Florida coronavirus update for Thursday: Death toll reaches 1,600 with 38,828...
Florida’s coronavirus death toll reached 1,600 Thursday as the state looks to new ways to expand testing, including allowing tests at pharmacies and randomly checking blood donations for antibodies...
View ArticleSeaWorld plots its safety plan for reopening as company reports $56.5 million...
What could SeaWorld look like when it reopens? Executives gave an update Friday.
View ArticleFormer George Zimmerman attorney Mark O’Mara to represent family of black...
Mark O’Mara, the Orlando attorney who helped George Zimmerman get acquitted of second-degree murder for the 2012 fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, is now representing the family of a black teen who was...
View ArticleFlorida salons, barbershops can reopen Monday, DeSantis says
Barbershops, hair salons and nail salons can reopen starting Monday under certain restrictions, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Friday: More businesses around state to...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced barber shops and beauty salons will be allowed to reopen in the state with restrictions starting Monday, one of many steps being taken Friday to expand businesses available.
View ArticleHerman Boehm’s ‘last wish’ was to make a final trip abroad. It likely killed...
Released from hospice, Herman Boehm's 'last wish' was to make one last trip abroad. It likely led to his death from coronavirus.
View ArticleFlorida 79-year-old shoots flare gun at man serving legal papers, deputies say
A process server held an elderly Florida man at gunpoint until deputies arrived after the 79-year-old shot a flare gun toward him multiple times, deputies said.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Saturday: Cases hit 40,000, with 1,715 dead
Florida’s coronavirus case total hit 40,001 on Saturday as the death toll reached 1,715.
View ArticleArgument at Publix led to customer pulling gun, Orlando police said
Orlando police officers arrived at the Publix on Kirkman Road at 6 p.m. Saturday after an argument between two customers at the store’s deli counter ended with the suspect pulling his weapon.
View ArticleAs hurricane season looms amid coronavirus, time to check flood insurance
With hurricane season on the horizon the time is now to prepare. Among a homeowner’s preparation checklist is making sure they have flood insurance before the next storm arrives, but according to the...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update: Nearly 40,600 cases reported with 1,721 deaths
Florida’s coronavirus case total hit 40,596 as the death toll reached 1,721 on Sunday morning. But as Central Florida and state leaders take steps to resume normalcy — like Orange lifting its curfew,...
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 ArticleMan arrested in Maitland killing during card game, police say
A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the May 7 killing of a man in Maitland. Police said he shot another man execution-style during a card game.
View ArticleMan found fatally shot at Osceola home
A 38-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday at a home in Osceola County, the Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleCentral Florida man with murder warrant arrested after vehicle disabled on I-4
Authorities arrested a murder suspect Sunday morning after Florida Highway Patrol found him with a disabled vehicle on the side of Interstate 4.
View ArticleMan pointed gun at fellow customer’s face at Publix deli counter, Orlando...
The incident prompted a commotion at the Kirkman Road store, with customers and employees fleeing as word of a man with a gun spread, police said.
View ArticleNew reality coming to Disney World: Visitors could wear masks in the summer...
Disney CEO Bob Chapek addresses Disney World opening rumors and other questions during a new interview with CNBC.
View ArticleAttorney for teen killed in Sanford shooting wants grand jury to review case...
Attorney Mark O’Mara, who is representing the family of the 17-year-old fatally shot last week by a homeowner during a burglary outside the Sanford man’s home, is calling for a grand jury to review the...
View ArticleJacksonville Mayor invites Elon Musk to move Tesla’s headquarters to Florida
The mayor of Jacksonville opened his city’s doors to the Tesla factory after its founder announced his extreme displeasure with California county leaders and their response to easing restrictions on...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Monday: Death toll sits at 1,735 from nearly...
Florida coronavirus update for Monday including week-over-week reported deaths rose to the highest total yet for the state while new positive cases continue to drop. Meanwhile, most of the state's...
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