Man suspected in Tallahassee killings fled to Orlando on bus, police say
The man suspected in the killings of two women in Tallahassee — activist Oluwatoyin Salau and community volunteer Victoria Sims — fled to Orlando on a bus before being apprehended, police said Tuesday.
View ArticleHurricane center keeping eye on two systems with chance of developing
Meteorologists continued to monitor a system Tuesday north of Florida with a small chance of development while also looking at a second system approaching the Caribbean.
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter banner can keep flying in Bella Collina
Don and Anna Juravin, who vowed they would not stop flying a “Black Lives Matter” sign on the front lawn of their home in Bella Collina, won’t have to.
View ArticleVal Demings stresses police experience, personal history with racism as vice...
In a conference call along with Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez and state party chair Terrie Rizzo marking the five-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, Demings...
View ArticleGov. Ron DeSantis: ‘We’re not rolling back,’ despite jump in coronavirus cases
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the state would not shut down again or scale back the reopening of businesses despite record numbers of new daily cases of coronavirus being reported in Florida.
View ArticleFlorida reports another 2,610 coronavirus cases; death toll passes 3,000
Florida reported an additional 2,610 coronavirus cases Wednesday as the statewide death toll surpassed 3,000. There have now been 82,719 infections and 3,018 deaths.
View ArticleDeSantis said recent worker tests at Orlando International had 52% positive...
Gov. Ron DeSantis during a Tuesday press conference said something that might startle those with upcoming Central Florida travel plans: 500 workers were tested for COVID-19, with 260 coming back...
View ArticleDriver charged with vehicular homicide in Kissimmee suspected street racing...
A Kissimmee man has been charged with vehicular homicide in a May 2019 crash, after a witness told police that he appeared to be trying to start a street race when he crashed into a driver turning...
View ArticleThree Central Florida police chiefs named to statewide police accountability...
Orlando Police Department Chief Orlando Rolón is one of three Central Florida police chiefs named to a Florida Police Chiefs Association subcommittee aimed at improving relations between law...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus death toll up 48 to 2,144; global cases pass 5 million
The state announced 48 new reported deaths Thursday pushing the death toll to 2,144, according to the Florida Department of Health while global cases surpassed 5 million with close to 330,000 deaths.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus death toll nears 2,200, cases close to 50k
The state announced 46 new reported deaths Thursday pushing the death toll to 2,190, according to the Florida Department of Health.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus cases surpass 50,000 with 2,233 deaths
Florida's coronavirus case total surpassed 50,000 and 42 new reported deaths brought the toll up to 2,233 on Saturday, according to the state health department.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus death toll up to 2,237, nearly 51k cases
Florida's coronavirus case total approaches 51,000 while 4 new reported deaths bring the toll up to 2,237 on Sunday, according to the state health department.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus case total approaches 52k, death toll hits 2,252
Nearly 52,000 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Florida, and the death toll hit 2,252, according to the state health department's Monday update.
View ArticleFew new reported state coronavirus deaths, but Central Florida toll tops 200
The state saw seven new reported coronavirus deaths from the Tuesday report from the Florida Department of Health, including the 50th fatality in Polk County that pushes the eight-county region’s death...
View ArticleFlorida reports 60 new coronavirus deaths; infections have now killed 2,319
Florida on Wednesday added an additional 60 reported coronavirus deaths to the state’s toll, for a new total of 2,319.
View ArticleFlorida reports 45 new coronavirus deaths; infections have now killed 2,364
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida now top 53,000, along with 45 new reported deaths in the state health department's Thursday update.
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 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 ArticleFlorida coronavirus death toll hits 2,451 out of 56k cases; global case total...
Florida reported 4 new fatalities from coronavirus on Sunday, along with 739 new confirmed cases, while the health department works to fix the web dashboard that provides the latest COVID-19 data for...
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