Florida still deadliest state for lightning as storms roll into busiest time...
It’s National Lightning Safety Awareness week, and with July around the corner; the month with the highest annual recorded cloud-to-ground lightning flashes, it's time to appreciate how spectacular but...
View ArticleFlorida suspect in shooting of Black man in the head with arrow faces hate...
A Florida man has faces a hate crime charge following reportedly shooting a black man with a crossbow last week in Fort Walton Beach because of the man’s race.
View ArticleCentral Florida police forces whiter than communities they serve | Special...
Despite initiatives undertaken by local law enforcement agencies to increase diversity, the largest police forces in Central Florida are still whiter than the communities they serve — by a wide margin,...
View ArticleOrlando officers broke policy to chase fleeing suspect who later crashed,...
An internal investigation found two Orlando Police Department officers violated agency policy when they sped after a suspect as he fled through west Orlando in November before the suspect crashed his...
View ArticleDisney’s Splash Mountain: ‘Princess and the Frog’ in, ‘Song of the South’ out
Disney’s Splash Mountain: ‘Song of the South’ out, 'Princess and the Frog' in.
View ArticleOrange firefighter held at gunpoint during check on senior citizen
An Orange County firefighter was briefly held at gunpoint, and others were shot at Thursday morning during a welfare check on a senior citizen’s home. No one was injured.
View ArticleFlorida records more than 5,000 coronavirus cases for 2nd day in a row, adds...
Florida saw a a second day in a row with more than 5,000 reported positive coronavirus cases and another 46 reported deaths, according to the state Department of Health.
View ArticleDisneyland’s reopening delayed, but Disney World plans still on schedule,...
Disneyland reopening delayed; Disney World plans on schedule
View ArticleCity of Orlando to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ across Rosalind Avenue near...
The city of Orlando has begun the process of painting “Black Lives Matter” across Rosalind Avenue alongside Lake Eola Park, joining a trend of similar murals that have been painted in cities across the...
View ArticleOrlando officer cleared in shooting despite policy against firing into moving...
Officer Alex Chase didn’t violate agency policy when he shot a man who was fleeing from police in a stolen car outside a shopping plaza in 2018, an Orlando Police Department internal investigation found.
View ArticleDarden Restaurants says 60,000 furloughed employees are back to work
Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has brought back 60,000 of its furloughed restaurant workers and has 91% of its dining rooms open.
View ArticleDeputies arrest 2 in killings near busy Orange County intersection
Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of fatally shooting two people on Orange Blossom Trail in mid-June over a dispute about stolen money, records show.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis signs off on school voucher expansion
A popular school voucher program is set to grow dramatically this year, allowing as many as 28,000 more Florida children to use tax dollars to pay tuition at private campuses, after Gov. Ron DeSantis...
View ArticleJoe Biden pummels Bernie Sanders in Florida primary
Joe Biden won a commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in Tuesday’s Florida Democratic presidential primary, one of the biggest so far in a string of wins for the former vice president over the last...
View ArticleVal Demings: ‘I would be honored to serve alongside Joe Biden’ as vice president
U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Orlando said Wednesday she would accept the Democratic nomination for vice president if Joe Biden chooses her for the job.
View Article3 members of Congress endorse John Mina for reelection as Orange sheriff
Three members of Congress who represent the Orlando area have endorsed Orange County Sheriff John Mina for reelection, according to Mina’s campaign.
View ArticleVal Demings’ Orlando police career could hurt — or help — her chances to...
Val Demings’ background as a former police chief at a department that has been accused of using force excessively, including during her tenure, could prove a challenge on the national stage,...
View ArticleRepublican Party chooses Jacksonville for Trump’s convention speech
Jacksonville has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection, the Republican National Committee chairwoman said late...
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 ArticleMan dies after working on Virgin Trains project in Orlando: report
A 33-year-old man died Thursday morning after working on a Virgin Trains project at a construction site near an Orlando International Airport access road and State Road 528.
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