Deltona man charged with killing boyfriend with blunt object
Victor M. Mercado is charged with killing his boyfriend with a blunt object, Volusia deputies said.
View ArticleHurricane Center: Tropical Depression One forms off Florida coast, storm...
The first tropical depression of the season developed on Saturday evening just offshore of east-central Florida’s coast with a tropical storm watch issued for North Carolina.
View ArticleTropical Storm Arthur churns northeast, expected to strengthen away from Florida
Tropical Storm Arthur, first named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, formed late Saturday night off Florida's east coast and is expected to strengthen. It heads northeast with tropical storm warnings...
View ArticleChild injured in shooting at Orlando apartment complex, police say
The Orlando Police Department is investigating a Saturday night shooting at the Windsor Cove Apartments that left a 12-year-old child injured.
View Article4 Ocala men arrested in police raid
The Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, with assistance from local law enforcement officials, raided an Ocala home on Friday and arrested four people. Those arrested face drug possession and...
View ArticleMount Dora man arrested a year after fatal hit-and-run crash, troopers say
A Mount Dora man was arrested a year after the Florida Highway Patrol says he was the driver of a pick-up truck that struck a 21-year-old man, killing him.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Sunday: Death toll hits 1,973 out of 45,588 cases
Florida's coronavirus death toll hit 1,973 Sunday while the reported case total rose to 45,588. Meanwhile, gyms and fitness centers are getting ready to reopen tomorrow, as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis'...
View ArticleTropical Storm Arthur moves away from Florida, skirts North Carolina coast
Tropical Storm Arthur moved away from Florida’s coastline Sunday evening but placed North Carolina under a tropical storm warning.
View ArticleTropical Storm Arthur targets North Carolina, could loop to Bermuda
Tropical Storm Arthur moved right past Florida and up toward North Carolina over the weekend churning up swells on the Atlantic Coast as the early bird first activity of the 2020 hurricane season.
View ArticleThunderstorms could bring 60 mph winds Monday afternoon
Strong thunderstorms could bring 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail to Central Florida on Monday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Monday: Reported deaths drop after 5 straight...
Florida's coronavirus update for Monday including weekly deaths dropping to 252 after enduring five straight weeks of at least 300 fatalities while the state continues more steps of Gov. Ron DeSantis'...
View ArticleSheriff releases video of crowd reaction during arrest during massive Central...
A weekend block party that had an estimated 3,000 people in DeLand was broken up by police and sheriff’s deputies resulting in some arrests that drew the ire of some of the attendees.
View ArticleDeSantis expected to add gyms, expanded restaurant seating to coronavirus...
“If you’re in good shape, you’re probably going to be OK,” DeSantis said when asked about gyms. “So why dissuade people from going to be in shape?”
View ArticleFlorida reopens gyms and fitness centers, expands restaurant seating
Gov. Ron DeSantis reopened fitness centers and gyms and said retail and restaurants could begin operating at 50 percent of their indoor capacity starting Monday, an expansion of his plan to restart a...
View ArticleFBI finds link between Pensacola naval station gunman, al-Qaida
The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a Florida naval facility last December and an al-Qaida operative, a U.S. official said Monday.
View ArticleWife of man killed by Orlando officers at shopping plaza sues cops, city
The wife of a man fatally shot by two police officers in the parking lot of an Orlando shopping plaza in 2018 is suing the officers and the city, claiming her husband was wrongfully killed.
View ArticleDisney World: Josh D’Amaro promoted; Jeff Vahle takes over as president
Josh D’Amaro, Disney World president, promoted; Jeff Vahle takes over
View ArticleJury shouldn’t see ‘horrific’ photos of Nicole Montalvo’s dismembered body...
Jurors shouldn’t be allowed to see “gruesome and horrific” photos showing the dismembered body of slain St. Cloud mother Nicole Montalvo without a judge’s approval because it would be “prejudicial” to...
View ArticlePetland sold ‘sick puppies,’ says complaint filed by Florida attorney general
Petland Waterford Lakes sold what it claimed were “high quality” puppies for thousands of dollars that turned out to be sick and died soon after purchase, according to a complaint filed Monday by...
View ArticleOrange coronavirus cases tick up, but officials still optimistic
Orange County logged 150 new cases of coronavirus last week, a significant increase over a week earlier, which saw 85 new cases in the county of 1.3 million people.
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