
U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Orlando said Wednesday she would accept the Democratic nomination for vice president if Joe Biden chooses her for the job.
View ArticleFlorida shark, other creature sightings not likely due to less human...
Recent shark and other Florida creature sightings beget the question: Does less human activity mean more wildlife appearances in once heavily trafficked areas? Experts say yes, it’s possible, but...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Wednesday: Deaths top 1,500 with more than...
As Florida's coronavirus death toll passed 1,500, Gov. Ron DeSantis shared details on a mobile testing facility, a recreational vehicle equipped with a lab, that will offer rapid testing at long-term...
View ArticleTwo workers have died and others are sick with coronavirus at a Mexican spice...
At El Chilar, a Mexican spice manufacturer in Apopka, several employees are sick with coronavirus and two others have died of COVID-19. The company was forced to close operations on April 14, but has...
View Article2nd person arrested in fatal shooting of 16-year-old during alleged marijuana...
A second person was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy during an alleged marijuana sale last month, according to Orlando Police records.
View ArticleFlorida’s weekly jobless claims decline to 173,191, but it was the worst...
Florida ended its worst month for unemployment claims in April as the state reported another round of six-figure filings for the week ended May 2. With the help of millions in federal money, the state...
View ArticleDisney Springs to reopen in phases beginning May 20
Walt Disney World's reopening process will begin with parts of Disney Springs on May 20
View ArticleFamily of stabbed 9-year-old claims St. Cloud cops shot wrong person
The family of the child who was stabbed repeatedly inside a St. Cloud apartment said police killed an innocent man as the St. Cloud Police Department released names and 911 calls from that incident.
View ArticleMaitland police investigating shooting that left 1 dead
A shooting Thursday night left one person dead inside a home, according to the Maitland Police Department.
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