Orlando Walmart closes for sanitation during coronavirus pandemic
The store at 8108 S. John Young Parkway was set to close at 2 p.m. Tuesday and reopen at 7 a.m. Thursday.
View ArticleHello Dolly: tropical storm forms in Atlantic
What was Subtropical Depression Four got a name and it’s Tropical Storm Dolly.
View ArticleOrange County man’s lament after arrest in killings of wife, son: ‘Lord what...
Detectives say Smith Rivera killed his wife Jodi Rivera and their 21-year-old son, Matthew Rivera, in their home in the Whisper Lakes Estates subdivision. Court records reveal new details about the...
View ArticleDeSantis says ‘grim reaper’ will come for businesses that disregard...
The day after The Knight’s Pub near the University of Central Florida had its alcohol license suspended, Gov. Ron DeSantis said businesses that flagrantly don’t comply with coronavirus guidelines will...
View ArticleSeminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg indicted, accused of stalking election...
Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg has been indicted on a federal stalking charge, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
View ArticleRally demands Lake County prosecutors charge officer in prisoner death
Dozens of people gathered at the Lake County prosecutors office Tuesday demanding that officials arrest and charge the officer responsible for the death of a 51-year-old inmate at a Clermont state...
View ArticleUniversal Orlando lays off unspecified number of workers
Universal Orlando lays off theme park workers after reopening from coronavirus shutdown
View Article1 injured in shooting at Orlando gas station
A shooting at a gas station in the Rio Grande Park neighborhood in south Orlando Tuesday night left one person injured, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticlePonce de Leon statue in Brevard County vandalized: report
A statue in Brevard County commemorating the landing of Ponce de Leon in Florida has been vandalized.
View ArticleMassive Saharan dust cloud makes way closer to Florida
The annual migration of Saharan dust cloud is making its way across the Atlantic Basin as what experts are calling an “abnormally large” dust cloud. Here's why that's good news and bad news for...
View ArticleTropical Storm Dolly downgrades to depression hurricane center says
Tropical Storm Dolly downgraded to a tropical depression Wednesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleFlorida blows past record with more than 5,500 coronavirus cases while deaths...
Florida coronavirus cases increased by more than 5,500, the most yet in the state while 44 more reported deaths raised the toll to 3,281.
View ArticleDisney reservation site issues have been resolved, theme park says
Some people trying to use the Disney Park Pass System to make reservations to visit the theme park complained of technical glitches, but a Disney spokesperson said Wednesday that these issues have been...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis signs teacher pay bill to boost minimum salaries, put Florida...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is signing into law a teacher pay bill that will make Florida's teachers 5th in the nation for average minimum wage.
View ArticleRalph Dunagin, editorial cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer finalist, dies at 83
Ralph Dunigan, former editorial cartoonist at the Orlando Sentinel and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, died at the age of 83 on Wednesday. He created the internationally recognized cartoon strip,...
View ArticleAgency clears Orlando officers who beat, kicked accused cop-killer Markeith...
Four Orlando Police Department officers involved in the 2017 arrest of Markeith Loyd who punched, kicked and hit the accused cop-killer with their rifle muzzles did not use excessive force, a report...
View ArticleSeminole Tax Collector Greenberg resigns after federal stalking charges
Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg resigns
View ArticlePolice investigating homicide in Fairview Shores
Police are investigating a shooting at a Fairview Shores home Wednesday evening that left one person dead, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleOrlando police identify people of interest in I-Drive shooting death
After asking for the public’s help to identify two people of interest in a fatal shooting, the Orlando Police Department said they located the pair through community assistance on social media the same...
View ArticleP.A. system or ‘sonic weapon'? Cops’ use of military-grade speakers at...
Often described by critics as an acoustic weapon, the LRAD device was created for the military after the attack on USS Cole in 2000. It has since been marketed to domestic law enforcement and public...
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