DeSantis touts new walk-up coronavirus test sites at Home Depot, Publix amid...
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press briefing Friday to urge Floridians to prepare for hurricane season and take advantage of the sales tax holiday to buy supplies, while also announcing new walk-up testing...
View ArticleFlorida reports 49 more coronavirus deaths for total of 2,413
Florida on Friday reported another 49 coronavirus fatalities for a new death toll of 2,413. The Florida Department of Health also reported another 1,212 cases for a total of 54,497.
View ArticleNicole Montalvo’s mother-in-law helped get rid of car after killing,...
Investigators say Nicole Montalvo’s mother-in-law helped get rid of her vehicle in the hours after the slain St. Cloud woman was last seen alive, according to records released Friday.The records...
View Article1 dead after shooting at MetroWest condo
One person is dead after a domestic dispute at a Metro West condo complex escalated into a shooting, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleMan arrested in death of woman found in Orlando lake
Orlando police arrested a man Friday accused of killing a 50-year-old woman, who was found this week in a lake in Rosemont.Octavius Jefferson, 38, is facing a first degree murder charge in the death of...
View ArticleLawyer for indicted Orlando officer asks judge for new prosecutors in battery...
The attorney for an Orlando police officer facing battery charges wants the case handed over to different prosecutors, arguing the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office is “unable to remain objective...
View ArticleDisney World, SeaWorld Orlando get state’s OK to open again
Good news for theme park fans. SeaWorld and Disney World got the state approval to reopen.
View ArticleSpinning again: Wheel at Icon Park to reopen June 3
Wheel at Icon Park to reopen June 3 on International Drive
View ArticleTwo arrested in slaying of man in Pine Hills, Orange deputies say
Orange County Sheriff's deputies arrested two people on murder charges in the death of a 26-year-old man who was found in the middle of the street in Pine Hills, according to a press release.
View ArticleAs ex-Minneapolis officer arrested on murder charge, protesters at his...
Though local authorities stressed that he wasn’t in Central Florida — and even as news emerged that he’d been arrested for murder in Minnesota — protesters flowed Friday to a townhouse near Windermere...
View ArticleCivilian employee with Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested on domestic...
An administrative assistant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday on a domestic violence battery charge, according to a press release.
View ArticleSpaceX and NASA prepare to launch astronauts Saturday afternoon, the first...
SpaceX and NASA will once again try to battle the weather to launch astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in a Crew Dragon capsule, atop a Falcon 9 rocket, from Kennedy Space Center.
View ArticleOrange deputies shot, killed knife-wielding man at Colonial Drive La-Z-Boy...
Two Orange County deputy sheriffs shot and killed a knife-wielding man Sunday night at a La-Z-Boy store on Colonial Drive, the Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleYoung people aging out of foster care face added burden amid pandemic
Older teens and young adults transitioning out of foster care during the pandemic are now facing financial and mental hardships. Many have lost their jobs, don't have a permanent home and spent April's...
View ArticleLarge fire at Oviedo apartment complex likely caused by lightning strike:...
A large fire at an apartment complex in Oviedo late Friday night was most likely sparked by a lightning strike, according to officials.
View ArticleChance for 3rd early system to form at 60% ahead of hurricane season
With two tropical storms already in the books, the chance of a third system to form ahead of the official start of the 2020 hurricane season rose to 60% on Saturday.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus death toll up to 2,447 out of over 55,400 total cases
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida hit 55,424 on Saturday as 34 new fatalities reported by the state health department brought the death toll up to 2,447.
View ArticleGeorge Floyd protests: Orlando police use tear gas to disperse crowd blocking...
Protesters have returned to a Windermere-area townhouse owned by Derek Chauvin, the day after the former Minneapolis officer was arrested on murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd.
View ArticleSanford man killed in single-vehicle crash on I-4 in Volusia County, troopers...
A 25-year-old Sanford man was killed in a single-vehicle crash along I-4 in Volusia County on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleOrlando woman struck, killed by car along SR-19 in Lake, troopers say
A 39-year-old Orlando woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash along SR-19 near Lake Smith Road on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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